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I work in retail, enjoy gaming, and keep up with the latest tech.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

@ItsNahteTV I guess so 😭

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I was on the final boss of Spire of the Watcher solo, and the power went out... 🫠

​And since you have to do it in one continuous session for the Triumph, my checkpoint is useless. Pain. #Destiny2

[Q @TechDudeQ]

Destiny was always a game I'd go back to. I loved playing it! It was always there to play, and most of the time my friends would join. I really hope this isn't the end of it.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

If I could, I would take it everywhere!

[GamingButCursed 💀 @GamingButCursed]

How us mfs got shit done back in the day.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

@ItsNahteTV PLEASE!

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I'm loving the quick changes and the communication. This is a good change, and I can't wait to see how it goes.

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

We’ve heard your feedback that having Ranked and Cryo Archive overlap can make it difficult to decide where to spend your time and hard-earned loot. Based on that, we’re updating their schedules so each has a clear, focused window.

We're going to open Cryo Archive this week on Thursday, March 26 at 10AM PT and close it on Sunday, March 29 at 10AM PT. The next window for Ranked will start on Sunday, March 29th at 10AM PT and will run for four days - until Thursday, April 2nd at 10AM PT.

Here's a quick look at the weekly schedule going forward, so you can mark your calendars:
🐛 Ranked: Sunday 10 AM PT ➡️ Thursday 10 AM PT
🐛 Cryo Archive: Thursday 10 AM PT ➡️ Sunday 10 AM PT

We know that no schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn! As we see how this lands, we'll continue to keep your feedback in mind as we make any future adjustments.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I got Pokémon FireRed on my Switch, and I thought I'd play it a bit, but I haven't stopped 🤣

[Q @TechDudeQ]

Cryo archive wrecked my vault, but I had a blast playing it. Time to re gear.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I love how challenging this game is!

I just wish Cryo Archive had a solo mode. My random teammates yesterday weren't great. 😅

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

We have seen some reports asking if the final exfil in Cryo Archive is not working because it does not show on the overhead map.

Cryo Archive is the most dangerous place in Marathon, escape is not guaranteed. You will need to interact with the ship's systems before the timer runs out to make sure you can get off the ship alive.

There is a final exfil but it's only a true last resort, not a reliable way off the ship. It is more elusive than typical final exfils on other less difficult zones, leading to more risk if players choose to take this option. It is hidden from the map and only gives you 60 seconds to find it.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

@ItsNahteTV Yeah! I think it's a good idea for now. Some people are divided on it though

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I think, starting off, they have the right idea. Gearing up and preparing for ranked or Cryo is a fun idea.

Eventually, I would like for both of these to be open longer than just the weekend, but we will see what happens, and I am sure they will make the necessary changes.

[Ziegler @Ziegler_Dev]

Cryo and Ranked are coming and we're excited to see players battle it out over Tau Ceti and traverse into the big scary moon-like ship in the sky. We've put out a few posts about Cryo, poured through the variety of comments and feedback we've seen so far, and wanted to take some time to explain some of the initial decisions we've made around Cryo and Ranked with regards to weekend scheduling. So without further ado, here's what we have been thinking:

We are of course always iterating and are open to looking at other options in the future, but the Ranked/Cryo Archive weekend decision is really built around three points:

- Preparing: We acknowledge that players will lose a lot of gear on Cryo and Ranked because it is intended to challenge you to your limits. As a result of that, it's important that Cryo and Ranked feel like an event you can schedule towards, grind gear up to do, etc. The loop of spend time grinding gear to spend it in Cryo or Ranked is reflected in this choice as a weekly cycle.
- Economy Talk: We have some great rewards on Cryo that kind of break the bank when it comes to economy and power gain. If we were to look at having it open all the time, we'd probably have to adjust how frequently you can earn these rewards so that we don't flood the game with amazing loot all of a sudden.
- Logistics Time: Cryo and Ranked both have entry requirements (gear ante) that are built around the idea of you matching with other players on an equal investment level. They also both have a high level requirement to ensure you've experienced enough of the game to understand the challenges inherent to the game. This inherently makes the amount of people in that queue at any time unpredictable. Both of these experiences also need a consistent flow of players in the queue to make sure matches are full to retain the challenge. To reduce the match times and allow players to find matches quicker, making it a scheduled event means more players will show up during that window and feed the queue pool better.
We also acknowledge that there are likely some who cannot participate on the weekend or are excited about the experience and want to no-life it for weeks, and we appreciate that. We'll be looking into what we can do to retain these considerations and potentially accommodate this in the future.

Things we may iterate on in the future:

- Staggering Ranked and Cryo queues more so they overlap less
- Looking at changing the days we do either Cryo or Ranked
- Changing the ante values of Cryo or Ranked
- Looking at any other conditions (solo experience, crew fill experience, etc.) and iterating on it!

Marathon is an evolving game and part of evolving is seeing how this initial launch plays out and adjusting as we go =). Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming and we'll update you when we figure out the next evolution.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

@TheSnazzzyRock I feel like time will tell, and hopefully, they figure out a good time to have cryo open for longer

[Q @TechDudeQ]

Ugh, now we gotta listen to reviews from people who actually play the game...

Also, level 25 is not that hard to get to...

[『MrN I G T A S T R O MMan』 @TheStrxggler]

So let me get this straight.

Bungie asked reviewers to hold off on reviews until this content is complete and this content basically requires you to spend hours grinding levels and factions to the point of sum cost just to step in it.

They did it again.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

Play what you love, not just for the views!

I like watching someone who genuinely enjoys the game they're playing

[LUCKYY10P @LUCKYY10P]

Ninja explains why he’s choosing not to stream Marathon over ARC Raiders.

[Q @TechDudeQ]

This is fine, but it should actually use the grapple and start the cooldown.

[𝔭𝔬𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔩𝔩 @poellll]

how do you feel about this?

[Q @TechDudeQ]

I honestly think if they'd waited for release and let the game cook longer, it would have done better.

[Highguard @PlayHighguard]

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[Person108 @PersonthePerso2]

It’s actually insane how it’s impossible to play 2016’s winner anymore

[Q @TechDudeQ]

@StreamWithMeld We can move chat around? Either way I am excited!

[Q @TechDudeQ]

It's wild to me that Dark Souls 3 is almost 10 years old...