Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 developer and publisher Saber and Focus has acknowledged fans’ “cold” response to recent changes, stressing to players they were “not looking to transform Space Marine 2 into a full live service game”.
After introducing a new way for players to unlock cosmetic items, the team acknowledged player “FOMO” but assured the community that the items would be available “for everyone” “later”, expecting only “the most dedicated players” able to unlock items early.
“We have noted that the Community Events have received cold feedback since we introduced them as an additional way to unlock cosmetic items,” the teams at Saber and Focus wrote in a joint update.
“We saw that many of you mentioned FOMO generated by the events. Rest assured, we are not looking to transform Space Marine 2 into a full live service game. The items available through events WILL be available later, for everyone. We want Community Events to be a way to unlock the items in advance, for the most dedicated players, and not to be a source of frustration and stress for everyone.
“However, that means we must provide a smooth experience in unlocking said items, which has not been the case so far,” the statement added. “We deeply apologise for the trouble, and are currently working on a simplified process to unlock the items, to make the experience less constraining.”
Elsewhere in the update, Focus confirmed there’s still “a bit of a wait” for Patch 7, but 6.0 Datavault Update released earlier this month ushers in new free and season pass content, as well as new packs, maps, perks, and QoL improvements.
Space Marine 2 recently topped five million players.