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[Darktide] I'm actually really excited for the Scum (lemy.lol)
submitted 2 hours ago by CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol to c/games@lemmy.world
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tldr people are disappointed with the new class, but I think it's really cool, and I'm excited to play it

The long part
I know a lot of people are disappointed with the new class being a generic ganger, instead of Skitarii or basically any of the 40000 other very cool fully fleshed out factions to be found in the universe. And there's no arguing that, really. From a character design perspective, this class is a joke.
That being said, from a game design perspective, I really think the Scum is going to put on quite a show. There's a dev blog talking about the class's kit. One Blitz is a rocket launcher, another one is a blinding grenade that recharges when they kill an enemy, they can make their own fully custom Stimm, and maybe dual wielding won't be total cheeks!
I'm pretty new to this game (less than 100 hours), so I don't really have any expectations, and I think that empty cup perspective is why I wasn’t as completely heartbroken as most of the more invested people. The comments on the trailer on YouTube are hilarious tho. Like I said, I'm pretty new, but I've really been loving this game, so seeing the reaction to the new class is making me sad, and I want to foster a little positivity. Any Darktide gamers in the house wanna throw their two cents in?

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[–] Daveyborn@lemmy.world 1 points 43 minutes ago

Hive scum seem very disposable, so I think it's a good fit. All depends on how the skill tree pans out though. 500+ hours in and enjoying it still.

[–] ToaofTime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

For me i just really don't like the madmax style anarchy aesthetic, darktide wholesale appeals less to me than vermintide did on multiple levels even though its mechanically more balanced and fulfilling. I'm sure the new class will be fun to actually play, the game design team generally doesn't disapoint.

[–] bingrazer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Being able to take multiple of the same class is also nice. One thing that was annoying in vermintide is if you’re playing with friends and two or more people want to play the same character (Bardin and Saltzpyre were common for us).