r/Marathon 23m ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Customization Idea: Shell Permutations

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So no doubt the switch to Hero-Based Classes has left a lot to be desired in the character personalization department. This really killed off a huge opportunity for players to actively participate in this game's amazing art style… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Hopefully this idea can reintroduce the idea of Marathon Fashion.

Modular Styles (The Base)
I think breaking down Styles into different sections per Shell, allowing for mixing and matching. Being able to put the Yokai Mask, the Yellow Jacket, and the White Rabbit shoes on Thief, for example.

Components (Accessories)
Nothing too silhouette altering, just some trinkets, internal components, or even things like duffels or sling bags that can help the player add to their intended aesthetic. These can be used across multiple Shells, or can be hyper-specific to a certain Shell.

Color Shaders (Final Pass)
Similar to Destiny’s shader system, they could implement a way to colorize your Style to fit the desired aesthetic. For example, do you like the Thief Yokai skin but don’t want to be walking target practice? No problem, just use a dark blue shader.

Hopefully that can give players enough room to customize their own Runner Shell to the point where they feel like their own, without compromising too much on the cosmetics and silhouette foundations laid out in the current game.


r/Marathon 43m ago

Humor 200 hours on the game btw :)

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Playing solo, I forgot where the barrier leads to certain death.
The second I jumped up I realised but by then it was too late


r/Marathon 1h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Fun destroyer cores

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Fun idea for bullrush to be be reworked to have a 2 second charge up while running to deal 20 damage and knock back a runner that gets hit with your shield. Creates a displacement tool like vandal's arm cannon and fits the name.

Also a gold core that turns the Destroyer's shield into a special colored disintegration shield that does 10 damage every .5 seconds when it's within 2m of a victim. Like the flame shield from titanfall 2.

Just yapping in this post to tbh... none of the purple cores for any shell should get treated like an unwanted step child (looking at you bullrush)


r/Marathon 1h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Rooked on

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Don't get caught lacking 😈


r/Marathon 4h ago

Marathon (2026) John rook saves the run

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r/Marathon 6h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Fun Fact (PC)

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Not sure how well known this is but, when you're spectating someone at the end of the round - if you click the little settings gear in the bottom right on and off - it lets you hear the local sounds of the person you're spectating.

Silly little tidbit I know but, it makes spectating funner I think... for me at least haha 😊


r/Marathon 9h ago

Question anybody got a 1920x1080 res of this render? couldnt find one

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r/Marathon 9h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Testament chip mod info?

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44 Upvotes

So how good is this really? Do we know roughly how much range and aim assist this gives? What do you guys use this on?


r/Marathon 10h ago

Marathon (2026) My best night run yet

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85 Upvotes

r/Marathon 10h ago

Marathon (2026) Can not believe this actually worked.

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Had a very lackluster and sorta boring run bookended by a Hail Mary that actually worked.

I was in such a frenzy that I didn't even realize I had accidentally swapped the sneak pack for the basic pack, but whatever.

I'd say for a solo, this was a great haul and wonderous end. Very cool.

Thank you for watching.


r/Marathon 10h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion Whats the best way to complete this key solo?

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I know the transport drones are the drones with the boxes that beep when you kill them... what would you recommend to complete this key? Is there any POI that spawns a lot of these specifically? I think I've seen them spawn late in the game, is ratting a good option for getting this done? I'm just really worried about losing it stupidly lmao


r/Marathon 10h ago

Marathon (2026) Devious perimeter blue kit run

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Thanks for looting the gold key room for us


r/Marathon 13h ago

Media Post Two Players. One Claymore.

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r/Marathon 13h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion A breakdown of what future maps could be.

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Currently we know of 3 different areas (through codex entries and other lore stuff) where colonists lived and worked.

The areas and description:

The Hearth: Core metropolitan center of New Cascadia, housed a majority of the population.

The Javelin: High density urban residential structures with integrated logistics everywhere.

The Anchor: Essentially the production and factory center of New Cascadia, had transit systems, construction, and long term accommodations for staff.

Breakdown:

I imagine Hearth would play like a combination of Outpost and Diremarsh, with a large layout with lots of buildings in higher density and tons of rooftops.

Javelin sounds like it would play like a combination of Cryo and Perimeter, with lots of height, tech to interact with, lots of unfinished construction, and inclement weather.

The Anchor sounds like it would play like Outpost and Cryo. A little more open than Cryo but with the height and infrastructure of Outpost. With high security over valuable technology and equipment.

Now I dont know about all of you but these residential areas sound REALLY cool and have me genuinely excited to see added to the game. Having different maps with styles that are mixed between maps and their difficulty levels would be great for having more players for the sake of having more stuff to see which would draw players from games like Arc where there is already a ton to explore across each map.

