Summary
- Helldivers 2 is preparing a major update on June 13, incorporating player feedback for improvements and new content.
- The upcoming patch will introduce visible supply lines, invite-only lobbies, bug fixes, and the Viper Commandos Warbond set.
- Developers aim for slower but bigger updates to enhance player experience, improve game quality, and engage with the community.
Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 is planning a big update on Thursday, June 13. After listening to player feedback, the game developers plan to make several additions when it releases its upcoming update.
Launched in February for PlayStation 5 and PC, Helldivers 2 is a third-person shooter in which players work cooperatively as Helldivers to save and protect the citizens of Super Earth from an array of enemies, like bugs and bots. The game became Sony's fastest-selling PlayStation game ever.
Now, Helldivers 2 is gearing up for a big patch on June 13, which appears to include visible supply lines and attack origins, patrols and spawn rates reverted, invite-only lobbies, super samples at Level 6, a fix to unlimited grenades, and more than 100 other changes and fixes. The game has not revealed its full patch notes, just the snippet of what Helldivers 2 players can expect until the full patch note list comes out June 13. The game also shared a message with its fans on social media that it is aware it has slowed down the cadence of patch releases. “Similar to our future approach to Warbonds, this is so we can dedicate more time to each patch to reduce the pressure on our teams, dig into your feedback more and deliver higher quality patches,” Helldivers 2 said in a tweet thread.
Helldivers 2 Devs Promise Slower But Bigger Updates
Helldivers 2 said that its next patch is “strong,” with a lot of bug fixes, player-requested features, and the highly anticipated Viper Commandos Warbond set. The new Warbond includes a new version of the Helldivers 2’s Liberator: the AR-23A Liberator Carbine; new armor sets; a new utility knife; new emotes, capes, victory poses, and player cards; and new skins for hellpods, Exosuits, and Pelican-1.
"We're very aware that going from quick, small patches to slower, bigger patches means your expectations are higher… We'll continue delivering patches and content that squash bugs and evolve the game. And, most importantly, evolve the game WITH our players and community,” Helldivers 2 said in a tweet thread.
Helldivers 2 has been making adjustments as its former CEO, Johan Pilestedt, transitioned to Arrowhead Game Studios' chief creative officer and named Shams Jorjani its new CEO. Pilestedt said he wanted to focus more on Arrowhead’s games and community, aligning with Helldivers 2’s new update plans.
Helldivers 2 appears more committed than ever to listening to its players, engaging with them for feedback on social media and dedicating time to adding new content, which means patches are coming out slower than expected. Players responded to the thread in a variety of ways: Some are thrilled with dedicated time to big updates, others are glad that the developers aren’t being worked to death, and others want quick fixes for little problems that still plague the game. Other players are saying that the upcoming update will determine whether they continue playing the game. Regardless, Helldivers 2 is attempting to be transparent with its community as it shares its development process and timing, and players will likely still flock to the game later this week to check out the new Warbond.
Helldivers 2
- Released
- February 8, 2024
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.
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
