The gameplay is fun
The 40k level design and atmosphere is really well done
Just like its predecessor (Vermintide), it's a great co-op experience
The achievements are mostly meaningless scores to flex about but class specific ones reward cosmetics

Class balance isn't done that well
Game is badly optimized, expect to have stability issues and frames to vary from map to map, patch to patch
Gameplay bugs that don't necessarily make the game unplayable, but they certainly aren't part of a finished product, enjoy walking around a mission and a horde simply spawning on top of you, friendly ogryns one-shotting teammates even though there's no friendly fire in this game and so on
Devs decided not to include end-game statistics like how many specials you've killed, how much damage you've done/received and so on due to "toxic players", the whole purpose of those statistics is to compare yourself with other and see where you can better yourself, but I guess it's time we go on with the "everybody wins" mentality that doesn't teach anyone anything and even the worst can flutter about like they're the best

Cash shop was available in the game from Day1 of release, I don't have a problem with that but the fact that the game was an unbalanced mess for a few days after release and they didn't do anything about it, but if the cash shop crashed the game sometimes WELL HOL UP and proceeded to release a stealth patch within minutes. Oh and don't worry, cash shop is in Day1 but three systems are almost entirely missing! Crafting is only partially implemented (out of 4 possible crafting types, we only have upgrading available), mission selection is non-existant, you have to play whatever is available on the mission board or wait like a moron until that specific mission appears, AND THERE ARE NO PRIVATE LOBBIES, you can only play with random people, there's no option to fill the slots with just bots, if a single spot is available, someone at random will be picked to join your mission.

But the worst of it all is that they've mentioned on the Steam Store Page of their Imperial Edition version of the game that gives you Premium Currency on release, and I quote "Darktide will feature an in-game store, allowing players to purchase cosmetic items at launch to customize their characters. In-game currency can be earned through play, or purchased from the in-game store." therefore any player that pre-ordered the game thought that we will be able to earn premium currency by simply playing and buy cosmetics that way too, but the page description was stealthily changed to "Aquilas are a premium currency that can be used to purchase premium cosmetic items in the in-game store." on release. Upon me noticing this problem I've quickly went to their dedicated discord channel and asked and complained about them misleading their customers which resulted in me being banned for "harassment".

It's sad because the game is fun, but the company is a scam.

[h1]Pros:[/h1] The gameplay is fun The 40k level design and atmosphere is really well done Just like its predecessor (Vermintide), it's a great co-op experience The achievements are mostly meaningless scores to flex about but class specific ones reward cosmetics [h1]Cons:[/h1] Class balance isn't done that well Game is badly optimized, expect to have stability issues and frames to vary from map to map, patch to patch Gameplay bugs that don't necessarily make the game unplayable, but they certainly aren't part of a finished product, enjoy walking around a mission and a horde simply spawning on top of you, friendly ogryns one-shotting teammates even though there's no friendly fire in this game and so on Devs decided not to include end-game statistics like how many specials you've killed, how much damage you've done/received and so on due to "toxic players", the whole purpose of those statistics is to compare yourself with other and see where you can better yourself, but I guess it's time we go on with the "everybody wins" mentality that doesn't teach anyone anything and even the worst can flutter about like they're the best Cash shop was available in the game from Day1 of release, I don't have a problem with that but the fact that the game was an unbalanced mess for a few days after release and they didn't do anything about it, but if the cash shop crashed the game sometimes WELL HOL UP and proceeded to release a stealth patch within minutes. Oh and don't worry, cash shop is in Day1 but three systems are almost entirely missing! Crafting is only partially implemented (out of 4 possible crafting types, we only have upgrading available), mission selection is non-existant, you have to play whatever is available on the mission board or wait like a moron until that specific mission appears, AND THERE ARE NO PRIVATE LOBBIES, you can only play with random people, there's no option to fill the slots with just bots, if a single spot is available, someone at random will be picked to join your mission. But the worst of it all is that they've mentioned on the Steam Store Page of their Imperial Edition version of the game that gives you Premium Currency on release, and I quote [b]"Darktide will feature an in-game store, allowing players to purchase cosmetic items at launch to customize their characters. In-game currency can be earned through play, or purchased from the in-game store."[/b] therefore any player that pre-ordered the game thought that we will be able to earn premium currency by simply playing and buy cosmetics that way too, but the page description was stealthily changed to [b]"Aquilas are a premium currency that can be used to purchase premium cosmetic items in the in-game store."[/b] on release. Upon me noticing this problem I've quickly went to their dedicated discord channel and asked and complained about them misleading their customers which resulted in me being banned for "harassment". It's sad because the game is fun, but the company is a scam.