Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead’s CCO Johan Pilestedt has popped up on Discord once more, this time to tease the consequences that the studio believes the subsequent balancing replace it has within the works may have. In brief, it feels like a giant change is being focused, with the intention of brining the sport loads nearer to the type of expertise many vocal gamers have steered they’d choose.
Whereas there’ve been loads of Main Orders to be getting on with whilst you wait for information, Arrowhead’s usually stored its playing cards fairly near its chest by way of specfics concerning updates that’ll be coming as a part of the continuing 60-day plan it outlined final month. That stated, studio CCO Johan Pilestedt has been getting again to answering participant questions within the recreation’s official Discord, along with his newest foray into the server having seen him focus on an upcoming patch.
“So, a fast replace,” the developer wrote simply earlier than the weekend, “I’ve been working intently with the staff to take a look at the sport expertise (steadiness largely). We’re assured within the replace that we’re creating that [it] will see a big meta shift and convey the sport right into a state the place the playfulness takes the entrance seat and problem is secondary. I’ve had fun with the expertise shift, and it’s nearer to the unique intent of the sport and what it was at launch.”
In response to 1 participant suggesting that final half did not instill them with confidence, Pilestedt added: “We have now seen internally that there was a shift in what that’s. Stability and ‘nerfing’ and ‘buffing’ are components that we throughout nearly all of improvement averted, we centered on making an expertise that made sense. After launch I feel the dialogue of “meta”, “information knowledgeable” and “steadiness” took the overhand and changed our give attention to making a enjoyable, playful and fantasy pushed expertise.”
He then obtained into the nitty-gritty a bit by way of adressing questions on particular components and mechanics, saying “the brand new replace will see the auto cannon and AMR be efficient towards chargers”, and including that fixes for the 500KG bomb and crosshairs not behaving as they need to are on the way in which in some unspecified time in the future.
As to when the balancing replace he mentioned can be arriving, Pilestedt merely stated: “Valve quickly (TM)”. “Anyhow, I’m spilling too many beans. However I hope you’re as excited by this replace as I’m. The sport is extra dynamic, extra plausible and extra instruments are helpful,” he stated in the direction of the top of this Discord chat.
Although, he additionally inspired gamers to take care of some wholesome sceptiscism, including: “Do not be overly hyped based mostly on my beam spill, it is too simple to get disillusioned. The proof is within the pudding.”
How do you are feeling about what Pilestedt stated right here and in regards to the basic state of Helldivers 2 proper now? Tell us under!