Summary
After the latest update toHelldivers 2, enemy spawns appear to have increased in difficulty, causing an influx of complaints from the community. Arrowhead Game Studios launched a major patch forHelldivers 2on June 13. In addition to weapon and stratagem rebalancing, this update was supposed to rebalance Patrol spawns as well. But instead of improving enemy Patrol spawns, the last update seems to have made enemy spawns worse.
Helldivers 2’s patch 01.000.400 sought to rebalance the gameto diversify weapon and stratagem loadouts, increasing consistency and competitiveness in weapons. This update enhances the utility ofHelldivers 2’s weaker stratagems, making player loadouts more varied and ensuring every stratagem can be useful. Despite the improvements made to the game with its latest patch, it seems as if enemy spawns have gotten worse in this update.
According to areport from PCGamesN, players think that Patrol spawns were not fixed in the latestHelldivers 2update, but were actually made worse. This issue with spawn rates is making the game feel far more difficult than it should be, frustrating players.The issue with Patrol spawns was caused by a bug in the previousHelldivers 2update, 01.000.300, with the current update claiming to revert Patrol spawns to how they were previously. However, the problem does not seem to be fixed and may have even been made worse.
Helldivers 2 Spawn Bug Causes Confusion
TheHelldivers 2community manager, Twinbeard, has responded to player complaints, making it clear that the current issue with Patrol spawns is not intentional. Twinbeard shared in player confusion with the increased Patrol spawn difficulty, saying that reverting spawn rates to how they were previously should have made the game easier, not harder. Twinbeard was not able to comment further but assured players that the issue would be monitored.Arrowhead is known for its communication with its players, so fans of the game can likely expect to hear more about the issue soon.
Patrol spawns aside,Helldivers 2patch 01.000.400seems to have fulfilled desires players have had since the last update. By making more weapons viable and improving the use of the game’s weaker stratagems,Helldivers 2should become a much more varied game, accommodating players of all playstyles. Arrowhead is aware of player concerns about Patrol spawns and will hopefully fix the issue soon, so Helldivers can get back to liberating planets and spreading democracy across the galaxy without any problems.
Helldivers 2
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