Bungie has detailed Marathon’s post-launch content material, which it says will final round three months per season, be free to everybody, and alter the way in which gamers expertise the sport.
Marathon is because of launch as a premium title on PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC this Thursday, March 5, and in the intervening time a minimum of, its new content material might be made obtainable for no further value.
In an replace detailing its post-launch plans, Bungie stated Marathon’s seasonal updates will introduce new gameplay, gear, Runner shells, zones, occasions, and “change the way in which you grasp survival, develop your energy flooring, and progress all through a season”.
At launch, gamers will ultimately unlock the sport’s fourth zone, Cryo Archive, an end-game space with puzzles to resolve and vaults to unlock, Bungie stated. Then, within the second half of March, a Ranked mode will unlock, permitting gamers to acquire worthwhile loot rewards.
Bungie has additionally supplied some particulars on what to anticipate in Marathon Season 2, which might be known as Dusk. “Your actions on the misplaced colony haven’t gone unnoticed, and the UESC are stepping up their safety measures and responding in drive to your prison actions,” it stated.
“Every season of Marathon may have a unique theme and a singular mixture of recent options, content material, and tales that proceed to evolve the world and gameplay. We’ll even be tuning all of our loot and development techniques, creating area for brand spanking new metas and methods to play to emerge.”
Every season will introduce new methods to play present zones, the developer claimed. For instance, Season 2 will carry a nighttime model of Dire Marsh, along with its subsequent Runner shell, new weapons, mods, cores, contracts, and extra.
“We’re additionally engaged on model new techniques that can change the way in which you play, plan, and progress all through a season,” the studio stated. “For instance, NIGHTFALL will introduce the Cradle, a brand new system designed to provide you extra autonomy over your Runner shell’s statistical strengths and weaknesses.”
A change of seasonal content material can even carry a clear slate, Bungie stated, with everybody’s gear, contract development, faction development, and participant degree reset.
“Seasonal resets imply that the sport stays harmful, loot feels significant, and there’s at all times a very good alternative to get again into the sport or carry a good friend in with out feeling behind the curve,” it stated.
“It’s a solution to say goodbye to the previous, welcome the brand new, and kickoff a journey from zero-to-hero with new methods to play, content material to grasp, and issues to find.”
Marathon might be launched on March 5 for PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC on the goal worth of $39.99/€39.99/£34.99, and can function no pay-to-win mechanics based on Bungie.
