Marathon Season Two 'Nightfall' Launches June 2nd With Player Resets and New Content
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Bungie has announced Marathon's second season, 'Nightfall', will begin on June 2nd. The new season will reset player progression but allow them to keep cosmetics and currency. A series of updates starting May 19th will introduce new enemies, guaranteed map events, and daily access to the Cryo Archive map.
Facts First
- Season two, 'Nightfall', begins June 2nd, resetting player levels, ranks, vaults, loadouts, credits, schemas, faction levels, upgrades, and priority contracts.
- Players retain unlocked factions, cosmetics, codex entries, and LUX/Silk currency, and vault size will increase while faction progression accelerates.
- A May 19th patch guarantees map events each run and makes locked room keys drop from defeated Warden enemies.
- New enemy encounters arrive May 19th, with increased UESC forces and new Warden fights on all maps except Cryo Archive, plus a 'new threat' in Dire Marsh.
- Cryo Archive becomes accessible daily from May 21st until the season two launch on June 2nd.
What Happened
Bungie announced the release date for the second season of Marathon, titled 'Nightfall', scheduled to begin on June 2nd. Upon the season's start, player runner levels, ranks, vaults, loadout contents, credits, schemas, faction levels and upgrades, and priority contracts will be reset to zero. Players will retain access to unlocked factions, earned and purchased cosmetics, codex entries, and any LUX and Silk currency on their accounts. Vault size will be increased and faction progression will be accelerated starting June 2nd.
A patch scheduled for May 19th will guarantee map events during each run. Starting the same day, locked room keys will drop from computer-controlled Warden enemies if they are defeated. UESC forces will be more present in matches with new Warden encounters across all maps except Cryo Archive. A 'new threat' will be added to Dire Marsh to increase challenge. Cryo Archive will be accessible every day starting May 21st until the start of season two.
Why this Matters to You
If you play Marathon, your in-game progression will reset on June 2nd, but your cosmetic unlocks and currency will carry over. This may allow you to start the new season on equal footing with other players while keeping your visual customizations. The increased vault size and accelerated faction progression could make managing your inventory and ranking up less time-consuming. The guaranteed map events and new enemy encounters starting May 19th might make your matches more dynamic and challenging.
What's Next
Season two, 'Nightfall', officially begins on June 2nd. Players can claim sponsored kit in the new season based on their season one runner level; for example, reaching level 75 in season one grants a free purple-rarity sponsored kit. The pre-season updates starting May 19th will roll out new content and mechanics, which may change the current gameplay meta and prepare the community for the full seasonal reset.