This is an example of Wargaming's merciless marketing campaign that puts profit before playerbase.  I am afraid that the hours involved in this marathon are such that a player would make unhealthy if not life damaging choices if he were to succeed.  I cannot reconcile putting income, health, or healthy family/interpersonal relationships far behind Wargamings needs.  We even run Warpack, and the amount of time for those of us in Otter to finish this is still an overall deadweight loss.