After being requested by a fellow Helldiver if gamers can anticipate buffs to underperforming stratagems and weapons, a developer within the sport’s Discord shared some promising information on the studio’s future plans.
Following its launch earlier this month, Helldivers 2 has had a extreme case of “struggling from success,” one thing Palworld is aware of about all too effectively. The sequel to 2015’s Helldivers rapidly turned PlayStation’s greatest hit of the yr, particularly on PC. Not solely was within the first PlayStation sport to surpass 100,000 concurrent gamers on Steam, however it continued to climb to effectively over 400,000 gamers earlier this month, dethroning Valve’s titan, Counter-Strike 2.
You’d assume that these superb figures could be nice information for developer Arrowhead Sport Studios, however the group has been struggling to maintain the sport’s servers on-line as a result of huge inflow of gamers. Fortunately, after weeks of patches and capability will increase, Helldivers 2 appears to be in a significantly better state, which means the group can now (hopefully) concentrate on future content material and stability changes.
Helldivers 2 Dev Guarantees Stratagem And Weapon Buffs
Server stability apart, one factor the Helldivers 2 neighborhood has been pleading for is weapon and stratagem buffs to assist combat the warfare on bugs (and automatons). Fortunately, Arrowhead Sport Studios says buffs are formally on the best way!
When requested by Reddit consumer Dean_38 within the Helldivers Discord if gamers can anticipate any weapon and stratagem buffs, a developer responded by saying:
Whereas it is nice information for democracy, there’s not a lot to go off, comparable to when Helldivers can anticipate this replace to reach. However on condition that the sport’s server points at the moment are within the rearview mirror, we’re hoping that these adjustments come sooner somewhat than later, as a result of boy are they wanted.
In response, Helldivers 2 gamers rapidly started discussing which weapons and stratagems they consider are in critical want of a rework. “Flamethrower buff is required! We have to make bug barbecue,” Reddit consumer GoatzillaBlue stated, whereas tikipunch4 pitched for heavy armor to obtain a buff to allow them to “stand toe-to-toe” with enemies and make the motion penalty worthwhile.
Varied weapons and stratagems might do with some main buffs, however what Arrowhead has in thoughts stays a thriller. This is hoping we do not have to attend lengthy to search out out.
