With the PSN account linking fiasco now in the rearview mirror, what was almost a catastrophe second for Helldivers 2 is now turning into a component of neighborhood lore. Fans have been busy engaged on cape designs since Sony reversed course, no less than some of which have seemingly caught the eye of the growth staff.

The motion started after Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt famous an “unintentional cape design” from a member on Discord — 4 crimson strains denoting Helldivers 2’s plummeting evaluations over the weekend.

Additionally, the unintentional cape design is fairly cool. From a neighborhood member. pic.twitter.com/7LQZA6Rekw

— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 6, 2024

One other neighborhood member quickly responded to Pilestedt’s put up with a extra refined design, resulting in different followers coming ahead with concepts of their very own.

Or this… pic.twitter.com/qd4Gm5mzSm

— 13 Ghosts of RAGS (@RAGS_Comix) May 6, 2024

Since then, designs have quickly proliferated. Over on Reddit, one Helldivers 2 fan made a full-blown idea they seek advice from as “The Prodigal Son.” The cape comprises a visible reference to Helldivers 2’s Steam evaluations and an outline that reads, “The cape’s cropped size symbolizes the brevity of galactic conflicts, because of the effectivity of the Helldivers.”

The ultimate blue arrow is a reference to what (*2*) — an try and reverse the results of the assessment bombing marketing campaign that despatched Helldivers 2’s broadly constructive Steam evaluations plummeting. The hassle has already pushed current evaluations to “Blended,” which is a considerable enchancment over the “Overwhelmingly Adverse” sentiment that appeared over the weekend. Quite a lot of followers famous the similarities of the crimson bars to Helldivers’ acquainted drop pods.

Apparently impressed, the Helldivers 2 staff seems to be engaged on an official model of the cape, although Pilestedt says they’re nonetheless pondering of an excellent title for it. Requested if will probably be free, Pilestedt joked that will probably be “$999.99 straightforward” earlier than promising that it’s going to “ofc be free.”

The neighborhood effort follows a three-day saga that started with the discover that Helldivers 2 would require Steam gamers to hyperlink a PSN account starting Might 7. The following uproar included Helldivers 2 getting hammered by a whole bunch of hundreds of unfavorable evaluations whereas being delisted in 177 nations. PlayStation lastly backed down on Sunday evening, saying that it’s “nonetheless studying what’s finest for PC gamers.”

Now that the weekend-long fiasco is behind it, Arrowhead Studios is significantly extra upbeat, with Pilestedt posting a photo of flowers sent by a community member. Earlier right now, Pilestedt stated that he was “impressed by the willpower of the Helldivers 2 neighborhood” whereas thanking PlayStation for performing rapidly to roll again the unpopular coverage.

A method or one other, it looks like enterprise as typical once more as followers have a good time one of the greatest video games of 2024. And even when the nice PSN account linking debacle winds up being a footnote in Helldivers 2’s historical past, it appears like the neighborhood can have a strategy to keep in mind it.

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