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, 4.1, will revert the most significant changes, addressing community concerns.

Hotfix 4.1 Reverses Controversial Nerfs

Following negative player feedback and review bombing on Steam, developer Saber Interactive announced the upcoming release of hotfix 4.1 (October 24th), which will undo many of the alterations introduced in Patch 4.0. The initial changes, intended to increase difficulty, proved overly impactful on lower difficulty settings.

The team acknowledged the negative response, stating that the goal of Patch 4.0 was to increase enemy numbers, not their health. This approach, however, unintentionally made lower difficulties too challenging.

The upcoming patch will significantly reduce Extremis enemy spawn rates on Minimal, Average, and Substantial difficulties, reverting them to pre-Patch 4.0 levels. On Ruthless difficulty, the spawn rate will be significantly reduced. Additionally, player armor on Ruthless will receive a 10% increase, and bots will deal 30% more damage to bosses.

Bolt Weapon Buffs Included

Hotfix 4.1 also features a substantial buff to the Bolt weapon family, which was previously underperforming. The damage increases are as follows:

• 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)

Public Test Servers Planned for 2025

In response to the feedback, Saber Interactive also announced plans to implement Public Test Servers around early 2025 to allow for more community involvement in future balancing updates. The developers will continue monitoring player feedback after Patch 4.1 to ensure the "Lethal" difficulty remains appropriately challenging and rewarding.