Helldivers 2’s subsequent patch is a giant one, as developer Arrowhead has promised it can make over 100 modifications and fixes to the recreation.
In a post on the Helldivers Discord, neighborhood supervisor Twinbeard gave followers a tease for what to anticipate from the replace, which all being effectively ought to be launched subsequent week.
In addition to the over 100 modifications and fixes, the patch will revert patrols and spawn fee after suggestions from the neighborhood to modifications made in earlier patches.
There’s additionally the promise of invite-only lobbies, a repair for the limitless grenade subject, and making tremendous samples accessible at degree six issue, which ought to make them simpler to acquire by extra gamers. At present, tremendous samples are locked to Helldivers 2 difficulties seven to 9 (Suicide Mission, Not possible, and Helldive), making them out of attain to many. Tremendous samples are used to unlock the ultimate ship module in every part.
And right here’s a extremely welcome change: seen provide strains and assault origins. At present, planets viewable on the galaxy map have invisible strains between them that decide the path to liberation. To entry a planet, Tremendous Earth will need to have full management of a planet with a provide line connecting to it. However as a result of Helldivers 2 doesn’t floor this mechanic, the wider participant base is most frequently oblivious to the focus of consideration when new Main Orders come round. Hardcore Helldivers 2 gamers who take pleasure in taking part in the meta narrative that’s the Galactic Struggle consider this ignorance in the person interface has induced some Main Orders to fail.
The early patch information goes down effectively inside the Helldivers neighborhood, which had known as on Arrowhead to take extra time with updates and Premium Warbonds after earlier efforts fell flat. “It was frankly about time we supplied you one thing,” Twinbeard mentioned in a post on the Helldivers subreddit. “We all know you have been ready a very long time. Hopefully the patch and new warbond are two steps in the proper route.”
Talking of warbonds, Helldivers 2 will get the new jungle-themed Viper Commandos warbond on June 13. In a latest put up on the PlayStation Blog, Katherine Baskin, social media and neighborhood supervisor at Arrowhead, mentioned the studio had responded to suggestions on Helldivers 2’s warbonds and had modified its method consequently. For a begin, Arrowhead has slowed down the tempo at which it releases warbonds “to offer us just a little bit extra time to shine these designs earlier than they’re launched.” Baskin continued: “We don’t wish to rush something out of the oven earlier than it’s totally baked.”
So, subsequent week is a giant one for Helldivers 2, with the game-changing patch and warbond set to hit round the similar time. It looks like the begin of a brand new method of working for Arrowhead and cadence of updates for the recreation. Final month, Arrowhead revealed it was in the means of setting the studio up so it might “make extra and higher stuff” in the long-term. In an introductory post on reddit, new CEO Shams Jorjani, who lately changed earlier Arrowhead CEO and now present Chief Inventive Officer Johan Pilestedt, mentioned the studio has needed to modify to the monumental success Helldivers 2 has dropped at the firm.
PlayStation 5 and PC co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation recreation of all time, having shifted an unbelievable 12 million copies in simply 12 weeks since occurring sale earlier this yr. Amid the enormous income Helldivers 2 has generated, Arrowhead itself has suffered a lot of crises, together with launch server issues and, most lately, a battle with Sony itself over the console maker’s controversial try to power Steam gamers to account hyperlink to PlayStation Community.
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