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Subscribe to our newsletter Marathon's Cryo Archive endgame map is stuffed with juicy, high-tier loot for Runners to shove into their backpacks.

But by far the most prized item in Bungie's formidable lose everything factory is the Biotoxic Disinjector.

This unique red-tier weapon, acquired by defeating Marathon's endgame boss The Compiler, can incinerate rival Runners with a laser beam or blast them to smithereens with a grenade launcher alt-fire.It's a tremendously powerful gun.

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Too powerful, it turns out.

Over the weekend, Bungie rolled out a small but significant update that carves a big chunk of damage out of this endgame weapon."Biotoxic Disinjector.

It's strong! … too strong." Wrote Marathon's title Director Joe Ziegler in a Steam post, adding that Bungie would be nerfing the weapon's damage by 35%.

He stressed that this change was not necessarily final, however ## Editor's Note This announcement has sparked considerable discussion among gamers. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/marathons-most-powerful-gun-gets-a-major-nerf-as-bungie-seeks-to-curb-a-little-bit-of-its-dominion-in-the-game/)