Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead is giving all gamers free Killzone objects beginning in the present day, December 19, in response to a backlash over pricing.
Half one of many Helldivers 2 and Killzone crossover features a Killzone-themed armor set, assault rifle, banner, cape, and participant title. In order for you all of the Killzone objects you’ll have at hand over Tremendous Credit to the worth of almost twice the price of a premium Warbond, and almost half the worth of Helldivers 2 itself.
In a submit on the Helldivers 2 Steam page, Arrowhead stated it had talked to Killzone developer Guerrilla Video games and is now gifting the objects that had been meant to be bought as a part of the crossover’s second wave subsequent week.
“As this was our first crossover providing, we’ve been listening to the response, and the suggestions we’ve obtained from our neighborhood surveys is that crossover content material is absolutely excessive up in your wishlists,” Arrowhead stated in its assertion.
“On the similar time, a few of you aren’t proud of the costs of the objects and we’ll revisit this.
“A lot of you had been additionally involved that objects wouldn’t be in rotation for lengthy sufficient, and there was a little bit of concern round how this stuff exist exterior of our traditional Warbond releases, that are all the time themed in our personal universe.
“Due to all this, in partnership with our buddies at Guerrilla (and as we’re within the season of vacation cheer), we’ve determined to supply a present to all gamers.
“Firstly, we’re gifting to everybody the deliberate second wave of the Helldivers x Killzone collaboration objects in the present day, freed from cost. The distribution of these objects will start shortly, in two waves.”
The present means Helldivers 2 gamers who had been planning to purchase each units of Killzone objects will now have to spend $10 value of Tremendous Credit as an alternative of $20.
Arrowhead added that it’ll prolong the period of the objects presently within the Superstore from 5 days to 10 days “so that you’ve got an opportunity to pay money for it and scale back the danger of lacking out.” It’s additionally figuring out the best way to convey the Killzone objects again completely.
In the meantime, the W.A.S.P. stratagem will probably be accessible for all to unlock by way of a serious order shortly.
Earlier in the present day, Arrowhead insisted it was the driving pressure behind the costly pricing of the Helldivers x Killzone objects, not Sony. CCO Johan Pilestedt confirmed that the Killzone crossover was initially meant to be launched as a part of a Warbond, however Arrowhead determined in opposition to it within the hopes of avoiding a backlash.
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