Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine's Exterminatus Mode preview

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**Asherian Command**

Wish I had enough money to buy space marine. But my computer needs to be revived from the dead.

**KingCracker**

I have to say Im totally surprised. I was a HUGE fan of TF2, and playing it on PS3 was just terrible. Id read that PC/360 owners would get updates and patches and fixes, and NEVER did the PS3 owners get that. Left a bad taste in my mouth for awhile, but wow, we got it before the 360 owners? Colored me surprised

But yea, the matches take awhile, so make sure youve got enough time to play. And its just insanity wrapped up on screen

**daedalus-templarius**

fail...

Prior to the release of the Xbox 360 version of the Exterminatus DLC it came to our attention that there was a connectivity issue that needed to be fixed. We have taken the difficult decision to delay the title update and DLC release to repair this issue and ensure that the mode is functioning as intended when we release it. We will share a projected live date for this content on the Space Marine community site as soon as possible. http://www.spacemarine.com/forums/topic/8268

**Necroshea**

Well, having played it with a friend, I must say because of the difficulty they made it somewhat enjoyable for me. We've played it a couple times and we always lose at the point where you have to capture an objective.

**Platuan4th**

Yep.

They could have told us this yesterday and I'd have been fine with that.

Instead, they shifted the blame, acted like nothing was wrong, and attempted to make it seem like this was something beyond their control.

Great Public Relations, guys. You out GW'd GW.

**Locclo**

Necroshea wrote:Well, having played it with a friend, I must say because of the difficulty they made it somewhat enjoyable for me. We've played it a couple times and we always lose at the point where you have to capture an objective.

Same problem with us. My two friends and I can make it to the third arena, but when the shield orks and nobz start swarming, we just can't manage to stay alive on the point long enough. They really made objectives insanely difficult to capture.

**mega_bassist**

Locclo wrote:Same problem with us. My two friends and I can make it to the third arena, but when the shield orks and nobz start swarming, we just can't manage to stay alive on the point long enough. They really made objectives insanely difficult to capture.

I could always manage the first couple point captures, but whenever you have to capture multiple points is when it becomes a problem.

Oh, and feth Shoota Nobs...Biggest. Pains. EVAR.

**LordofHats**

I actually find ammo kind of kills the game mode. By some irony, it seems that killing enemies with melee attacks produces more ammo than shooting them... which is just backwards. As a devastator I'm constantly running out of ammo while my assault marine has less need of bullets but gets them in droves.

Swordman's zeal by the way, totally awesomesauce

**Kanluwen**

It's like I'm freakin' Nostradamus up in here.

I'm very amused by the fact that the forums over at THQ are all ablaze with "GOD MICROSOFT!" hate, when it's pretty clear that this is THQ fumbling the ball...and then kicking it to the other team to recover.

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And more bullcrap gets posted...

noun wrote:The time between discovering the problem and announcing it was rather small. It did not crop up until yesterday a few hours before we were set to launch. We announced as soon as we knew about it, and were absolutely sure there would be no way around delaying.

So, that's why on Monday they were "surprised that it wasn't on Xbox Live yet"--despite the fact that it would have had to have gone through the DLC processing at least two weeks prior.

Huh. Fascinating.

**bombboy1252**

I really don't care who's to blame! I want my exterminatus...this is making me a sad ork..........

**KingCracker**

mega_bassist wrote:
Locclo wrote:Same problem with us. My two friends and I can make it to the third arena, but when the shield orks and nobz start swarming, we just can't manage to stay alive on the point long enough. They really made objectives insanely difficult to capture.

I could always manage the first couple point captures, but whenever you have to capture multiple points is when it becomes a problem.

Oh, and feth Shoota Nobs...Biggest. Pains. EVAR.

I just call them FlashGits, yea those guys are fething NUTS! I cant believe how fast they can drain your health! I seem to do fairly well. I was in a group last night, and we ALMOST beat the 3 stage together. We got to the last wave and just could NOT pull it off. Dear god the insanity of this expansion

Im doing tons better with my tactical though, stormbolter + melta + 4 grenades does awesome for me. I can tell ya, meltas are very much needed for those damn shielded boyz. Good god those things can take a beating

**mega_bassist**

KingCracker wrote: I can tell ya, meltas are very much needed for those damn shielded boyz. Good god those things can take a beating

...don't even get me started with those guys! They're a total game-changer. Even a Heavy Bolter barely kills them...

**Sckitzo**

The shield guy is my biggest pain...

I find playing an assault marine most of my game is spent ground pounding ontop of my teams Dev to get guys off him, I do like the fact it's so difficult though. I am glad the XP transfers over, I wish they would have added some more armor unlocks for Exterminatus challenges but that's just me being greedy.

