Arrowhead Sport Studios CEO Johann Pilestedt has revealed that Helldivers 2 won’t be getting a transmog system. Pilestedt, who additionally works as artistic director on Helldivers 2, took to social media platform X (previously Twitter) to speak about why a transmog system doesn’t make sense for the sport.
“We’re not doing transmog,” mentioned Pilstedt. “It doesn’t make sense – tools appears totally different as a result of it has totally different results. Swapping one for the opposite is like having an apple that tastes like bacon or the opposite method round.”
For context, a transmog system would basically permit gamers to vary the look of their armour with out altering their most well-liked armour results. Which means, with the featurer, a participant might go for an armour that offers them extra grenades, whereas nonetheless holding the look of an armour they like higher.
Helldivers 2 doesn’t permit for a lot in the way in which of beauty customisation exterior of the participant’s selection of armour, helm, and cloak. Out of those choices, the armour is the one half that has gameplay results, whereas the cloak and helm are purely beauty.
Helldivers 2 lately went dwell with its new Democratic Detonation Warbond, which introduced with it new weapons, armours, cloaks, and different usable objects. The sport is accessible on PC and PS5, and lately topped the PlayStation Retailer charts for March.
We’re not doing transmog. It does not make sense – tools appears totally different as a result of it has totally different results. Swapping one for the opposite is like having an apple that tastes like bacon or the opposite method round.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) April 12, 2024
