A latest Helldivers 2 patch triggered debate on-line over steadiness points within the sport, and one developer added gasoline to the fireplace with intentionally inflammatory feedback. Nevertheless, Arrowhead’s CEO and sport director Johan Pilestedt has clarified that this conduct 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 Protect Generator. Reactions have been blended however principally adverse, prompting builders to elucidate the change. This contains Senior animator Fredrik Eriksson, who defended the adjustments on Reddit.
Whereas Eriksson’s preliminary remark wasn’t too inflammatory, issues acquired more and more heated as the talk continued. It got here to a head in a subsequent remark when he wrote, “I’m feeding the craze just a little for my very own leisure right here, simply so you recognize.”
“We haven’t nerfed something into the bottom,” the Helldivers 2 developer continued, “I simply suppose it’s just a little too early to faux like the sport is found out. We made two of essentially the most brainless playstyles much less viable, and introduced the weapons which might be underneath/overperforming extra into line with the remaining.”
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 sport director.
“We’re conscious of this and have taken motion internally to coach our builders on how you can 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 pleasurable expertise and group that we are able to.”
“Whereas I perceive that it displays on the studio as an entire, it isn’t our intention that this must be the conduct from us,” the Helldivers 2 director wrote underneath one other put up. “We wish to be sure that you all have the perfect time potential on this sport and on this group.”
Eriksson additionally apologized and mentioned he would depart group engagement to Arrowhead’s group workforce any further.
