Marathon
Marathon: What to watch before you fight
Marathon plays like an extract shooter: load in, grab value, leave before the lobby collapses on you. Extraction shooter pace: load in, loot, leave before someone else does. This page stays on what to watch before you fight so you can use it in the next session.
What to watch before you fight
Tight interiors mixed with longer sightlines once you leave cover. Start with information, not the first shot.
If extract is contested, take the longer path. Dead runners do not extract.
Clear audio first. Sprint only when the room is actually empty.
Keep the focus on loadout weight, audio, and extract windows. If the first two minutes are messy, reset before you stack another fight.
A simple fight checklist
Ambush timing and extract traffic. Greed is the usual wipe.
Heal in a corner that is not the loot pile.
When the space is bad, leave. Marathon punishes people who stay because they already spent ammo.
A simple rule: 1. If extract is contested, take the longer path. Dead runners do not extract. 2. Clear audio first. Sprint only when the room is actually empty. 3. Heal in a corner that is not the loot pile.
Common mistakes
The usual Marathon mistakes are Chasing a kill into a third squad’s setup.; Sitting on extract “just one more crate.”; Reloading in the only doorway out..
Patch days change timings. Recheck your drop, extract, site, or loadout before you copy last week’s VOD.
If you only remember one thing: loadout weight, audio, and extract windows.
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