Helldivers 2 is a “useless sport”; lengthy reside Helldivers 2. The motion co-op shooter pitting the forces of Tremendous Earth in opposition to countless waves of murderous Automatons or terrifying Terminids had a large launch in February, however faltered over the summer time months. A current patch from developer Arrowhead has led to a resurgence of gamers returning to the struggle or choosing up the sport for the primary time, together with tons of optimistic reception on social media — however all the brand new fixes carry just a few remaining issues into sharp reduction.
The patch, launched on Sept. 17, rolled again nerfs that had accrued over the course of stability patches to many widespread weapons, just like the railgun and flamethrower, and buffed many different weapons within the Helldivers arsenal. The one new nerf that has impacted my play expertise is one to the Commando; it may beforehand one-shot an Automaton Fabricator from any angle. Now, it takes two pictures. That appears honest to me, and the remainder of the buffs definitely make up for it — just like the Thermal Grenade’s injury rocketing from 150 to 2000.
Gamers had been beforehand fenced right into a metagame of utilizing just a few very best weapons and stratagems; the replace has added a extra versatile arsenal. The Recoilless Rifle is a brand new fan favourite, particularly since it could actually take out dropships and their contents in a single well-aimed shot. The Spear has emerged as a robust siege weapon, and the Flamethrower takes out Chargers in a snap.
The buffs make every particular person mission far more enjoyable and versatile, however the higher struggle nonetheless has some points. Take into account, if you’ll, the Automaton presence. The bots have slowly crept nearer to Tremendous Earth, whereas the Terminids are continually battled again. A large chunk of Helldivers merely is not going to abandon the bug entrance, not for orders from Tremendous Earth nor for cool rewards. It may be irritating to throw your self on the warfront of a Main Order, solely to inevitably fail whereas 1000’s of gamers are having a blast combating bugs on Hellmire.
As Helldivers 2 continues to evolve, Arrowhead must take into account how gamers coordinate for the struggle — enormous occasions just like the Terminid supercolony on Meridia, which Helldivers needed to assault in a suicide mission with the intention to create a black gap. As soon as the extremely anticipated third faction from the primary sport, the Illuminate, present up within the galaxy issues will solely get extra sophisticated. Arrowhead has resolved many in-game frustrations, nevertheless it’s value having a look on the broader map to see what else could be ironed out.
