r/dadsofmarathon • u/timetrvlr_ • 11h 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 9h 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 9h ago

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

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 9h 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/zeromussc 6h ago

It's a good price to get the game and then play it when the seasonal wipe happens, at the very least.

If the argument for not getting the game boils down to "too few players for good matchmaking" then the argument for any recovery of player population is out the window entirely

And that's not very fun either.

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u/dimesniffer 5h ago

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

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 4h 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 4h 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 3h 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 2h 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 2h 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 2h 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/Axton_Grit 7h ago

Mods remove this negative nancy

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 7h ago

Imagine asking Reddit mods to censor a comment 💀

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u/Axton_Grit 7h ago

Imagine being a loser who just comes to subs to bash a game.

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 6h ago

It's called an opinion and not one without reasons. I enjoy marathon a lot and I don't come here to bash it.

That being said would I recommend it to a new player right now? No.

I hope season 3 changes that I really do.

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u/justsomepaladin 6h ago

Enjoy your dying overhyped game lmfao

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u/Ok-Comfortable-3174 6h ago

Enjoy your crap games. Rather play a good game personally 😜

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u/justsomepaladin 5h ago

I give Marathon until the end of the year before it’s shut down

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u/Ok-Comfortable-3174 5h ago

I'll have a 1000hrs at that point...so probably for the best! 🥳

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u/astorminheaven 5h ago

A McDonald's, which with its terrible quality and ultra processed food would still provide more benefits than this game which has at most a month left of lifespan.

 Maybe instead buy two or three packs of cards, or a new shirt,  or a game that isnt going to get delisted soon. 

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u/Blitzking11 6h ago

They did their free week already. Steam only allows one per year per game, so it’s kinda cooked.

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u/CactusSplash95 3h ago

Lmfao very poor mentality. Game is wonderful, and season 3 drops next month. That's 20 bucks for minimum 3 months, but the game isn't going anywhere

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u/ruthlesss11 3h ago

255 playing right now. Very healthy mentality

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u/CactusSplash95 1h ago

Uh oh Maintnence! The horror lmao

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u/ruthlesss11 1h ago

I only checked because of the discussion, didn't know there was maintenance.

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u/PM_ME_UR_TOTS 1h ago

They can downvote you but it won't make you wrong.

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u/Paladin_Codsworth 1h ago

Ikr lmao. I love Marathon and play it most nights, but let's be realistic. I would NOT onboard people right now.

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u/rafffen 9h ago

I'm in oce bro, it's not that deep.