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As Marathon faces the kind of cheat users Destiny 2 fans know all too well, Bungie promises "we have a zero-tolerance policy" and that anti-cheat improvements are on the way

Bungie says it's "expanding our telemetry and detection methods"

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As frustration with Marathon cheaters intensifies, Bungie says improvements to its 'zero-tolerance policy around cheating' are underway: 'This is an area that we will continue to invest in'

It's also investigating how to better manage player toxicity and stream sniping.

PC Gamer

Marathon's most powerful gun gets a major nerf, as Bungie seeks to 'curb a little bit of its dominion in the game'

Biotoxic Disinjector gets a big damage reduction.

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Bungie provides details on Marathon's imminent Recon buff 'by popular demand', revealing an improved Echo Pulse and a 'more aggressive' tracker drone

Recon's area scanning ability will soon distinguish between AI and human enemies.

PC Gamer

Marathon game director says Bungie's rebalancing 'god-like' knife damage, buffing Vandal and Recon shells, and knocking bubble shields down a peg

Maybe Recon's tracker drone will start terrorizing someone else for once.

PC Gamer

Yes, Marathon is hard – but that is liberating

Opinion | Cruelty is the point

GamesRadar

'Marathon' Update Patch Removes Slide-Cancel Exploit, Overhauls Pinwheel Loot Zone

Bungie's latest "Marathon" patch removes slide-cancel exploits, rebalances movement, and upgrades the Pinwheel loot zone for more intense gameplay action

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Marathon just buffed the best loot you can find outside Cryo Archive and nerfed the Thief movement exploit that sweaty players were abusing into the ground

Outpost's Pinwheel is harder to crack, but sweeter to loot

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Bungie nerfs Marathon's slide cancel movement tech, says no movement freaks allowed: 'Unbounded movement, while expressive and clip-worthy, is ultimately unhealthy for the pace of play'

Please just kill me like a normal person.

PC Gamer

Marathon boss cryptically suggests the game is too hard, outright confirms "we have some iterations / big balance changes brewing right now"

"It's fun to lose," is it?

GamesRadar

Marathon’s latest patch just nerfed Thief’s ‘slide cancel’ movement tech, because if you give Destiny players an inch, they will always take a mile

No more of that.

Destructoid

I think I’m a rat: Marathon’s Rook class has made me face an unfortunate truth

Don't judge me.

Destructoid

Destiny 2’s Steam player count nearly doubled with Guardian Games, but it’s still depressingly low

Fighting for your class? More like fighting for its life.

Destructoid

Keraunios god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2

A surprisingly good perk pool.

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Marathon is rescheduling its frustrating endgame, but you're still against the clock: 'No schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn'

More mid-week crashouts are on the menu.

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I'm in a situationship with Marathon's "worst" gun, and after 80 hours I'm not letting the meta break us up

Now Playing | Marathon meta? Cryo Archive? Runner, wake up: we're frolicking in Perimeter with a volt thrower

PC Gamer

Marathon review

A confident reminder that nobody does an FPS like Bungie.

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Marathon sold just 1.2 million copies with nearly 70% on Steam, analyst estimates: "It hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted"

"Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon's UI acts as a massive filter"

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After 80 hours of Marathon, I'm glad Bungie didn't try to please everyone

Opinion | Marathon's small maps and hardcore kill times aren't flaws – they're strengths

TechRadar

I want to love Marathon but can already see why players are falling off its miserable grind

Marathon looks great and has some strong moment-to-moment action, but it lacks compelling reasons to keep playing.

PC Gamer

There is nothing like Marathon's Cryo Archive map

It's a raid. It's a heist. It's Marathon.

Destructoid

Marathon review – Joy, pain, and bountiful loot in a dark sci-fi future

Prepare to die, every day, all the time.

GamesRadar

Marathon's Cryo Archive is locked to weekends partly because you're going to "lose a lot of gear" and you need time to grind during the week, director says

"It is intended to challenge you to your limits"

TechRadar

'Is Marathon a success? Unfortunately, no, not yet' — Former Xbox exec says Bungie's new extraction shooter was built at a scale and cost that the current market 'simply isn't rewarding'

Former Microsoft Game Studios executive producer Laura Fryer believes Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is a success among players, but the studio has a long road ahead to make the game worth its investment.

Destructoid

Marathon’s Cryo Archive race is over, and players quickly figured out its nigh-impossible difficulty levels

Risk it all to find what lies within.

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