A new character spotlight has revealed information about the Zealot: Preacher class in the upcoming co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. (opens in new tab) Developer Fatshark has released a number of quick cuts showing class behavior and highlighting some of their many diverse character lines (opens in new tab) and party jokes.
Zealot is a melee-focused character who shows his strength in the heat of battle. He focuses on using close-range weapons such as automatic pistols, revolvers, shotguns, flamethrowers, thunderhammers, chainaxes, and power mauls.
The more damage Preacher takes, the more melee damage Preacher deals, giving you a chance element to manage your health while playing alone. You can also lunge forward to melee or flee from enemies. You can also have an aura that reduces allies’ damage.
To clarify, the character’s broader archetype is Zealot and the specialty class is Preacher. His four archetypes in Darktide are Zealot, Veteran, Psyker, and Ogryn. Each has its own class. The Zealot archetype and preacher class were revealed in a trailer posted on . Youtube (opens in new tab) and A blog post on the Fatshark website. (opens in new tab)
Preacher also gains melee attack speed and “resists death when taking lethal damage,” says the Fatshark blog. Therefore, increasing its low-health damage boost will result in at least one slip-up. He points out that he is good at doing that.
Fatshark also posted short clip (opens in new tab) To YouTube highlighting the preacher’s starting equipment and abilities.You can read more about the preacher Fatshark blog.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a very exciting game for those who love Left 4 Dead type co-op, and past games Vermintide 1 and 2 are both great. Everything we know about Darktide can be read on this site. (opens in new tab)
Darktide goes into beta this month (opens in new tab) following the delay (opens in new tab) to fall release. At his Darktide hands-on earlier this year, Wes Fenlon said he “absolutely rules.”
