Co-op horde shooters are my jam. VT2 was my favorite of all time and 40K is my favorite universe, so naturally I was stoked for Darktide. After the rough launch and FS’s slow response to right the ship I put the game down until last year when the big patch that revamped the talent tree dropped and the game finally started to look like it was becoming the game I wanted at launch. I put roughly 200 hours into it after that and it was my GOTY for 2023 in terms of time played. I couldn’t put it down.
Then…FS started being FS again. No meaningful new content since the patch aside from a mini event and the usual cosmetic nonsense. No new maps, game modes, and of course nothing about the itemization rework. The “announcement” yesterday is just the latest joke. I feel like compared to the massive content drop VT2 just got, it’s like the devs are trying to quietly let this game die as it’s stretching them too thin. I also feel like they don’t even play their own game which has been suggested countless times. I dunno. I think Darktide is still a fantastic game and have had an absolute blast playing it, but with the combination of neglect and Helldivers 2 coming out I haven’t played since February.