Bungie Promises Changes And In-Game Refunds After Players Denounce Marathon’s Monetization

Marathon’s launch has come and gone, and Bungie is moving fast to address its biggest criticisms.

As explained by IGN, while Sony priced the game at $ 40, it still launched with heavy monetization. Bungie pulled through on their promise to only sell cosmetics, but it still turned out too aggressive.

Bungie sells cosmetic packs at $ 15, and runner skins for $ 12 in Lux, Marathon’s in-game currency. But the biggest issue is how Sony sold Lux.

You can buy Lux in increments of $ 10 and $ 5, but you can’t get an exact $ 12 for a skin. So players are expected to accept overpaying for items.

In their latest update on Twitter, Bungie promised immediate changes to monetization. Moving forward, $ 10 will get you enough Lux to buy a skin. They’ll also credit a surplus of 20 Lux to players who already bought $ 10 Lux microtransactions.

Bungie also promises to increase items like med cabinets and starting ammo, but it’s amazing that Sony went this hard on monetization on a game that’s already in such a precarious, controversial position.