Summary
Helldivers 2releases a new and bigger update for players which brings new gameplay elements, balancing to missions and weapons, as well as general adjustments and quality of life tweaks. The live service shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios continues to evolve since its launch back in February.Helldivers 2has managed to achieve this through a combination of new updates and a dynamic world that is constantly in flux thanks to the push and pull of the players and enemy factions across the map.
This living and breathing map is a major reason whyHelldivers 2has reached unprecedented success, so much so that the first two weeks after the game launched were plagued by server capacity issues. With the launch problems well in the rearview mirror,Helldivers 2has continued to grow and change through numerous updates and content drops in the weeks that followed, with new strategems like the EXO-45 Patroit Exosuit, LAS-99 Quasar Cannon, and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun. With this latest update,Helldivers 2is bringing a ton of major changes and tweaks to the overall experience.
With what Arrowhead Game Studios is calling a “slightly bigger update” forHelldivers 2, this latest patch is making sweeping balance adjustments to everything from weapons, strategems, missions, and enemies. In terms of missions, Arrowhead has cut the negative effects of operation modifiers in half, added more objective locations for the Destroy Command Bunker mission, and moved the enemy spawn points further away during Retrieve Essential Personnel missions. In terms of weapons, the Slugger received a few nerfs to things like stagger and damage, while the Dominator and Anti-Material Rifle were given a boost. Tweaks were also handed out to a number of other weapons and strategems, includingHelldivers 2’s EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit, which now requires a direct hit with a rocket to penetrate enemy armor.
In addition to those balance updates, this update also adds in newenvironmental hazards to the meteors and others already present inHelldivers 2. According to the patch notes, players will need to be on the lookout for Blizzards and Sandstorms as well. For those who want to continue the grind, Arrowhead has substantially increased the level cap from 50 to 150, improved the drop pod control systems when approaching large or important objects, as well as other bug fixes.
One element that isn’t addressed in this update is the supply lines on the global map. WhileHelldivers 2uses an invisible supply lines sytem, many players are hoping for visibility in a future update to help the community better understand which planets to battle over when completing certain Major Orders. Recently, the community failed an objective due to efforts being unfocused over which planet to try and liberate in time, resulting in frustrations over the amount of divided efforts. OneHelldivers 2player showcased what a visible supply lines UI changeon the map could look like, leaving fans both impressed and hopeful that something could happen sooner or later.
Increased level cap
Balancing adjustments have been made to
Fixes
We have improved the system that prevents hellpod steering close to large or important objects.
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Known Issues
These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed.
Various issues involving friend invites and cross-play
Helldivers 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
