- Marathon features complete seasonal wipes at full launch.
- Bungie has confirmed wipes will take place every three months, as a year will bring four Marathon seasons.
- Marathon wipes will reset all gear, faction rank, and currencies while cosmetic loot and codex unlocks remain.
Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon is finally here, after players dropped onto Tau Ceti IV as cybernetic runners in its free-to-play Server Slam. As players continue to scavenge gear and battle rival squads while battling UESC reinforcements, exfil is one of the most important things they must focus on.
Like every extraction shooter, dying means losing all the loot you scavenged so far, and while you can store your loot in the vault for future use, one lingering question players have in mind is if Marathon Season 1 has wipes. Luckily, we’ve got the answer for you right here.
Are There Wipes in Marathon?
Yes, there are wipes in Marathon, as Bungie has introduced a seasonal update format. Bungie is planning four seasons per year, with a wipe between each one, spanning roughly every three months. This means players will lose items like their Marathon weapons and other progression.
Furthermore, when a new season begins, the scavenged weapons, gear, and loot will be wiped clean from player inventory, and every Runner will get a fresh start to level the playing field.
How Wipes Work in Marathon
Marathon wipes will occur once every quarter of the year, every time a new season drops. As soon as a new season is released, the loot-based progression will reset. This includes your stash of extracted weapons, implants, mods, gear, faction rank, seasonal upgrades, in-game currency balances, and seasonal power level.
The most affected of all is the faction system, which may be a letdown to some players who spend hours completing faction contracts and buying upgrades. Marathon features six factions at launch, each with unique contracts, reputation tracks, and upgrade trees.
Ranking up with a faction unlocks boosts and perks that last the entire season. But when a wipe arrives, that faction’s progress resets. As per Bungie, this makes early-season faction choices meaningful since the order you invest your time into factions shapes what items you carry in your inventory in the opening weeks.
Marathon Wipes: Resets vs. Carry Overs
If you’re worried about Marathon wipes, don’t worry too much about it, as almost every extraction game, even Escape from Tarkov and Arc Raiders go through progression wipes. However, Bungie has drawn a clear line between what resets and what stays. Here’s a clear table highlighting what will reset vs. what carries over in Marathon wipes:
| Resets | Carry Overs |
|---|---|
| Inventory & vault (gear, resources, artifacts) | Cosmetics (unlocked or purchased) |
| Faction trust/rank | Profile/account base level |
| Upgrade trees & Runner progression | Codex/story unlocks |
| Seasonal leaderboards & achievements | Server Slam rewards (e.g., emblems, caches) |
| Currency balances | Reward Pass rewards |
This hybrid approach makes Marathon wipes a bit more forgiving than other games, which do full account resets.
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Ishan Adhikary
