ByPaul Tassi,
Senior Contributor.
The current Marathon NDA-ed technical Alpha may be under a legal blanket, but that has not stopped people from offering up their opinions on the current state of the game, both online and to me, with this being its largest test in some time. As someone who has not applied to play the Marathon Alpha and therefore is not under NDA, I can report what’s being said. And hey, you know what? It’s mostly positive. These are, of course, opinions, and some may dispute the points listed here. The highlights:
There are two separate questions here; whether or not the game will be good, as if it’s bad, that’s game over from the starting gun. But if it is good, whether or not the interest is there after the “bad vibes” of the last few months, is the bigger potential issue. It is good that Alpha feedback is largely good here, but these are people interested enough to apply in the first place. The biggest test will be whenever an open alpha or beta finally arrives and all manner of players can hop in. Arc’s open tests have made interest in that game soar, along with wishlists and pre-purchases. Marathon will need to do the same in a few months’ time.
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