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You can, as there's other weapons with comparable mobility like any Duelling Sword, any Tacaxe, or even the Mk 4 Force Sword. It just takes way longer any time a boss enters the equation because Staff Psykers have horrible boss damage and the knife reliably fills that gap while giving you insane mobility. I'm not sure if they can buff other melee weapons in that regard without inadvertently buffing the crap out of Zealot, though.

They're quite similar, but I think the Knife is better for addressing a Staff Psyker's typical weakness: poor boss damage. Don't get me wrong, the DS Mk IV can deal solid boss damage, but it requires space to stay on target and continuously attack for good DPS. The Combat Blade with Riposte & Flesh Tearer is just as efficient, and its bleed effect is more damage-efficient when you have limited windows to hit the boss. For that reason alone, I usually prefer the Knife. Another factor to consider is whether there's a mass Mutie condition. DS Mk IV one-shots them a lot more reliably so you might just want to take that for those Maelstrom missions.

Oh absolutely! 1 of the people I play true duo with, Mike, frequently kites himself into a dead end and loses a clutch that way lmao.

Hitting multiple enemies I would assume. Surge is already quite good against heavy armoured. I would most likely choose assail as well. But it's nice to play as a lightning God.

Thanks! There's a lot of things that the Surge Staff simply has no answer for, such as mass Crushers when you're cornered, trying to build peril to 85% when there's a million enemies in your face, mass Poxbursters, etc. Also, I want Psykinetic's Aura for Venting Shriek spam which is just an instant horde delete button since the Surge Staff is useless for that purpose. Smite fills all those gaps!

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It was broken a few patches ago so I never bothered to reinstall it since it wasn't a crucial mod lol. Someone with the mod told me what my level is, but I forgot the exact value. I think I'm below 1000, though.

Psykinetic's Aura is fantastic in a 4-stack because it generates more Ults for the entire team, making it easier to overcome any challenge. With a full squad, you rarely have to retreat and can keep moving through the map, gathering ammo from crates along the way. However, if the team isn't very good or you're playing true duo, ammo can be a gamble since you'll need to eliminate more enemies with just two players. That's where Assail really shines-not only does it allow you to kill enemies from a distance, but it also stuns them, enabling safe melee engagement. It's excellent for conserving ammo. There are pros and cons to both options, but Assail always provides a fallback if you're out of ammo. If you find yourself relying solely on your melee and Blitz, you'll be glad you chose Assail, as it's likely the only thing that can give you a fighting chance in such a situation.

Fantastic and thorough answer! Thanks😊

yea no high mobility just leads to people running ahead and pretending not helping the team makes them good fundamentally disagree the reason vermintide worked for over a decade is LESS mobility darktide has been dead for half a year at least because the player base is literally incentivized to be selfish shits who leave you to solo things.

​@@bastait it's so rich reading you talk about fundamentals. When on a previous video of days you replied to my comment saying you struggle above HERESY. You talk about things being fundamental true and what makes things good yet you are incapable of even playing the game on EASY difficulty. You struggle on EASY YOU DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE GAMES.

Hey dray, in this commentary video, would it be possible to get a quick rundown on your settings? In particular, your keybinds. I'm interested to see what you value and how you've set things up. Been loving the gameplay!

@bastait To be fair, just because someone misuses a tool doesn't mean it's inherently bad. That would be like saying a scalpel is bad because it can be used for un-aliving people, when it's really intended to save lives with. @R-Miles289 Thanks for your support! My settings aren't too different from the default, so it's probably not worth making a video on. I can just list them here for you: WASD - Movement Shift - Sprint Ctrl - Crouch Alt - Dodge Space - Jump F - Interact E - Ult G - Blitz R - Reload Mouse Side Button - Weapon Special 1 - Melee 2 - Ranged 3 - Ammo/Health Crate 4 - Stimm 5 - Auspex Let me know if I missed anything. If you want my 2 cents, everything is just preference except for jump & dodge. If I recall correctly, those 2 functions were bound to the same button by default. Separate that shit! You don't want to be jumping when you meant to dodge, cause that's how you die.

Fun little bit of knowledge I learned and use on my keybinds : you can map "sprint" and "dodge" to the same key, because you can only sprint forward and you cannot dodge forward so it doesn't conflict, and it saves a key for potentially something else !

