Loot Economy
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Marathon players are amassing way too much loot in Season 2, and the primary cause is a mystery: 'We're still…
Players in Marathon's second season are accumulating excessive amounts of loot, causing an imbalance in the game's economy. Bungie has identified several bugs and contributing factors, including "guaranteed gold drops" and "Sponsored Survival grind," but the primary cause of higher rarity loot proliferation remains elusive. The developer has implemented temporary progression tweaks while investigating the root issue.
Arc Raiders is finally testing a ban on free loadouts, and I'm here for it
Embark Studios is experimenting with disabling free loadouts in Arc Raiders for its hardest map conditions, Night Raid and Close Scrutiny, for three weeks. This change aims to increase the barrier of entry and incentivize players to commit to appropriate risk and reward for better loot. The studio will evaluate the impact of this experiment to potentially implement it on more map conditions in the future.