‘Marathon’ Season 2 Launch Was Fumbled At The Worst Possible Moment
Forbes • • technology
Key Points:
- Shortly after the launch of Marathon season 2, players experienced numerous errors and server issues, leading Bungie to take the game offline for several hours.
- The server problems occurred during the game's free week, a critical period intended to attract new players who had not yet paid the $40 access fee.
- The timing was especially unfortunate as it coincided with a major promotion during the PlayStation State of Play event, but players were unable to access the game due to the downtime.
- Sources confirmed the outage was caused by backend technical problems, not a DDoS attack or player sabotage.
- Although servers eventually came back online with a surge in players, the initial negative experience may have deterred some potential new users from continuing with the game.