Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Locks Coveted Shield Behind $6 Twitch Sub Paywall and Fans Are Up in Arms

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players are up in arms over a coveted shield that is locked behind a Twitch paywall.

Space Marine 2’s 15.0 update launched today and with it came a new set of Twitch drops. Nothing particularly special there, except the fact you need to buy one new recurring or gift subscription ($6) to claim the Victrix Guard Shield.

Fans have called on developer Saber to add this shield to Space Marine 2 ever since the game launched two years ago. It appears briefly in the campaign, with an Ultramarine holding it more in the background of the Battle Barge than anything else. It’s not been available for players to wield before.

As you’d expect, the prospect of handing $6 to Twitch just for one shield has caused quite the stink within the Space Marine 2 community. “I'm not gonna pay for a sub I'm not gonna use,” one person complained. …