[Steam_In_Text_Banner] Hey Everyone, Hotfix #80 (1.9.4) is currently rolling out across our platforms. In the meantime, you can read the notes below. Class Balance Overall we’re very happy with the outcome of the previous patch. Build variety has increased and win rates are more even between thos…

[image] Mavrik: Why are these changes each patch so small and so irrelevant? This is what most of the community has been asking for. Big sweeping balancing have resulted in outliers staying in the wrong place for too long. [image] Mavrik: We should be seeing huge changes that make the ga…

This assumption is also based on what I’ve actually experienced after playing for so long. The data comes from my own playtime and from many of my friends who each have over a thousand hours in the game. The people around me who actually know how to play the game would never make those kinds of nons…

[image] CrazyAbyss: You guys keep going on and on about “balance,” but do you ever stop to consider how casual players feel? Why do casual players feel entitled to clear the hardest difficulties when they can have their Malice/Heresy experience?

[image] FatsharkQuickpaw: Pious Cut-Throat We’re lowering the Cooldown Regeneration due to how easy it is to keep uptime on it. 100% for 2s → 75% for 2s I don’t understand how they nerf this one when IoD is left unchanged… IoD is +100% for 3s… I don’t see how Pious Cut-Throat needed a ner…

[image] Ralendil: don’t understand how they nerf this one when IoD is left unchanged… IoD is +100% for 3s… I mean IoD was and will remain the better option for relatively fast weapons with higher crit consistency. I think there are likely a lot of weapons and builds where PCT will remain the …

[image] tom123965: Isn’t Havoc part of the game as well? Shouldn’t its difficulty be considered when you talk about balance? No. Here’s why: [image] Duty and Honor nerf is misguided Darktide shouldn’t be balanced around Havoc, as Damnation and Auric are both superior candidates for such a…

@FatsharkQuickpaw Should really just label these Balance Adjustment Patch instead of Hotfix.

I agree with you. As a 4500+ hour player, I’ve interacted deeply with all types of players and played through the game with them. In reality, most players only offer blind advice based on a limited understanding of the game. As they gain a deeper understanding of the game, they’ll realize their init…

[image] harlekein: Also won’t make a difference. A keystone revolving around taking damage will never be the top pick for skilled players when it competes against doing more damage. How many of the Playerbase are skilled Players however? Often times when i look at the Steam Hub and then here …

[image] Terrorgheist: You can’t just balance everything around Top Players. Fatshark doesn’t have to. Why? Casual Players can just lower the Difficulty. Darktide has multiple Difficulties FOR A REASON.

Hotfix #80 - 1.9.4 - Patch Notes

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Khorne_Dawg October 21, 2025, 8:42am 241

No. Here’s why:

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Hotfix #80 - 1.9.4 - Patch Notes

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