Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 rounds out the end of it’s Year 2 update cycle with the enormous Confrontation Update, bringing a huge change to PvP within the game.

The main change made to PvP is the outright removal of the progression based unlock system. Essentially, weapons and wargear were tied to your personal level in the mode – meaning latecomers could find themselves ill-equipped in the face of mode veterans. Well that has been entirely binned, so now players can mix and match and see what loadout will best suit their throwdowns.

There are also some additions to uplift and encourage play:

• 2 New PvP Maps: Charge into battle across Sanctum and Facility, the 6th and 7th additions to Eternal War.
• Weekly PvP Rewards & Ordeals: Complete Datavault challenges and fight through Eternal War matches to earn Accolades and fresh cosmetics.

Of course, PvP isn’t the only thing going on within Update 14 – people leaping into the Operations mode can also enjoy a bounty of new goodies:

• New Terminus Threat: Watch out for the Thousand Sons’ Scarab Occult Terminator Sorcerer, now lurking in Chaos Operations and Siege waves.
• 6 Heroic Weapon Variants: Use your Accolades to snag new spins on the Melta Rifle, Chainsword, Bolt Carbine Combi-Flamer, Power Fist with Melta, Deathwatch Stalker Bolt Rifle, and Executioner’s Axe Thunder Hammer.
• 3 Heroic Armor Cosmetics: Show off a new Ultramarines pauldron, plus Deathwatch-themed chest armor and a left gauntlet.

There’s also further cosmetics, with players now being able to enjoy the Raptors Cosmetic Pack to make their space marines look extra sneaky. Oh, and a new Salamanders Champion Pack is on deck to satisfy heavy gunners that love those green-armoured lads.

It’s a great update, laying the table nicely for the Year 3 content to start dropping in September.

Does anything in particular catch your eye? What’s your favourite part of the Confrontation update? Let us know in the comments or on social media.