Some of us (myself included) have pretty bad internet, so if any housemates are using it, darktide is essentially of the table to play well. Solo play was in both the previous vermintide games, and darktide already has bots for open spaces on the team. Solo play would allow people with poor connections to experience the game at it’s best, and not stuck in rubber banding purgatory.
Fatshark have confirmed its coming back, but you still need to be online
I don’t mind being connected to the servers, that’s not nearly as intensive as being in a lobby. Glad to hear that the plans exist!