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The new Marathon feature in question is that of a duo queue. Up until this point, Marathon has only been playable either solo or with a squad of three players. Those who only play with one dedicated partner, though, have been asking Bungie to put a duo option into the game. Fortunately, Bungie seems to have heard these requests loud and clear and has now made it possible.
Currently, Bungie says that the duo queue in Marathon is only experimental. This means that it might not stick around for the long haul and could be taken out of the game for good after its two week trial period. In addition, Bungie is limiting the duo queue option to only being available on the Perimeter map. There is no fill option for duo queue either, meaning that players have to be partnered with someone in the lobby beforehand.
Will This Marathon Feature Become Permanent?
While Bungie is stressing that Marathon’s duo queue won’t be a permanent one, there’s no reason to think that it won’t end up becoming a fixture within the game for good. Given how many requests there have been for this option, it would be a bit puzzling for Bungie to try out duo queue for a brief time only to then remove it forever. Given that Bungie is currently focused on trying to grow Marathon in its first month after release as well, it’s highly unlikely that duo queue will not end up becoming a long-term pillar of the game.
