Since Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead deployed the opening little bit of the sport’s Killzone crossover, the costs gamers are being requested to pay for this new stuff have been inflicting some critical backlash. Now, after working to reply to sad gamers, the studio’s made the choice to offer away the gear coming as second a part of the collab totally free.
As we reported yesterday, the massive bugbear gamers have about this Killzone gear is the truth that the quantity of tremendous credit being charged individually – as a result of it isn’t come as a warbond – for the brand new assault rifle and armour set are fairly lofty.
After CEO Shams Jorjani and Johan Pilestedt spent a while on the socials making an attempt to elucidate to gamers why they did what they did with this crossover gear, the studio’s now deployed an answer that it is hoping will assist restore any goodwill the excessive costs have burned by means of. Principally, it is giving the second a part of the collaboration, which was set to drop on December 23, away to everybody as a free festive present at present.
As this was our first crossover providing, we’ve been listening to the response, and the suggestions we’ve acquired from our neighborhood surveys is that crossover content material is admittedly excessive up in your wishlists,” Arrowhead wrote in a Steam put up outlining this, “On the similar time, a few of you aren’t proud of the costs of the gadgets and we’ll revisit this.
“A lot of you had been additionally involved that gadgets wouldn’t be in rotation for lengthy sufficient, and there was a little bit of concern round how this stuff exist exterior of our typical Warbond releases, that are at all times themed in our personal universe.”
So, it is made the decision to offer away the second wave of drugs totally free to all gamers, with it set to drop “in two waves”, in addition to extending the time gadgets at present within the Superstore might be there “from 5 days to 10 days”, so you do not have to fret about FOMO as a lot should you’re busy grinding Tremendous Credit to seize the opposite Killzone bits.
“We’re additionally investigating options for the way we will deliver this stuff again completely sooner or later,” the studio added, “The W.A.S.P. stratagem might be accessible for you all to unlock by way of a significant order shortly.”
There you go. Arrowhead’s work definitely is not accomplished – it must work on discovering a great worth level for stuff like this that works for each it and Helldivers 2 gamers, if such a factor exists, however it’s a pleasant gesture. Tis the season of giving, in spite of everything.
Has this free present assist ease any unhappiness you may need been feeling about Helldivers 2’s Killzone crossover and its beefy costs? Tell us under!