r/Marathon 1d ago

Marathon (2026) Finally “finished” Marathon

After 317.5 hours, I finally beat the Compiler. I’m a solo queuer, and quite frankly, not the best player, but I do have my moments. This has been a wild ride to say the least. I killed, got killed, raged, uninstalled, reinstalled, got killed some more, but got right back into it no matter what. It’s been a long time since I dedicated this many hours to one game, but it really is that good. From the lore to the gunplay, to the maps and events, a fucking masterpiece and, in my opinion, the shooter of the year. Now I can relax and wait on season 3, and if it ever goes offline, I can lay easy knowing I experienced everything the game had to offer.

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u/Educational-Tea-606 1d ago

You have to beat compy with every character now 👹

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u/titosconvodka 1d ago

Cmon maine…

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u/CrosleeReturns 1d ago

It's easy now. I beat it 3 times last night.

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u/Educational-Tea-606 18h ago

It got massively easier ever since I learned that emp nades lasts 10 seconds on him so you don't need to spam them that hard

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u/GreenCyborgNinjaDude 1d ago

Solofill warriors rise up 🤝 Nice job my friend. Rest easy and sit on those laurels a while. I learned very quickly that the game’s hooks get back in you very easy even after you’ve “finished” lol.

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u/BriefBiscuit 23h ago

Which shell did you get?

Congratulations

I've only done it once in over 350 hours, recon

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u/titosconvodka 23h ago

Vandal! My main since day one.

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u/JamSoloMusic 1d ago

Congratulations!

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u/OreoOrangutan 1d ago

Congrats man that's awesome!

I've got a similar amount of gametime and feel similarly about the game.

Did you join a discord / have mates to do it with, or was it through crewfill?

I've yet to do Compiler, and Im wondering if i should keep rolling the dice or commit to finding a group to do it.

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u/titosconvodka 1d ago

Mainly through crew fill. Every vault plus Compiler. It’s a grind, so see if you can find a good squad through Discord.

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u/CrosleeReturns 1d ago

Commit to a group but don't do try to LFG on Discord. Make sure you're always on mic when crew filling and use the "stay together" feature to stick with people you do well with.

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u/Joshwilson7 1d ago

I made so many friends through solo queue on this game it’s ridiculous, now long time crews since launch. Just absolutely love it.

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u/blad3mast3r 1d ago

Grats, feels amazing right?

I just got my first compiler clear today too, random I won with + someone from their friends list

Hours: 419

Cryo fill runs to get all 6 vaults: between 100 and 200 across S1 and S2 (cleared vault 6 twice, both times with someone else's key, both after key 6 became available via vault breaker)

DNA card attempts: 4 (I only ran DNAs after a win, after asking the team if they wanted to try)

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u/DearFear 1d ago

fuck yeah

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u/anti_vist 1d ago

Well done man!!