The first two weeks of Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients have come and gone, leaving behind a trail of triumphs and hard-fought battles. Here's a snapshot!

5 straight minutes of goosebumps… 🥲 Destiny 2 | So Far, Together youtu.be/TyUzUuzlPmY?si=OohA… via @YouTube

Patch 1.1.0.1 Highlight #Marathon Item Economy Change: • Slightly reduced Prestige Shields & Weapon Mods from all sources. • And many more fixes, check them out here: bungie.net/7/en/News/Article…

So many great moments in Destiny 2…

I want to share my thoughts on the discussion around loot and progression in #Marathon Season 2. I think a big reason why I have been enjoying the game a lot more than at launch is how much more rewarding it feels to invest time into it in so many different ways. From what I was reading here on X, it really seemed like something was “broken” loot-wise. Prestige items were supposedly way too common and progression was overall too easy. As far as I understood, a lot of the complaints were about the loot you can get from the Boss on Nightmarsh and how it was too easy to farm in Sponsored Mode because there is no other team on the map. That makes sense. I had not tried to do that until then, so I started trying to do it too. So here are my thoughts: When it comes to getting to the Boss and killing him in Sponsored Mode, I don’t think it is as easy as it sounded from what I was reading on this platform. To be fair, my group and I didn’t look up any guides and tried to figure everything out on our own. I played with a lot of different people and we still have not managed to do it yet. That was a challenge I was really looking forward to. But more importantly, I realized that it is not that easy to pull off and that the reality being presented here on X did not match my own experience. Sure, the amount of Prestige items could probably be dialed down a bit, but overall I think it is a good thing to have a map besides Outpost that is always available and rewards you with good loot. Especially when playing the normal version of Nightmarsh, I think Bungie did something really great here. They didn’t just make the map dark. They transformed the whole experience and delivered a piece of challenging and engaging content that actually rewards you for completing it. It is so much fun to enter Upper Complex knowing that another team is probably doing the exact same thing on the other side and that you will have to fight them in order to get to the loot. That is so good. I don’t have a problem with nerfing the rarity and amount of loot you get from opening boxes on Nightmarsh, but removing the big goal of getting Prestige loot from the Boss would be a big problem for me personally. Small correction: I initially assumed the Boss loot had been heavily nerfed because of a post here on X. @colleenxellie corrected herself, and it seems that while the loot was indeed nerfed, it is still rewarding. Also, increasing the amount of XP you need to progress The Cradle feels really bad, because now I have to invest 25% more to achieve the same goal as someone who already maxed it out. I’m making this post to show that the “problems” being discussed here on X are not necessarily representative of what the ordinary player is experiencing. I’m not a casual. I play a lot and I think I’m a fairly decent player. But I play everything the game has to offer, instead of grinding one single thing only because it might be the most rewarding. Right now, I feel like I am getting punished for that. And the next time there is a similar situation, I might feel pressured to focus on that one thing immediately because it could get nerfed later and I don’t want to fall behind again. However, just wanted to share this... @MarathonDevTeam @asalisbury

Stop catering to the streamers and creators that put hours into the game before you deploy 'fixes' After everyone puts out guides and have grinded all the loot they want, you 'fix it'. Destiny has done this for years and its deflating as both a player that gets on at reset and grinds, and to anyone that doesn't have time (I.E. lives and jobs, etc.) All the streamers get in and exploit all the loot and everyone has a good laugh about it. This isn't Destiny. Disrespecting the time people have, the time people planned to have and making on the fly changes to the loot and progression economy is probably the worst thing you can do to new and returning players that are not streamers and content creators. I was gonna get on and grind because and now I just feel like all the time I invest is worthless as changes roll out like this. If anyone just picked up the game tonight they are now handicapped. Can't imagine how less committed players feel after reading this knowing they have to sink more time into the game just to get the same rewards as someone that has 12 hours a day to play the game. Top catering to the vocal minority on social media please. The rest of the community that just plays the game without it are getting fucked over here. @MarathonDevTeam @asalisbury @Ziegler_Dev

We’ve issued a ban wave on accounts confirmed to be cheating in Marathon. For more information on our account restriction and banning policies, please review our Game Account Restrictions and Banning Policies here: bung.ie/banpolicies As a reminder, players who knowingly benefit from cheating or continue playing with cheaters may also be subject to account actions, up to and including a full game ban. If you suspect a player is cheating, please use the in-game report system when possible. If you’re unable to report in-game, you can also submit a report here: bung.ie/cheatingreport

The Cradle system in Marathon has been such a fun addition to the game. I’m constantly excited to see high tier gear no matter WHAT it is because the worms are always hungry. It’s changed how I play the game and customizing my trees has been fun to experiment with. W system 🫶

all the tier 3 (cert 5) boxes on night marsh, go get your purple shields <3

#Marathon Season 2 is so good. This finally feels like the version of the game it needs to be. There’s so much more to do now across all maps and every run feels so much more rewarding. Last season wasn’t bad, but Season 2 makes the game feel so much more complete. 💚

So... I recently started playing #Marathon on controller because I honestly really like the feel of it. But after wiping a full squad, I actually felt kind of bad. On MNK, that clip would’ve felt way better. On controller, it just feels... unimpressive. Does it make sense? That’s probably a big downside for me when it comes to choosing MNK vs. Controller. What do you think?

This is what it looks like when you decide to kill the UESC Rocket Drone in #Marathon with less than 2 minutes on the clock. Let’s just say the extraction didn’t go perfectly for everyone. 💀 Will @MarathonCodec make it out alive...? 🤔

Fun little detail. When you've activated a contract, the glass wall on the right of the main menu will open and show the faction you're doing the contract for. #Marathon Thanks @nullcoma, for sharing this little tip to see which faction you're contracting for.

Having Frame Gen in #Marathon is awesome! 👏🏼 Performance is finally what I expect it to be for a game like this.

I really wish my current favorite game wasn’t the anger outlet for millions of angry people!

#Marathon Season 2 so far... 10/10 Visuals. ✅ 0/10 Server Stability. 💥