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One of the sensations of the year, perhaps the best action game of 2024, is Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2. And in the future this game will grow more, although There is no option for a PvEvP mode in Space Marine 2 despite the suggestions of some users. The study has seen that this option could be interesting, but in the same way they have ruled out being able to include it in their future plans. Some very extensive plans that, however, could have room for surprises, whether in the form of expansion or other content.
But in the interview given to MP1st, game director Dmitry Grigorenko has ruled out any option to introduce a new game mode that would encompass a alternative to the PvE of Operations Mode, or of PvP of Eternal War mode. It seems that these are the ways they want to continue betting on.
The study would rule out the option for a PvEvP mode in Space Marine 2 due to how complex it would be to develop it.
However, the explanation that Grigorenko has given has been somewhat more extensive than a simple refusal. And knowing that both the PvE mode and the PvP mode will add new scenarios and content in the next updates, throughout their roadmap, more information is expected about this new game mode that, basically, would bet on a Mode Hordes, in 2025. But the director has commented that PvEvP is the “holy grail” of game design, but what “there are no plans for it” in the case of Space Marine 2.
The main reason is that, at this point, it turns out that running it “It is a very, very difficult task,” Because in that case one of the main problems that all games have becomes even more complicated. We are talking about balance, one of the main tortures in all action games, especially when there is multiplayer involved. According to him, the option “sounds great on paper”and after that it is “When you start trying it, it becomes clear that it is very annoying to fight other players only to be stabbed in the back by an AI opponent”. And for this reason it specifies that, in the majority of cases that are trying to apply this option, “the games try to ensure that the PvP and PvE aspects don't overlap so much”giving as an example that “AI opponents are restricted to specific locations on maps, etc.”. Ultimately, it's all because PvEvP is “a complicated way to implement that would significantly change the experience, and that is why there are no plans for it”.
Although one of the big drawbacks that we can find Space Marine 2 are the limited number of scenarios and quests to support a longer lasting experience, switching between other modes does not seem to be a solution. In the coming months, new scenarios, weapons and operational missions will arrive that will improve a proposal that, as conceived, is extraordinary. Their work in the first updates, those that address support, has focused on performance and covering ultrawide monitors, as well as some adjustments to the balance of difficulty for those who dare to do everything.
Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 is available on Xbox Series X|S consolesPlaystation 5 and also on PC.