TheRetroArcade
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Surviving Outpost will make me god.
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Welcome back runners. Are we calling each other runners? Honestly, let's not. What's up people playing Marathon. I've sunk 10 hours into this dang extraction shooter so far and the deeper I dig this hole, the more I'm into it.
I'm still having a blast with PvP, especially when playing trios. During the day, when friends with real jobs are at work, I'm rolling mostly solo to replenish my basic bartering goods. There's a lot more sneaking around in solo matches—crouch walking through compounds, knifing bots in the back, and entering buildings through windows when possible. I'm now noticing little touches in the solo experience that feel like a deliberate response to how these stealth scenarios can often play out in other games.
Take doors: opening one makes a loud "thud" no matter how you slice it. There's usually no way around opening at least one or two if you're the first one to a compound. I'm learning it's smart to exterior doors behind you, because it then forces anyone trying to sneak in to announce their presence. It's a nice, thought-out dynamic that gives the proactive looter a solid chance against rats.
A few other observations from day two:
Holy hell, this third map is something else. Outpost is the map we couldn't play in the server slam. It unlocks at level 12, and I suggest you go into your first time with a 3-stack. Its overall footprint is smaller than Dire Marsh and Perimeter, but that's because the whole thing is one giant compound surrounded on all sides by walls, containers, and UESC patrols. It's a trip.
Outpost is also the only current location with a map-wide hazard: "anti-organic" phosphorus-like barrages periodically coat everything exposed to the sky. Running through it drains health.
I've yet to thoroughly explore the sub-compounds of Outpost, but it's clear that Vandal's double jump will come in handy here. Lots of verticality, lots of cover, lots of options. If you've played Arc Raiders, this is totally Marathon's Stella Montis. -quarters, chaotic, and bloodthirsty.
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What I like about Marathon's short time-to-kill (at least at this early stage where few people have meaty shields) is that lopsided fights aren't all that daunting. Hit your headshots, take enemies by sur...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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Welcome back runners. Are we calling each other runners? Honestly, let's not. What's up people playing Marathon. I've sunk 10 hours into this dang extraction shooter so far and the deeper I dig this hole, the more I'm into it.
I'm still having a blast with PvP, especially when playing trios. During the day, when friends with real jobs are at work, I'm rolling mostly solo to replenish my basic bartering goods. There's a lot more sneaking around in solo matches—crouch walking through compounds, knifing bots in the back, and entering buildings through windows when possible. I'm now noticing little touches in the solo experience that feel like a deliberate response to how these stealth scenarios can often play out in other games.
Take doors: opening one makes a loud "thud" no matter how you slice it. There's usually no way around opening at least one or two if you're the first one to a compound. I'm learning it's smart to exterior doors behind you, because it then forces anyone trying to sneak in to announce their presence. It's a nice, thought-out dynamic that gives the proactive looter a solid chance against rats.
A few other observations from day two:
Holy hell, this third map is something else. Outpost is the map we couldn't play in the server slam. It unlocks at level 12, and I suggest you go into your first time with a 3-stack. Its overall footprint is smaller than Dire Marsh and Perimeter, but that's because the whole thing is one giant compound surrounded on all sides by walls, containers, and UESC patrols. It's a trip.
Outpost is also the only current location with a map-wide hazard: "anti-organic" phosphorus-like barrages periodically coat everything exposed to the sky. Running through it drains health.
I've yet to thoroughly explore the sub-compounds of Outpost, but it's clear that Vandal's double jump will come in handy here. Lots of verticality, lots of cover, lots of options. If you've played Arc Raiders, this is totally Marathon's Stella Montis. -quarters, chaotic, and bloodthirsty.
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What I like about Marathon's short time-to-kill (at least at this early stage where few people have meaty shields) is that lopsided fights aren't all that daunting. Hit your headshots, take enemies by sur...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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