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Bungie is pushing Marathon Season 2 with a free-to-play week at launch and new content/classes, alongside combat balance changes that specifically affect shotguns and thermal snipers. Coverage also highlights a horror-leaning cinematic trailer and continued attention to whether player numbers can rebound after earlier launch performance concerns.

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Key Takeaway Marathon Season 2 launches with a free week and new content, but combat tuning is being positioned as a tradeoff that may disappoint some shotgun and thermal sniper users.

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Marathon Season 2 launches with a free week and new content, but combat tuning is being positioned as a tradeoff that may disappoint some shotgun and thermal sniper users.

Bungie is pushing Marathon Season 2 with a free-to-play week at launch and new content/classes, alongside combat balance changes that specifically affect shotguns and thermal snipers. Coverage also highlights a horror-leaning cinematic trailer and continued attention to whether player numbers can rebound after earlier launch performance concerns.

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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 6 signals · Marathon Season 2 launches

PC Gamer · 1d ago

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

Eurogamer · 3d ago

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

Rock Paper Shotgun · 3d 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

TechPowerUp · 3d ago

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

The Verge · 2d ago

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

Polygon · 2h ago

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

Briefing Findings · Marathon Season 2 launches

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Free-to-play offer Marathon is getting a free week alongside Season 2 launch

New class Season 2 adds a new Sentinel class

Cinematic theme Season 2 cinematic trailer leans spookier on Tau Ceti IV

Combat changes focus Combat tuning is described as bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

What to Watch

Check the exact Marathon Season 2 launch time for your timezone. Polygon
Track first-week player peaks during the free-to-play week after Season 2 starts. KitGuru

What Changed

What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone? Polygon
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’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around The Verge
Marathon Season 2 To Start With Free Week and Plenty of New Content TechPowerUp

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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

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

The Verge · 1 article

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

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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

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

1d ago Rick Lane

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.

3d ago News by Fran Ruiz Contributor

rockpapershotgun.com

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.

3d ago News by Julian Benson Editorial Director

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

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.

5h ago Nick Statt

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

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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

The Verge 1 article

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

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

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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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