Helldivers 2's latest Steam critiques slide all the way down to combined amid nerf backlash, and Arrowhead's "having a number of inside discussions about the very best plan of action"

Following the weapon balancing adjustments that arrived alongside Helldivers 2’s Escalation of Freedom earlier this week, a reasonably large backlash from gamers to some hearth harm nerfs has ensued, and, nicely, it’s now led the sport’s latest Steam critiques to dip from “principally constructive” to “combined”.

Arrowhead, to be truthful, undoubtedly hasn’t responded to the criticism from of us who assume the tweaks to fire-based weaponry has made the sport much less enjoyable in a style they’ve beforehand indicated they’re not followers of by burying its head within the sand.

First, should you check out the sport’s Steam web page, whereas its general critiques are nonetheless principally constructive, the latest ones at the moment are combined, due to over 2,000 recent detrimental ones having rolled in since August 6.

As I mentioned, Arrowhead actually isn’t hiding from that and the complaints it’s been getting through Reddit, Discord, and in these critiques.

“We’ve got heard your suggestions about our change to fireside and the way it has affected flamethrowers, and we respect our group’s continued honesty about how they really feel about Helldivers 2,” group supervisor Baskinator wrote in at this time’s announcement of the Freedom’s Flame warbond going reside, “We’re now having a number of inside discussions about the very best plan of action.”

“Within the meantime,” they added, “we do not wish to return on our promise of a brand new warbond. So right here it’s, flames and all…”

Outdoors of this, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani has continued to handle the controversy through Twitter. “I’ve gotten like over 200 tweets at this time with strategies, opinions and ideas on what individuals assume,” he wrote in a single thread, “We’ve got a number of discussions occurring internally on the studio in addition to we consider this replace and plan forward.

“How we do it’s that we take a look at various things and tweak on completely different time spans. There is a hotfix/small patch coming in some unspecified time in the future and that may give attention to bugs and would possibly embody some steadiness adjustments. Different issues want time to prepare dinner a bit extra.”

He additionally added in response to at least one participant elevating the thought of a take a look at server which might enable teams of gamers to check out change or new additions prior them going reside that such a function is “on the wishlist”.

Are you planning to hop into Helldivers at this time to take a look at the the Freedom’s Flame warbond regardless of the continued nerf controversy? Tell us beneath!