Upcoming Helldivers 2 Update Will Revert Controversial Weapon nerfs That Scared Players Away

Helldivers 2 players recently failed a major order that tasked them with eradicating 3.1 billion automata and terminids from the galaxy, which should have been a guaranteed victory for the community. But, due to the dwindling player count, which is now regularly below 100,000, it was simply too much for Super Earth to handle. Some of the decrease in player numbers can be attributed to recent weapon nerfs that have made the game less enjoyable, but Arrowhead Game Studios is hoping that upcoming patches will help change that.

TwinBeard, Community Manager for Helldivers 2, took to Discord to discuss the upcoming update and give players a preview of what to expect when it releases.

“There will be balancing, new features, improvements, as well as late and early patrols and spawn rate reversal in the next patch,” while noting that “we never called this an update. day or a balancing patch”.

It was also stated that there was no ETA for the update and that a “longer time between patches would likely remain the case in the future.” This will be very beneficial as it will allow Arrowhead Game Studios to be able to focus more on the changes they make and test them internally before rolling them out to players to ensure they benefit the game. As the developers rolled out updates almost every week, it often happened that the developers did not play the game and many updates were reactionary and negatively affected the game, resulting in many players turning off and moving to other titles.

Hopefully that won't be the case in the future as former Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt resigned from his position earlier this week to become chief creative officer, with the studio's founder now focusing solely on on the development side of Helldivers 2 rather than the business side of the business. This should only lead to positive changes in the future that could bring players back, especially once The Illuminate finally appears in the game after first being teased in March 2024.

After failing the previous Major Order, players are now tasked with liberating a key planet in the galaxy in our fight against the Automata and Terminids. To ensure you don't lose another major order, we highly recommend checking out our best weapons guide and our Helldivers 2 best armor guide so you can be in the best position to take out the robot army and ensure the victory.