A current Helldivers 2 patch triggered debate on-line over steadiness points within the recreation, and one developer added gasoline to the hearth with intentionally inflammatory feedback. Nevertheless, Arrowhead’s CEO and recreation director Johan Pilestedt has clarified that this habits is unacceptable.
The controversy started following the discharge of Helldivers 2’s first main steadiness replace. Whereas patch 1.000.100 buffed some weapons, it additionally nerfed fan favorites just like the Railgun, Breaker Shotgun, and Defend Generator. Reactions have been combined however largely unfavorable, prompting builders to elucidate the change. This contains Senior animator Fredrik Eriksson, who defended the modifications on Reddit.
Whereas Eriksson’s preliminary remark wasn’t too inflammatory, issues acquired more and more heated as the controversy continued. It got here to a head in a subsequent remark when he wrote, “I’m feeding the trend a little bit for my very own leisure right here, simply so you understand.”
“We haven’t nerfed something into the bottom,” the Helldivers 2 developer continued, “I simply suppose it’s a little bit too early to fake like the sport is found out. We made two of probably the most brainless playstyles much less viable, and introduced the weapons which are underneath/overperforming extra into line with the remainder.”
It didn’t take lengthy for that quote to get handed round within the Helldivers 2 group. This prompted a response from Helldivers 2’s recreation director.
“We’re conscious of this and have taken motion internally to teach our builders on methods to characterize the group,” Pilestedt wrote in a Reddit remark. “This isn’t a message that the studio stands behind. We’re all the time working to make as an satisfying expertise and group that we are able to.”
“Whereas I perceive that it displays on the studio as a complete, it’s not our intention that this needs to be the habits from us,” the Helldivers 2 director wrote underneath one other publish. “We need to be certain that you all have one of the best time attainable on this recreation and on this group.”
Eriksson additionally apologized and mentioned he would go away group engagement to Arrowhead’s group staff any more.
