In case you missed it, Arrowhead Recreation Studios’ Helldivers 2 is out and fairly rad. It’s accessible for PS5 and PC, and regardless of some matchmaking points, presents a wonderful co-op shooter expertise with some attention-grabbing live-service mechanics as gamers take part in an enormous Galactic Battle marketing campaign.
Each little bit of profitable motion goes in direction of liberating planets within the identify of Tremendous Earth, which suggests extra rewards for you, which suggests extra instruments for additional destruction. Even the monetization is fairly forgiving, whether or not you’re choosing up the Premium Battle Bond or buying cosmetics from the Tremendous Retailer.
Nonetheless, there’s room for enchancment past bug fixes. Listed below are 15 issues that Helldivers 2 wants.
Choices for Saving (or Remembering) Loadouts
One desperately wanted quality-of-life change is the flexibility to save lots of loadouts, whether or not you’re going all in on Eagle Strike Stratagems, busting out the turrets or entering into solo. Having the choice to recollect your earlier loadout may additionally go a great distance, particularly when you discovered a set-up that you simply’re comfy with.
Foyer Browser
Even when Quickplay improves, Helldivers 2 desperately wants a correct foyer browser. To not know the ping of the host or their stage, however to chop down on all of the tedious handbook scrolling by way of planets (particularly if you fail to attach). Maybe shortly toggling between open lobbies would assist, however a devoted web page displaying the completely different lobbies accessible would nonetheless be preferrred.
Automobiles
Arrowhead Recreation Studios already confirmed that Exosuits are coming, and based mostly on the quick take a look at the most recent State of Play, they give the impression of being phenomenal. Nonetheless, we wish extra choices, even when it’s the APCs and TD-110 Bastion from Helldivers 1. In any case, what’s higher than rolling up on the Automaton’s tanks than with your personal?
Quicker Outcomes Debriefing
Name it the itch to get again on the market and do my half, however the end-of-mission outcomes display must really feel snappier. It presents 4 separate particulars – a mission report, the star ranking, Operation standing and Squad Payout. Then, there’s a cutscene of your return to the Tremendous Destroyer and one other scene showcasing your squad and their emotes. It’s so much, and hopefully, it will get condensed sooner or later.
Firing/Stratagem Testing Vary
Whether or not you’re a brand new participant or a veteran of your Helldiver profession, the easiest way to search out out if a gun or a Stratagem is price unlocking is by attempting it out. After all, when you get the Laser Cannon and uncover it’s horrible, nicely… A spread for testing out weapons and Stratagems could be preferrred – possibly the tutorial space may very well be repurposed for a similar. It may assist you discern the right radius of some Stratagems and work out how far again to run from an Orbital 120MM HE Barrage.
Weapon Customization
It most likely goes towards the present system of weapon variants, however some weapon customization could be preferrred. Maybe there may very well be completely different scopes and sights or choices for perks that reinforce the realism with out getting too “looter shooter.” If nothing else, it will be cool to have attachments like thermal scopes for missions with low visibility and under-barrel launchers for additional explosions.
Raids or Giant Co-op Missions
A four-player mission is already intense, particularly on the upper difficulties. So why not have missions the place 16 gamers drop in, progressing by way of goals in raid-like order to defeat a Terminid Queen or some such boss? Whereas Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt filed it beneath the “wild concepts however most likely too arduous to do” part of content material, with community site visitors and different limitations getting in the way in which, it will nonetheless be wonderful.
“Welcome Again” Type Content material
The Galactic Battle marketing campaign in Helldivers 2 encourages lengthy play classes, however when you really feel like taking a break, it’s simple to return. That being stated, with all of the planets liberated and adjustments by way of the galaxy (together with a current shock invasion by the Automatons), having some content material to welcome again those that have been away for a protracted interval could be nice. Maybe some extra Battle Medals and Requisition Slips to get them again into the groove, the previous definitely serving to if a brand new Battle Bond is stay.
Extra Biomes with Distinctive Situations
There’s a great quantity of biomes in Helldivers 2, from forests and ice-covered planets to sandy plains, however there are nonetheless some methods to go in comparison with the unique recreation. As soon as once more, whereas the developer guarantees so as to add extra, we’d prefer to see some set in deserted city landscapes, including to that Earth Protection Drive really feel. After all, combating by way of a Terminid Hive or an deserted station is also cool, particularly if they’ve distinctive environmental circumstances.
Extra Assorted Missions and Operations
New biomes or not, there have to be extra goal sorts. The current Automaton invasion showcases how shorter defense-style Operations may go, however how about goals designed round being unable to extract? Tremendous-difficult goals which perform just like the suicide mission in Mass Impact 2, maybe with every squad member having a particular position, may combine issues up additional, including extra to the dramatic stakes.
Lengthy-Time period Development
Sooner or later, after all of the Stratagems, Ship Modules and weapons are unlocked, gamers will want one thing to maintain that going for the long term. An end-game development system could be preferrred, maybe with completely different trophies to showcase your accomplishments or some unique cosmetics. It might most likely rely on how usually new Stratagems and Battle Bonds are added, however even one thing to point out off your lifetime profession could be nice.
Rewards for Serving to Decrease-Degree Gamers
Monster Hunter World added a system the place Grasp Rank gamers may earn additional rewards, together with cosmetics for serving to Low and Excessive Rank gamers. An analogous choice for Helldivers who’ve cleared more durable difficulties and are serving to out lower-level gamers in Trivial, Straightforward and Medium difficulties would go a methods in direction of encouraging additional camaraderie. It may even make the duty of sherpaing a pal new to the expertise that significantly better.
Eradicating the Means to Kick Teammates Mid-Mission
It might be good to take away this feature throughout precise missions. Earlier than the mission, as a result of somebody desires to play Helldiver issue whereas being stage 5? Certain, however after a grueling 20-minute plus mission if you’re beginning to extract? It merely must go. Perhaps it’s in place to stop griefing, particularly if somebody has completed nothing however kill you endlessly through pleasant fireplace, however regardless, there must be a cut-off level the place kicking somebody in a mission isn’t attainable.
Armor Recoloring
With the quantity of Tremendous Credit to earn and all of the completely different armor units and helms accessible, with the ability to recolor them could be nice (ideally totally free). Some helmets could supply nice designs however conflict with the armor, and vice versa, whereas the colour scheme on others will not be to everybody’s style. Regardless, an additional little bit of beauty customization, with some completely different patterns, could be preferrred.
Extra Stratagems and Weapons
Whereas new automobiles fall beneath wanting extra Stratagems, we’d additionally prefer to see completely different sorts. Maybe bots that battle for you and have completely different roles, like therapeutic and tanking injury. Extra weapon sorts, like extra Machine Weapons, Sniper Rifles, Launchers, Marksman Rifles and extra anti-tank choices, would additionally assist additional diversify the accessible methods.
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