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Arrowhead has a lot plans for the future of Helldivers 2. These obviously include new content for future updates as well as warbonds. Recently we have been treated to the activation of the DSS, and we’re still waiting for the Illuminate to land. While the Illuminate should be landing anytime now, the Helldivers 2 CCO has revealed why fans shouldn’t expect a brilliant backpack feature to be introduced soon.
We’ve been waiting all year long for the Illuminate to invade Helldivers 2, and it appears they are right around the corner thanks to a new Steam update. Aside from the Illuminate finally invading, Arrowhead has discussed other plans for HD2 such as adding true customization options for players, while also adding vehicles and implementing crossovers with other IPs.
All of the above is stuff to anticipate for the future. In addition, we might one day get a nifty backpack feature that Arrowhead want to add but haven’t been successful in implementing just yet.
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Helldivers 2 CCO reveals why game doesn’t have belt fed machine gun backpack
On X, Arrowhead CCO and HD2 creative director, Pilestedt, was tagged by a fan asking, “How do they not have a belt fed machine gun backpack in @helldivers2 yet?”.
In response, Pilestedt revealed that it’s not in HD2 because of “Minor technical reasons”. There’s no elaboration on what these technical issues are, but Pilestedt’s response at least tells us that such a feature is something Arrowhead wanted to implement.
The implementation of a belt-fed backpack is something players have requested before in Helldivers 2 on socials such as Reddit. As for what it does, the backpack carries large quantities of ammo with the belt feeding a steady streamline to the machine gun.
It would be really cool to see the feature added to HD2 sometime in the future. However, it’s unknown if Arrowhead are still looking to add such a mechanic, or if it’s something they proposed but decided to leave because of the “minor technical reasons” alluded to by Pilestedt.
While a belt-fed backpack would be great, there are other more tangible stuff to anticipate for the future. Leaks have revealed old Dune weapons and armor possibly reserved for a premium warbond, meanwhile, leaks have also shown an updated render for a weapon yet to be deployed.
For more Helldivers 2, check out our guide to the best warbonds ranked, along with the best stratagems and best throwables. We have also a guide to the best weapons, and, if you’re coming back to HD2 for the first time in a long while, we have a bunch of tips and tricks to help you get reaccustomed to the battlefield.