Half of what Arrowhead Game is doing right now at launch far outstrips anything FatShark have done since launch for Darktide. And with that said, at least I know what FatShark is(nt) capable of doing in terms of their game development. Which is why I’ll continue to hope Arrowhead gives us good content. Fatshark white knigts can continue to cope that FS has given you 1000s of hours of mediocrity.
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You’re basing your take on their nationality?
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Helldivers rebuilt an entire fundamental game system to give it 100 times more depth in the 3 weeks the game has been out? Wow, they sure do work fast huh. 
Helldivers 2 was in development for 7 years. That suggests to me that Arrowhead is a slow company. A handful of things like a mech which were made long before the game launched is not indicative of them being capable of putting out a good cadence of updates once that is all done with.
We will see, but don’t throw a wobbly when it turns out they don’t meet over hyped expectations.
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Are you new and haven’t been around Darktide forums much?
I mean if that’s how we’re doing things. I see little reason to carry out this non-conversation. Toodles.
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That doesn’t answer my question.
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I take it that’s a yes that you are a newbie to the Darktide forums. I was referring to the constant “they take too many holidays in sweden” complaints.
That’s actually why HD2 launched in January and not before the swedish winter holiday fyi, so they were in the office and could do something about issues that arose.
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Stop making assumptions and trying to be a “hostile witness” because you are plainly ignoring the fact that Helldivers 2 is not being held down by it having Swedish developers in the same way that Darktide is.
Fatshark has horrible scheduling for their vacations and that is because they put virtually everyone on holiday at the same time, I mention this because Fatshark being Swedish is not what their problem is.
Sweden is not the one making Fatshark have horrible vacation scheduling, those schedules are the way that they are entirely at the behest of Fatshark themselves.
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I mean, how do you know this? There has been no swedish holiday for HD2 while the game has been live, you also have no clue about Fatshark or Arrowheads scheduling.
Maybe it will be fine, and maybe them using the same engine means they wont face the same issues, it’s yet to be seen. (well kinda with the game engine issues)
But do you want to make the bet that HD2 players will never complain about HD2 content delays and bugs not being fixed due to swedish holidays?
Cause I don’t.
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I think the numbers speak for themselves. Helldivers 2 requires near-constant server upgrades because of its massive surge in popularity, whilst I cannot even PLAY Darktide if my internet is not at its peak performance, despite the fact that the servers for Darktide are virtually EMPTY and my internet is completely fine with literally any other online game.
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Well this is just a fallacy and an anecdote so there is no point in replying to it.
Oh, my bad.
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Aside from their nationality, I think it’s also of the upmost importance that we figure out in which month Fatshark was founded/born. That way I can judge them based on their horoscope.
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i mean that seems to be the point in eh pointing out their “also swedish”.
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But darktide isn’t being held back because of Swedish developers, IMO, I think it is the nasty little fingers of 10 Cents that is pulling the strings.
Or someone else, as this who RNG BS seems to be an insidous ploy to kerep playing to meet subscription demands.
The nationality of the developer has no bearing on a games a development.
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of course it does… many nuances in development
quality however
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Don’t judge a game by some random normie playing
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You attempted (and failed) to answer my question with a question (hostile questioning) and were being extremely condescending don’t even start 
Y’all wonder why I’m leaving the Darktide community for the time being 
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To an extent. GGG has single-handedly proven that Tencent can only interfere (and thus be responsible for) so much because GGG is owned by Tencent and they’re actually doing really awesome as developers.
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Doode… Seriously… Darktide had 2 games to learn from. It is a reskinned VT2. It is much prettier, but it is the same thing nearly. TO say That Arrowhead has been working slow in comaprison to FS? You are covering incompetence.
None of FS products reached even half of what HD2 have on a daily basis.
What is this magical 100 times more depth you speak of? Haven’t seen any of it. What I have seen ditching a system that was beyond atrocious for one that is managable if I don’t look closely at it.
And the horrific rng and monetisation is still there.
7 years in develompment is not slow. It is smart. They delivered a successful product. FS rushed the game literally not finished.
One title is an absolute smash hit that even the producers did not predict and the other is an overhyped gem of a game buried in incompetent management.
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