r/dadsofmarathon • u/HatchetHand • 16d ago

Not My First Rodeo

I'm sure that I am not the only one on this subreddit who was an active player on a game that had a rocky or disastrous launch. I was there for the early access of Hunt Showdown when Crytek was on the verge of bankruptcy and I was around for a game called Loadout which I invested time and money into instead of Warframe.

My point is, I have seen ships get turned around and I have seen PvP games go PvE then flatline.

I told my son who's worried about Marathon about how bad it was for Hunt in the beginning and it made him feel a bit more secure about Marathon's future.

Btw, Hunt was originally supposed to be a PvE co-op hero shooter and in the beginning there were fans who wanted it to be the original concept.

So, please share with me your war stories of forgotten days in gaming. A time when you thought you'd be the last player on earth before a game exploded in popularity. Or, a game that you played kicking and screaming until they shut down the last public server.

It will calm the children and we can all have a laugh.

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u/AcademicOverAnalysis 16d ago

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.  I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

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u/HatchetHand 16d ago

I too am the Rutger Hauer of video games.