Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s doing alright for itself, what with its franchise-best launch and a whole load of critical acclaim, but developer Saber Interactive isn’t stopping yet. The studio has now pledged a whole bunch of fan-requested fixes, starting with connectivity issues as a “top priority” and maybe even the introduction of an FoV slider if it really must.
All this comes via a lengthy message to the community on Steam, which follows Saber’s recent request for fan feedback regarding areas they want to see addressed first. Top of that list are those aforementioned connectivity issues, which the developer acknowledges have resulted in server problems, the inability to connect with friends (technologically rather than emotionally, I assume), plus lost saves. Saber says its “working day and night” to increase server capacity and reduce server load, with a bigger patch to address these issues due “soon”.
It also addresses the issue of bot teammates, after players complained their general ineffectiveness makes solo games “significantly harder”. Saber claims bot behaviour is by design, saying it doesn’t want them to “take the spotlight from the player” – but the studio does at least acknowledge bots can sometimes be “a bit too passive”. As such, it’ll be introducing improvements specifically during campaign boss fights in the next patch, and is also considering ramping up their usefulness during “specific objectives” in the future.
Let’s Play Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – ABSOLUTE CHAOS!