HELLDIVERS™ 2 News

Helldivers 2 dev plans enemy spawn changes to avoid "endless kiting"

Helldivers 2 is a whirlwind of beautiful chaos, and that's part of what makes it so special, and one of the very best PC games in this already busy year. The co-op third-person shooter continues to win over hearts and minds in its explosive fight to spread liberty, and as a longtime advocate of the original game I was impressed how well the sequel captures the fun of failing. Yet sometimes, when it all kicks off, it can feel a little too busy, especially when a lot of heavy, armored enemies roll in together, and developer Arrowhead Game Studios admits that these swarms can feel a bit too much of a pain to handle.

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If Helldivers 2 players want mechs, they need to liberate a planet riddled with Automatons first

Developers Arrowhead said that Helldivers 2's mechs were "ready for deployment" a couple of days ago, but what they didn't tell us was how to unlock them. And in what I think is a rather refreshing live service twist, it's up to us honourable Helldivers to liberate the planet of Tien Kwan if we want those sweet, sweet mechs. Get me in there, chief.

If you’ve been putting off jumping back into Helldivers 2’s bombastic firefights for control of certain planets because you’re worried about being blasted into smithereens by a gang of heavily-armoured foes, then I have good news for you - a hotfix should be coming soon that’ll make your helldiving life a bit less difficult.

Yep, don’t worry, following the array of complaints that’ve been lodged on Reddit and Discord - some in more constructive fashion than others - following the the arrival of the game’s highly controversial first batch of balancing changes, a fix does look to be in the works. So, hopefully once it’s here there should be less instances of folks being suddenly ambushed by seemingly-indestructible automatons.

The coming changes that Arrowhead looks to be planning to deploy soon to help make heavy enemies a bit less of an impossible obstacle to overcome have been outlined in a post on Helldivers 2’s Discord server from community manager Spitz.

Arrowhead's CEO Johan Pilestedt has apologised for some spicy developer responses to players complaining about Helldivers 2's first major balancing patch, which made certain Helldivers 2 guns and equipment pieces significantly less powerful alongside other adjustments to the new shooter's armor system, maps and missions.

The latest Helldivers 2 patch has sparked a fair amount of controversy, with Arrowhead's decision to heavy nerf some of the game's most powerful weapons leaving some out in the cold. As players vented their frustrations on Reddit, senior animator Fredrik Eriksson dove straight into the fray with a series of heavily downvoted comments, and has since apologized for "trolling" a little too hard.

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HELLDIVERS™ 2 News

Helldivers 2 dev plans enemy spawn changes to avoid "endless kiting"

If Helldivers 2 players want mechs, they need to liberate a planet riddled with Automatons first

Fear not, Helldivers 2 players, an update that'll make heavy enemies "easier to bring down" should arrive soon

Helldivers 2 devs apologise for trolly responses to player complaints about gun balancing

Helldivers 2 dev apologizes for Reddit trolling