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The release window for the next Helldivers 2 update is confirmed, and Arrowhead have vowed now is the “time to double down on fixes, polish, and better communication”. While fans are always looking forward to new content, performance has been a huge issue since even before Into the Unjust. A flurry of negative reviews bashing the game’s performance has resulted in the game’s reception on Steam dropping to mixed, and Arrowhead are fully aware performance isn’t up to acceptable standards. While there is no magic fix that can be implemented right away through the flick of a switch, the good news is that Arrowhead have a least shared their plans for the next Helldivers 2 update and when it will arrive.
Next Helldivers 2 update confirmed
On the game’s official subreddit, Arrowhead released a State of Game update #1. The purpose of this post was to better communicate with fans following a flood of complaints about “issues including performance drops, stability hiccups, freezes, and annoying audio bugs”.
In recognising their recent updates “haven’t hit the mark,” Arrowhead revealed that the next Helldivers 2 update will arrive “mid October-ish”. Seeing as patches typically land on Tuesday, this could be October 14th, but this is just an estimation.
The update will cover the following:
- Some key crash fixes
- Fixed the Primary weapon/Side-arm audio that stops during a mission
- Minor performance improvements
- Long overdue bug fixes, like Charger footstep sounds (pretty useful) or weapon audio stopping mid mission
- No more landing on caves
- A Balance Pass (we’re unleashing Niklas & Lennart)
After this mid-October update, Arrowhead still plan to tackle bigger performance issues that require more time and can’t be fixed through a 60-day patch. The studio is “working on a bigger development plan” to tackle the major performance issues, but the belief is that the mid-October update “will make a noticeable improvement”.
Lastly, the developer ended their message by vowing now is the “time to double down on fixes, polish, and better communication” after releasing a boatload of new content such as the Halo Warbond and Into the Unjust update.
While the mid-October patch won’t fix everything, it’s good that we know Arrowhead’s plans and have something to anticipate. Hopefully it’ll deliver significant improvements as intended because right now the game is unplayable for many, especially on PC.
As for new content, we don’t know if development is on the back burner or not, but leaks have suggested new Illuminate Cultists will join before the end of the year, meanwhile, the Automatons are secretly cooking a Superweapon that is capable of destroying planets in a single blast.
For more Helldivers 2, check out our guide to the best warbonds ranked, along with the best stratagems and best throwables. We also have 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.
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