Bungie Game Director Joe Ziegler has confirmed that the 'Outpost - Duos' experimental queue will be disabled on Wednesday, April 8, at 10 AM PT. While the departure of a dedicated two-player mode might sting for those who found their rhythm in the ruins of Tau Ceti IV, the team is already pivoting to new data-gathering missions. This isn't a permanent goodbye for Duos; the experiment was successful enough that Bungie plans to bring the queue back as a permanent fixture for Season 2.
The downtime won't last long. A fresh experimental queue is scheduled to launch on April 14, followed immediately by another test on April 15. While the specific mechanics of these new queues are being kept under wraps until next week, Ziegler hinted that they will focus on testing additional features that could fundamentally shift how Runners interact with the environment and each other during extraction.
For a game like Marathon, these experimental rotations are vital. Balancing a PvP extraction shooter requires more than just internal playtesting; it needs thousands of Runners hitting the ground to see where the meta breaks. Whether these upcoming tests focus on new extraction mechanics, loot density, or cybernetic ability tweaks, they represent the direct path to Season 2's evolution. If you’ve been relying on a single partner to secure your artifacts, you have less than 24 hours to finish those final runs before the queue goes dark.
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