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(There were 100% audio cues I didn’t hear / ignored that I should have focused on, and by not focusing on them, I fucked up big time) #RinPlaysMarathon

This is probably the most I’ve been jumpscared by another player in playing this game #RinPlaysMarathon

Like there’s people who are playing crew fill, looking to PvP, who are suffering because they need to get salvage for faction upgrades, and they do not like playing stealthy or avoiding engagements,

And I’m like “LOL, LMAO” #RinPlaysMarathon

Honestly though, the one positive is finding out that there are people who play this game differently than me, and they are struggling because their playstyles and play experience is not my own,

Which honestly makes me feel better about my play experience comparatively, lol #RinPlaysMarathon

This post brought to you by me becoming a regular poster in certain channels in the official Marathon server, which is something I never thought I’d do, weeks ago

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Like, it’s a really good game and I’ve had and heard others have really interesting experiences,

But it is also a game where the default incentives and genre itself are not aligned with what I like to do in games… and yet it compels me. #RinPlaysMarathon

I do think this game is Sith Holocron in nature, in that depending on how one engages with it, it can have a corrupting influence… #RinPlaysMarathon

Truly the funniest thing is doing something altruistic in Marathon, and the voice in the back of my head going “you shouldn’t have done that. You should have taken their stuff. They had really good stuff. That was a mistake.”

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Maybe I wanted to prove that I had the (moral) high ground?

Idk… very funny decision, past me.

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Downed someone as a Rook, then decided to use a Revive to let them live…

Honestly don’t know why I did that.

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“Why not Rook into Outpost?”

Well, there are a few griefer teams that run Outpost, and part of their “fun” is waiting for others to activate Exfil, and then getting into a firefight with them

Which feels especially if it’s being done to Rooks that aren’t engaging in PvP #RinPlaysMarathon

“But Rin, you should be bartering instead of buying!”

Yep, but early game, the same world items that barter for gears with vendors, are also used for faction upgrades which are permanent and super important #RinPlaysMarathon

50 credit weapon*

Anyways, the point is, at this purchase value, if you’re starting from zero items, it makes more sense to spend 2.5k on the second tier Sponsor Kits

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Like this is a kit with
- overrun + v11 punch
- basic backpack
- 1 patch kit and 1 shield (green) and 1 mechanics kit
- 2 ammo stacks, 1 for each weapon
- 1 green shield implant

That comes up to 2530-2580 (depending on if you go for a 50 ammo weapon instead of overrun)

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Funniest Marathon thing is realizing just how much a loadout “costs” (if you’re using the in-game vendors and purchasing with credits instead of bartering)

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UESC (don’t) recognize Rook 🎭 #RinPlaysMarathon

Rook recognize Rook 🤝 #RinPlaysMarathon

Yet another successful exfil! 😎 #RinPlaysMarathon

Apologies for spoilers, I haven’t personally gotten to this cutscene in the game, but I wanted something good to use as my new pinned post / quote on my bio. #RinPlaysMarathon

Screencap from the 2026 video game Marathon. Specifically taken from Cryo Archive’s Intro Cinematic, and voiced by Durandal. The background is green dots on a black background, forming shapes and the silhouette of a face or mask. Caption reads: “Your next steps offer possibilities umdreamt.”

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Rook of course is also here, and I don’t really use Destroyer, and I’ve never used Vandal (need to fix that) #RinPlaysMarathon

To add on to this, my current shell usage situations are:

1. Assassin (for completing faction quests)

2. Thief (my personal fave, when I want to have fun)

2. Triage (when I don’t have money for healing items)

3. Recon (when I want to counter other Assassins in my solo runs)

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Depending on the shell I’m playing, my tactics might change, but usually I’d probably try to activate any ability that would help me gather info and/or win a fight, as close as possible to the exfil point’s activation.

(Ex: Recon’s Prime Ability, to give me info on surroundings) #RinPlaysMarathon

Ideally, I’d go somewhere else to hide for 30 seconds, then during the 30-40 second period, prepare my run towards the circle, and also make sure the way is clear (and I’m prepared for any surprises) #RinPlaysMarathon

I say this, because being able to look at the timer in the upper left, after I initiate the exfil point construction, and then knowing how many seconds to subtract off of that, is useful knowledge #RinPlaysMarathon

Looking at the timer in this video, it looks like, in this clip, the timer for the extraction point to fully complete itself and generate a circle, is 50 seconds

(Obviously, this value could vary for a variety of reasons) #RinPlaysMarathon

I need to get better at quickly deciding what to do in the loot / inventory screen #RinPlaysMarathon

I’m getting slightly smarter at this game, everyday, which is nice to see #RinPlaysMarathon

Exfil’d with another Runner as Rook! #RinPlaysMarathon

My inability to quickly parse items in complex game UI is my enemy #RinPlaysMarathon