It’s preposterous to me that Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is seven years outdated, when that is so clearly the size of time that has handed since Left4Dead 2 launched. Sadly, Steam, the calendar, and certainly the universe all state that I’m unsuitable, so I suppose I’ll simply should go together with Fatshark’s celebration of its cooperative Skaven-smasher’s seventh birthday.
Headlining the anniversary festivities is the return of the occasion “A Quiet Drink”, a novel, restricted time mission during which the Ubersreik 5 head out into Helmgart in quest of a pint (or extra particularly, an entire casket of Bugman’s brew). Needless to say, this hunt for a laid-back beverage proves something however enjoyable, and chaotic, bloody shenanigans ensue. Although this can be a reintroduced stage fairly than a brand new one, gamers who full it’ll internet themselves a flowery portrait body themed round one thing terribly disagreeable being finished to a pig.
Arguably extra attention-grabbing is the addition of a brand new Versus map, A Grudge Served Cold. This is a reworked model of an present cooperative map to make it appropriate with aggressive play. “As at all times, the Versus model of the map has seen some changes to make it match Versus higher, together with new targets and modifications to sections of the extent,” Fatshark explains.
Whether you embark on both of those actions, or pursue one thing else completely, you may get double XP on your characters. The grindy component of Vermintide 2 was one of many issues I appreciated much less about it, so when you’re of the same thoughts and drifted away from the sport due to it, now could be the best time to leap again in.
These main options are bundled with a patch that makes quite a few tweaks and changes to varied weekly occasions and expeditions, which you’ll learn in full right here.
Fatshark additionally used the announcement weblog to handle a considerably uncommon state of affairs relating to an upcoming weapon pack for the sport. Apparently, the studio has been teasing this pack in different blogs and bulletins, even exhibiting a prototype at one level. The pack was supposed to return out in some unspecified time in the future in 2025, however Fatshark writes that “we remorse to tell you that it will not be popping out this 12 months.”
Normally one thing as mundane as a weapon pack getting delayed would not be that noteworthy. But because it’s solely March, one thing dramatic will need to have occurred for Fatshark to state definitively that the brand new weapon pack will not be doable between now and December. What this may very well be, I could not presumably speculate, however no matter the issue is, it does not seem to have killed the weapon pack fully: Fatshark nonetheless appears intent on releasing it in some unspecified time in the future. “We’re desirous to get these weapons into your fingers,” the studio writes. “And will hold pushing to make that occur!”
Vermintide 2’s seventh anniversary occasion is playable now, operating till Sunday March 16.
