The latest patch for Helldivers 2 has helped to see a nice shift in how players feel about the game, as well as an increase in player numbers. As you might expect, this is a boon for Arrowhead’s developers, with some saying that morale at the studio has been “much better” recently.
Previously, Arrowhead Chief Culture Officer Johan Pilestedt described the difficulty of maintaining the studio’s positive spirit when the studio faced player criticism about the direction of the game’s changes, writing : “This is a tricky situation. The criticism is justified.” , but it leads to low morale, and low morale leads to slower development. “
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Thankfully, Arrowhead community manager Twinbeard recently provided a reply to a player’s question on the topic on the Helldivers 2 Discord server, writing that morale is “much better” with the latest patch and the arrival of the chemical Warbond. .
“It’s certainly understandable that many colleagues feel sad or frustrated about rushing things or not being able to adequately address player feedback,” they wrote. “For me personally, but I think many Arrowhead colleagues would agree, it feels as though we’ve struggled Fight back and get a rare opportunity to continue to do great things and develop the game from where we are now, not where we were in mid-August.
“Among the things we committed to, are there still things like crunch? Absolutely. We’re in a better position now, though, in terms of games and I hope in the long term what we’re doing and what we’re doing now Work will help us, the game and all players.”
They then added in another post: “Honestly, it’s like the real deal, it has sugar on it and it feels good. I and we are still stressed, not denying it but again we are on a more… The road to good is now long-term in many ways (if short-term, things are still busy).”
So, that’s it. It’s not just players who laid their groundwork on the new space station who feel better about Hellraiser 2.
