Bungie has lastly revealed Marathon’s premium foreign money, known as LUX, whereas promising it could possibly’t be used to purchase gameplay benefits.
In a tweet, the official Marathon account reiterated that seasonal gameplay content material is free for all gamers. This contains zones and Runner shells (playable characters) for the extraction shooter.
“There isn’t a pay for energy,” Bungie stated. Premium Go rewards solely embody cosmetics, not gameplay gadgets. And LUX can solely be used for cosmetics, “not gameplay benefits.”
In the meantime, Reward Passes don’t expire, so you should buy a earlier season’s Reward Passes. You unlock rewards in your Rewards Passes utilizing Silk, which is earned by taking part in the sport. You possibly can’t purchase SILK. You can even earn cosmetics through the Codex, with others obtainable for buy.
Affirmation of Marathon’s premium foreign money comes simply hours earlier than the sport itself goes reside (take a look at the Marathon launch instances right here).
We’ve bought a lot extra on Marathon, together with one Bungie developer’s dedication to “fontslop,” and Bungie’s phrases of reassurance on Marathon’s issue curve. Try IGN’s Marathon evaluation up to now to seek out out what we expect.
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