Marathon Dev Updates: March 25, 2026
We’ve heard your feedback that having Ranked and Cryo Archive overlap can make it difficult to decide where to spend your time and hard-earned loot. Based on that, we’re updating their schedules so each has a clear, focused window.We're going to open Cryo Archive this week on Thursday, March 26 at 10AM PT and close it on Sunday, March 29 at 10AM PT. The next window for Ranked will start on Sunday, March 29th at 10AM PT and will run for four days - until Thursday, April 2nd at 10AM PT.Here's a quick look at the weekly schedule going forward, so you can mark your calendars:???? Ranked: Sunday 10 AM PT ➡️ Thursday 10 AM PT???? Cryo Archive: Thursday 10 AM PT ➡️ Sunday 10 AM PTWe know that no schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn! As we see how this lands, we'll continue to keep your feedback in mind as we make any future adjustments.And an additional update from our Game Director, Joe Ziegler about our experimental Duo Queue:MARSH MADNESS UPDATE: MARATHON DUOS QUEUE - The experiment continues!Thank you to everyone who's been helping us test the duo queue. We've had a full week of testing on Perimeter with duos, collected a lot of notes and information, and have now decided to shift the queue to Dire Marsh to see how it plays out in those creepy damp backroads of Tau Ceti.This means, as of Wednesday 3/25 10 AM PT this week we will be disabling the experimental "Perimeter -- Duos" Queue and enabling the experimental "Dire Marsh -- Duos" Queue.What we're continuing to observe:How combat engagements play out in duos.Exfil rates, activity completion rates, etc. in duos.Any technical issues that occur.Any and all feedback around the mode.Details on the change are:We will be shifting the zone for Duos starting Wednesday 3/25 at 10 AM PT.At this time the "Perimeter -- Duos" Queue will be disabled and replaced by the "Dire Marsh -- Duos" Queue.You will only be able to queue in "Dire Marsh -- Duos" with two players in a crew.You will not be able to queue as a solo with crew fill into Dire Marsh -- Duos.This test will continue for 1 week, with the caveat that we might take it down or extend it depending on what we see.Once again, thanks for helping us by providing play data and feedback on the duos experiment! We'll continue to update you on any changes we plan in the future as we learn more from what we see and hear!
We’ve heard your feedback that having Ranked and Cryo Archive overlap can make it difficult to decide where to spend your time and hard-earned loot. Based on that, we’re updating their schedules so each has a clear, focused window.
We're going to open Cryo Archive this week on Thursday, March 26 at 10AM PT and close it on Sunday, March 29 at 10AM PT. The next window for Ranked will start on Sunday, March 29th at 10AM PT and will run for four days - until Thursday, April 2nd at 10AM PT.
Here's a quick look at the weekly schedule going forward, so you can mark your calendars:
???? Ranked: Sunday 10 AM PT ➡️ Thursday 10 AM PT
???? Cryo Archive: Thursday 10 AM PT ➡️ Sunday 10 AM PT
We know that no schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn! As we see how this lands, we'll continue to keep your feedback in mind as we make any future adjustments.
And an additional update from our Game Director, Joe Ziegler about our experimental Duo Queue:
MARSH MADNESS UPDATE: MARATHON DUOS QUEUE - The experiment continues!
Thank you to everyone who's been helping us test the duo queue. We've had a full week of testing on Perimeter with duos, collected a lot of notes and information, and have now decided to shift the queue to Dire Marsh to see how it plays out in those creepy damp backroads of Tau Ceti.
This means, as of Wednesday 3/25 10 AM PT this week we will be disabling the experimental "Perimeter -- Duos" Queue and enabling the experimental "Dire Marsh -- Duos" Queue.
What we're continuing to observe:
How combat engagements play out in duos.
Exfil rates, activity completion rates, etc. in duos.
Any technical issues that occur.
Any and all feedback around the mode.
Details on the change are:
We will be shifting the zone for Duos starting Wednesday 3/25 at 10 AM PT.
At this time the "Perimeter -- Duos" Queue will be disabled and replaced by the "Dire Marsh -- Duos" Queue.
You will only be able to queue in "Dire Marsh -- Duos" with two players in a crew.
You will not be able to queue as a solo with crew fill into Dire Marsh -- Duos.
This test will continue for 1 week, with the caveat that we might take it down or extend it depending on what we see.
Once again, thanks for helping us by providing play data and feedback on the duos experiment! We'll continue to update you on any changes we plan in the future as we learn more from what we see and hear!
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