US EditionMarathon Confirms Seasonal Resets, Which Means Everyone's Gear, Contract and Faction Progression, and Player Level Wipe Every Few Months
Bungie will reset gear, contracts, faction progress, and player levels every three months while preserving achievements and cosmetics to keep gameplay fresh and balanced.
- On March 3, Bungie published a seasons blog introducing Marathon's seasonal wipes that reset player gear and progression every few months before the March 5 launch with Season 1, First Step.
- Bungie says seasonal wipes are designed to keep the game dangerous and meaningful, with seasons lasting about three months and adding new gear, Runner shells, maps, events and other content.
- Some long‑term progressions like achievements, cosmetics, titles, and Codex progression will remain intact, while all equipped gear, vaulted loot, contracts, faction progression, and player levels reset each season.
- Interest spiked during a Server Slam that peaked at over 140,000 concurrent Steam players, and Bungie confirmed preloading will be available soon though not live everywhere yet.
- Seasonal updates will be free to access or earn for all players, differing from Bungie's other live service with paid expansions; Season 2, Nightfall, adds the Cradle system for Runner customization.
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The Marathon release time is almost here, and after a highly successful Server Slam, which saw a peak of over 140,000 concurrent players on Steam alone, fans are champing at the bit to return to Tau Ceti IV and start their runner career properly. Unfortunately, progression will reset so you'll need to start all over again if you did partake in the pre-release playing window, but that's just a one-off, as everything from here on out is permanent.
As a live service game Marathon of course also has content seasons. Now it is clear what they bring and how long they run.
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Bungie Outlines How Seasons Work In Marathon, What To Expect From Season 1, Season 2
With the launch of Marathon only days away, developer Bungie has now shared an outline of how seasons work in the extraction shooter. A new season is a clean slate. No weapons, gear, player level as well as contract and faction progression is retained. Codex progression, cosmetics, titles and the liaison contract progression is retained. The latter means you don’t have to re-unlock all the factions again if you already unlocked them before by do…
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