"UPDATE: WTF WSTRs" from Game Director, Joe Ziegler

We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line. Right now it's become a dominant option and is eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game. SOOOOOO... as of Tuesday 4/21 (likely 8AM PT) the WSTR will no longer be able to down an enemy player who has blue shields or above with two shots. The ideal is that in a majority of cases this will force a reload in scenarios where the target has a blue shield, allowing for some more counterplay in these scenarios.What Will Change: Change will go live Tuesday 4/21 in the morning. Likely 8AM PT.WSTRs can still down a green shielded target with 2 direct shots at short rang WSTRs will no longer be able to down a blue and above shielded target with 2 shots at short range.We're still keeping an eye on a variety of balance issues. Thanks for all the feedback, keep it coming and we'll keep hammering at it.-Joe Ziegler - Game Director, Marathon

Apr 18, 2026 - 07:04

"UPDATE: WTF WSTRs" from Game Director, Joe Ziegler

We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line. Right now it's become a dominant option and is eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game. SOOOOOO... as of Tuesday 4/21 (likely 8AM PT) the WSTR will no longer be able to down an enemy player who has blue shields or above with two shots. The ideal is that in a majority of cases this will force a reload in scenarios where the target has a blue shield, allowing for some more counterplay in these scenarios.

What Will Change:

Change will go live Tuesday 4/21 in the morning. Likely 8AM PT.
WSTRs can still down a green shielded target with 2 direct shots at short rang
WSTRs will no longer be able to down a blue and above shielded target with 2 shots at short range.

We're still keeping an eye on a variety of balance issues. Thanks for all the feedback, keep it coming and we'll keep hammering at it.

-Joe Ziegler - Game Director, Marathon

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