In Bungie’s shooter Marathon, there is a particularly strong movement technique that only works with a specific class. Players are already debating whether this could be an exploit.
What kind of trick is this? The Thief is one of the playable characters in Marathon. He can use a grappling hook to navigate the map. Normally, he propels a player a certain distance in one direction before going into cooldown. As a result, the Thief can move better than other classes.
There is also a combination that allows you to get the most out of the grappling hook. You need to perform a sprint-slide followed by a jump. When you then activate the grappling hook, the player achieves an incredible forward speed that far exceeds normal levels. It is comparable to the engines of heavy destroyer shells.
What are the advantages? This combination allows players to bypass the cooldown of the grappling hook. It resets immediately, enabling the trick to be executed multiple times in succession. This allows players to literally fly across the map.
Other shells consume a lot of resources to move quickly. However, this trick costs almost nothing. This enables a skilled Thief to outmaneuver any other shell, engage in fights faster, or escape. Furthermore, he can secure the best loot in this way.
Trick causes discomfort among players
What are the disadvantages? The trick is so powerful that it completely overshadows other movement-specialized shells. Professionals who master the technique become nearly untouchable. Casual players have little chance to react.
Users are therefore talking about a possible exploit. In the comments on X, many assume that this trick could soon be removed from the game or at least nerfed. One fan, for example, sees the possibility that the cooldown could be set to at least 4 seconds.
Most agree that such a trick should be removed from the game. It would destroy the balancing. An official response from Bungie is still pending.
Since players can gain an unfair advantage through this, it is realistic that this trick will soon be removed from the game. In other shooters, there have been more obvious exploits in the past where developers at least did not crack down on the players: ARC Raiders wants to punish players who used a major exploit, but they say: That will probably never happen
