Marathon’s next major update will now come in December’s Symbiosis content

The useful part

Bungie has announced that the major Marathon update that was supposed to be launching on September 22nd will now be rolled into the December 8th Symbiosis update. The reason for the delay is that the development team needs additional time to polish what was going to be released next week. However, before the December 8th Symbiosis update there will be a smaller update on October 6th to refresh the Nightfall content.

How it works

• The refresh is going to reset progression and the game economy, add a new Rewards pass, and bring in some improvements and balance changes.
• While more details have not been shared yet, Bungie will be releasing a blog post later in September giving more depth as to what this change means in terms of Marathon's long term development.
• In our Marathon review, Jim said, "Oozing with style and buoyed by Bungie's consistently slick gunplay, Marathon has already carved out a small fiefdom in the fickle world of extraction shooters.
• Marathon's staying power hinges entirely on post-launch support and the allure of new content.
• If the maze-like, puzzle-filled Cryo Archive is anything to go by, we could see Bungie rolling out a c...

What to take from it

Unforgiving but rarely unfair, that risk/reward gameplay loop will prove endlessly enjoyable to some, though casual FPS fans who want to see guaranteed progression in exchange for the time they put in will find themselves well out of their comfort zone.

Details worth keeping

That means on December 8th players will be getting a social space/firing range, an experimental team deathmatch mode, and improved played onboarding, as well as a new Runner shell, permanent PvE content, and a changed Perimeter zone.