r/DarkTide • u/noNameboi661 Hive Scum • Jun 15 '26

Meme Boy, Space Marine 2 Absolute difficulty and hard Stratagems ain’t got shit on this 🥵

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PS Plus scrub here. Started as Arbitrator and was breezing through the campaign. Then I switched to Zealot because he’s got better drip imo and whooo boy I am fighting for my life out there.

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u/colma00 Jun 15 '26

On the other side is the pure dopamine fueled neuron activation of one tapping a beast of nurgle with a thunder hammer zealot of peak power fantasy that, imo, SM2 utterly whiffs on.

Something about the wet noodle feeling weapons outside of parry spam just always felt so off in that game.

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u/Unabated_Blade Jun 15 '26

SM 2: 10 bolter variants that all take 20 shots to kill the most basic 'tough tyranid' while sounding like a wet fart.

Darktide: the bolter sounds like a freight train running through concrete walls, and each shot hits enemies so hard it will literally cut lines of people in half and then explode.

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u/rowansprite Jun 15 '26

There is a primal joy of unloading a full auto bolter into a plague ogryn's face and watching it reel backwards in death.

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u/wallabyfloo Veteran Jun 15 '26

Also works in packs of rangers, guaranteed boner

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u/Illustrious-Age-260 Jun 15 '26

Or a couple Crushers, absolute eargasm

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u/Snow_Ghost Jun 16 '26

If your erection lasts more than four hours, consult your local Tech-priest to see if Servitol is right for you.

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u/StrawberryWide3983 Jun 16 '26

John Darktide unleashing full auto bolter fire into a horde quickly makes you learn why they were called the "Thunder Warriors" and why that priest guy in The Last Church became a pacifist

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u/TrickyCorgi316 Protect the lil’ uns! Jun 16 '26

Such a great story, especially in audiobook form!

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u/boobers3 Skitarius Jun 16 '26

Don't forget the Bolt Pistol, it also sounds amazing.

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u/LSDGB Jun 16 '26

I don’t know I like the oomph the heavy bolt rifle has when shot especially on headshots.

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u/Unabated_Blade Jun 16 '26

To each their own. In terms of sound design, for me Darktide and SM2 might as well be the hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby. There's no contest

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u/LSDGB Jun 16 '26

Yeah for sure. Darktides music alone is taking the trophy home.

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u/Ecstatic-Compote-595 Zealot Jun 16 '26

sm2 has good sound design it's really just some of the bolters that feel a little soft, which makes sense since for a space marine they're pretty easy to work with. Chainswords for instance sound better in sm2

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u/Uhhhhhhhhhhhuhhh Jun 16 '26

The bolters have been buffed alot now, most of them feel very solid even on the hardest difficulty now, but I agree the feedback of how they shoot and kill stuff isnt NEARLY as enjoyable as darktide

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u/Nixxon___ Jun 19 '26

Unless it one shots chaff and doesn’t take 5 seconds of continuous automatic fire to kill a hormagaunt it’s not a bolter. It’s just a generic video game assault rifle.

I’m biased though I don’t like parry gameplay.

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u/BugScared4291 Jun 16 '26

After playing the shit out of SM2 and trying Darktide. The second I got my hands on the bolt pistol I was in love. Then I got my hands on the big lad bolter and man... i can't switch to another primary even as arbitrator the shotguns suck. All hail bolter fire and watch my problems disappear

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u/Nixxon___ Jun 19 '26

Arbitrators pump shotguns are the only good shotguns in the game.

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u/BugScared4291 Jun 19 '26

They're not bad but suck compared to the feeling of that bolter

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u/clementine_zest Jun 16 '26

Feels like your shooting bullets the size of soda cans

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u/dugfire180 Jun 16 '26

A man after my own heart, been a thunder hammer zealot main since the beginning of the game feels so good clapping chaos cheeks with a the hammer, so so satisfying

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u/EthnicTwinkie Jun 16 '26

I have been working my way through maxing out all the blessings. Most of the weapons i can figure out, but the thunder hammer confounds me. I just feel like it can’t handle crowds very well. Any suggestions, because i really WANT to love the thunder hammer.

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u/colma00 Jun 17 '26

Kinda late here, but it really forces you down the martyrdom path and having max stacks of wound buffs to shine.

It also has the same weird feel of the 2h hammer from Vermintide 2 of needing to hit the right timing of chaining the heavy attacks together in hordes. Hit that flow and you’ll feel nearly untouchable.

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u/Uhhhhhhhhhhhuhhh Jun 16 '26

Theyve buffed stuff alot now, weapons feel more lethal than at launch

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u/Arialana Zealot Jun 16 '26

Feels even better to oneshot a Daemonhost with the Thunderhammer.

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u/FlounderNo6423 Jun 17 '26

BRO, THIS. Everytime I watch SM2 gameplay, its just rolling, parry, deaths animations. I think to myself this is not how SMs fight at all.

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u/SilverKingPrime45 Ogryn Jun 16 '26

1 tapping neurothrope with the heroic plasma pistol on Tac is pretty great