Bungie offers free in-game loot after Marathon Season 2 launch plagued by server issues
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Lee Brady
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Summary
Marathon's Season 2 launch was plagued by severe server issues on June 2, 2026, disrupting gameplay and causing players to lose loot. The problems also delayed the free week of access for Xbox players. In response, Bungie apologized by offering free in-game items to affected players. The disastrous launch may have deterred new players from embracing the free-to-play online shooter rather than attracting them.
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Marathon's Season 2 launch has been a disaster, with server issues disrupting games (which also costs players their loot) and a delay to its free week of access affecting Xbox players.
If the launch of Marathon's free-to-play Season 2 was intended to spur new players to embrace the online shooter, it may have accidentally achieved the opposite result.
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