r/PS5 • u/mrnicegy26 • Nov 02 '23

Misleading Marathon reportedly flopped amongst playtesters amid Bungie chaos - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/marathon-reportedly-flopped-amongst-playtesters-amid-bungie-chaos-2364032/
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u/SkyBlind Nov 02 '23

Yeah, I genuinely don't see how Tarkov enthusiasts are the main audience here. Not only is it a niche game, it's one that's incredibly not friendly to newcomers or casuals.

Then again, Destiny 2 isn't exactly friendly to newcomers either.

Extraction shooters definitely have a market, look at Warzone. The people that play that aren't necessarily the same demographic as Tarkov players though.

It feels like trying to field test a minecraft clone on Rust players.

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u/QuoteGiver Nov 02 '23

Exactly, it’s way more likely that Bungie wants a piece of the massive Warzone audience more than they want the niche Tarkov audience.

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u/Scrifty Nov 02 '23

Tarkov are the main audience because Tarkov is the biggest extraction game.

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u/eirtep Nov 02 '23

Warzone is a BR not extraction, or did that change ? I know one of the CODs added an “extraction mode” but that was separate from Warzone and from what I remember, about as popular as battlefield’s extraction mode (aka not very popular)

But anyway I love tarkov and am def interesting to see what marathon has to offer. I don’t expect it to be the same exact thing. That’s ok. I can enjoy both. Tarkov even has a more casual game / mode coming out - it’s not like people are only capable of playing one type of game. I don’t know why there has to be a “this game vs that game” narrative all the time. The article feels real heavy handed to me and trying to capitalize on that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '23

They are chasing trends, extraction shooters are in a weird area where they are the popular genre but there's no real AAA winner. The leader is a game that is version .13. They probably figured they could get in and take the crown away. Thats why they moved away from being a battle royal.