Marathon Promises New Content Will Be Free, Reveals First Roadmap

"Seasons will last "about three months" and will add new gear, Runner shells aka playable characters, maps, events, and more to Marathon. And Bungie is promising that new content will be free for all players to "access or earn" without having to buy DLC or an expansion. This is a different seasonal model than what is currently available in Bungie's other live-service shooter, Destiny 2, which does feature paid expansions."

"The game's first season is titled Death Is the First Step and will focus on players collectively figuring out a way to reach the large UESC Marathon ship hovering above Tau Ceti IV. In here is a new playable zone, Cryo Archive, which Bungie claims is part of the shooter's endgame. The blog also teases that players will come "face-to-face with an entity even the UESC fears.""

"Season two will be titled Nightfall and will add a nighttime variant of one of Marathon's zones as well as new backpacks, cores, and other gear. Bungie says all seasonal updates will include a "unique set of new content," including different ways to play old zones, fresh contracts, and new PVE enemies to kill or avoid."

Bungie has detailed Marathon's seasonal structure ahead of the game's console and PC launch. Seasons will run approximately three months and introduce new gear, Runner shells (playable characters), maps, and events. All seasonal content will be free for players to access or earn, distinguishing Marathon from Destiny 2's paid expansion model. The first season, Death Is the First Step, features a new endgame zone called Cryo Archive and focuses on reaching the UESC Marathon ship above Tau Ceti IV. Season two, titled Nightfall, will add nighttime zone variants, new backpacks, cores, and additional gear. Bungie emphasizes that each seasonal update includes unique content, alternative ways to play existing zones, fresh contracts, and new PvE enemies.

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