Marathon’s New Ranked Mode Is Super Weird… And Genius

The function of a Ranked playlist feels practically at odds with the extraction genre, but Bungie has cooked up a convoluted system for Marathon that may turn out to be incredibly clever. Traditional Ranked modes are easy to understand: win a match and you gain points, lose a match and your station decreases, often weighted based on the ranks of your opponents. But extraction shooters like Marathon aren't so straightforward.

Mar 18, 2026 - 23:00
Marathon’s New Ranked Mode Is Super Weird… And Genius
The function of a Ranked playlist feels practically at odds with the extraction genre, but Bungie has cooked up a convoluted system for Marathon that may turn out to be incredibly clever. Traditional Ranked modes are easy to understand: win a match and you gain points, lose a match and your station decreases, often weighted based on the ranks of your opponents. But extraction shooters like Marathon aren't so straightforward.

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