Space Marine 2 Dev Apologizes To Players, Says The Game Won’t Become A Live-Service Title

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 was successful out of the gate final fall, however that does not imply its most devoted gamers love the whole lot about it. Many followers are particularly vocal in opposition to the concept of Area Marines 2 turning right into a live-service recreation, particularly after Focus Leisure and developer Saber Interactive launched group occasions seemingly as the one method to get fascinating gadgets which are solely accessible for a restricted time. This time, the pushback has been so intense that Focus has apologized to followers and guaranteed them {that a} live-service transformation is not within the playing cards for Area Marines 2.

On this week’s community update, Focus Leisure shared the next assertion: “We have now famous that the Neighborhood Occasions have obtained chilly suggestions since we launched them as a further method to unlock beauty gadgets. We noticed that a lot of you talked about FOMO generated by the occasions. Relaxation assured, we aren’t seeking to remodel Area Marine 2 right into a full live-service recreation. The gadgets accessible by means of occasions WILL be accessible later, for everybody. We would like Neighborhood Occasions to be a method to unlock the gadgets prematurely, for essentially the most devoted gamers, and to not be a supply of frustration and stress for everybody.

“Nonetheless, which means we should present a easy expertise in unlocking stated gadgets, which has not been the case to date. We deeply apologize for the difficulty, and are at the moment engaged on a simplified course of to unlock the gadgets, to make the expertise much less constraining.”

As a method to make it as much as followers, the emblem-less Mk VIII Errant Helmet will now be accessible without cost to all gamers who hyperlink their PROS account to Area Marine 2. Earlier than this transformation, the helmet was solely going to be given to gamers who had victories in every of the six lessons in Operations mode earlier than the Imperial Vigil group occasion got here to an finish.

Earlier this yr, Focus Leisure shared its roadmap for Space Marine 2’s “substantial” updates all through 2025. Outdoors of the sport, Amazon Prime Video’s Warhammer 40,000 live-action collection may finally be going forward with Henry Cavill in a number one function.