[2020] Vermintide 2 - Big Balance Beta

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/552500/announcements/detail/2512394801650056863]here[/url].

For this beta we are aiming to shake up the meta that has settled in the game. The primairy goal is to focus on bringing up weapons that are struggling with a low pickrate where they have a hard time to perform their role compared to existing competition. Some of the weapons with an overwhelming pickrate (>25%) has seen a slight reduction in their performance. We have taken the same approach with the talent trees of a selection of careers. Looking at data and investigating community discussion indicates that these careers struggle compared to the options and needs to find a better niche. Specific low pickrate and problematic talents have been targeted and reworked throughly to allow for new interesting build options. The goal is to be able to give each career a similar treatment in due time. We made an evaluation regarding with careers needed the change most immediately and started out focusing on them.

The core of the Weapon changes for this Beta comes from a really cool mod created by a group of highly dedicated players in the community. Thank you to Pershing, Sleezyrats, Core, Incandescent and RwAoNrDdOsM for their work on this.

Please be aware that this is a highly experimental Beta and everything subject to change - particularly with talents! Nothing here is set in stone, and we really look forward to seeing your feedback over in the Fatshark Forums!

Access Details

• Right Click Vermintide 2 from your Steam Library
  
• Select 'Properties'
  
• Select the 'BETAS' tab
  
• In the dropdown, select:
  balance_beta_summer_2020

You may need to restart Steam if the download does not automatically trigger.

PROGRESSION WILL PERSIST BETWEEN THE BETA AND LIVE GAME

The patch notes and commentary are too long for a Steam Announcement, so you can find those over on the Official Fatshark Forums, along with dedicated feedback and bug categories:

Patch Notes: https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/pc-big-balance-beta/40115/2

BBB Bugs: https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/c/bbb/BBB-Bugs/64

BBB Feedback: https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/c/bbb/BBB-Feedback/65