{"id":1612871,"date":"2026-06-21T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vPX27YoHiR9tQp5Zo9sYW9"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:35:53","slug":"marathon-players-are-amassing-way-too-much-loot-in-season-2-and-the-primary-cause-is-a-mystery-were-still-unravelling-the-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/marathon-players-are-amassing-way-too-much-loot-in-season-2-and-the-primary-cause-is-a-mystery-were-still-unravelling-the-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon players are amassing way too much loot in Season 2, and the primary cause is a mystery: ‘We’re still unravelling the source’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Season 2 of Marathon<\/a> kicked off earlier this month, and thus far it’s been a season of ups and downs. Things started badly, with Bungie’s traditional launch woes<\/a> undermining its free-to-play week. But new features like the Night-time Dire Marsh map and its Sponsored Survival<\/a> quickly proved hits popular with the community.<\/p>\n

A few weeks in, however, new problems have emerged. Basically, progression in Marathon has become too easy, which is ironic considering the game’s formidable reputation. Where you felt lucky to extract with anything of value in Season 1, Season 2 players have apparently been hoovering up so much loot that their vaults are overflowing with goodies, throwing the game’s economy into disarray.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Bungie published a Steam post<\/a> explaining what had gone wrong, and what might be causing it. “Out of the gate in Season 2, progression and access to power moved much faster than the previous season,” the developer wrote. “For reference, the average wealth in week two of Season 2 is similar to what we saw in weeks 11 and 12 of Season 1. And while we did want to increase progression speeds, we didn’t land at a place that’s healthy for the game.”<\/p>\n

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