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Wahey, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says its next update will be giving flamethrowers enough of a buff to facilitate cooking showdowns

Helldivers 2's community has been asking for buffs to flamethrowers rather than the kind of nerf that fire weapons got alongside the Escalation of Freedom update, and Arrowhead looks to be delivering just that, having now provided more info on just how it's gone about turning the in-game heat back up.

The studio gave us a brief glimpse into its plans for the update, now dubbed Patch 01.001.007, last week. "We are also working towards additional improvements for the flamethrower weapons," was all it wrote then, but here's some info on what exactly those improvements will look like.

"We've heard you loud and clear and Flamethrower damage is increased by 33%," Arrowhead wrote in the first of a string of posts providing more details about the patch in the run up to its arrival on September 17, "Flamer mechanics will be reverted to the state before the Escalation of Freedom update and flamebased weapons can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers and Hulks."

Sony решила провести опрос, чтобы узнать отношение пользователей к Helldivers 2. Компания предлагает описать свой опыт игры, ответив на несколько вопросов. После пяти тысяч заполненных анкет форма пропала с сайта. Модераторы Reddit сообщили, что скоро появятся другие опросы.

Helldivers 2's upcoming patch includes a fiery flamethrower buff

Arrowhead Game Studios is now a decent chunk of the way into its 60-day plan to get its co-op shooter Helldivers 2 back on track. While it soared to dizzying heights early in the year, it's now in something of a slump, but here's one small but significant piece of news about its upcoming balancing update that might tempt ex-Helldivers to come out of retirement. Flame weapons are receiving a generous buff, and they may even become better than they were before Helldivers 2's controversial Escalation of Freedom update.

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Не только Concord: Sony потерпела неудачу с половиной своих сервисных игр для PlayStation 5

Планы Sony по развитию направления сервисных тайтлов пока далеки от успешной реализации. Из всех известных игр, вышедших или находившихся в разработке, более половины оказались провалом или были отменены.

Following Arrowhead's update announcement, PlayStation asks Helldivers 2 players how they feel about the game, cue "over 5,000 responses" in less than an hour

It'd seem people still have plenty of passionate thoughts about Helldivers 2. That's not news to anyone who's been following the game's recent trajectory and the various back-and-forths between devs and playerbase, but it might surprise you that a survey about the game's pulled in "over 5,000 responses" in less than an hour during usual UK/EU working hours on a Monday.

This comes not long after Arrowhead shared an update on how its 60-day plan to improve the game is progressing, with the studio having used that opportunity last week to put a proper release date on its next big patch.

Earlier today, September 9, a survey was shared by Arrowhead to both Helldivers 2's Discord server and subreddit. It's not a huge thing, just a quick little questionnaire which first asks you to rate your in-game experience over the past week on a scale of one to five, then write what you are and aren't currently enjoying about it. Simple.