They're making a new Marathon, but it's a Escape from Tarkov style PvP only game

Just bash my brains out right now, I don't need this

  • Golabki [comrade/them,undecided]
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    1 year ago

    I am sorry about Marathon. I’ve heard the lore was good and the gameplay ahead of its time. Hopefully this renews interest in a traditional follow up?

    But that being said…

    As a recovering Tarkov addict, a competent clone sounds like a godsend. I don’t care which IP they trample. They could make a Dune x Book of the new sun crossover and I’d swallow the nerd rage if it was a version of Tarkov that wasn’t dumbed down and actually worked.

    • Abraxiel
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      1 year ago

      Yeah "What if Tarkov but good" sounds pretty sweet, tbh.

      I'm not sure if it's even possible to have that kind of game without it being a cheat and grief fest, but I'm kind of here for more attempts at it.

      • Golabki [comrade/them,undecided]
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        1 year ago

        Tarkov is well designed imo, it just runs like shit and the devs weren’t the most experienced which led to a lot of tech debt.

        As for the cheating, they could totally eliminate it if they wanted to, but it would cost money and eliminate a large revenue stream. There’s a reason they sell account 4 packs after ban waves.

        I agree nothing to do about griefing, it’s kinda a core component (extract camping, knowing spots were people being valuable items for quests so they can be farmed, ect). And hardcore games just attract that in general.

        • SerLava [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Tarkov also doesn't tell you what it actually wants you to do, like there is literally no indication that standing around in a particular room in a warehouse will make you extract.

        • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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          1 year ago

          I just hope they lean more into the creepy horror elements rather than porting over the new DOOM ultragore execution systems and whatnot.

          But its such a proven recipe for a game right now that Idk if they would take the risk to strip back the movement and stuff like that.

          • Golabki [comrade/them,undecided]
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            1 year ago

            It would be a cool chance to show off all the developments in lighting tech. Quake 4 was really good at using it for atmosphere.