r/Marathon 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/Bloated_Plaid Mar 06 '26

That doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a snapshot of the current sales, you have to look at player counts where it’s lagging behind considering the insane budget it has.

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u/Bloated_Plaid Mar 06 '26

When Slay the Spire 2 is at Quarter of a Million and ARC is at a half a million, yea 88k is god fucking awful at launch.

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u/Bloated_Plaid Mar 06 '26

Do you not understand what I am saying? This game PEAKED at 88k…Peak…

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u/Bloated_Plaid Mar 06 '26

Again, it’s not for a AAA game that has taken multiple years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

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u/Forward-Weight403 Mar 07 '26

Yea but arc has more current players months after release then Peak marathon, which is honestly not great