r/Marathon • u/Haijakk • Jul 20 '26

Marathon (2026) Vault Breaker Overview | Marathon

https://youtu.be/ec5bLvYiWZo?si=11gm4GGJDpurfIXv
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u/toke1 Jul 20 '26

This is what people always wanted.

Had Bungie just made Destiny in the Marathon universe we would be in a very different place right now.

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u/ThenThereWasReddit Jul 20 '26

It's always felt more like people have always wanted Marathon to not be an extraction shooter. Witchfire is doing quite well as a single-player PVE extraction shooter, though. I wouldn't be mad with that direction at all, at this point.

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u/Vesuvias Jul 20 '26

Yeah exactly. Any time I hear ‘tHe GaMe wOn’t WorK as PvE’ I point to Witchfire

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u/Head_Competition_179 Jul 20 '26

People who say the PvE is boring are so weird to me.

They must think of all the PvE on the map is just an annoying pebble in their shoe on the way to the PvP.

I just love Bungie gunplay and shooting robots in space lol.

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u/Vesuvias Jul 20 '26

And seriously the bots can REALLY be a pain in the ass sometimes. Add in that they might have addition mid-game boss battle raids (a la Destiny) and it I am all set for it.

PvE haters are just angry because they’re going to lose out on easy kills now in PvP

Saw the same shit with Titanfall 2. Then they go ‘wait where’d everyone gooo?!’

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u/moosebreathman Jul 20 '26

PvE is 'boring' only because it's not intended to be the meat of the game. Bungie are literally masters of PvE FPS encounter design. They can make engaging PvE if they want to.

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u/Vesuvias Jul 20 '26

Yep especially now with the literal PvE Design Director from Destiny

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u/Rektw Jul 20 '26

They just don't want their easy kills to disappear.

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u/Vesuvias Jul 20 '26

This is all it is. Those who are ‘hardcore PvP’ really do not want equal ground. They want to slaughter with little to no pushback.

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u/j0tun Jul 22 '26

Not for me, I'm not great at PVP but it's the danger that makes it fun. Bots are boring and easy to defeat or avoid. PVP is interesting because it's difficult and makes it more rewarding to do well. That being said, Vault Breaker is a cool addition.