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Marathon’s Cryo Archive Surfaces In-Game Locked, With Level-25 and All-Faction Requirements

A community ARG sits one step from completion, with a promo timer hinting at a late‑March rollout.

Overview

  • Cryo Archive now appears as a redacted fourth map in Marathon’s selector after the community cleared six of seven ARG stages.
  • Baseline access rules are confirmed: reach Season Level 25 and establish a connection with all six factions by completing each faction’s initial Introducing contract.
  • Rook runs are not permitted on Cryo Archive, a restriction intended to keep low-level or griefing accounts out of the endgame activity.
  • The endgame location is set aboard the UESC Marathon and is billed as the toughest space yet with raid-like mechanics, stronger AI, and high-value rewards.
  • Keys are only needed for certain high-tier vaults and doors, not to enter the map, and a promo-site countdown is being read as pointing to a late-March launch window.