{"id":1516560,"date":"2026-03-03T18:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/D67PbZZYzVjJgm7P2Vag9T"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:44:13","slug":"bungie-unveils-marathons-first-season-confirming-that-yes-itll-wipe-all-your-loot-and-progress-every-three-months-each-season-of-marathon-brings-a-clean-slate-for-the-whole-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bungie-unveils-marathons-first-season-confirming-that-yes-itll-wipe-all-your-loot-and-progress-every-three-months-each-season-of-marathon-brings-a-clean-slate-for-the-whole-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Bungie unveils Marathon’s first season, confirming that, yes, it’ll wipe all your loot and progress every three months: ‘Each season of Marathon brings a clean slate for the whole community’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marathon<\/a>‘s weekend Server Slam<\/a> has only just finished, but with the game launching in a mere three days on March 5, Bungie’s ready to talk post-launch plans<\/a>, spilling the beans on Season 1 and how wipes will work.<\/p>\n

Marathon Season 1, running from March to June, is called Death is the First Step, which is a pretty ominous name for the start of our pillaging efforts on Tau Ceti. Bungie explains that, as part of the season’s narrative, players will “soon discover a way aboard the derelict UESC Marathon ship hanging above” Tau Ceti. “Once the community unlocks the way into orbit, the fourth zone, Cryo Archive, will become available”, which is an end-game location filled with puzzles, frozen vaults, and that terrifying alien we’ve seen in the trailers. It sounds like this could be a community event of some sort, similar to how we unlocked Arc Raiders<\/a>‘ first post-launch map, Stella Montis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Season 1 also brings Ranked mode in the second half of March to allow players to climb the ladder and earn exclusive rewards, events (such as C.A.R.R.I., whatever that is), a new weapon, and more.<\/p>\n

Season 2: Nightfall goes from June to August, bringing the new Night Marsh map, a Shell, and ‘The Cradle’ system, alongside new guns, mods, and enemies.<\/p>\n

However, Bungie has also confirmed that it’s dedicated to mandatory server wipes each season, clearing out your vault and resetting your progression: “These resets include everyone\u2019s gear, contract progression, faction progression, and player level.”<\/p>\n

The only things you’ll keep are:<\/p>\n

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  • Earned and paid cosmetics<\/li>\n
  • Titles<\/li>\n
  • Codex progression<\/li>\n
  • Liason contract progression (in other words, you don’t need to unlock the factions each season)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    “Seasonal resets mean that the game stays dangerous, loot feels meaningful, and there\u2019s always a good opportunity to get back into the game or bring a friend in without feeling behind the curve.”<\/p>\n

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