Since its release in February 2024, Helldivers 2 has seen many changes and improvements. Everything from enemies to weapons has received some form of modification, being made weaker or stronger depending on what Arrowhead Game Studios saw fit to keep gameplay balanced. While huge updates such as the Escalation of Freedom and other major patches have, for better or worse, noticeably changed some of the game's more important aspects, there is one that has the opportunity for more improvement: the terrain. While it isn't lacking in anything in particular, there is one thing about it that could use some additions.
Traveling to different planets and completing missions is the name of the game for Helldivers 2, and doing so involves a lot of exploration across numerous environments. Though the in-game pieces of land serve their roles as battlefields well enough, more can be done with the procedurally generated structures in them. Helldivers 2 has several buildings and shelters to play around with or against, but there are areas in which they could see some improvement. With the right additions, they could have more utility other than being destructible environmental pieces or mission objectives.
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New Procedurally Generated Buildings Which Can Help Improve Helldivers 2
If there's something that Helldivers 2 should consider updating, it's the randomly placed structures players come across during their expeditions. Arrowhead Game Studios has the opportunity to create new additions that can enhance the gameplay experience, but doing so can be quite a task, especially when considering what to implement that won't heavily affect the combat balance. Although there are many possibilities, there are a few ideas which may seem more plausible than the rest:
- Placing structures that players can enter and fortify themselves in temporarily to escape the line of fire, with the risk of it exploding if it takes too much damage
- Adding a new building that, upon activation by the player, targets and shoots any entity that enters its line of sight, regardless of whoever it may be
- Putting in underground bunkers that players can use to hide in temporarily if not spotted by enemies, with the possibility of being destroyed if attacked
Such additions could become important factors to consider when choosing the missions to play in Helldivers 2, providing more opportunities for different strategies and ways to play. With the right execution, they have the potential to make gameplay more engaging and exciting, improving the overall quality.
How Adding New Structures Invites Other Interesting Possibilities to Helldivers 2
If Arrowhead Game Studios were to add more structures that planets can randomly generate, they could be used by more than just players. The developers can make them so that everyone, including enemies, can strategically use them. This opens up the possibility of interesting environmental interactions, as the development team can think of how the Terminids or Automatons will utilize the structures to engage in battle. It also means a change in the combat dynamic, as the new strategies that both players and enemies can devise around them mean there are more things to consider during missions. Such a development, especially with constant updates, could change people's minds about the best weapons against the Automatons or Terminids, helping ensure they continue to play while giving them more fun experiences.
Helldivers 2 can be considered one of the best co-op games people can play for a long time, but it still needs to find ways to keep people interested. Improving the terrain by giving it more procedurally generated structures is one of the ways that can do that, and Arrowhead Game Studios should consider adding more in future updates.
Helldivers 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- Engine
- bitsquid
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
