Space Marine 2 devs push back on calls for a difficulty mode above Absolute - "we are almost at our limit"

But are looking astatine a caller strategy of modifiers

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developers Saber Interactive are pushing backmost connected subordinate calls to adhd an even-harder trouble mode, pursuing the instauration of an Absolute trouble mounting this outpouring via crippled update.

Apparently, immoderate of you muscleheads person been uncovering Absolute "a spot easy", oregon astatine least, not capable of a shake-up from the preceding Lethal difficulty. Saber are unfastened to suggestions, here, but crippled manager Dmitriy Grigorenko besides reckons that "we are astir astatine our bounds successful presumption of however we tin marque the crippled harder without making it unfair and not fun".

Posting successful a assemblage note connected steadfast Focus Entertainment's website, Grigorenko described Saber arsenic "quite blessed with however intense" Absolute is, connected the whole. "We spot that it requires a batch of attraction and we consciousness similar it's amusive successful presumption of however galore enemies you person to face, however hard they deed you etc," helium wrote. "At the aforesaid time, we spot immoderate comments that it's a spot easy. Yet connected the different manus we don't privation to messiness it up and would similar to perceive the dependable of the assemblage first."

He's got immoderate "data and context" to warrant his fears astir messing things up. Argh, context! It burns, it burns, etc. Briefly, the mean triumph complaint connected Absolute trouble is astir 60%, which is "a spot higher than we expected" and astir 10% higher than the mean for Lethal difficulty. This tin beryllium explained, however, by the information that Absolute trouble has to beryllium unlocked, truthful each the radical smashing their faces against it are beauteous seasoned. Also, lone astir 12% of mean regular play clip has been spent successful Absolute, and lone astir 15% of play progressive players play astatine slightest a azygous lucifer connected Absolute difficulty.

In short, "only a tiny information of precise hardcore and well-prepared players are playing the Absolute difficulty", truthful it doesn't marque consciousness to give overmuch resources to pumping up the situation adjacent further. Besides which, Grigorenko doesn't deliberation there's overmuch to beryllium gained successful wide from making Space Marine 2 adjacent much of a meat-grinder.

"I volition beryllium wholly honest," Grigorenko continued. "I deliberation we are astir astatine our bounds successful presumption of however we tin marque the crippled harder without making it unfair and not fun. We can't importantly summation the fig of enemies for show and representation reasons. Greatly expanding force harm and hp volition marque it truthful players volition dice randomly and volition marque enemies slug sponges, which volition not beryllium fun.

"We bash not privation to instrumentality a caller difficulty, due to the fact that that would divided the matchmaking excavation adjacent more. We person to instrumentality to the existing 6 difficulties."

Saber are, however, looking to present a caller acceptable of modifiers, akin to the arguable Tight Formation multiplayer mechanic, which punished players for straying isolated successful Lethal difficulty, and was removed a week aft its introduction.

Grigorenko hopes that the "combination of [these modifiers] would marque each situation unique", and is blessed "to denote that we are already moving connected the system, nevertheless this volition instrumentality immoderate time." Beyond that, he's acceptable up immoderate scholar polls for imaginable smaller tweaks to Absolute, specified arsenic limiting ammo and adding much Terminus enemies.

I haven't truly played Space Marine 2 since rambling astir Warhammer 40,000's fascist sensibilities past year, but I wonderment to what grade Saber's difficulties with crippled trouble are exacerbated by the Space Marine mentality of securing a righteous decease against unwinnable odds. There is nary enactment of martyrdom Absolute capable for these lads.