Helldivers 2 Director Outlines Plan To Fix The Game
It’s no secret that a large number of Helldivers 2 players were unhappy with the game’s latest update. Fan-favorite weapons like the flamethrower were nerfed, among other unpopular changes. In response, players protested by allowing Helldiver 2’s world, Super Earth, to be nearly overrun by enemy forces. Now, the game’s developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, is sharing a message to Helldivers 2 fans with a roadmap to fix the title in 60 days.
“We’ve spent the last week listening to feedback, reflecting about the path ahead for Helldivers 2 and how we want to continue developing the game,” said game director Mikael Eriksson on the Helldivers 2 Reddit page. “In short, we didn’t hit our target with the latest update. Some things we just didn’t get right–and other more fundamental inconsistencies in our approach to game balance and game direction. All of that is on us and we are going to own that.”
Unfortunately for fans of the flamethrower, Eriksson noted that a simple revert would cause other problems in the game. He did add that the developer will update how the fire damage mechanic works, and reiterated that the game should be “fun, not ‘balanced’ for the sake of balance.”