Bungie has released a new update for its sci-fi extraction shooter, Marathon, which reduces the amount of melee damage players can inflict on other Runners with knives and makes bubble shields more scarce. The change also increases the distance players can lunge during a knife attack by 10%, and reduces the bonus damage Runners receive from their Melee Damage stat by 50%, only when attacking other runners. This change was explained in a developer note by Bungie as the focus was on balancing Marathon’s knife damage. Other changes include a bump up to a Superior loot item for bubble shields, a 33% drop to the damage they take before they break, and a change to Traeus’ Return on Investment 4/5 contract so Runners will be able to complete each of its two objectives on different runs. The next update will be on April 14.