Yesterday, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead revealed the subsequent Warbond that’ll be arriving within the recreation, Chemical Brokers, which is ready to kick up a stink when it drops on September 19.
A part of this newest Warbond are a few stratagem variants – the TX-41 Sterilizer and the AX/TX-13 ‘Guard Canine’ Canine Breath – with this being the primary time Arrowhead’s elected to incorporate some in a Warbond, relatively than providing the standard couple of latest major weapons. How are gamers feeling about it? Effectively, fairly okay, it appears.
As we reported yesterday, Arrowhead acknowledged this variation within the weblog detailing Chemical Brokers by writing: “Including stratagem variants to Warbonds is new with Chemical Brokers, however our designers felt that since gasoline is a crowd management device, it made extra sense to launch stratagems and let Helldivers select the first weapons they love probably the most. Not solely that, however that is bringing some critical selection to Chemical Brokers that we hope gamers will get pleasure from.”
Given how contentious issues have been between Arrowhead and a number of Helldivers 2’s hardcore gamers over balancing updates to completely different weapons and stratagems within the recreation, this regarded prefer it could be the type of factor that would trigger one other rift, however, as long as it does not mark the beginning of wider modifications, Tremendous Earth Troopers on Reddit typically appear cool with it.
“I do not need EVERY new stratagem to be in a warbond, however one or two new ones themed to the bond is alright, possibly not each time a warbond drops however I am additionally not gonna complain about new toys until they do not work or crash my recreation,” reads one of many highest upvoted feedback in a preferred thread discussing the problem, with one other participant having added: “So long as they do not begin placing in generic strats then I am pleased with them having some additional levers to drag.”
“Each stratagem being in a warbond will not be good for the sport’s well being,” wrote one other diver, “HOWEVER having themed stratagems which are primarily variants of present ones for a themed warbond like this appears not solely becoming, however a significantly better choice since its not all the time simple to steadiness a flashy warbond for non-stratagem weapons. It actually sells the ability.”
A lot of gamers identified that that is much like what was executed with the unique Helldivers, and labored out in a trend that gamers appreciated in that recreation.
Then again, there have been a number of gamers with extra combined feelings, with one writing: “Feels bizarre. However possibly it is higher then simply giving us new major [weapons] with no id. If its weapon call-in like these then I suppose it is okay and never like a carpet bombing stratagem that we have now to pay for.”
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