Watch the gameplay reveal and get details on the Deluxe Edition! During today’s PC Gaming Show, we gave you a first gameplay glimpse at the Adeptus Arbites and announced the Deluxe Edition. Check out the gameplay trailer below to see the Arbites unleashing their loyal Cyber-Mastiffs upon lexbreakers, and delivering judgment with extreme prejudice. [Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Arbites Gameplay Reveal | PC Gaming Show Trailer] On June 23, you’ll be able to purchase the Arbites Class in two different editions: Standard Edition: $11.99 / €11.99 Deluxe Edition: $18.99 / €18.99 Cosmetic Upgrade (Upgrade to Deluxe): $7.99 / €7.99 The Deluxe Edition includes the class and cosmetics for your Arbitrator and Cyber-Mastiff: Arbites Class 1 Unique Class Outfit 1 Unique Companion Outfit 1 Portrait Frame 4 Weapon Skins [391adc4a4acb50ff80eeccd7e63e5a69c746b72b] We’re not done yet. In the lead-up to launch, we’ll be releasing more reveals. We’ll also be sharing more over the coming days, including a longer gameplay video on June 12. Additional dev blogs on the Arbites’ talent tree, weapons, and more, will be published in the weeks prior to release. Thanks for sticking with us through this reveal, we’re beyond excited for you to take control of the Arbites on June 23, 2025! Make sure to wishlist the Arbites Class now so you’re ready to restore order on Tertium Day 1.

If my calculations are correct the class itself is 12 euros close to 1/4th of darktide’s price and the deluxe 19 euros which us close to half so im not sure how it costs almost as much as darktide when the game is 40 euros

I’ve noticed new audio and accents in the hub from the npcs. Interesting!

[image] alsozara: VT2 also frequently added new dialogue interactions relevant to the current updates in the overarching story. Always in patches for free, usually without even drawing attention to it. Man the cost of voice work must have gone up a lot if what was previously free is now a factor in a significantly bigger price tag. We get new audio for every mission in the form of several mission givers. That’s the new narrative/dialogue mechanism in DT. [image] alsozara: [image] Raichu: Initial value beside voice actors is talent tree 3x the value of 1 VT2 subclass Yeah I don’t think that’s even slightly true Speaking only for myself, I’ve gotten way more play out of the talent trees than I ever did out of any career (or all the careers combined) in VT2. I’m at 2k hours now, the only game I’ve ever played for anywhere close to this much time, and I expect to get at least a hundred hours out of Arbites…doing penances, playing with builds, etc. For $12, that’s a steal.

[image] anon73549677: Speaking only for myself, I’ve gotten way more play out of the talent trees than I ever did out of any career (or all the careers combined) in VT2. I’m at 2k hours now, the only game I’ve ever played for anywhere close to this much time, and I expect to get at least a hundred hours out of Arbites…doing penances, playing with builds, etc. For $12, that’s a steal. I mean yeah it’s a given that the more you enjoy the core game, the better value prospect a new class will seem. I’m not discounting that my thinking Darktide is a significantly shoddier experience, a step back overall (in its current state, potential is still huge), from VT2 colours my view of the pricing of this DLC. I guess my more general point is that saying the talent tree is “3x the content” compared to a VT2 DLC class is not strictly true by any means. The tree actually has to be well designed to make good on its extra potential permutations. And tree design is something I admit Fatshark seems to be improving at, but my faith isn’t really all there on that currently. It’s certainly possible Arbites will be brilliantly designed, and yeah I can see myself saying fair enough to the price point in that case, but it’s also completely reasonable to be sceptical. And a higher buy in means higher risk. If you buy it and it turns out to just not be your jam playstyle wise well it’s a bigger deal than if that happens for a VT2 career. None of this is intended to diminish people who are optimistic and more than happy to pay the asking price. That’s completely valid and I understand that point of view too. I am just reserving judgement and want to point out some of the nuance that seems to be missing from some of the direct comparisons to VT2 careers in terms of the overall value proposition offered.

“doth protest too much” -William Shakespeare The lady doth protest too much, methinks - Wikipedia I think their might be a more underlying reason for this complaint than just price.

[image] anon73549677: We get new audio for every mission in the form of several mission givers. That’s the new narrative/dialogue mechanism in DT. And we’re all the poorer for it.

Hard disagree. The expanding roster of characters adding flavor and varying viewpoints in the world is imo loads better than only the same old characters saying new things.

[image] anon73549677: Hard disagree. No surprise there. [image] anon73549677: The expanding roster of characters adding flavor The flavors being: quippy and quirky [image] anon73549677: varying viewpoints in the world is imo loads better than only the same old characters saying new things. Wow, you’re really so high on DT cope that you kick V2 chars and voice actors under the bus. Incredible.

Lord Margrave, Kayex, Karl, these are all interesting additions not seen in VT2. Mope more.

Ok buddy, honestly not sure what exactly you’re getting at here, but note how I didn’t resort to armchair psycho analysis of the people I’m disagreeing with.

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