Helldivers 2’s most freedom-hating enemies will quickly be introduced down a peg, as developer Arrowhead Studios has confirmed it is adjustments that may regulate each the spawn charges and well being swimming pools of enemies like Chargers and Hulks.
In a submit on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server (by way of Gamesradar), neighborhood supervisor Spitz said the staff has heard participant issues and complaints over armored enemies, their spawn charges, and gamers’ capacity to cope with such threats.
“I can affirm that we’re at the moment adjustments to the spawn charges and well being swimming pools of heavy enemies, and can be trying to unfold them out extra to forestall massive spikes of more durable mobs showing on the similar time, in addition to making them a bit simpler to carry down,” Spitz confirmed.
In an replace following up their authentic submit, Spitz added that the EAT-17 and Recoilless Rifle would not deal 50% much less harm after a glancing shot, which ought to make armored enemies simpler to carry down.
“Mixed with the upcoming adjustment to well being and spawn charges, this could make the bigger enemies a bit much less widespread, as a substitute spawning extra ‘chaff’ enemies to help them, and may permit gamers to carry these enemies down with a single well-placed shot,” Spitz said. “Hopefully this results in much less cases of infinite kiting and gamers being left with none efficient weaponry to kill tougher enemies.”
The adjustments will go stay in an upcoming hotfix, although no launch date for the replace was given.
The announcement of upcoming adjustments to heavy enemies comes sizzling off the heels of Helldivers 2’s first stability patch. The replace launched deadly new planetary circumstances whereas additionally nerfing widespread weapons just like the Breaker and Railgun, making combating the hordes of democracy-hating Termanids and Automatons much more difficult. It did, nevertheless, buff some lesser-used weapons and stratagems, such because the Flamethrower and 380mm and 180mm Orbital Barrages.
In a submit on the official Discord, an Arrowhead developer by the identify of Alex Okay admitted that having a favourite weapon nerfed “completely sucks,” however requested gamers to provide the adjustments an opportunity.
“I implore you to not examine a modified merchandise with its older model, however to guage the present one as it’s and see if it nonetheless has a spot in your coronary heart,” they mentioned.
They moreover famous that this primary stability patch is simply the primary of a “endless sequence of stability adjustments,” and that the purpose will at all times be to provide gamers a wide-range of weapon selections. Highly effective weapons just like the Railgun should not be so versatile, they mentioned, whereas very versatile weapons just like the Grenade Launcher should not be overly-powerful. That method, “every gun has its function and none is strictly higher than one other.”
Helldivers 2 continues to be one of many top-played video games on Steam and is at the moment tasking gamers with liberating a factory-filled planet from the evil Automatons with a purpose to (hopefully) earn the correct to deploy playable mechs. Arrowhead’s inventive director just lately denied rumors Sony is seeking to purchase the unbiased studio after publishing Helldivers and its sequel.