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Marathon has been patched to version 1.0.5.3 which includes a number of balance tweaks and bug fixes. The update deals with a large number of changes to melee weapons and balancing of defensive equipment. Balance and Stability are probably the biggest two themes of this patch.
This is a smaller Bungie's patch than some of the previous updates have been but it still hits on some important things that were unbalancing the game.
Knife and Melee
This first is a nerf to the knife. Knife effectiveness at close ranges has been reduced by decreasing its max lunge distance by approximately 10% and decreasing its targeting cone by roughly 20%.
All knife changes:
- Melee damage multipliers have also been reduced.
- Bonus damage dealt to enemy players has been decreased by half (max bonus damage is now 50%).
- Bonus damage dealt to ai remains unchanged.
This should help prevent melee builds from “ snowballing ” to max effectiveness too quickly and instead require more investment into the playstyle.
Bubble Shield
This defensive item has had a number of significant changes to both its power and its accessibility. Bubble Shield has been upgraded from Deluxe (blue) rarity to Superior (purple) rarity.
Simultaneously Bubble Shield has been tuned down with bubble health being decreased by 33%. On the plus side Bubble Shield blocks UESC enemy damage and is no longer affected by Volt weapons.
Various Bug Fixes
A bunch of bugs have been ironed out with this patch affecting a wide variety of systems. Here are a few highlights:
- Vault and Armory will no longer randomly display as empty
- Armory Refreshes / Daily items will properly display
- Movement exploits with grapple attacks have been removed from the Thief
- The contract requirement for Traxus has also been changed by removing “in a single run” from one of the objectives.
- Fixed an issue in Cryo Archive where the extraction timer would reset if a player left the extraction circle while other players were still within it.
Version Update 1.0.5.3 is a balance patch that targets some very powerful melee builds and tweaks some defensive abilities such as the Bubble Shield. Along with some crucial bug fixes, this update should leave Marathon players with a more polished experience.
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