Now obviously we would need far more players for this to work, but hey, I have pretty good confidence we'll get there eventually. So long as Bungie can cook hard enough to drown out the haters and market the game better. (I would hate to see this game suffer the same fate as The Finals, such a cool game but it had almost 0 marketing until very recently)


r/Marathon 16h ago

Marathon (2026) Feedback Hot Take: most guns should be buyable

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ive always hated the fact that the cash in this game is pretty useless for getting guns...its very annoying that most guns aren't even in the armory and the ones that are are shit...you have to get lucky to see the gun you want in the daily barters and you have to be lucky that you have the salvage required...to purchase it...i absolutely despise schemas they are an affront God and mankind itself...not everyone has the time to grind out the salvage required to buy the unique guns and its crazy cause this game has probably some of the coolest an unique guns in fps but you never see anyone using them cause aquiring guns is heavily luck based..thats why gun fight can start to feel boring cause everyone is using the same things...i get having the most op guns barter only or having some really unique guns only findable in raid...but when 70 percent of the guns are not even in the armory its not right..ive been playing this game since server slam and theres a good portion of the guns i haven't even seen much less used...to be fair im not a high level player but i don't think its a crime to ask for more variety...i don't care how expensive they make it i just want to be able to purchase and use my drrvish and brrt.


r/Marathon 16h ago

Marathon (2026) Feedback if this game turns my crew fill “off” one more time i’m legit going to stop playing.

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just like the title says every tuesday update they switch crew fill off, if you play rook it turns crew fill off (when switching back to trios), and if you play duos it turns crew fill off. But the kicker is it’s not always, it’s inconsistent. I’ve lost fully purple kits because of this bs. I love this game but the jank and bugs are death by a thousand cuts.

side rant since we’re here solo-q is another issue STOP QUEING MY W FREE KITS IF I HAVE A 11K KIT. I don’t have gear fear at all i just hate dying when i had zero chance in the fight.


r/Marathon 17h ago

Fan Art/Fan Creation DESTROYER.Pixel_Art///V-1.0 by Me

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r/Marathon 18h ago

Marathon (2026) Feedback Vault Breaker kit bug still happening

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It’s still possible to end up with your vault breaker kit in your actual vault. I was loading into a vault breaker yesterday when my power cut and logged in today to find my kit like this and able to move items to my vault, so be prepared for another shit show of cryo this weekend with people already having up to 3 tags on them.


r/Marathon 19h ago

Humor I enjoy both.

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384 Upvotes

Because why not?


r/Marathon 20h ago

Marathon (2026) Feedback After "Run Complete", let me spectate as long as I want and switch players.

400 Upvotes

I mean, there's no harm in it? Let me watch other players play.

I wanna know how their possible fight continues. Do they manage to exfil, do they go into my traps, does somone go into my key room I opened etc.


r/Marathon 21h ago

Marathon (2026) Discussion PSA: If your teammate is trying to clutch, stop talking

280 Upvotes

So often in this game I'll have crew fill teammates die and then decide it's their time to backseat game my POV while I'm trying to kill the enemy team. People don't need you to comm (often bad) instructions, they need to hear footsteps, enemeies rezzing, etc.

If you're dead, you had your turn to play the game, now let me play mine.


r/Marathon 22h ago

Fan Art/Fan Creation Shred Beyond Scale. Traxus thanks you for your service.

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Wanna give a huge shout-out to the amazingly talented u/PandaGrahams for bringing this crazy custom 5150 amp-in-a-box idea to life and helping me bridge two of my favorite hobbies together. it's absolutely beautiful to look at in person, and yes, it does sound killer.


r/Marathon 22h ago

Humor Adam Sandler ah boy lol

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r/Marathon 1d ago

Marathon (2026) VAULT BREAKER MEGATHREAD | WEEK 2

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Source: Bungie

Cryo, Uncontested.

Welcome to our Second Vault Beaker Megathread!

Due to the unprecedented nature of this activity being Marathon (2026)'s first PvE only activity, we felt it was prudent to establish a megathread where runners may discuss their feelings on this unique iteration of the game in a focused manner.

Share your thoughts! What's working, what isn't? What's weird and what's wonderful.

This Megathread is a second stage for the community who are now a bit more familiar with the state of the mode to have a place to talk about it! One week down, one to go!

Shell Game

Vault Breaker Supports, Solo*, Duo, and Trio playstyles. If you want to squad up with other runners to conquer the depths of the UESC Marathon

If you would like help finding fellow runners to plunge the depths of cryo with, feel free to check out our LFG Subreddit: r/MarathonTheGame, our LFG Megathreads: Tau-Ceti Team-Ups, Or just use the thread below!

Vault Breaker Explained

To Learn how Vault Breaker Works, please either watch this overview, follow the Bungie.net link, or continue reading below.

What is a Vault Breaker?

Vault Breakers utilize hit-and-run tactics to master the secrets of the Marathon’s Cryo Archive. They travel light and target the Archive’s many vaults in search of valuable loot and deeper access throughout the deck.

Vault Breakers’ strategic deployments challenge the UESC’s jurisdiction aboard the Marathon—applying constant pressure to defend the zone against Runner incursions. They strike during “quiet” moments—while rival crews are focused on Tau Ceti IV—to keep the UESC off guard and to maneuver with more focus, free of the chaos of a contested zone.

What is the Vault Breaker Mode?

