Weapon?

[Coochilla]

Greeting Battle Brothers,

Brothers and sisters of the Space Marine 2 community, a question gnaws at me like a Tyranid hive beast: where is the axe?

From power axes to frost axes, these weapons are icons of Astartes ferocity, cleaving xenos and heretics alike. Their absence in the game feels like a void in the armory of the Emperor’s finest.

Was this choice a matter of balance, narrative focus, or some oversight unworthy of the Codex Astartes?

Courage and Honor

[Naus]

Greetings Battlebrother.
My thoughts wandered same paths in the past and I think I found two possible answers to what you ask.

1. They were lazy and there will be no axes. As excuse they will use some generic bs like how it is to implement it or that it's too much work because of animation etc.
2. They were sneaky-lazy and assumed they will do this part of the work in future and release axes or other missing parts in big update.

To me, there should be axes instead for example power fist which is crap used by maybe 2% of the players.

Also Bulwark should have variant where you use two handed sword/axe for more dmg and more agresive gameplay, shield is useless anyway. All you do as Bulwark is dodge, parry, mash enemies with sword and place flag.

[SolarCerberuS]

My bet is they are waiting to add a power axe with the Space wolves content addition

[Realmonster]

there is no axe in the game currently. however, using the mod Astartes Overhaul you can change the skin of i think the thunder hammer and the chainsword to be chain axes

[Coochilla]

Originally posted by Naus:

Greetings Battlebrother.
My thoughts wandered same paths in the past and I think I found two possible answers to what you ask.

1. They were lazy and there will be no axes. As excuse they will use some generic bs like how it is to implement it or that it's too much work because of animation etc.
2. They were sneaky-lazy and assumed they will do this part of the work in future and release axes or other missing parts in big update.

To me, there should be axes instead for example power fist which is crap used by maybe 2% of the players.

Also Bulwark should have variant where you use two handed sword/axe for more dmg and more agresive gameplay, shield is useless anyway. All you do as Bulwark is dodge, parry, mash enemies with sword and place flag.

Your words are a beacon, cutting through the fog of my confusion. Thank you for that clarity Brother.

[Coochilla]

Originally posted by Realmonster:

there is no axe in the game currently. however, using the mod Astartes Overhaul you can change the skin of i think the thunder hammer and the chainsword to be chain axes

Your information is a vital tool in the Emperor’s service. You have my thanks.

[dziadek]

Originally posted by Coochilla:

Greeting Battle Brothers,

Brothers and sisters of the Space Marine 2 community, a question gnaws at me like a Tyranid hive beast: where is the axe?

From power axes to frost axes, these weapons are icons of Astartes ferocity, cleaving xenos and heretics alike. Their absence in the game feels like a void in the armory of the Emperor’s finest.

Was this choice a matter of balance, narrative focus, or some oversight unworthy of the Codex Astartes?

Courage and Honor

All axes had been stolen and sold on the black market to improve the financial performance of the game...

[Ragnar]

your cheese answers cheer up my dark mind in the face of the forthcoming righteous campaign against the hordes of xenos and heretics brothers.

The double sided power axe shouldnt be a reskin or a mod, it should have its own physics, executes and player feedback. Dear Devs do you hear me?! make it happen in the name of his glory.

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by Ragnar:

your cheese answers cheer up my dark mind in the face of the forthcoming righteous campaign against the hordes of xenos and heretics brothers.

The double sided power axe shouldnt be a reskin or a mod, it should have its own physics, executes and player feedback. Dear Devs do you hear me?! make it happen in the name of his glory.

Do it Saber!
Not only did you tease us with a Power Axe wielded by Ulfar of the Deathwatch Killteam in the intro.

The Ultramarines have lorewise also a faible for Power Axes like the Axes of Utramar used by the Honor Guard and Legatine Axes which lean more towards finesse and technique rather than brute strenght.

And also Frost Axes. The Allfather demands that you give us Frost Axes!

[Ragnar]

Originally posted by Chaoslord 87:

Originally posted by Ragnar:

And also Frost Axes. The Allfather demands that you give us Frost Axes!

thats it brother, Frost Axes in all sizes and shapes, forged in Fenris with wintersteel

[PhalanX]

You think they would've released the axe with the other Secret Level Metaurus twitch drops

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by PhalanX:

You think they would've released the axe with the other Secret Level Metaurus twitch drops

Or it comes with the next major update perhaps?

[シ Scout [NZ]]

axes have mostly been dropped in 9th and 10th edition warhammer - you have power weapons, powerfists and thunder hammers - all of which is in game.

I know that you have the odd character who specifically has some named axe for lore, but effectively its given basically the same profile as one of the above.

Space marine 2 is heavily designed to advertise primarius marines, and all the new shiny kits that James Workshop has. That is why you don't get power axes in SM2.

[Brother Mobinius]

I think the devs might add it later I saw a leak/data-mine somewhere with some placeholder data for power axes so one can have hope

it would be a cool addition if they add it along with space wolves champion skin

edit: found the leak

>Season 3: Raven Guard
Salamanders Sniper Champion skin
Heretic bolter, ABR, HBR and Thunderhammer skins
Beakie with Raven Guard symbol
Raven Guard Las Fusil and Bolt sniper rifle skin
Pristine Mk8

>Season 4: Salamanders
placeholder data for Multimelta, Melta Rifle
placeholder data for Pyreblaster
Battle Barge expansion (?)
Horde mode (?)

>Season 5: Space Wolves
Space Wolves Tactical Champion skin
placeholder data for power axe
placeholder data for lightning claws
two block models of unfinished wolf helmets
Deathwatch skin
Horde mode

>Season 6: Chaos Pack
placeholder names of all traitor legions
Pauldron symbols
placeholder for HH liveries including pre-Primarch legion names
placeholder helmet models

>Season 7: Imperial Fists
names of a ton of successor Chapters listed
names of a ton of Citadel Paints listed

>Season 8: White Scars
nothing

>Season 9: Blood Angels
nothing

[Ragnar]

Originally posted by Brother Mobinius:

>Season 5: Space Wolves
Space Wolves Tactical Champion skin
placeholder data for power axe
placeholder data for lightning claws
two block models of unfinished wolf helmets
Deathwatch skin
Horde mode

that would be fire, thats all i want. Give the axe to the Tac and the claws to Assault and all is fine for me :D

[SievertChaser]

Originally posted by Naus:

To me, there should be axes instead for example power fist which is crap used by maybe 2% of the players.

HOW DARE YOU