Summary
Helldivers 2director Johan Pilestedt agrees with fans that game balance updates have occasionally gone too far.Helldivers 2is one of Sony’s most popular games right now, and the new Polar Patriots Warbond is out. Because of the game’s popularity and recent negative reception to updates, Arrowhead Game Studios' responses to feedback and PlayStation’s approach to PC gaming fans have been the topic of frequent discussion.
Following the release of the Polar Patriots Warbond, gamers are excited about seeing all the new areas and weapons. Although players are looking forward to the additions in the game, some have had some criticisms about the way thatHelldivers 2weapon balanceis implemented. Fans have suggested that the most fun weapons get nerfed and lose their appeal.
Johan Pilestedt has responded to player criticism of balance changes, agreeing with the fan sentiment that “every time someone finds something fun, the fun is removed.” Pilestedt has been listening to player feedback, as evidenced by his willingness to letplayers vote on the release date of theHelldivers 2Polar Patriots Warbond, and Arrowhead Game Studios has been focusing on understanding fan reception to anything that might cause more friction surrounding the experience ofHelldivers 2. In response to feedback, the developer intends to reevaluate its approach to releasing balance updates.
Helldivers 2has been embroiled in controversy lately. After it was announced that PC players would be required to link their accounts to the PlayStation Network, players responded by review bombing bothHelldivers 2and the originalHelldivers. After the decision about PSN account linking was walked back, players celebrated andreverse-review bombedHelldivers 2.
Some gamers appear to consider now the best time to get their feedback over to Arrowhead, as the team currently seems to be the most attentive to fan reception it has ever been. This shift in the dynamic between the developer team and player base is in response to the way the massive backlash over the recent controversy risked the future ofHelldivers 2. This new approach includesdevelopers looking intoHelldivers 2being delisted in several regionsand figuring out how they can fix it. Arrowhead’s new approach is a great thing for gamers who feel like they haven’t had a say in how the games they want to play get made. If developers are more willing to listen about things like balance changes, then communities have more opportunities to actually shape the games they want to play as they’re being made through updates.
Helldivers 2
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