Bungie reverses loud gunshot change in Marathon patch

Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon received its first major post‑launch patch, 1.0.0.4, on March 11. The notes promised things like more ammo in free loadout kits, better objective markers and fixes, but one tweak—an increase to the range at which players could hear gunfire and explosions—quickly altered the feel of matches.

Players noticed the shift almost immediately. Subreddit threads and other outlets described matches as more chaotic, with posts saying things like "What happened in the update? I’m getting attacked all the time!" and "I think the noise change is making this game a battle royale." Audio director Chase Combs responded on Twitter: "Feedback heard, loud and clear.

(Get it?)" with a gif and the line, "Fine, I was trying something, and it didn’t work!" Bungie followed by saying it would partially roll back the audio tweak.

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