Its latest and major update has arrived on Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II, titled Season Pass II. This update has introduced the Black Templars Champion Pack and the Imperial Fists Cosmetic Pack. Players, however, are going through some moments. The official tweet was out with every possible hype emoji imaginable-bells and multiple exclamation marks-yet the response has been chaotic: a hybrid of teenage girl-style joy combined with pure frustration, especially from the Xbox crowd.
So what is this? Season Pass II is really just a flashy fancy new roadmap of tons of content dropping in the next few months. All-new cosmetics for two iconic chapters: Black Templars and Imperial Fists. This is a big deal for a population of players that thrives on the grind for customization. Somebody named ChunkyBe4n was similarly excited, commending the developers for “such a cool addition” for letting them use champion armor pieces. Then we have an hour-long narrative from CombosNKills for the update; he called the new chaos mission “SO cinematic and fun” with the new enemy types. So, yeah, everything about the content? Seems adeed very promising!
Sour becomes the adjective here. Many of the players, those who bought the Ultra Edition of the game, $100, are hurting big time. Forty more dollars is $40 separate from the other purchase for Season Pass II. _Jim_Duggen_ in reply: “Ouch bro.” Then Blutch88 asks a burning question that is worth asking: “Why did I buy the Ultra edition if I still have to buy this after?” That’s a fair question if a little confusing. Some thought the premium edition included future content,” and announcing a *second* season pass after launch has left these few feeling somewhat blindsided.
What about Xbox? Now there was a situation. So while Playstation and PC users were buying Season Pass II separately, Xbox players were hitting a wall. One gamer, G3TH_, simply asked, “Why can’t I buy season 2 on its own on Xbox?” A whole thread developed by those Xbox players; they were trying to assist one another. Eventually, PFGRyan found a workaround to actually buy it through the web store, yet many others reported that the content remained locked in the game even after purchasing it. Both AndrewBeets and Towelsneeze complained that they could “not equip” the new champion skins “that they had paid for.” An actual nightmare after the update.
Then came the bugs! Dylan (@IamDaveitus), on Xbox, said the game was becoming “sluggish and unresponsive to button presses” much earlier into matches than before. Another hit was server stability, with Qushu92 being kicked mid-operation on PS5, hoping for improvements in connectivity. Then sirtrillalot took to give his grievance on the daily mission currency system, calling the reward costs “far too low” against the effort required, killing motivation to even get on to doing them.
Nevermind though! Big on the anticipation for new gear. The Sons of the Phoenix, by technicality, are being fed well, as ZeSmol can gather. Seeing everybody running around in the lobby with the new power axe was hilarious. The core of the update, the stuff the players get to do and wear, is clearly landing with quite a lot of players.
So what does the takeaway hold? A hefty content drop from Focus Entertainment has Space Marine 2 buzzing within the hardcore community. The new cosmetics and operations are a sight for sore eyes as the urge to purge xenos grows stronger. But the rollout has been marred by platform-specific store issues, confusion about edition inclusions, and a fresh batch of technical hiccups. An aged one in live-service gaming: An awesome new stuff, a bit rough around the edges in execution. For now, Xbox guys might want to hold on until the store-front is sorted, with everyone else checking their bank accounts before hitting purchase. The Emperor protects; he doesn’t pay for DLC, though.
