Unfortunate reality for a subsection of the Marathon audience

Back when this game was first announced, there were so many fans and creators that came together to create communities that fostered genuine excitement around the game and the world of Marathon.

Creators like Jake The Alright, HiddenXperia, MrRoflWaffles, Bonn, etc encouraged the types of communities I genuinely enjoyed being a part of. Communities that yearned for the opportunity to participate in the lore, participate in the puzzles, participate in the art-style, and above all else, participate in the WORLD of Marathon.

When the game’s original concept became too ambitious, Bungie shifted to a tight, snappy competitive game. Unfortunately, to facilitate this shift these “lore/puzzle” guys were almost completely put to the wayside.

Don’t get me wrong, the PvP in Marathon is thrilling, tactical, and FUN. I love watching guys like Staycation, Bray, and Marshyy to get my Marathon fix when I’m at work, but all of the other guys mention have almost completely stopped covering the game outside of an occasional podcast episode. This isn’t a PvP vs PvE conversation, as from what I understand, HiddenXperia for example, is an avid XTR fan, being a huge Tarkov player. 

I think PvP-focused PvPvE was the right decision for many reason I won’t get into right now. I just hope that the people in the communities this game fostered pre-launch get to experience what they were so excited and dedicated to following for so long, even with the needed shift to competitive PvPvE.