There will be new classes, too, but these seem to at least take some influence from Vermintide’s classes, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing considering how popular those characters were. Something that sets Darktide’s classes apart, though, is that rather than be tied to previously created characters, the roles players can pick in the game will fit their own customizable character. For some, this has caused concern because one of the main features players enjoyed about the adventuring party of the Vermintide games was the banter between characters. These lines of dialogue would often reveal elements of Warhammer’s lore or that of the characters.

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It seems that with each character being different in Darktide, the party that players create won’t seem as tight-knit. However, in Fatshark’s first developer blog for Darktide, Narrative Director Mårten Stormdal has stated that fans won’t have to worry about Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s story and missions lacking character interactions. “We know our players love the interactions between the Ubersreik Five,” Stormdal said. “So we’ve poured time and effort into creating a range of voice profiles for each character class so you can pick the personality that fits you best.” While it is good to know that a single character will have their own unique personality, Stormdal also spoke on how those personalities will mix with other player characters.

“We took a long look at the core archetypes and not only what made them gel with Warhammer 40,000’s rich setting but what would make for fun team interactions.” Stormdal then went on to say that this resulted in making connections between characters and personalities based on which characters would like others, which would tolerate a team, and which would actively hate the company. According to Stormdal, this will lead to plenty of banter, and Fatshark has created thousands upon thousands of voice lines to keep party morale high. With renowned Warhammer author Dan Abnett helping out with the writing of Darktide too, fans can be sure each line will be lore-friendly.

Darktide marks one of many Warhammer titles revealed or given new information as part of the annual Warhammer Skulls event. From a behind the scenes look at Space Marine 2 to a new DOOM-inspired shooter, fans of Warhammer have plenty of upcoming titles to look forward to.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide releases on September 13, 2022, for PC and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: Fatshark