Hot: Marathon mid-season update nerfs claymore drones, thermal scopes, and buffs being kind to strangers

Marathon's mid season one update is here, and has brought with it some staggering changes to the state of Bungie's extraction shooter.

These include the removal of one of the game's funniest strategies, a nerf to arguably its most powerful weapon attachment, and a reason to help enemy players you find out in the world.

The update, which is broken down in a new blog post, is chock full of changes.

The headlining one being an introduction to C.A.R.R.I, an in-game protocol that rewards players (both in crews and playing solo) who help out others during a match.

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These can be spent on salvage packs or reputation boosts for the game's factions.

Mid-Season 1 Overview | Marathon You can watch a breakdown of the patch here!Watch on YouTube By assisting players completing contracts, or extracting alongside them, players can earn commendations.

You can also team up with players you extract with for future ones, essentially making this an in-game friendship building tool.

Those who prefer killing other players will be happy to hear that new Arachne-themed shell cosmetics are now earnable in the Codex.

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There will, as you'd expect, be one for each shell.

So pull that knife out and get to work! As for more lootin' and shootin' changes, 11 fresh unique deluxe (blue) weapons drops have been added to Perimeter and Dire Marsh.

These are less powerful equivalents to the unique weapon drops you may have found in Cryo Archive, and should prove nice surprises for mid-game players looking for handy weapons to take into harder maps.

Thermal sights, which have proven exceptionally strong since the game's launch, are another hub for massive changes in this patch.

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You can no longer loot them at deluxe (blue) rarity.

The thermal range has been reduced by 20m, and the aim-down-sight assist has also been reduced while using it, in addition to the usual ADS penalties.

Also, some sad news for lovers of hijinx ## Editor's Note This announcement has sparked considerable discussion among gamers. Source: [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-mid-season-update-claymore-thermal-scopes-mercy)