Overview
- The endgame map goes live March 20 at 1 p.m. ET after the community completed a multi-step ARG that included a reported 500 million UESC kill goal.
- Access requires Runner level 25, all six factions unlocked, a minimum 5,000‑credit loadout, and a pre‑made trio, with a one‑time Sponsored Kit available for a lower‑risk first run.
- Bungie describes a high‑intensity layout on the first deck of the UESC Marathon featuring six interconnected wings, a central hub, seven Vaults with unique loot, security‑clearance progression, and altered exfil rules.
- A launch trailer narrated by Ben Starr teases a confrontation with a classic S'pht Compiler enemy from the original Marathon trilogy.
- Bungie involved ARG creators like MrRoflWaffles and Skarrow9 in the finale and confirmed Cryo Archive, like Ranked, will be playable only on weekends, a plan game director Joe Ziegler says could iterate.