Feedback on Marathon Lore & Technical Issues after the Latest Update

Hi Bungie Team,

My name is Aaron Sokolov, and my in-game nickname is cokolovv. I've been actively playing Marathon since the Open Beta, and I love the game so much that I pre-ordered it the exact same day it became available.

First, I want to report some critical technical issues. Ever since the latest update, the game has developed strange audio bugs and severe optimization drops. It has gotten to the point where the game is almost unplayable right now. I really hope the team can look into this and deploy a fix soon. If your QA team is interested, please feel free to contact me directly for more details or logs regarding these bugs.

On a positive note, I wanted to share a suggestion regarding the universe and lore you are building, which have incredible potential. I would love to see more animated shorts and cinematic storytelling to build up the world outside the game, similar to how Valorant did early on. In its early days, Valorant released high-quality cinematic shorts that introduced agents, revealed deep lore, and gave the community a reason to care about the world.

For Marathon, having official animated drops about the factions, the Trax, or the AI secrets would be an absolute game-changer. It’s the perfect way to hook players and drive hardcore fans to theory-craft.

Thank you for your hard work, and I hope to see the performance fixes soon!

Best regards,

Aaron Sokolov (cokolovv)