{"id":1565854,"date":"2026-04-29T15:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-grenade-spam-bungie-nerfs"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:02:43","slug":"what-a-joke-marathon-players-are-losing-patience-after-getting-constantly-pelted-with-grenades-as-bungie-promises-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/what-a-joke-marathon-players-are-losing-patience-after-getting-constantly-pelted-with-grenades-as-bungie-promises-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What a joke&#8221; &#8211; Marathon players are losing patience after getting constantly pelted with grenades, as Bungie promises fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/what-a-joke-marathon-players-are-losing-patience-after-getting-constantly-pelted-with-grenades-as-bungie-promises-fix.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Grenade spamming remains a massive problem in Marathon, despite previous nerfs from developer Bungie. Now, with players losing patience with the deluge of explosives heading their way, Bungie has promised further adjustments to stack sizes to help remedy the problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-grenade-spam-bungie-nerfs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-grenade-spam-bungie-nerfs\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grenade spamming remains a massive problem in Marathon, despite previous nerfs from developer Bungie. Now, with players losing patience with the deluge of explosives heading their way, Bungie has promised further adjustments to stack sizes to help remedy the problem. 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