New Helldivers 2 CEO Says 'We Don't Think Weapons Are As Fun As They Could Be,' But Also 'I Don't Think It's Reasonable To Threaten People Because Of An Imbalance weapons.”

Lina PortmanMay 30, 2024

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Arrowhead's new CEO says while he acknowledges some weapons in Helldivers 2 aren't “as fun as they could be,” he joined the studio's former CEO in speaking out against the threats made to developers.

A week ago, it was announced that Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead, would step down and move to the role of COO, to focus primarily on making Helldivers 2. At the same time, Pilestedt initially was d agreement with the players that the weapons were too weak. , the armor was too boring and the planets too repetitive, according to one lead developer's fairly frank admission.

Now it's the turn of Shams Jorjani, the new CEO of Arrowhead, to speak on Helldivers 2. In a very long post on Reddit, Jorjani wrote a broad message to the community, writing that “the ship will remain on the same course, despite the change”. as Captain” – the ship being Arrowhead Game Studios itself, in this case.

“I have accused Pilen of being the Obi-wan of many “Lukes” in our studio. If anyone can hear Pilen's wise voice behind his head as he balances his weapons, designs missions or enemies , the better,” Jorjani adds, referring to Pilestedt with a nickname. Jorjani adds that this doesn't mean Pilestedt is always right, but that it's good to keep everyone on their toes.

Jorjani also hopes that players don't send death threats to Arrowhead because of Helldivers 2, as that would only lead to less communication (which Jorjani and Pilestedt appreciate) between Arrowhead staff and the players themselves- same. “This leads to a negative spiral with less interaction and more frustration,” writes the new CEO, adding that players are obviously always free to criticize elements of Helldivers 2 that they don't like.

A comment below the post attempts to call out Jorjani for not addressing the ongoing weapon balance in Helldivers 2. This has been an incredibly hot topic of debate lately, and that's probably where a lot of it comes from death threats that Jorjani referred to in his original post. . Players haven't been happy with the weapon balancing in Helldivers 2, and the developers know it.

“We are aware of this,” Jorjani writes of the balance complaints. “We don't think guns are as fun as they could be. That said, I don't think it's reasonable to threaten people because of a weapons imbalance,” the CEO adds. The commenter agrees with this sentiment and thanks Jorjani for responding to it.

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