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Marathon Season 2 is ramping up with a free-to-play week and a significant new content push, including a cinematic “spookier” horror-focused reveal on Tau Ceti IV. Alongside the launch timing coverage, players are also scrutinizing combat tuning changes that hurt shotgun and thermal sniper users, and comparing current player numbers versus the Server Slam.

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Key Takeaway Season 2 launches with a free week and horror-leaning cinematic content, but combat tuning changes are already raising concerns for specific weapon playstyles.

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Season 2 launches with a free week and horror-leaning cinematic content, but combat tuning changes are already raising concerns for specific weapon playstyles.

Marathon Season 2 is ramping up with a free-to-play week and a significant new content push, including a cinematic “spookier” horror-focused reveal on Tau Ceti IV. Alongside the launch timing coverage, players are also scrutinizing combat tuning changes that hurt shotgun and thermal sniper users, and comparing current player numbers versus the Server Slam.

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● Free-to-play week — Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer

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Top 5 signals · Season 2 launches

Rock Paper Shotgun · 4d ago

Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear

Eurogamer · 4d ago

Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too

PC Gamer · 2d ago

Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

KitGuru · 4d ago

Marathon is going free-to-play for one week alongside Season 2 launch

TechPowerUp · 3d ago

Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content

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Other Marathon activity — not part of the “Season 2 launches” story

Polygon · 11h ago

What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?

Briefing Findings · Season 2 launches

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Season 2 includes New Sentinel class

Accessibility change Free-to-play week alongside Season 2 launch

Combat tuning impact Bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

What to Watch

Check what time Marathon Season 2 starts in your time zone. Polygon
Watch community reaction to weapon balance—especially shotguns and thermal snipers—during Season 2’s early days. PC Gamer

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Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers PC Gamer
Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content TechPowerUp
Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear Rock Paper Shotgun
Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer

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Eurogamer · 1 article

Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too

KitGuru · 1 article

Marathon is going free-to-play for one week alongside Season 2 launch

PC Gamer · 1 article

Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

Polygon · 1 article

What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?

Rock Paper Shotgun · 1 article

Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear

TechPowerUp · 1 article

Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content

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Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear

With Marathon Season 2 kicking off when an account reset, the free week is the perfect time to dive in and join a level playing field.

4d ago News by Julian Benson Editorial Director

Bungie has detailed Marathon Season 2, the Night Marsh map, and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned too

Ahead of Marathon Season 2's kickoff next week, Bungie has given us an extensive look at all the seasonal content planned, and announced a F2P week.

4d ago News by Fran Ruiz Contributor

Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

Bungie says it wants player weapon choices to "feel more intentional".

2d ago Rick Lane

techpowerup.com

Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content

Following recent updates centered around the Marathon co-op gameplay and new player experience, with new features coming to PvE and PvP, Bungie has just announced season two of its latest extraction s

Bungie Deep-Dives Into Marathon Season 2: Nightfall, the New Progression System, Weapons, Runner Shell and More

Bungie dives into Marathon Season 2 Nightfall in a new developer insights video and blog post on the new progression system, weapons and more

4d ago David Carcasole

Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around

In the volatile world of live-service shooters, the game needs to stop wasting players’ time.

14h ago Nick Statt

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Rock Paper Shotgun 2 articles

Tracking: Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear / The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been

Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been

Eurogamer 2 articles

Tracking: Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too / Marathon's Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: "Moon's EXTRA haunted"

Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Marathon's Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: "Moon's EXTRA haunted"

VG247 2 articles

Tracking: Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC / Marathon may actually have a shot as Server Slam hits it big on Steam

Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC Marathon may actually have a shot as Server Slam hits it big on Steam

Polygon 1 article

Tracking: What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?

What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?

PC Gamer 1 article

Tracking: Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

TechPowerUp 1 article

Tracking: Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content

Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content

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What's Next for Marathon?

In the following section, Marathon's Game Director then breaks down some of the key changes coming in Marathon Season 2 and 3, some of which should help to alleviate the problems mentioned above. These changes include: Adding a new matchmaking system that helps players find better quality matches with more flex for higher-end players (Season 2) Expanding the max size of the player's Vault (Season 2) Experimenting with two new modes; one focuses more on PvE with just a light touch of PvP, the other is PvE-only (Season 2) UX improvements to help make setting goals and getting into

Marathon Devs Reveal How They're Tackling the Game's Biggest Problems

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