Marathon has received a massive mid-season update, bringing with it a host of balance changes, major adjustments to powerful tools, and fresh cosmetics.
But one of the most interesting additions was the C.A.R.R.I feature - which promotes something truly alien to the mostly ruthless playerbase: being friendly to each other.
If you aren't familiar, the C.A.R.R.I feature rewards players with special commendations for assisting enemy players with contracts, extracting from the map together, and being an all-around pleasant character in Tau Ceti.
You can then exchange these commendations for faction XP boosts and other prizes.
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Marathon - Official Mid-Season 1 Overview Trailer You can watch the Marathon season one mid-season overview trailer here!Watch on YouTube This, as you can imagine, is a sharp deviation from the established shoot first, ask questions later approach the majority of Marathon's players have been aligned with.
The game has proven more ferocious than its peers like Arc Raiders, so how have players reacted to this curveball? "It's really f****** sick," writes user GringoinCDMX on the Marathon Reddit.
They shared an anecdote where they and other solo players openly communicated and collaborated on Perimeter.
Then, extracting together, they were able to group up for another match, describing it as the "most fun I've had in the last week playing." This new 'Stay Together' mechanic is a major part of the mid-season update.
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Wider discussion around C.A.R.R.I is ongoing, as players try to figure out how they feel about its wider impact on the game.
"As somebody who has not put hours into the game to bleed it dry of all content within the first month, I like this update because it's specifically for people like me," wrote MaddyCafe
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Source: [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-carri-community-reaction-season-1-update)