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Helldivers 2 players recently failed a Major Order that tasked them with eradicating 3.1 billion Automatons and Terminids from the galaxy, which should have been a guaranteed victory for the community. But due to the dwindling player count that is now regularly less than 100,000, it was just too much for Super Earth to handle.
Along with general fatigue, which tends to happen with these sort of games, at least part of the player exodus can be attributed to the recent weapon nerfs. Good news is on the horizon, though, soldiers… Arrowhead Game Studios has hinted rather drastic changes will be coming.
TwinBeard, a Community Manager for Helldivers 2, took to Discord to address this upcoming update and give players an insight into what to expect when it releases. In the post, he hinted that some of the weapons will be getting ‘balancing’, following the most recent update that saw a number of the game’s most popular guns get their maximum magazines decreased.
“There’ll be some balancing, some new stuff, some improved stuff and the overdue and anticipated patrols and spawn rate reversion in the next patch,” he said. “We’ve never called it balance update or patch,” he added.
It was also stated there is no ETA for the update and that a “longer time frame between patches is likely to remain the case going forward”. This will be very beneficial as it will allow Arrowhead to focus more on the changes they are making and test them in-house before rolling them out. Previously, the developers rolled out updates on a near-weekly basis, with some negatively affecting the game.
‘A longer time frame between patches is likely to remain the case going forward’
TwinBeard
Hopefully, this won’t be the case going forward as the former CEO of Arrowhead, Johan Pilestedt, stepped down from the position earlier this month to become the Chief Creative Officer, with the studio founder now focusing on the development aspect of Helldivers 2 rather than the business side of the company. Elsewhere, the Illuminate is hinted to be making an appeance soon, after being teased in March.
After having failed the previous Major Order, players are now tasked with liberating a key planet in the galaxy in our fight against the Automatons and Terminids. To make sure we don’t lose yet another Major Order, we highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can be in the best position to ensure victory.