Thanks so much for your kind words! I'm working on the next commentary which will be posted soon. Hope you'll find that helpful too!

Oh that's not good. Mics aren't food! Quick, spit it out!

That's good to hear! Using the same loadout & setup over and over again can make things boring. It's a good thing that weapon-wise, everything in this game is viable. 👍

Glad you liked it!

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Will def give it a try, but I don't see it having the same level of mechanical depth and sweet gameplay of tide games.

Both games are horde shooters, but SM2 & Darktide are fundamentally very different games from each other, in spite of their similarities. I think initially Darktides gonna dip in playercount, cause theyre both 40k games so its drawing from the same potential playerbase, but after a while i have no doubt that Darktide will only get more players, as people are drawn into the setting and, by proxy, Darktide as well.

I think Space Marine 2 will forever hold a higher player base as it seems it’s going to be a way more ambitious game, I also personally think it will be the better game. Although I love Darktide it has too many issues and has been neglected way too much for it to sustain for another 2 years imo. I’m also holding standards to Space Marine 2 similarly to how I’m holding standards for the new Doom game from everything that has been promised and shown.

@@tunics3946 there are no real issues any more. there will forever be things ppl don't like or wish to be different, and the game will continue to evolve like vt2 did. it's in a fantastic state now, it's a matter of getting a big injection of new content to draw players back and get new ones. but to be fair, there's a shit ton of content as it is. we're talking close to 20 awesome maps, 12 sub classes, shit ton weapons and most distinct, a pretty nonaggressive mtx model with lots there if you're keen on paying for it (it could use more earned cosmetics, but that's every game with this model). SM2 will be awesome i think, considering all the things they have planned for co-op and even pvp... but from what i've seen, i dont think the actual mechanical depth of the game holds a candle to DT, or tide games in general. there's a bit of focus on bombast, finishing moves and such, and that's not something you can just weave in with super tight, awesome control and mechanics the likes of a tide game. will it be awesome and epic, i think so, and hope so for sure, will it replace tide games? nothing really will, save for another tide game. will it take players away from DT? probably. but conversely, it may introduce more to the 40K melee shooter genre and introduce some to DT. here's hoping. either way, as fans of these types of games, as fans of 40K, we will eat well :)

Good points. I think what frustrates players about Darktide is mainly issues like unreliable servers and audio glitches that result in silent enemies. Until Fatshark prioritizes fixing these issues over adding new content that could potentially introduce more problems, the situation is unlikely to improve. Their marketing of the game as a live service isn't helping either. If Space Marine 2 launches as a genuinely good game without significant bugs or issues, it could definitely impact Darktide's player base.

Zealot can stack attack speed to some pretty ridiculous levels!

You're too kind, I just played lots (2000 hours). Anyone can do the same if they just keep at it!

You're too kind! With practice, anyone can do the same!

You're too kind!

It's good to want to support your team, although you do need contingency planning for when they go down. Right now the servers would frequently ignore or even roll back your commands, and there's also the silent enemy glitch that can instantly take out an otherwise good player. Just make sure you can deal enough damage if you do end up having to clutch!

I don't find 1 stamina too useful as you're not blocking THAT much and Kinetic Deflection without it is enough already. I myself find that 2 toughness curios and 1 HP is the sweet spot for me. Gunshots don't immediately chip into HP if I react fast enough, and I still have some HP to defend against toughness-bypassing stuff like Poxbursters.

Yeah, but truth to be told I'm not holding my breath for quality of life stuff..

My pleasure!

Shanking non-stop!

Audio has been messed up for half a year, it's pretty much a feature now. I die plenty of times to silent enemies too 😭

Watch them die to a single crusher lol

That sword is just meme-ing if you already have the Purgatus Staff lol.

@@xstreamdray more fire is always better.

Haha may be we can get that going one day!

Its great, if the builds are diverse. I feel psyker can be very diverse there and fullfill different roles with diifferent buids

Speaking of.. I've never seen 4 Psykers, each with a different staff. Could be an interesting team comp!

@@xstreamdray u should try it out i think. however raw dps might be an issue without gun psyker

4 psykers? You may be in peril.

It's probably bosses that will be the only problem as staff Psykers generally have low boss DPS lol

18 min is quite quick, good job!