I do get some weird lag issues, where I click the mouse and my guy just stands like he failed a really stupid roll....

**bombboy1252**

And it's still not out on 360....you guys make me wish I had a PS3

**mega_bassist**

bombboy1252 wrote:And it's still not out on 360....you guys make me wish I had a PS3

It's one of the few times PS3 got a DLC before 360...most of the time I'm jealous of 360 lol

**Kanluwen**

The problem is that Sony has far, far, far less stringent standards on DLC before they put it up.

No wonder you guys are having to deal with all the glitchiness.

**Melissia**

We made it entirely to the very very last wave-- even only had five...

Spoiler:

... but then we al died and couldn't kill those last enemies :\

**KingCracker**

mega_bassist wrote:
KingCracker wrote: I can tell ya, meltas are very much needed for those damn shielded boyz. Good god those things can take a beating

...don't even get me started with those guys! They're a total game-changer. Even a Heavy Bolter barely kills them...

Ya no kidding. Sometimes Ill be blasting away on one, and think to myself, am I actually doing anything to him? Oh well that doesnt matter, because here comes 2 more

Im super glad that this one gets SO hard though. I mean, it feels like it was made to just beat you, plain and simple, but you know if you keep pushing, you just might make it. I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! having that feeling in games like this. And best part is, if I get sick of dying off, I can switch over to p2p or the actual game and slow the pace down a smidge

**LordofHats**

Melissia wrote:We made it entirely to the very very last wave-- even only had five...

Spoiler:

chaos champions on the secret 21st wave

... but then we al died and couldn't kill those last enemies :\

Spoiler:

**Melissia**

Oh, it isn't never-ending. Just really, REALLY freaking long.

**Platuan4th**

Melissia wrote:Oh, it isn't never-ending. Just really, REALLY freaking long.

Like the later waves in WFC?

**Melissia**

Long as in...

Spoiler:

**LordofHats**

Melissia wrote:Long as in...

Spoiler:

... by the time we got to the last five champions we were joking taht we'd killed enough chaos marines to win the Horus Heresy and prevent Horus from killing the Emperor. We killed more chaos marines than you'll see outside of a stupidly sized apocalypse army-- hundreds probably, and that's not counting the waves and waves of bloodletters. AT one point we faced off against no less than eight Chaos Marines with heavy bolters all spawning at once, half on each side of the map. Then there were the tons and tons of maul wielding chaos champions that chased us around...

We didn't last that long XD

**Melissia**

We managed it. Our group at the time was one dev with plasma cannon, two assaults with hammers, and one assault with axe.

But half the team was dead with no extra lives by the time we had only five

Spoiler:

left to kill.

**mega_bassist**

Melissia wrote:Long as in...

Spoiler:

... by the time we got to the last five champions we were joking taht we'd killed enough chaos marines to win the Horus Heresy and prevent Horus from killing the Emperor. We killed more chaos marines than you'll see outside of a stupidly sized apocalypse army-- hundreds probably, and that's not counting the waves and waves of bloodletters. AT one point we faced off against no less than eight Chaos Marines with heavy bolters all spawning at once, half on each side of the map. Then there were the tons and tons of maul wielding chaos champions that chased us around...

Holy gak

....I haven't made it that far at all

**Platuan4th**

Melissia wrote:Long as in...

Spoiler:

... by the time we got to the last five champions we were joking taht we'd killed enough chaos marines to win the Horus Heresy and prevent Horus from killing the Emperor. We killed more chaos marines than you'll see outside of a stupidly sized apocalypse army-- hundreds probably, and that's not counting the waves and waves of bloodletters. AT one point we faced off against no less than eight Chaos Marines with heavy bolters all spawning at once, half on each side of the map. Then there were the tons and tons of maul wielding chaos champions that chased us around...

I'm literally angry with rage that 360 doesn't have this yet.

Also, the stupidly sized Apoc Chaos army?

I've fielded it twice in the past year.

**Kanluwen**

Angry with rage?

Best descriptor ever, methinks.

**the_ferrett**

Query: Are there flashgitz in Space marine, or just shooter nobz?

**Platuan4th**

the_ferrett wrote:Query: Are there flashgitz in Space marine, or just shooter nobz?

Technically they're called Shoota Nobs, but their shootas are so much better, they may as well be Flashgitz.

**Melissia**

There's many kinds of shooty orks.

Shootaboyz, rokkit boyz ('ard boyz with rokkit launchas), shoota nobs (nobs with very big and nasty shootas), and big shoota nobs (heavily armored nobs with multi-rokkit launchas like the kommando nob from DoW2).

Then five choppy orks... sluggaboyz, scarboyz (armor and chainchoppas), 'ardboyz (with shield), nobz, and big nobz (with heavy armor and a better big choppa).

At least to my memory.