Space Marine 2 Patch Reverts Nerfs After Fan Backlash

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's Patch 4.0 nerfs are being rolled back after player backlash. A hotfix, Patch 4.1, will revert the most significant changes starting October 24th. The developers, Saber Interactive, have also announced plans for public test servers in early 2025 to gather feedback before future updates.

Community Response and Developer Response

The negative reception to Patch 4.0, which included nerfs to enemy spawns and other gameplay elements, led to negative reviews on Steam and prompted a swift response from Saber Interactive. The studio acknowledged the concerns, stating that their intention was to increase enemy numbers, not to make the game disproportionately harder on lower difficulty settings.

Patch 4.1 Changes

Patch 4.1 will significantly reduce Extremis enemy spawn rates across all difficulties except Ruthless, where they'll be further decreased. Ruthless difficulty will also see a 10% increase in player armor and AI bots will receive a 30% damage buff against bosses. Additionally, Bolt weapons are receiving a substantial buff across the board:

• Auto Bolt Rifle: +20% damage
• Bolt Rifle: +10% damage
• Heavy Bolt Rifle: +15% damage
• Stalker Bolt Rifle: +10% damage
• Marksman Bolt Carbine: +10% damage
• Instigator Bolt Carbine: +10% damage
• Bolt Sniper Rifle: +12.5% damage
• Bolt Carbine: +15% damage
• Occulus Bolt Carbine: +15% damage
• Heavy Bolter: +5% damage (listed twice in original text, likely a typo)

The developers will continue monitoring player feedback to ensure the "Lethal" difficulty remains appropriately challenging. The introduction of public test servers next year aims to streamline the update process and prevent similar controversies in the future.