Will Darktide still have players once Space Marine 2 comes out

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide General Discussion
1

Seeing the player base shrinking and seeing as Fatshark is remaining tone def towards their player base, do you think Darktide will have any players left once Space Marine 2 comes out?

4 Likes
2

It will, but I highly doubt it’s going to have nearly as high of a playercount as it does even now. I never followed news on Space Marine 2 and honestly I don’t care because every friggin 40k game makes you play as spess mehrehns (that’s what makes Darktide special to me).

I might give Boltgun a try, though. Who knows.

4 Likes
3

I mean, these are quite different games, so Darktide will have some people left.

But real question is, will Space Marine have any people left when Space Marine 2 comes out🤔

3 Likes
4

I don’t think SM2 will deliver anything for the die-hard core of Tide fanatics that hover around 3-4k people regardless - we’ll likely see player numbers briefly crater depending on the reception of SM2 and whether it lives up to the trailers, but they’ll probably bounce back to the same mediocre baseline eventually.

7 Likes
5

If it’s fun and engaging and the different classes are fun to level

I’m gone for a while
And if the free updates for space marine 2 are good I’ll probably not return.

3 Likes
6

I don’t think the immediate effect on Darktide numbers will be so dramatic that it becomes a ghost town as soon as it drops, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see some folk pick one over the other. Really it depends on how good Space Marine 2’s co-op and multiplayer wind up being.

Best case scenario is that Space Marine 2 winds up being excellent enough that it not only is well worth getting stuck in, but FatShark feels enough of a pinch that they’re forced to step up their game to remain competitive via more frequent updates and proper communication.

5 Likes
7

They’ve felt so much of a pinch they slowed right down and delayed itemisation for several months

5 Likes
8

Darktide will never die, just like vermintide 2 never died. Even if there is not going to be a single update after the next one, there will always be someone playing. There’s definitely going to be a dip in numbers after SM2 comes out but it’ll stabilize overtime.

Darktide is just too good of a game without any real competition. As of me writing this comment there is not even a single game or game in the making that is like darktide/vermintide.

3 Likes
9

You could call it copium on my part given how many people were saying the same things about Helldivers, but hope springs eternal.

1 Like
10

I’ve given Boltgun a try and it’s not amazing but it’s definitely a fun little take on a DOOM-esque Space Marine game.

I’m excited for Space Marine 2 but I won’t abandon Darktide for it, no siree Bob.

3 Likes
11

The best aspect of Boltgun was weaponising the “My armour is contempt” phrase by naming the armour pickups Contempt.

4 Likes
12

So SM2 is the new Darktide killer ?

Like HD2, PD3, and some other I’ve forgotten

2 Likes
13

The true Darktide killer is Darktide all along.

15 Likes
14

Meh Vt2 was also said to be the Vt2 killer.

15

It will probably knock down the player count a fair bit for the first week or so, but it likely wont effect it long term. It could even be good for Fatshark, by relieving a little bit of pressure off them a bit and giving the players a little break so Fatshark can cook something up while a lot of us are gone. Then when we do play Darktide again, maybe a nice update or two will be waiting.

2 Likes
16

Maybe killed isn’t the word for it, but ‘significantly less successful than what it could’ve been’ is more of a mouthful and isn’t as catchy.

2 Likes
18

It’s definitely one of the only games mentioned on the long list of ‘will X kill darktide’ games I will actually check out.

As for whose killing the game, well that’s easy. Months of hype that transform into ‘its been delayed’ carefully worded to never incorporate any other words than ‘disappointment’ and ‘darktide’. Never sorry, just ‘yeah we should do better’. Gets tiring to hear after a while, it was such a nice change of pace to have that one singular winning update (class overhaul) and the buzz around the game go positive for once. Figures that was just a flash in the pan.

19

Last week why ?

Also had never heard the term brownknight, will have to check that out

20

I think it’s a portmanteau of ‘brown noser’ and ‘white knight’

4 Likes
21

“brownknight”

:joy: :rofl: :joy:

The one good thing to come out this topic! Fantastic. Gonna start calling my friends brownknights now.

2 Likes