Cryo Archive is EXCELLENT!!! Up there in the upper echelon of all-time great multiplayer maps. To say Bungie cooked would be an understatement! And this is only a VERY small portion of the Marathon ship. It could take Bungie years of endgame maps that explore the ship in its entirety. However, it also proved to me that I will not be able to play this game endlessly lol. This map is insanely hard!!! So the loop is spending the week getting as much great loot as you can get, then lose most of it during the weekend in either Ranked or Cryo Archive, then repeat the cycle. You get some god-tier loot that 100% justifies resetting after every season, but that is also why I can't see myself playing in the longterm.
Marathon is truly designed for the niche audience that has an endless amount of time to grind and loves the insane difficulty. If this was 10 years ago, I would've been able to, but not the same me now that can have that level of commitment. I wish Bungie the best and hope this game succeeds, because they deserve it. This is an expertly crafted experience they've created!
You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind
