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'It's Obvious This DLC Has Failed to Meet Your Expectations' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Issues Apology to Di

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have issued an apology to disgruntled fans over the game's controversial $5 Voice Pack DLC, making it free for all and offering refunds to customers. The debut Chapter Voice Pack sparked Space Marine 2’s first proper backlash, with some even accusing Focus and Saber of false advertising. It includes 450 re-recorded voicelines and a unique Space Marine Head cosmetic for the Blood Angels, Space Wolves and Black Templars chapters, and was only available as a standalone purchase (much to the annoyance of some fans). But it’s the way these new voice lines are incorporated into the game that caused an “overwhelmingly negative” Steam user review rating for the DLC. Even with an equipped DLC voice line, Space Marine 2 reverts to the class’ default voice when interacting with objectives, like when searching a Cadian’s body for codes in Inferno. This was unexpected and, in gameplay, makes for a jarring switch. It means the Ultramarine standard voice lines still play for all the dialogue related to interactive elements within missions, so your Space Marine’s voice will flip flop back and forth, whic

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'It's Obvious This DLC Has Failed to Meet Your Expectations' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Issues Apology to Disgruntled Fans for Controversial $5 Voice Pack, Offers Refunds and Makes It Free

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have issued an apology to disgruntled fans over the game's controversial $5 Voice Pack DLC, making it free for all and offering refunds to…

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'It's Obvious This DLC Has Failed to Meet Your Expectations' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Issues Apology to Disgruntled Fans for Controversial $5 Voice Pack, Offers Refunds and Makes It Free

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have issued an apology to disgruntled fans over the game's controversial $5 Voice Pack DLC, making it free for all and…

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