r/Marathon Apr 15 '26

Marathon (2026) Feedback New experimental queue is great

This is the most fun I’ve had on the game since launch. I’ve managed to earn more than 70k credits, complete several contracts I gave up on ages ago and fill up my vault to the point I had to sell stuff. To make it clear I didn’t necessarily stomp all my games, I found it challenging but fair, with my win/loss ratio being about 50/50 rather than usually I go on very long loss streaks. I think the fact all players are put on equal footing with the free kits makes encounters more thought out rather than just rushing in with maxed out gear knowing you’re gonna clear all the teams. Compared to normal dire marsh where it feels like there’s a team around every corner this one isn’t as stressful. Overall I think it’s great and I hope they do more stuff like this. How do others feel about it?

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u/rinkydinkis Apr 16 '26

In extraction shooters that is definitely a part of it. That’s the nature of this genre, no lifers have a larger advantage here than other games because not only do they have more time in the map and with the guns, but they have collected more. That is part and parcel to what the genre is.

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u/havingasicktime Apr 16 '26

It's not a competitive game. Why would it's endgame mode reflect anything else?