Marathon Players Report Keeping Server-Slam Loot In Full Game

Bungie’s Marathon is off to the races, and everyone was supposed to have a fresh start after the Server Slam beta test. None of the rare loot gained during Server Slam was meant to cross over into the game’s launch, but for a handful of lucky players, that’s exactly what happened.

As demonstrated by an X user going by Nifty n00b (via Kotaku), the loot was waiting for them in the in-game mailbox. Marathon allows players to temporarily lend their items to other players in the game, which are then automatically returned to them through the mailbox. That’s why a handful of players who lent out their loot in Server Slam may find that they still have their items if they check their mailbox.

Since this fluke flies in the face Bungie’s desire to restore parity after each season, it seems likely that the bug will be addressed or removed at some point in the near future. Earlier this month, Bungie justified that approach by saying, “It’s a way to say goodbye to the old, welcome the new, and kick off a journey from zero-to-hero with new ways to play, content to master, and things to discover.” That’s also one of the reasons why Marathon’s premium currency, LUX, can only be used on cosmetics, rather than giving players who pay extra an edge.

So far, there have been some minor hitches in the launch. Bungie notes that it may take some time for preorder items, Server Slam rewards, and Twitch Drop rewards to appear. It’s too soon to say how many players the game will draw overall at launch, but Marathon’s Server Slam hit 143,000 concurrent players on its first day.