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Marathon promises interconnected PvE and PvP, more ways to play, and more player customization

Old hands who had watched Bungie's new Marathon develop were pretty critical of the game before it had even launched. Why use the name if the game if it wasn't going to feel like the classic Marathon games?

Marathon promises interconnected PvE and PvP, more ways to play, and more player customization

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Old hands who had watched Bungie's new Marathon develop were pretty critical of the game before it had even launched.

Why use the name if the game if it wasn't going to feel like the classic Marathon games?

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Old hands who had watched Bungie's new Marathon develop were pretty critical of the game before it had even launched. Why use the name if the game if it wasn't going to feel like the classic Marathon games? An extraction shooter without dedicated PvE modes?

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An extraction shooter without dedicated PvE modes?

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