We have had multiple weapons which are the “meta” picks in Havoc, because they basically ignore armour and/or have unlimited cleave. You have done NOTHING about it. Instead of addressing the basics, you keep pushing the gameplay into the direction of pointlessly overcomplicated ruleset. So far Havo…

+So, on our agenda today: Reworking the DS power Working on the plasma gun Doing something about the smite What are your suggestions? -Well, sir, we were on vacation here and thought that to solve these issues, we at least need to understand what’s going on in the game beyond the first mission, …

looks like havoc is a balance afterthought but i cant say i regret that, good on them for making aurics a little more intense again

Who is actually the design director of Darktide? Even though Auric and Maelstrom already exist, instead of adjusting the balance, they went ahead and created Havoc mode. While the meta keeps becoming more and more centralized, they ignore balance issues, and instead try to counter it by adding ove…

Reworking the DS power - Nuke Uncanny from orbit capped at 40% Rending and no more synergy with DoTs. Swap Finesse Stat with Critical Bonus Stat. That should lessen it’s effectiveness in horde clearing without the boost in Weakspot power and Attack Speed. Working on the plasma gun - “Infinite cleav…

[image] JanZamoysky: At this rate we might be using all the colours of the rainbow to reflect all the silly differences in enemy buffs. The Fix for that. [image] JanZamoysky: Now apparently we have enemies which are extremely resistant to melee damage and whatever else. I start losing tr…

[image] Vertraxxx: Who is actually the design director of Darktide? Even though Auric and Maelstrom already exist, instead of adjusting the balance, they went ahead and created Havoc mode. That’s actually one of the more frustrating parts. The amount of resources they pour into things that n…

As happened with VT2’s Versus mode, years of development are spent on something almost no one wants, only for it to be discarded after six months. Knowing that time could have been used to add a large number of new enemies, maps, skins, and weapons to the game is truly disheartening. This game has …

A game where every weapon type is A or B tier is better than a game where a select few things are S tier and everything else is C tier or below.

I liked Ryken’s idea of having uncanny drop when you change targets. [A Dueling Sword Discussion | Bound By Duty | Warhammer40k: DARKTIDE]

My take on state of the game after bound by duty **Observations** The good: - Weapon nerf closes theoretically slightly the gap to other weapons - some weapon buffs - requested tree reworks - new enemy type The bad: - the new havoc modifiers and the increased difficulty reinforce the meta in…

Weapon balance? Nah, just make enemies immortal

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The Fix for that.

A possible fix for this.

It would improve weapon variety against the Kings of Carapace - Crushers, potentially make them more dangerous on an individual level, and if so, would lessen the need for endless oceans of Crushers in Havoc.

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Weapon balance? Nah, just make enemies immortal

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