The game director of Marathon, Joseph Ziegler, has announced that Bungie will hold a test for the upcoming Duos functionality for the game. The test will start on March 18 and will take place for two weeks.
In a post, Ziegler outlines the upcoming test:
Alright everyone we’re going a bit rogue here. We have a bit of an experimental feature that’s in development we want to test and we’d love for you to help. As of Wednesday morning 3/18 at 10am PT, we’ll be enabling a limited time duos queue on Perimeter only to test how the game plays with crews of 2 at a wider scale. Important things to note:
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- It will be on Perimeter only for now.
- The test will last about 2 weeks (but we might cut it off early or elongate it depending on what’s going on).
- You can only enter duos with a premade group of you and another friend. (no matchmaking solo into duos).
- You will be matched with other duos only.
- You can select “Perimeter – Duo” from the zone select screen to access it. (not the final intended ux flow right now)
- Some things will be a bit jank.
Ziegler also notes that other experiments could be released at a later date. He further states that the contents of the Duos test will not reflect the finished product. In the coming days, weeks, and months more updates for Marathon will release. This will include the addition of the endgame map Cryo Archive, more runner shells, cosmetics, and more new features.
Lastly, Marathon is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
