Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive must still be suffering from severe whiplash. It went from the high of announcing an incredible 4.5 million sales on Thursday, teasing the promise of future content, and deploying a major patch the next day. This the community seemingly rejected out of hand, sparking a swift backlash in scenes reminiscent of Helldivers 2's travails. The developer has responded, attempting to appease the unruly player base and promising a patch for the patch, which could be out later this week.
Publisher Focus Entertainment provided an update on X, promising to take another look at feedback and pledging to work with the community to get the game where it needs to be. To avoid Arrowhead's situation with Helldivers, Saber needs to thread the needle, walk back some of the more aggressive changes, and find a way to placate the most vocal elements of its player base, all under the microscope. In this scribe's opinion, the next patch has to hit, or Saber could end up stuck in a vicious cycle, a real momentum-killer that can be difficult to escape.