Did You Try Turning It MarathOn and Off Again?
Good afternoon and Happy New Year, Get the eye rolling over with. Yes, this is yet another Marathon blogpost, I have nothing else I want to talk about. I’m very excited about this game and I have word vomit to expel regarding it in lieu of its newly announced release date in 6 weeks, March 5th 2026. This one is a followup to a post I wrote out a few months ago regarding what I thought, at the time, Bungie needed to accomplish leading up to the title’s release. I want to go over what changes Bungie has made with respect to what I suggested, what I didn’t suggest, and what new advice I have for them for Day 0 and post-launch content. We’re going to split this into sections: Changes I wanted to see months ago, changes I did not consider but have been made by Bungie, and things that Bungie should consider for post-launch support. Disclaimer: I have been involved in a number of NDA protected playtests and therefore will avoid topics that could infringe on that confidentiality in their...