You like money right? The cash cows will come so bring solo offline play

[image] GuanoGobbler: So FS is probably thinking they should tackle what the vast majority wants first. Then, now, explain us the “expedition” choice instead of a “chaos waste” game mode.

Maybe it’ll eventually turn into something like Chaos Waste, or it’ll get pointless updates and remain more or less dead. Maybe because, in their eyes, it doesn’t fit the 40K theme. Maybe they wanted to try something new. Maybe they just put very few resources into development, and this is what came out of it. I’m just as clueless as you are, because, as I’ve already said, there’s no communication. But this is about the solo mode. And I didn’t want to defend FS here, just share my thoughts on the missing solo mode. The important thing is that we don’t take our frustration out on each other.

There was no demand for expeditions, hence no demand for chaos wastes. People want missions in the main mode and have been saying so loudly for years. Not more superfluous modes that are increasingly unplayable due to low player count and no ability to play solo.

[image] Scipo0419: Pot, meet kettle Question: “Will we be able to play offline with bots?” Hedge: “No plans for a truly offline mode, no. This is an online coop game.” No where does Hedge say “you will not be able to play solo with bots.” And again, this post is from July 2022. Aqshy’s post is from November 2022. You’re literally using an older comment to override a newer comment and you can’t even comprehend the older comment correctly This is too stupid to argue about after so many years. Maybe it would have made sense up until 2023, but by now they’ve only added private matches with at least 2 players and bots, and there have been no signs, nor any mentions, of playing solo. So why is it so hard for you to understand that it won’t happen? It was never stated that they were working on it. The only answer they have is something ambiguous said before the launch in 2022, so after so many years it should be taken for granted that when they said ‘Yes and Yes’, they meant adding private matches with one or two friends.

[image] DeathLD: This is too stupid to argue about after so many years. Maybe it would have made sense up until 2023 We’ve been asking for it continually since 2023, so… [image] DeathLD: It was never stated that they were working on it. Yes it was. [image] DeathLD: . The only answer they have is something ambiguous said before the launch in 2022 “Yes, you will be able to do this.” is “ambiguous”? Can someone please take his shovel away, he won’t stop digging. [image] DeathLD: that when they said ‘Yes and Yes’, they meant adding private matches with one or two friends. That’s quite literally not how English works.

[image] DeathLD: The only answer they have is something ambiguous said before the launch in 2022, so after so many years it should be taken for granted that when they said ‘Yes and Yes’, they meant adding private matches with one or two friends. [image]Community Update #1: Pre-Order Beta Hotfix 1.0.6 Now we are confident in our Dedicated Servers, we would like to take the time and answer those recurring couple of questions that remain; “Can I play Darktide solo?”, “Can I play a private game with one or two of my friends?”. The answers will be Yes, and Yes. We’ve been working on an option to play exclusively in Solo Mode, where you will be hosting locally your own instance with bots. Because you will be hosting the AI and other game systems locally, this will increase performance cost. However, we continue to monitor and improve the performance where we can. Solo play is in its final stages of testing as we fix the last issues that remain. We aim to release this at Launch. If not, a patch shortly after that in December. What is ambigious about this statement? “Can I play Darktide solo?” Yes. “Can I play a private game with one or two of my friends?”. Yes.

[image] Martak7: hence no demand for chaos wastes IDk, maybe it’s my bias, but it seems to me CW is pretty popular and in demand, much more so than solo mode and maybe even tied with base game and new maps. VT2 CW was a resounding success and I can’t see this one being any different unless they go out of their way to screw the pooch.

Bro has to be dragging us into his humiliation fetish at this point.

[image] GuanoGobbler: So FS is probably thinking they should tackle what the vast majority wants first. Ah, like the “vast majority” that wanted a new game mode. And anemic balance updates. And no performance updates (despite a multitude of bug reports). And immeasurably complex storefront. Etc. etc. etc… Honestly statements like this rub me the wrong way, because they tend to promote perceived majorities in order to gloss over the importance of needs of perceived minorities. Yuck. FS is simply not delivering what people have asked for. Very “do you guys not have phones” energy. Except at least that guy came out in public with a statement. And I respect your stance: [image] GuanoGobbler: But this is about the solo mode. And I didn’t want to defend FS here, just share my thoughts on the missing solo mode. The important thing is that we don’t take our frustration out on each other. But the fact of the matter is that the broken promise of Solo Mode is an unresolved issue and a lightning rod for dissatisfaction around FS transparency in the community. And it will remain this way until addressed. Another fact is that better bots and bot support would benefit almost every single player, so it’s incorrect imo to say that solo mode is only for solo players.

[image] DeathLD: This is too stupid to argue about after so many years. What is truly stupid is accepting an objective feature downgrade from a sequel. Missing a core feature from their previous games is an unacceptable downgrade in quality. A feature that I, and many others I know and played with, valued and used regularly. We will NOT drop this until it is either implemented, or we are given a clear, categorical no, if that is their intent. I want Fatshark to know this matters to many of us. I’ve been playing their games since Vermintide 1. I will not be purchasing any more of their games unless this core feature is present. Next time they say “it’s totally coming shortly after release guys” I will know that is a lie intended to swindle me and others out of our money, by pretending they have a more feature complete product than they do. I will simply not buy a product that is a backwards step from Vermintide 2. I can go play another thousand hours of that or POE2 or any number of games that allow me to play at my own pace without being held hostage by randoms when I don’t feel like it. Your contributions to this thread are just trolling. Outright lying about what Fatshark’s statements mean when it’s clear to everyone else how those statements were meant to be read at the time. Go away and waste somebody’s else’s time. Go pointlessly defend some other unreasonable downgrade from previous entries in a different thread :waving_hand:

Put solo in the game Devs. You’re gonna get more sales like do you not want more money?

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide General Discussion

MvMArcher May 25, 2026, 12:13am 562

What is ambigious about this statement?

“Can I play Darktide solo?” Yes.
“Can I play a private game with one or two of my friends?”. Yes.

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Put solo in the game Devs. You’re gonna get more sales like do you not want more money?

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