I have no idea if you're joking or not (i really don't, no sarcasm intended), but i always find it funny when someone says points don't matter in marathon. If you even slightly think about it, you know points = credits, and if you're playing a marathon game where both teams have no ref and/or pp, guess which team has a higher chance of winning...
More examples can be given but i think you get my point on this one.
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On topic, credits earned by points didn't help in marathon unless donation was enabled in the server, or if one player was able to buy vehicles for the rest of the team, since being only able to buy one advanced infantry or one beacon at a time usually wouldn't be a gamebreaker unless there was REALLY good team coordination.