Fatshark has revealed the next class for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, as part of today’s Warhammer Skulls event. The Adeptus Arbites – essentially Warhammer 40K’s version of space police – is getting some representation, bringing with them a trusty cyber mastiff companion.
You’ll be bale to play it yourself on June 23 across all platforms, available to buy for $11.99 or your regional equivilent. The class is customizable with over 80 talent nodes, which should allow for a bunch of player expression. It also comes with new weapons in the form of a shotgun, assault shielf and shotpistol, and the dominator maul.
You’ll also be able to tweak with the look and sound of the Arbites of course. It has three personalities to choose from, as well as six voice lines to make your own.
In addition, Darktide is getting a bit of a narrative overhaul. Right now, if you play the game, it can be a little tricky to get a steady narrative line given the fact you can kind of jump around the story through different matches. On June 23, alongside the new class, the game is getting a improved narrative experience. This comes in the form of a curated mission path that players can journey through, introudcing key characters and events in order.
The difficulty system is also getting tweaked! Players will now be able to unlock higher difficulties by demonstrating skill, rather than just levelling up. By completing a number of missions cleared at your current level, you cna steadily proceed to more challenging content.
Finally, starting today, a special event is coming to Darktide. Nurlge Totems will start popping up across different missions, and by destroying them players can make the mission a touch more challenging, but earn some extra prizes.
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