US EditionBungie Reveals All Details of Marathon's First Raid, Cryo Archive; Goes Live on March 20 and Weekends Only
Cryo Archive offers the first raid-like challenge in Marathon with seven vaults of top-tier loot behind key-gated puzzles, live only on weekends, Bungie said.
- On March 20, Bungie unveiled Cryo Archive in a blog post and teaser, revealing it goes live on March 20 and is available only on weekends with voice work by Ben Starr.
- Designed as a raid-like encounter, Cryo Archive explores the UESC Marathon with raid-style puzzles similar to Destiny raids, featuring a labyrinthian layout combining tight corridors and massive spaces.
- Players must meet season level 25, unlock all factions by completing liaison contracts, and queue with a loadout value of $5k credits or higher to access Cryo Archive.
- Cryo Archive contains seven vaults with the highest-level gear and gold-tier weapons in vault lockers, but these are heavily guarded, raising extraction stakes and competitive tension.
- Vaults require vault keys found on the other three maps, and keys can be found inside vaults or taken from other teams while comms messages hint at a cryptic system takeover.
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Bungie Reveals All Details of Marathon's First Raid, Cryo Archive; Goes Live on March 20 and Weekends Only
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