Does Server Slam carry over to the full Marathon release? Open beta progression, explained

Marathon's Server Slam will conclude this weekend after acting as a stress test for the full launch, and all your in-game progression will be erased once the beta is over. However, there are still some great reasons behind why you should grind and rank up as much as possible.Table of contentsWill you retain your Marathon Server Slam items?What do you retain from Marathon Server SlamWill you retain your Marathon Server Slam items? All items you found for your backpack and vault during the Server Slam will be completely gone after this weekend. When the game officially launches on March 5, you'll need to start from scratch once again. Your backpack and loadout will be empty (apart from a few rewards, but more on that later). Your seasonal progress will also reset completely, and you'll have to begin from the first level. The same rule also applies to all the contracts that you complete and the factions that you unlock. Come March 5, and you'll only have the first faction unlocked for you. You'll start by completing the beginner contracts, and then proceed further. Do note that the contracts could change upon full launch. Screenshot by Destructoid The same rule also applies to all kinds of cosmetics that you'll unlock in your account by grinding the codex. However, you'll get the chance to get them once again by completing different Codex activities on the full version of the game. Once again, lookout for new Codex challenges on the full launch version that could provide you with more rewards.What do you retain from Marathon Server Slam While you don't retain anything directly from your loadout and completed quests, some rewards will be available on the full launch. If you complete the introductory mission, you'll unlock the Beta.exe player background and Complex Study emblem. However, there are a few more things to get. Complete your first mission: Unlock the Standard Arrival Cache6 Standard Implants5 Standard Runner shell cores6 Standard weapon chip modsWeapons: Overrun and Hardline Reach Runner Level 10: Unlock the Enhanced Arrival Cache (Green)6 Enhanced Implants12 Enhanced Runner shell cores (Two for each)4 Enhanced weapon modsWeapons: Enhanced Magnum and Enhanced Hardline Reach Runner Level 30: Unlock the Deluxe Arrival Cache (Blue)6 Deluxe and Enhanced implants (3 for each)12 Deluxe and Enhanced Runner shell cores (1 for each shell)4 Deluxe and Enhanced weapon chip mods (2 for each)Weapons: Deluxe Magnum and Enhanced Volley RifleBackpack: Enhanced Base Backpack All the rewards listed in this section will exclusively depend on how much progress you can make in the Server Slam. They will be available in your account once the full launch takes place on the fifth of March. The post Does Server Slam carry over to the full Marathon release? Open beta progression, explained appeared first on Destructoid.

Feb 28, 2026 - 19:21

Does Server Slam carry over to the full Marathon release? Open beta progression, explained

Marathon's Server Slam will conclude this weekend after acting as a stress test for the full launch, and all your in-game progression will be erased once the beta is over. However, there are still some great reasons behind why you should grind and rank up as much as possible.

Table of contents

Will you retain your Marathon Server Slam items?

All items you found for your backpack and vault during the Server Slam will be completely gone after this weekend. When the game officially launches on March 5, you'll need to start from scratch once again. Your backpack and loadout will be empty (apart from a few rewards, but more on that later).

Your seasonal progress will also reset completely, and you'll have to begin from the first level. The same rule also applies to all the contracts that you complete and the factions that you unlock. Come March 5, and you'll only have the first faction unlocked for you. You'll start by completing the beginner contracts, and then proceed further. Do note that the contracts could change upon full launch.

Screenshot by Destructoid The same rule also applies to all kinds of cosmetics that you'll unlock in your account by grinding the codex. However, you'll get the chance to get them once again by completing different Codex activities on the full version of the game. Once again, lookout for new Codex challenges on the full launch version that could provide you with more rewards.

What do you retain from Marathon Server Slam

While you don't retain anything directly from your loadout and completed quests, some rewards will be available on the full launch. If you complete the introductory mission, you'll unlock the Beta.exe player background and Complex Study emblem. However, there are a few more things to get.

Complete your first mission: Unlock the Standard Arrival Cache

6 Standard Implants
5 Standard Runner shell cores
6 Standard weapon chip mods
Weapons: Overrun and Hardline

Reach Runner Level 10: Unlock the Enhanced Arrival Cache (Green)

6 Enhanced Implants
12 Enhanced Runner shell cores (Two for each)
4 Enhanced weapon mods
Weapons: Enhanced Magnum and Enhanced Hardline

Reach Runner Level 30: Unlock the Deluxe Arrival Cache (Blue)

6 Deluxe and Enhanced implants (3 for each)
12 Deluxe and Enhanced Runner shell cores (1 for each shell)
4 Deluxe and Enhanced weapon chip mods (2 for each)
Weapons: Deluxe Magnum and Enhanced Volley Rifle
Backpack: Enhanced Base Backpack

All the rewards listed in this section will exclusively depend on how much progress you can make in the Server Slam. They will be available in your account once the full launch takes place on the fifth of March.

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