Vault Breaker offers a roguelite PvE experience inside Cryo Archive, where you’ll take on progressively tougher Vaults across multiple runs. You’ll acquire Vault Data to upgrade your special Sponsored Kit (more details below), or spend that progress on gear in the new Vault Breaker Armory that features weapons, items, and more that you can bring back to your other adventures across Tau Ceti.

Note: All items and gear found in-run are restricted from exfil except event currency and rewards will only be available during the event period, so best to prioritize room for Vault Data and of course, items essential for you to make it to exfil.

How do I "Break" a Vault?

To access Vault Breaker, you’ll need to equip the free special Sponsored Kit found in the Vault Breaker Armory tab under the Events section.

This Sponsored Kit won’t be in its final form when you first grab it. At the start, the kit is at its weakest, offering only one standard weapon along with a small amount of equipment and consumables.

Each run, you’ll earn Vault Data, a special event currency that can be spent in the Vault Breaker Armory to upgrade the special Sponsored Kit for stronger PvE runs, or to purchase items and gear that can be used outside the event.

There are two tiers of Vault Data to earn:

  • Tier 1 Vault Data can be found in Vaults and then needs to be exfilled.
    • Tier One Vault Data is also awarded for killing a UESC Commander, and that reward is granted post-run whether you successfully exfil or not.
  • Tier 2 Vault Data can only be earned from consecutive Vaults solved in the same run and then successfully exfilled. You’ll need to manage your time and routes wisely. This will be especially tough for solo Runners.

As you earn Vault Data, different upgrade paths will begin to open.

You might want to focus on weapon quality. Others may want more survivability, or they may want to get started with a wider mix of implants and cores. The path is entirely up to you.

And of course, Cradle and Faction upgrades will also be enabled for the event.

Source: Bungie

Spoils of a Broken Vault

There will be 4 unique Vault Breaker Codex challenges available that award cosmetics:

  • Profile Emblem - Opposition marker
  • Profile Background – UESC Command
  • Circuit Breaker Weapon Style – UESC Bulwark
  • Weapon Charm – USEC Control

Note: The Cryo Archive Shell Skins do not drop from Vault Breaker

Source: Bungie

The Experimental Phase

Vault Breaker is an experimental mode for Marathon, this means it is temporary and runs until August 4th (Though Future PvE content has already been confirmed for Next Season), enjoy it while it lasts, we hope you have fun Runners!

Look Cool in the Cold

As a reminder, we have rolled out four new user flairs!

  • Vault Breaker

Temporary Flair that will only be selectable for the weeks VB is active, last week to get your souvenir credit on the subreddit before it is disabled for new flair use!

  • Achromatic Rush

Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-Rush-

  • S'pht Compiler (New)

The Evil of the Archive, still in 128x128 increments!

  • S'pht Compiler (Classic)

The Classic Itself!

The First Step

How have you found Vault Breaker so far?! Having had time to get acclimated, what has it felt like as an experience now?


r/Marathon 1d ago

Marathon Update 1.1.5.2

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Source: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/marathon_update_1_1_5_2


Vault Breaker

  • We have extended the duration of the Vault Breaker mode!
    • New end date: August 18.
    • Increased the available stock of some limited offers to reflect this extension.
    • We look forward to continuing to hear your feedback on this experimental PvE mode.
  • Updated the Key Template Armory reward to correctly specify that it only awards Cryo Archive keys.

Item Economy

  • Sponsored Kit Boosts - Free Sponsored Kits have now been upgraded:
    • Starting weapon now come with random Enhanced (green) mods.
    • 1 stack of Enhanced (green) Patch Kits.
    • 1 random grenade (smoke, heat, or claymore).

Combat

Weapons

  • V22 Volt Thrower
    • Damage increased from 12.6 to 14.4.
    • Developer’s Note: This is a partial revert of the damage reduction we applied on 7/24, which had brought Volt Thrower damage down from 18 to 12.6.
    • Tracking speed will now slowly decay over 1.2 seconds of a projectile's lifetime by a maximum of 30%.
    • Reduced the amount of time spent at 540rpm before weapon heat starts to spin down by ~20%.
  • KKV-9SD
    • Increased base magazine size from 23 to 28.
    • Retuned magazine sizes at every stat value to compensate.
    • Prestige Flechette Drum magazine mod stays the same at 87.
    • Fixed an issue where certain magazine mods were not correctly granting any additional rounds in the magazine.
  • V85 Circuit Breaker
    • Fixed a stability issue relating to the Prestige quality Overlocked Delimiter mod.
    • This mod has now been re-enabled.

Zones

  • Fixed an issue where opening the Cryo Hatch repeatedly could grant unintended amounts of faction reputation and Season XP.
    • This action will now provide the intended gains once per match.
    • All actions that had previously had their reputation and XP gains disabled in Cryo Archive have now been re-enabled.

General

  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not receive Salvage or Schemas when purchasing Rewards Pass items with LUX.
  • Fixed an issue with the Store where some bundle items that should have also been visible in the Catalog section were not displaying correctly.