Bungie’s new extraction shooter, Marathon, is finally here. Shortly after its launch on Thursday, Bungie announced that it plans to change the amount of in-game currency (called Lux) players earn when purchasing a $10 USD Lux bundle from the store.
“In the near future, we’re making an adjustment to the amount of LUX you get for the $10 (or regional equivalent) LUX bundle to grant 1120 LUX (1000 + 120), up from 1100 LUX (1000 + 100),” Bungie said in an article posed to X. “As a part of this whole process, we’ll be crediting 20 LUX to players for each $10 LUX bundle they purchased before this change occurred.”
The studio also announced that an update is in the works, set to arrive sometime next week. Bungie plans to release full patch notes when the update goes live, but in the meantime, the studio has revealed the following three changes, which will be included in the patch.
- Increased the distance objective nav points appear from 10m to 20m.
- Increased the number of Med Cabinets and Munitions Crates that can spawn on Perimeter.
- Increased the amount of starting ammo in MIDA, CyberAcme, and Arachne free Sponsored Kits.
Lastly, Bungie is sorting out the Deluxe Edition bonus items that many players have reported as missing. Deluxe Edition rewards, Server Slam rewards, and Twitch drops should now appear in-game for those who earned them.
No word yet on exactly when the update will go live, nor when the changes to the $10 Lux bundle will be implemented, but Bungie says that, going forward, it’s keeping an eye on microtransactions.
“We’ve seen the rest of your feedback about Marathon’s purchasable cosmetics,” Bungie said on X. “We want to ensure that when you spend in Marathon you feel like you are getting great value and discussing ways to improve this experience.”