Marathon players accidentally smuggle rare loot out of Server Slam and into full game

Marathon players accidentally smuggle rare loot out of Server Slam and into full game | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these FPS If you’re hoping to make friends in Marathon like you can in Arc Raiders, expect a knife in the back FPS Marathon UI designer declares himself the ‘fontslop merchant’ and promises Bungie will never ‘remove the SAUCE from the UI’ FPS Marathon Server Slam start times and rewards FPS The Marathon server slam consumed my weekend: 21 hours later, I’ve gone from ‘meh’ to believer FPS Hours before its open preview weekend, Marathon is suddenly very close to the top of Steam’s top sellers list FPS Is Marathon’s time-to-kill too fast, or am I too Arc Raiders-pilled? 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter If you’re jumping into the full version of Marathon today, check your mailbox. It’s the envelope symbol in the bottom right of the menus, and it might have some free loot that you left behind during this past weekend’s server slam.That’s according to reports from several players falling into rare loot left over from the playtest in their inbox, as shared by Kotaku. Streamer Niftyn00b managed to yoink a purple 24-slot backpack out of the ether before their first match.Seems like this is a fun quirk of how Bungie handles borrowing items. When players exchange items they entered a match with (like bringing an extra green shield for your buddy), that gear is automatically returned to the original owner after the match ends. This is, apparently, Bungie’s way of nixing loot trading in the bud while still allowing players to help each other during a run. The borrowed gear is returned attached to a message in your inbox, which you don’t have to open immediately. You may like Marathon will run an open Server Slam that’ll lead right into launch Bungie is considering a dedicated duos mode and time-to-kill changes after Marathon server slam feedback You’re safe: Buying Marathon on Steam no longer downloads Destiny 2 automatically Fast forward to today: Progress has totally reset for everyone who played the server slam, with the exception of account-level mail. I also had some borrowed gear waiting in my inbox when I logged in this morning, but unfortunately it was just a worthless grey implant.INSANE LOOT HACKIf you had rewards in your mailbox from the server slam, THEY ARE STILL THERE…24X Backpack …Purple Core…before my first game 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/e1Zoiwn7daMarch 5, 2026Marathon is off to a decent start on launch day. No reports of login queues or server instability so far, but it sounds like pre-order bonuses and Deluxe Edition stuff isn’t arriving in players’ inboxes. Bungie says it’s working on it.2026 games: All the upcoming gamesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better togetherThe b