Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has indicated plans to problem a hotfix as quickly as potential after gamers reported a nasty bug with the present Major Order.
Helldivers 2 gamers’ newest Major Order, dubbed Operation Enduring Peace, seeks to carry an finish to Meridia by turning it into a large black gap by way of the experimental deployment of weaponized Darkish Fluid. Players speculate the destruction of Meridia and its Terminid supercolony will lead into the discharge of a 3rd faction, probably the long-extinct Illuminate.
MAJOR ORDER: OPERATION “ENDURING PEACE”
The time has come. We should eradicate the Meridia Supercolony by way of experimental deployment of weaponized Darkish Fluid.
The destruction of a whole planet is a tragedy – however the tyrannical Terminids depart us no alternative. Good luck, Helldivers. pic.twitter.com/155a9bCnfV
— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) May 30, 2024
Nevertheless it didn’t take lengthy for gamers to discover one thing untoward with the Major Order itself, with Bile Titans and breach holes spawning immediately on the target. This led some to name the Major Order a “damaged mess”, and nigh-on unattainable to full on the tougher difficulties.
In a publish on the Helldivers Discord, group supervisor Baskinator confirmed a hotfix is inbound to sort out the issue: “Thanks to everybody that made us conscious of the spawning bug in the present Major Order,” Baskinator stated. “A hotfix is presently being labored on for that problem and will probably be deployed as quickly as potential. We’ll let you recognize as quickly because it’s out there.”
The hope is that this hotfix will hit Helldivers 2 sooner somewhat than later, given the Major Order itself has an expiry date of early subsequent week. Some are actually calling for Arrowhead to lengthen the Major Order to encourage extra gamers to soar in after the ug is squashed.
This week, Arrowhead revealed it’s in the method of setting the studio up so it will possibly “make extra and higher stuff” in the long-term. In (*2*), CEO Shams Jorjani, who not too long ago changed earlier Arrowhead CEO and present Chief Artistic Officer Johan Pilestedt, stated the studio has had to alter to the big success and better profile Helldivers 2 has introduced to the corporate.
PlayStation 5 and PC co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation sport of all time, having shifted an unimaginable 12 million copies in simply 12 weeks since happening sale earlier this 12 months. Amid the large income Helldivers 2 has generated, Arrowhead itself has suffered quite a lot of crises, together with launch server issues and, most not too long ago, a battle with Sony itself over the console maker’s controversial try to drive Steam gamers to account hyperlink to PlayStation Community.
Arrowhead plans to add to Helldivers 2 in significant methods to maintain gamers in its reside service, however some have known as on the developer to take extra time with stability patches and Premium Warbond releases after current efforts fell flat, and Arrowhead has indicated that’s what it intends to do.
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