Bungie’s sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon is now stay, however most of the rewards gamers have earned both by shopping for the sport’s Deluxe Edition, watching on Twitch, or enjoying the Server Slam aren’t but accessible.
As damaged down in a publish from the official Marathon Discord server, preorder gadgets could take as much as 24 hours to look in-game. Twitch Drop rewards from the sport’s Server Slam could take 48 hours to look. Other rewards earned by enjoying the Server Slam, like Arrival Caches, must be rolling out shortly, Bungie stated.
“So in case you do not see them upon logging in, maintain tight–they need to arrive quickly,” Bungie stated.
Those that bought Marathon’s Deluxe Edition are speculated to obtain a voucher for the season’s Rewards Go in addition to different gadgets, however that does not seem like the case for some gamers. Bungie has acknowledged it is at present investigating the problem and can report again when it has extra particulars. It’s moreover investigating a problem the place Lux purchases (Marathon’s premium forex) aren’t correctly showing in gamers’ accounts.
Other than the reward hiccups, Marathon’s servers seem like steady. The sport is at present the quantity two best-selling recreation on Steam, and its concurrent participant depend on the platform continues to rise, with 86,000 gamers at time of writing. Bungie had beforehand warned that there was potential for transient server queues relying on the variety of gamers making an attempt to discover Marathon’s thriller planet of Tau Ceti IV on launch day.
Bungie lately elaborated on how Marathon is monetized and the way its seasonal construction will play out. The sport doesn’t function any “pay for energy” mechanics, and gadgets and upgrades earned over the course of a season will reset with the next one. An in-game forex referred to as Silk, earned by enjoying, is used to unlock gadgets within the recreation’s Rewards Go, whereas Lux is used strictly for cosmetics.
For those that need extra cosmetics, gamers should buy the premium model of the Rewards Go for added Runner Shell and weapon appearances. Premium Reward Passes will not expire, and may even be bought after the tip of their respective season.
Marathon is offered now on Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC through Steam. It is Bungie’s first new recreation launch since Future 2 in 2017, although the shooter-MMO has acquired quite a few expansions over the past decade.