Helldivers 2 developers identified a troubling bug with the changes made to patrol spawn rates from a previous patch. The Helldivers 2 community was recently hit by a storm of negative press after developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced a controversial PlayStation Network account-linking update earlier this month. While the game has started to heal from the scandal, the effects on Helldivers 2‘s development reportedly continue to linger.
The days following the PSN account-linking update saw a rapid change in the public perception of Helldivers 2, with thousands of players flooding the title’s Steam page with negative reviews in protest of Sony’s decision to enforce the requirement months after the release of Arrowhead Game Studios’ hit cooperative shooter. Though Sony eventually backtracked on the account-linking update, the controversy had already taken its toll on Helldivers 2, which remains delisted in 180 countries at the time of writing. Furthermore, players weren’t the only group disturbed by the controversy, as a message from the official Helldivers 2 Discord channel revealed development for the game was just as affected by the tumultuous days following the PSN update.
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Community manager Twinbeard explained how Helldivers 2 developers received multiple reports of a possible bug with enemy patrol rates, particularly for Helldivers 2‘s solo players and other teams with less than a full squad. Twinbeard admitted Arrowhead Game Studios was aware of a possible issue for quite some time, but couldn’t direct the resources and manpower required to identify the cause and implement fixes due to the team’s preoccupation with recent events. Thankfully, the community manager also claimed developers had confirmed a problem with the enemy patrols and decided to roll back changes to the spawn rates.
Helldivers 2 Developers Are Committed To Ensuring Stability
Twinbeard went on to assure fans that the team was committed to taking its time in making sure the latest patch for Helldivers 2 is properly tested. While it might be a lengthy process, he stated that developers were devoted to reviewing their patches and further hoped players were satisfied with their response to the bug in question.
While the game is on track to recover, the Helldivers 2 community is still reeling from its recent controversy, and it remains unclear when or if it will ever reach the same level of acclaim as it did in the weeks following its launch. With that said, Arrowhead Game Studios previously teased plenty of exciting new content for future updates, such as the return of the Illuminate faction and new weapons and armor for its already extensive armory, so Helldivers 2 will likely be sticking around for the foreseeable future.
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