Darktide the Warhammer 40,000 Grimdark Shooter Gleams Launch Beta Details, Plus Other Archetypes
Nov. 15, 2022Darktide the Warhammer 40,000 Grimdark Shooter Gleams Launch Beta Details, Plus Other Archetypes
Darktide announces a Preorder Beta period coming quite soon. We also take a look at two other archetypes, the Ogryn and Psyker.
Heads up, Rejects!Warhammer 40,000: Darktideis just around the corner. To kick things off into full gear, Fatshark has announced that it will be holding a Beta test period just before the full release. They’ve also been hyping up the game every few days, uploading things like class previews, worldbuilding videos, or even soundtrack pieces.
We alreadycovered the Zealotpreviously, so we will take a look at the Ogryn and Psyker later. Let’s see what hijinks we’ll get into on Tertium quite soon!
Fatshark has announced that Darktide will have a two-week preorder beta, starting onNovember 17th. Access will be granted to everyone who preorders the game. It is also intended to truly be a “beta” in the sense that it will not be the final build at all.
Instead, theDarktidepreorder beta will have limited content in the initial days. Perhaps think of the Closed Beta’s scope, but perhaps expended just a little bit. More missions, weapons, enemy types, and cosmetics will be added to the game, but by bit over the two weeks leading to the full release. One of the weapons is the infamous Bolter, which should be enough to make any 40k fan squeal with glee.
Four major areas will initially be available, with a 5th coming soon after Beta Launch. There will be different missions that will have players explore the major areas, as well as different, randomized routes in the sprawling maps.
Unfortunately, it isn’t clear just yet if any progress on the beta will carry over into the full game. The official stance of Fatshark is that they are not committing to a straight answer at the moment. They do mention that a final decision on this topic will be revealed prior to the Preorder Beta’s start.
Psykers are some of the most powerful, and most feared members of the Imperium. Ever walking a fine line between control and madness, Psykers tap into the immaterial Warp to fuel their powerful abilities. Showing signs of weakness even just for a split second could spell catastrophe for the Psyker and those around him. At best they will die a grisly and painful death. At worst, they can even get possessed by powerful daemons of the warp, corrupting everything else nearby.
The Psikinetic, specifically, is the first class available to the Psyker archetype. These casters can manipulate force itself with their minds, allowing them to satisfyingly pop the heads of their enemies with Brain Burst.
Making use of this powerful spell does take its toll, even on the hardiest of minds. As such, the Psykinetic must properly manage their Peril that’s generated when using skills, otherwise, they will eventually cause them to succumb to madness (or explode into a fireball).
Due to their bursty nature, Psykinetics are strongest against more powerful Elite foes.
Ogryns are mutants that have been deemed useful to the Imperium of Man and thus are tolerated by the masses. Due to their massive bulk and muscle, the Ogryns are best suited for manual labor, or to become shock troops and other hardy soldiers.
The Skullbreaker class for the Ogryn relishes in brute strength and breaking skulls. Players who choose to become Skullbreakers will enjoy running into the thick of things, squishing any puny enemy that decides to stand in your way. They make use of their Bull Rush ability to charge forward and knock down anything unfortunate enough to be in your path.
Ogryn Skullbreakers’ hulking frames afford them huge survivability and allow them to create space for their teammates and take a hit or two. Because of their melee-centric nature, Ogryns are excellent at dealing with hordes of lesser foes. Of course, that doesn’t mean they cannot go toe-to-toe with Elite enemies.
Based on our exposure to the game, the Darktide Closed Beta was anextremely enjoyable experience. The game looks to be an extremely promising title that has some exhilarating combat filled with tons and tons of enemies. Each of the archetypes also feels different enough to warrant the creation of multiple characters.
Some nice stats from the recent beta event are as follows:
It looks like Warhammer 40,000 is making a resurgence in popularity, especially in the video game scene. Aside from Darktide, we have the ARPG Inquisitor Martyr receiving a newplayable classand even the first CRPG,Rogue Tradercoming eventually.
Auberon
Writer at Fextralife. I really like vanilla ice cream.
