A major update for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was released yesterday, containing quite a few fixes and improvements. The game, which was a huge disappointment at launch, may regain some of the fan trust with this update.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, a cooperative shooter from Fatshark, has received a major update to improve many aspects of the game that fans have been complaining about.
The game’s release, which took place at the end of last year, was not well received: a deluge of criticism fell on, among other things, aggressive microtransactions, disastrous optimization and generally poor technical conditions. . The developers have acknowledged their mistakes and announced the suspension of work on additional content until the most pressing issues are resolved. Does the latest 1.0.30 update fix at least some of them?
A great handful of improvements and new features.
When looking at the list of changes in the patch notes, their number will seem impressive=. The developers decided to include lots of game-enhancing features, fix a ton of bugs and enrich the game with more rewarding challenges, while improving the game balance (just check out the weapons section ).
Among the many new features are:
- custom weapon sets: Equipment sets can now be edited and saved freely. Up to 5 different customizable outfits will be available in-game, including weapons, gear, cosmetics, and abilities.
- arsenal, which gained a new tab: Brunt’s Armory, where the player can purchase any available weapon. In this case, the cost of acquiring each weapon is to start at the base price and scale with the level of the player.
- Sir Melk’s requirementa recruiting location that has been given better balance, so spawning tasks are now easier.
- Changes that have also been made to the blessings obtained in the Sanctuary of Omnissia. With the update, perks can be “removed” from weapons and applied to weapons with the same designation (Mk). Blessings are shared among all characters on your account.
- emperor gift, a reward in the form of a random item that is now awarded after each completed quest. The harder the mission, the more likely you are to receive a valuable item.
Players react to changes.
The powerful handful of changes introduced in the update didn’t escape the notice of the Darktide gaming community. Players seem to be positive with the new features introduced by the developers. On the r/DarkTide subreddit, the comments show a lot of satisfaction.
“I think it shows that they (the developers – editor’s note) have finally started to listen to us. Hopefully similar fixes will be applied to currency, gear and contracts in the next patch,” wrote user ChintzyAdde.
Blessings shared will make a lot of people happy, or so I think.
The patch looks good overall. Edit: I just saw all the balance added. The patch looks great!” praises user rowleybirkin.
While there’s obviously still a lot of work to do, it looks like players have decided that the update is a step in the right direction. The Fatshark devs are certainly hoping this will improve the game’s ratings, which haven’t been the best recently.
On Steam, the game’s overall rating remains “mixed”, although player reviews have been “mostly negative” recently, with only 32% of positive reviews. Will the update change the course of Darktide? Time will tell.
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