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The Helldivers series went from a fairly niche release that very few people had heard of to a global juggernaut seemingly overnight following the release of Helldivers 2. Despite a very dedicated development team and engaged community, it has been seeing for a variety of reasons. Arrowhead Game Studios still has a lot of good standing in the gaming community, but it does feel like the game is walking on a tightrope at the minute and the team must navigate these next few months carefully if it wants Helldivers 2 to remain a success.
to discuss the recent , as well as Arrowhead Game Studios’ future plans. They also note that they are a game developer and have shipped over 20 games of varying quality and success, which does give a unique insight into the mindset of a developer that we don’t often get to hear when looking from an outside perspective. They start the post by saying that “the newest patch brought some initial relief only for that to wear off quickly.
As an example, no ship module was touched in the last patch but Supply Packing broke...
meanwhile, new features have been released for months but have never once worked, looking at your improved defense against rockets for sentries. The list goes on and on as you are all aware.” According to the developer, this is likely caused by the choice of engine, which is the discontinued .