With ‘Escape From Tarkov’ In Flames, An Opportunity For Bungie’s ‘Marathon’

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While I am not an Escape from Tarkov player, something has happened over in that community that is too absurd to ignore., which offers offline PvE mode and some other features accused of being pay-to-win. The main point of controversy outside of the price itself is that Battlestate is trying to say that is not technically DLC , but instead a “unique feature” which would not be included in an “all DLC ” Edge of Darkness pass that was already sold to players.

But it’s not just what’s happened, it’s the reaction to what’s happened. Battlestate has doubled down, fighting with the community over what constitutes a “unique feature of the new edition” versus DLC. But the community is not buying that at all, and some are fleeing for other games. One of those games is Arena Breakout Infinite, which tried to capitalize on the situation by plugging itself as a Tarkov alternative. Stunningly, the official Battlestate account took to Twitter to mock them in this tweet, which is somehow still up and not deleted:of things that would be added to the Edge of Darkness edition to try to please players, which includes “temporary” access to many of the features for six months which again, has not gone over well.

Bungie said that after its debut that Marathon would “go dark” for a while, but with how many issues Bungie has had as of late, it seems like it’s probably time to share some news, particularly with reports that the Zigler tenure, when previously he directed Valorant, has shifted the concept from custom characters to set heroes instead, which has drawn skepticism.

Marathon is hugely important for Bungie, and I’m not sure how “dark” they can remain here. Now seems like a good time to start talking.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

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