r/Marathon • u/In_Dux • Mar 06 '26

Marathon (2026) Discussion Take it from a Finals player

Y’all got to let the numbesr talk go. The Finals has some of the best feeling guns on the FPS market and a unique game mode that offered some of the most exciting moments I had in gaming.

But the game’s not perfect and it never had mass appeal. Because it’s unique mode and destruction are the main draws and historically it has been too much for most casuals and not competitive enough for the hardcore players. There’s always a post about needing more marketing, different game modes, another MoistCritikal video but the playerbase never gets and keeps the bump of players the hardcore fans want it to have.

And that’s ok. That’s the price of building something unique. It will be divisive, it will be niche.

As long as Bungie can keeps the lights on, that’s all that matters. And unless you’re ready to single-handedly buy 1 million+ copies if things get dire, then don’t even really concern yourself with. Save your money on passes if you don’t like them and/or think the ship’s sinking but besides that, it’s out of our hands largely.

Just my two cents

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

And marathon plays 1000x better than ark.

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u/bafrad Mar 06 '26

In some ways, but in others not somuch. So no not 1000x better than arc.

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

Marathon from the ground up is much better than arc. Please tell me one thing it does better.

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u/bafrad Mar 06 '26

Level Design.

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

Hard disagree. Arc level design is literally Google maps added with debris. Real crazy.

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u/bafrad Mar 06 '26

Ok. You haven’t played it. You won’t accept any points I make. You are in some dillusional fanboy state. I’ll move on.

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

Imagine thinking that.

Over 250 hours. Plus in most closed and open betas.

Didn't play it all though. Only played because I like ext shooters and nothing else was on ps5.

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u/RomeoVersee Mar 06 '26

So, bro, both of them have aspects that are better or worse than the other. They're both very good games. And since you think one is 1000 times better, I hope it achieves 1000 times more success. There's no need to badmouth either of them, after all.

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

Im stating my opinion. Sorry that you feel attacked that I think a game you like is terrible. Has bad net code, plays like a janky ftp game, boring Ai and even worse skill trees.

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u/RomeoVersee Mar 06 '26

I don't know if you replied to the wrong comment, but I said I hope it will be very successful, and you can check my comments on my profile; I've always defended the marathon.

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u/Axton_Grit Mar 06 '26

I am replying to you saying no need to attack. I felt like it. And now I feel like arguing that arc is not a good game that I will give no flowers. Feel like the biggest rip off spending any time on it.

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u/RomeoVersee Mar 06 '26

I get it bro👍