Worth it for solo play only?

[Spacemutiny]

Would you still recommend this game if I have no interest in playing online at all? I would only play the campaign and the other mode that is playable solo. Is that mode doable offline? I’ve read for instance in the Vermintide games offline play is useless because the AI teammates can’t play the game properly. Thanks!

[THE ADORING FAN]

Yes, I did the whole campaign on Angel of Death and every PVE operations solo Ruthless/Lethal (and it was designed around multiple people playing and there weren't bots initially in PVE), and I didn't feel at any time I *needed* another player. The bots were a bit stupid to begin with (wouldn't damage bosses) but they tweaked that, and it's guaranteed that you'll die before a bot does as they are extremely tanky and have infinite lives, which makes them good for picking you up when you go down.

I usually play with my brother now, but most randoms that join the party end up being less useful than a bot so you'll be fine.

[Chili Dogs]

game is totally playable solo all the way through, better with friends, sure, but totally fine solo even on harder difficulties!

[Twelve]

Heres some info you might want to read (search is your friend)

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2183900/discussions/0/4631485554953838863/

my short answer is for strictly pve, the campaigns too short, the operations are fun, but anything above average level, the ai bots are not helpful at all

you need to do the operation missions on harder difficulties to unlock the higher tier weapons, to then do the even harder difficulties.

i think anyone telling you its fine solo is blowing smoke.

Still, if you like warhammer, its probably in the top 3 games id recommend for a 40k fan.

[XeroShinobi]

Operations are genuinely easier with bots than at least half of the playerbase, and I'm being generous to the playerbase.

[Realigo Actual]

Campaign plays fine solo. Just do not play on anything higher than difficulty level 2. Higher than that the game is too punishing for a new player playing the campaign, and worse, you will need coordinated focus fire from three people to do things, or repeated respawns.

[THE ADORING FAN]

Originally posted by Realigo Actual:

Campaign plays fine solo. Just do not play on anything higher than difficulty level 2. Higher than that the game is too punishing for a new player playing the campaign, and worse, you will need coordinated focus fire from three people to do things, or repeated respawns.

I agree with you that it plays fine solo, however it is possible to do higher difficulties just fine, I did AOD right off the bat. That is, if you're used to dodging and parrying mechanics in other games, such as Souls/Elden ring games. If those aren't games/genres one usually plays, then I'd agree with playing difficulty 2/3 rather than 4 (Difficulty 3 was nerfed a couple weeks after release to be less punishing).

But if you have parrying/dodging down, the game can almost play itself (this mostly also is true with PVE missions), with a few exceptions in the form of the 'Defend pylons/chains/reactor' objectives, which would certainly be easier with other players, but with enough patience is possible solo. I'd argue the single hardest point in the game is the reactor defence mission, that took me several attempts since you can't assign someone to defend the objective while someone else thins the ranks/focuses on Extremis class units, and requires considerable multitasking and effort which is atypical of the rest of the campaign.

Having said that, there is no actual reward or achievement for playing higher difficulties in the campaign, meaning you can play however you want without feeling you're missing out on something locked behind a harder difficulty.

[Tao314zdin]

Campaign is good solo, just choose the difficulty right. As benchmark - veteran is good for those who played souls-games before.

Operations are doable solo, but much more fun with other players.

If you solo them, you get all the resources, but also most of the enemy focus and have to do most of the damage (bots do multiple times less damage then an average player).

IMO the teamplay (even with random brothers) is one big aspect of the game I would not recommend to miss on.

[Realigo Actual]

Originally posted by CHEEKI BREEKI:

Originally posted by Realigo Actual:

Campaign plays fine solo. Just do not play on anything higher than difficulty level 2. Higher than that the game is too punishing for a new player playing the campaign, and worse, you will need coordinated focus fire from three people to do things, or repeated respawns.

I agree with you that it plays fine solo, however it is possible to do higher difficulties just fine, I did AOD right off the bat. That is, if you're used to dodging and parrying mechanics in other games, such as Souls/Elden ring games. If those aren't games/genres one usually plays, then I'd agree with playing difficulty 2/3 rather than 4 (Difficulty 3 was nerfed a couple weeks after release to be less punishing).

But if you have parrying/dodging down, the game can almost play itself (this mostly also is true with PVE missions), with a few exceptions in the form of the 'Defend pylons/chains/reactor' objectives, which would certainly be easier with other players, but with enough patience is possible solo. I'd argue the single hardest point in the game is the reactor defence mission, that took me several attempts since you can't assign someone to defend the objective while someone else thins the ranks/focuses on Extremis class units, and requires considerable multitasking and effort which is atypical of the rest of the campaign.

Having said that, there is no actual reward or achievement for playing higher difficulties in the campaign, meaning you can play however you want without feeling you're missing out on something locked behind a harder difficulty.

Can't agree. I played through it on 3, and by the final boss battle it was blatantly apparent that the damage scaling was interfering with the wave/phase design of the boss fight. I literally couldn't get the thing done they wanted me to do by doing the thing the entire time before the phase was over and I got hit.

[Goranz]

But i would say, you should try MP, its a ton of Fun to Fight with real Brothers.

[Kobi]

Why would you ever play it with bots? Random people are ok.

[ElokoMs]

I wouldn't play lethal difficulty with bots

[Goranz]

Originally posted by Kobi:

Why would you ever play it with bots? Random people are ok.

I must say, i had the best Coop Players in this Game overall, evreybody is watching. Since maybe the past 20 years.

[THE ADORING FAN]

Originally posted by Goranz:

Originally posted by Kobi:

Why would you ever play it with bots? Random people are ok.

I must say, i had the best Coop Players in this Game overall, evreybody is watching. Since maybe the past 20 years.

I think that's mostly because the Fandom of 40k is a lot friendlier and easier to get on with than in other franchises (Cod, League, Counter Strike), as 40k is a very passionate hobby for many in real life, and when they go from minifigs to mouse and keyboard, they'll act as if they do in a real life tabletop encounter, i.e most of the time friendly

[Goranz]

Originally posted by CHEEKI BREEKI:

Originally posted by Goranz:

I must say, i had the best Coop Players in this Game overall, evreybody is watching. Since maybe the past 20 years.

I think that's mostly because the Fandom of 40k is a lot friendlier and easier to get on with than in other franchises (Cod, League, Counter Strike), as 40k is a very passionate hobby for many in real life, and when they go from minifigs to mouse and keyboard, they'll act as if they do in a real life tabletop encounter, i.e most of the time friendly

Maybe your are right, as i got on the weekend younger People and they heard in voice im a German and it was a Deasaster, normaly i should have reportet them, but we all fight agains the same Enemy. I got also a lot of Friends that Play Warhammer on tabeltop, and im very happy they found the way to Space Marine 2.

[Apothecary Michael]

On low difficulty Solo is fine on higher , it is better to have a Team of friends. Lethal needs you all to know what you do.