The Marathon mid-season update rolling out today feels like a major step in the seemingly unavoidable process of Bungie making the game more approachable and rewarding as its player count continues to fall despite excellent gameplay and aesthetics. Bungie made Marathon kind of miserable on purpose, but it turns out that still makes it feel miserable to many players, so this update targets several pain points and at least tries to make the experience more welcoming.
Solo players will enjoy a few big changes from the patch notes. Whether you're actually playing alone or you join a matchmade crew, a new CyberAcme initiative will give you additional rewards for completing contract objectives, further incentivizing coordinated play.
