Space Marine 2 Patch: Fan Feedback Drives Balance Restoration

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 4.1 Addresses Player Concerns Following Controversial Nerfs

Saber Interactive is releasing hotfix 4.1 for Space Marine 2, directly responding to significant player backlash over the nerfs introduced in Patch 4.0. The developers are reversing the most impactful balance changes, acknowledging the negative feedback and announcing plans for public test servers in early 2025.

Patch 4.0's nerfs, intended to increase difficulty by boosting enemy numbers, proved too impactful on lower difficulty settings. This led to negative reviews and criticism on Steam.

Game director Dmitriy Grigorenko stated that the changes in Patch 4.1, arriving October 24th, will revert "the most pressing" balance adjustments. The introduction of public test servers aims to prevent similar issues in the future.

Specific changes in hotfix 4.1 include:

• Extremis Enemy Spawns: Significantly reduced on Ruthless difficulty, reverted to pre-Patch 4.0 levels on Minimal, Average, and Substantial difficulties.
• Ruthless Difficulty Buff: Player armor increased by 10%, bot damage to bosses increased by 30%.
• Bolt Weapon Buffs: A comprehensive buff across the board, with damage increases ranging from 5% to 20% for various Bolt weapons (see detailed breakdown below).

Detailed Bolt Weapon Damage Increases:

• Auto Bolt Rifle: +20%
• Bolt Rifle: +10%
• Heavy Bolt Rifle: +15%
• Stalker Bolt Rifle: +10%
• Marksman Bolt Carbine: +10%
• Instigator Bolt Carbine: +10%
• Bolt Sniper Rifle: +12.5%
• Bolt Carbine: +15%
• Occulus Bolt Carbine: +15%
• Heavy Bolter: +5% (x2)

Saber Interactive will continue monitoring player feedback post-Patch 4.1 to ensure the Lethal difficulty remains appropriately challenging. The planned public test servers represent a proactive step towards future balance adjustments.