50% damage drop on Bolt Pistol & Heavy Stubber after update

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Bugs
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Issue Type (Required):

Weapons

Issue Description (Required):

I was testing weapon damages for Bolt Pistol (Mark IV) and Heavy Stubber (Mark II) in the meat grinder before the update and happened to have the damage numbers recorded. I noticed a significant 50% damage drop on both weapons after the update when using the same setup. Both weapons are running the Deadly Accurate + Surgical blessings.

Against Crusher:
Bolt Pistol [full crit + full build]: 3481 (before) → 1742 (now)
Heavy Stubber [full crit + full build]: 3828 (before) → 1920 (now)

I really hope this is not an intentional nerf, I had a lot of fun using these weapons and they do not feel the same with the reduced damage profile. Thanks!

Steps to Reproduce (Required):

  1. Equip either a Bolt Pistol or Heavy Stubber.
  2. Ensure the weapon is running both Deadly Accurate and Surgical blessings.
  3. Enter the Psykhanium / Meat Grinder (Auric).
  4. Aim down sight till crit chance reaches 100%, shoot a Crusher (Carapace).
  5. Note the damage numbers and compare them to pre-patch baselines.

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

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Before the update I also took note of the damage number of both weapons against Crusher / Reaper without any Operator talents (say a level 0 Vet / Ogryn) and lately I’ve done some extra tests:

Against Crusher:
Bolt Pistol [no crit heatshot + no build]: 1090 (before) → 545 (now)
Bolt Pistol [full crit headshot + no build]: 2042 (before) → 1021 (now)
**Same pattern for Heavy Stubber

Against Reaper:
Bolt Pistol [no crit heatshot + no build]: 1743 (before) → 872 (now)
Bolt Pistol [full crit headshot + no build]: 3268 (before) → 1634 (now)
**Same pattern for Heavy Stubber

This suggests that blessings, talents, and armor damage multipliers are all working as intended after the update, and the 50% damage drop likely stems from some changes in the weapons’ base damage profile. Hope this helps. Thank you!