Highlights
- Helldivers 2 released a new patch for PC players to address server capacity, login access, and progression and mission reward issues.
- Arrowhead announced a future event with increased rewards as compensation for lost progression rewards.
- Despite some persistent bugs, Helldivers 2's popularity continues to surge with a Mostly Positive rating of 75% and over 150,000 concurrent players on Steam.
Helldivers 2 has released a new patch that aims to improve various issues for PC users. Helldivers 2 players have struggled with stability issues since launch, and the new update will hopefully improve things for many users.
The launch of Helldivers 2 saw PC and PlayStation users struggle with severe matchmaking, stability, and login issues until Arrowhead Game Studios released a couple of updates that remedied some of the problems. Despite these fixes, many users on both platforms still report issues, although Arrowhead has made it clear that it intends to fix them in the near future. It seems that Arrowhead has released its newest update in an effort to fix these problems.
Helldivers 2 Has Mass Effect Easter Egg
Eagle-eyed fans notice a reference to one of the Mass Effect franchise's most popular memes tucked away in Helldivers 2's in-game item store.
Helldivers 2 released a new Steam patch that addressed server capacity log-in issues, authentication requests, and progression not tracking. The update also improved the visibility of error messages and added a countdown timer that shows when a new login attempt will be made. Previously, players were sometimes not receiving mission rewards that they had earned, but it seems that PC players might not have to deal with this issue anymore. The patch notes explain that Arrowhead now believes it has fully fixed mission rewards applying properly, but will continue to monitor the game to ensure that this is the case. The update also revealed that in exchange for players missing out on progression rewards, Arrowhead is working on a future Helldivers 2 event with increased rewards, but did not offer a release window for it. Arrowhead did not mention when PlayStation players can expect a similar patch.
Helldivers 2's New PC Update
- Addresses server capacity log-in issues, progression issues, and authentication requests
- Arrowhead also announced that a future event with increased rewards will be released to help offset lost progression rewards
There were worries that the potential popularity of Helldivers 2 and its promising gameplay would be squandered by persisting bugs and stability issues. However, Helldivers 2's Steam rating has already begun to recover following its Mixed rating at launch, as it now sits at a Mostly Positive rating of 75% despite there still being some bugs. At the time of writing, Helldivers 2 is Steam's top-selling game globally and boasts over 150,000 concurrent players. Despite Arrowhead's consistent efforts, fans should be prepared to still encounter bugs for now, especially seeing that Helldivers 2's previous update failed to fix some of the issues that it aimed to resolve.
Helldivers 2 managed to power past its many launch bugs and became Sony's highest-ever played game on Steam. It broke the record by surpassing God of War's player peak of over 73,000, but Helldivers 2's player peak has only continued to surge, with its all-time peak now sitting at over 155,000 users. In light of the game's new popularity, an Arrowhead executive recently addressed the game's use of a controversial feature.
Arrowhead's CEO defended Helldivers 2's use of microtransactions by explaining that they're not pay-to-win. He stated that although some weapons like the revolver have to be bought, they don't offer any real advantage other than looking cool. Additionally, Helldivers 2's premium currency can be earned in-game.
Helldivers 2 Update 1.000.005 Patch Notes (PC)
Hello Helldivers,
This morning, we gathered the best engineers Super Earth can muster to look at the main issues that are impacting your experience and to fix them.
These issues are caused mostly by having so many players in the game and server capacity creating unexpected behaviors.
Let me update you on what we did so far with the latest patch being deployed:
- Server Capacity and log in access:
- We have eased the authentication request overall.
- We have improved error message visibility and added a countdown timer to clearly show when a new attempt will be made.
- Progression and mission reward not being granted:
- We fixed the daily and difficulty progression error
- Based on the testing we have done we believe we have fixed future mission rewards but will continue to monitor this closely as it is our top priority
- To compensate for lost rewards, we are working on an increased reward event
Thanks for being awesome and supporting our devs and remember, as we say in my country….
Liberté, Fraternité, Égalité
- Alex Bolle
Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 is a third-person cooperative shooter developed by Arrowhead Games Studios for the PC and PlayStation 5 where players take control of a Helldiver set to protect the citizens of Super Earth by traveling to hostile alien worlds and destroying threats. Players undergo missions, defeat enemies, and use special items called Stratagems to help turn the tide of battle in this punishing release.
