THIS WEEK: Bungie's newest extraction shooter, Marathon, is getting a midseason update this upcoming Tuesday and Destiny 2's Iron Banner returns! illPhysics joins Danfinity & EpicDan22 this week to chat about the changes to the Knife melee, Recon buffs, Duo lobbies, Marathon's mysterious upcoming experimental queues, possible cheating in Cryo Archive, and Rook unionization.

@illPhysics is a full time streamer and content creator, focused on building community in the PVP space around Bungie's games. Follow him on his socials here: https://linktr.ee/illPhysics

| SOURCES |

Kotaku - Marathon’s Top Players Are Begging Bungie To Do More About Cheaters by Ethan Gach: https://kotaku.com/marathon-cheating-bungie-ranked-cryo-2000685432

IGN - Marathon Reportedly Had a Budget of Over $200 Million by Wesley Yin-Poole: https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-reportedly-had-a-budget-of-over-200-million-and-while-the-pressure-is-on-bungie-to-gain-more-players-it-is-not-facing-an-imminent-concord-style-shutdown

Bungie - This Week In Destiny - 04/09/2026: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/twid-04-09-2026

Bungie - Marathon Update 1.0.5.3: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/marathon_update_1053

X/Twitter - Joe Ziegler Duo Queue Tweets: https://x.com/Ziegler_Dev/status/2041630596871680507

Destiny 2 Humble Bundle that includes all of the DLC + 25% off coupon for Marathon for $28: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/destiny-2-expansions-bundle-2026

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| CHAPTERS |

00:00:13 - Welcome to Episode 134

00:01:03 - Housekeeping & YouTube Milestone Update

00:02:16 - Guest Introduction: illPhysics (Tony)

00:04:52 - Marathon First Impressions & What Has Its Hooks In You

00:08:09 - Cryo Stories: The Rook Army Uprising

00:13:29 - Games of the Week

00:14:06 - EpicDan's Next Soulsborne Challenge

00:15:00 - Sekiro: Parry System Deep Dive

00:22:34 - Marathon vs. Halo Reach: The PvP Rabbit Hole

00:30:18 - Marathon News: The Cheating Problem (Kotaku)

00:37:54 - Goo Gun Accessibility & the Growing Skill Gap

00:40:13 - Marathon Vault Key Farming Guide

00:44:04 - Knife Nerf & This Week's Balance Update

00:47:23 - EpicDan22's Viral "Rat" Clip Story

00:52:09 - Mid-Season Update Preview: Recon & Vandal Buffs

00:56:06 - Duos Queue Ending & New Experimental Queue

01:03:20 - Destiny 2 News: Guardian Games Results & Iron Banner

01:04:08 - Destiny 2 + Marathon Humble Bundle Deal

01:07:20 - Marathon's $200M Budget Report

01:09:05 - Q&A: Is Marathon Worth It for Destiny 2 Players?

01:16:25 - Q&A: Favorite Weapons in Marathon

01:23:08 - Q&A: Future Enemy Types & Weapons Wishlist

01:29:14 - Q&A: How Should Bungie Attract New Players?

01:34:44 - Q&A: New Maps & Night Variants for Season 2

01:39:33 - Q&A: How Many Maps Is Too Many?

01:44:25 - Outro & Where to Find the Panel

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