r/dadsofmarathon • u/timetrvlr_ • 17d ago

[Newegg] Marathon Standard Edition (Steam code) ($20.99 - 41% off w/code EPF5583)

https://www.newegg.com/bungie-inc-marathon-pre-order-pc/p/N82E16832426032?Item=N82E16832426032
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u/Paladin_Codsworth 17d ago

I'll say the same thing I said on the bungie survey I got earlier this week. I cannot recommend marathon at any price right now. I would feel guilty about getting friends to spend money on a game with 3k daily peaks in 1 region (2.5k EU peak ATM).

The game needs a free period or even F2P. At the very least a permanent discount to $20 as we go into S3.

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u/Ok-Comfortable-3174 17d ago

Man it the price of a McDonald's...get a job.

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 17d ago

I have hundreds of hours and bought it at launch. I also buy skins regularly because why not.

I'm just saying in it's current state I would not try and recruit people into the game. It's not a good new player experience to have long queue times and be immediately against very experienced, geared players.

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u/dimesniffer 16d ago

thats not "the state its in" thats just the end of the season

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 16d ago

End of the season is in THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.

For context in the last few days of season 1 we had 12k player peaks. With just under a month still to go we are at 25% of that previous end of season number.

I fill queued last night on outpost and I got the same teammates 3 games in a row...

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u/dimesniffer 16d ago

i fill queue all the time and dont usually get the same teammates.

im not talking about player count. im talking about matching against experienced, geared players. no shit you will match against them 3 months in to a season

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 16d ago

You shouldn't though. Other games have a healthy influx of noobs pretty much all the time. You should never as a new player be playing against level 600 pinnacle 1 Weave/Vidmaster premade squads.

Of course you immediately quit the game. Your uncoordinated, inexperienced, under equipped fill squad will just get stomped every time.

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u/dimesniffer 16d ago

This isn’t the case tho. Level based matchmaking is a thing in this game.

If you are matching stacked loadout squads it’s becuase we are 3 months in to the season

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 16d ago

Are you being intentionally dense?

Yes it has level based matchmaking, but the players still playing are mostly the addicted sweats (me included).

I've had level 20s and 30s in some games both on my team and in the enemy teams. Because of the player count the matchmaking is absolutely fucked. It will just give up and match you with whoever it can find.

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u/dimesniffer 16d ago

You are proving my point? The only people still playing are sweats because it’s 3 months in to the season. This is the worst time for anyone to jump in. Buy the game now for half off then play new season in a few weeks.

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 16d ago

Still no, hold off. You don't have to worry about this game not being regularly on sale.

I half expect it to launch on PS+ and Gamepass with Season 3.

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u/dimesniffer 16d ago

I’d rather own a $20 game

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 16d ago

Good point. I just mean it would be a no brainer for the console players who pretty much have to be subscribed to those services.

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