Darktide has certainly had its issues, and does yet still. Crafting, crashing, bugged soundless trappers, weapon mark / blessing balance issues, map biome diversity etc. not to mention Fatshark’s odd propensity to often take forever for the smallest changes & fixes nevermind communication. Won’t say more about that, other than I acknowledge they exist.
That said, I swear I just don’t know if that jank and roughness is like a basic requirement or something, but every single one of the few best games I’ve ever played in my life was the same. And Darktide beyond a doubt is one of the best games I’ve ever played, despite everything.
My ADHD has made sure that throughout my life I never stay interested in any game for more than a few weeks to a month or two. Even the best of them at least need a break after those few months until I get back to them a year or so later. But Darktide has been out for 1.5 years now, and I’ve played it zealously all this time.
The game has an unbelievable, stupefying depth to it. There are literally hundreds, maybe thousands of strong ways for you to build and play, and so many of those are as off-meta as things can get with barely anyone even knowing they exist at all! Backed by Darktide’s fantastic gameplay, there really is nothing like it out there. At least not in my experience.
For someone like me who loves figuring out how things work, finding something new and weird like a child excited for a new toy, this game is a dream come true. And somehow as frustrating as all the posts about how psykers or shotguns or whatever suck are (when they really don’t), it almost perversely also gives me this small feeling of satisfaction of seeing deeper, more than they do. Literally knowing how good those things are, how much more there is to the game, and using it every day to a great success on T5+. I’ve been meaning to create a huge psyker guide forever but, there’s just so much stuff I can never condense it enough to even get started. x.x
I mean… we live in a time where virtually every game’s community has their math down to a tee, where despite the design offering a seeming multitude of choices, it always, always comes down a 1-2 boring cookie cutter builds per class and the same BiS gear. On top of an already boringly simple gameplay loop, where the skill involved is just your aim, reactions and APM. In that company, Darktide is like a unicorn.
So yeah. Despite its flaws, it has something few other games do and none in such abundance. For me, this is the best coop shooter / melee I’ve ever played. By far. And as much of a shame as it is that there’s so much untapped potential here that could make it even so much better, I do not take what we have for granted. It’s already enough. 
Sorry for the long ramble. Coulda made it shorter or more concise I’m sure but I’ve been meaning to respond for a while and haven’t so just wanted to say something finally.