Leon Grapenthin

Functional program text author

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@MarathonDevTeam Extraction shopping

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@artillain Its all engagment bait these days block them all they add nothing of value.

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@PaulTassi 5% active buyers vs. 35% (Marathon)
10h median game time vs. 20h (Marathon)
And it sells better (Marathon)

You work at Forbes right?

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@IFrostBolt You want it to be more grindy? Not everybody has a spare 400h per quarter.

They are likely rebalancing loot progression from time to skill - which if successful could turn out as another gamedesign masterstroke by this team, potentially evolving the whole genre. Trust.

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@th3jmanx These are the most considerate and rational game designers I have seen since Valve. Every parameter change comes with a detailed balancing explanation each week. They likely are evolving the genre. Have some trust.

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@MarathonDevTeam This must be an absolute nightmare for you, good luck with the fix.

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@DreamReality One stood frozen in the swamp and I stared at it, it said "I see you" lol

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

It's not just about time. With handwritten program text, you also get a deeper and more meaningful connection to the resulting artifact, useful for further evolution, maintenance, trust, reliability etc.

It didn't "think" anything - I'd strongly advise to actively discard the mental model of a human author when reading generated code, as it can systematically damage your intuitions. A slightly better mental model is "generated legacy code as a service".

See also https://t.co/yTMXxH8w3Z

https://t.co/N5uSBcZek2

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@Horahawgy @waozixyz And people who don't fall for scams and malware are forced to waste a day waiting. Why do we not make everybody wait a day for everything, because it would make everything safer obv.?!?

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@Thirteenthsteps Hundreds of hours of thrilling gameplay minus $40

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@DanEnMalva @SirDimetrious Exfil player interactions are relatively boring since AMM, either everyone screams "friendly" and plays guitar, or exfil is a deathmatch. But sure, ARC AI is clearly superior - their novel AI approach was what got the whole game started, originally intended for PvE.

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@staycationtg They aren't gamers indeed, they pretend. The "games" they "play" are semi-interactive dopamine dispensers and self-pausing movies.

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@SirDimetrious https://t.co/X345TQE4yh

Is there a Marathon equivalent?

[ARC Raiders Alerts @ArcRaiderAlerts]

The Rocketeer really just said, 'Nah, you're not going home today!' 😭

[Leon Grapenthin @LGrapenthin]

@MarathonTheGame These weekly notes will be studied by future generations of game designers

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@MarathonDevTeam Narsh

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@LukasHozda Always instablock those accounts

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@ZPostFacto They are now senior agentic architects

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@DeusExHub Better start over from DX:IW, bring back the OG writer. Story was much more interesting, coherenta and believable.

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@github You are absolutely right. That code path DID grant unauthorized users access to internal repositories, and I should have let you know in advance.

Here is how to fix it in three easy steps right now (works in 2026):