Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 Makes UESC Easier, but Bungie Insists It Will Not Change Direction on ‘Friction’ the AI Enemies Provide

Marathon has its archetypal post-launch patch, which makes a fig of important equilibrium changes.

Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 makes changes that marque the extraction shooter somewhat easier, pursuing feedback from immoderate players that it is excessively hard owed to the sparseness of ammo and healing items, arsenic good arsenic the toughness of the force AI.

The spot increases the fig of Med Cabinets and Munitions Crates that tin spawn connected Perimeter, the starting map, increases the magnitude of starting ammo successful MIDA, CyberAcme, and Arachne escaped Sponsored Kits, and reduced the frequence that UESC Grenadiers driblet EMP grenades.

For combat, the scope that gunfire and explosions tin beryllium heard from is increased. Specifically connected UESC, Marathon’s AI enemies, wellness of astir UESC enemies and shield hp of UESC bosses is reduced by a tiny amount.

Perhaps successful anticipation of Marathon’s hardcore fans criticizing Bungie for catering to casual players, the developer added a enactment with this alteration to reassure them that force AI volition inactive contiguous a stiff challenge.

“With this alteration we anticipation to alleviate immoderate of the assets load successful some Solos and Crews erstwhile it comes to engaging UESC successful combat,” Bungie said. “The extremity present is to let your bullets and meds to spell further without reducing excessively overmuch of the UESCs bite. We spot the feedback large and wide that players admit the friction that our UESC combatants supply and we person nary plans to alteration that direction.”

Additionally, Bungie assemblage main Cosmo tweeted to accidental the UESC enemies “will inactive f**k you up,” successful effect to interest that this spot is simply a absorption to immoderate who accidental Marathon is excessively hard.

As for weapons, thermal scopes are nerfed, and Overrun has accrued default ammo capacity. Crucially, the promised rewards walk and store changes are present successful place.

The spot comes amid important statement astir the occurrence oregon different of Marathon, which is simply a important merchandise for Bungie pursuing important fiscal issues that adjacent workplace proprietor Sony itself has highlighted. We don’t person subordinate numbers from Sony oregon Microsoft, but connected Steam, Marathon deed a highest subordinate concurrent fig of 88,337. Marathon appears to beryllium holding comparatively dependable connected Valve’s platform. But we bash not person a income fig for Marathon, and nary remark yet from either Sony oregon Bungie connected whether it’s gathering expectations. Are radical bouncing disconnected Marathon due to the fact that of however hard it is? Are immoderate enactment disconnected by its steep learning curve?

Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 spot notes:

Item Economy

• Increased the fig of Med Cabinets and Munitions Crates that tin spawn connected Perimeter
• Increased the magnitude of starting ammo successful MIDA, CyberAcme, and Arachne escaped Sponsored Kits
• Reduced the frequence UESC Grenadiers driblet EMP grenades

Combat

• Fixed an contented wherever players could sometimes dice instantly successful confinement events
• Fixed an contented wherever the shield interruption surface effects could perpetually play erstwhile you had a heal implicit clip effect and a harm implicit clip effect connected you astatine the aforesaid time
• Increased the scope gunfire and explosions tin beryllium heard from

Weapons

Thermal Scopes

• Reduced ocular clarity connected targets with thermal scopes
• Adjusted max distances for thermal highlight:
  • Pistols: 40 meters (down from 55)
  • Rifles/LMGs/SMGs: 60 meters (down from 65)
  • Precision Rifles: 80 meters (down from 100)
  • Snipers: 100 meters (down from 180)

Overrun

• Increased default ammo capableness by 5

Runners

Rook

• Fixed an contented wherever backpacks could beryllium deleted erstwhile exfiling with Rook
• Fixed an contented wherever Rook’s presumption was not being displayed connected the representation screen.
• Increased CyAc estimation summation from exfilling with Rook
• Rook volition present person the aforesaid Faction estimation bonus for exfilling that solo players receive
• Rook’s WSTR shotgun volition present spawn arsenic Compromised
  • Compromised items necessitate usage of a Matter Fixative during the tally to exfil with the item

UESC

• Reduced wellness of astir UESC enemies and shield hp of UESC bosses by a tiny amount

DEVELOPER NOTE: With this alteration we anticipation to alleviate immoderate of the assets load successful some Solos and Crews erstwhile it comes to engaging UESC successful combat. The extremity present is to let your bullets and meds to spell further without reducing excessively overmuch of the UESCs bite. We spot the feedback large and wide that players admit the friction that our UESC combatants supply and we person nary plans to alteration that direction.

Contracts

• Increased default region nonsubjective nav points look from 10m to 20m

Introducing NuCaloric Contract

• Fixed an contented wherever force Crews could person NuCal declaration VO audio and subtitles from a agelong region away

Introducing Traxus Contract

• Reduced the trouble of the UESC Commander encounter

Zones

Outpost

• Temporarily disabled switches entree way to the Broken Wing connected Outpost

DEVELOPER NOTE: We are temporarily disabling the "Broken Wing" entranceway into the Pinwheel portion we marque immoderate tuning changes to it. In its existent authorities it trivializes entranceway into the Pinwheel. We are making immoderate tweaks to support the tone of the "silent" entranceway portion amended matching the hazard / reward of the Pinwheel. Runners tin proceed to instrumentality vantage of each different ways into the Pinwheel (including the further soundless method) successful the meantime.

Rewards Pass and Store

• Fixed an contented wherever Silk balances were not updating correctly without restarting the game
• Fixed an contented wherever bundle prices could beryllium displayed incorrectly
• Fixed an contented wherever cosmetic items mightiness incorrectly accidental "Savings" erstwhile they are afloat price
• Increased the LUX bundle from (1000 + 100) to (1000 + 120)

Stability

• Fixed a uncommon contented that could origin dedicated server crashes
• Fixed respective issues that could origin lawsuit crashes

General

• Fixed an contented wherever doors would fastener preventing players from finishing the caller subordinate intro mission
• Updated the statement of Perimeter (Beginner) connected the Zone Select screen
• Fixed a bug wherever the Text Chat model could get stuck open
• Fixed a clang that sometimes occurred erstwhile attempting to usage an IME Keyboard
• Fixed a clang that sometimes occurred erstwhile typing rapidly with an IME Keyboard
  • DEVELOPER NOTE: Some issues whitethorn inactive stay with third-party IME bundle and we are continuing to investigate. Windows built-in IME whitethorn beryllium a impermanent workaround for users who are experiencing issues portion we enactment connected a imperishable fix.
• Players volition nary longer spot an extended achromatic surface during the representation load sequence

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