Player satisfaction with Helldivers 2 has been all over the place in recent months. The biggest controversy by far was the plan to make every player sign up to PSN - something which would have locked some countries out of playing altogether - but this was reversed after an intense review bombing campaign. Then, after a period of goodwill, it came crashing down once again with the Escalation of Freedom update, which made some unpopular balancing changes, and none more so than the decision to nerf flamethrowers.

Now, developer Arrowhead has revealed that this is being reversed, and more buffs will be made. This seems to have appeased the community, as Helldivers 2 is now recovering from its latest wave of review bombing on Steam, rising to "mixed" reviews once again.

As you can see on the Steam page, there are still a fair amount of negative reviews coming in, but there are enough positive ones now to stop the recent reviews from falling into the "mostly negative" category again. It looks like the reveal that buffs are on the way, including for flamethrowers, has gone a long way in pleasing the community.

However, there are still some other grievances being mentioned in the negative reviews. One that stands out is the decision to lock a new stratagem behind the premium warbond (Helldivers 2's version of a battle pass). These warbonds are bought with Super Credits, which can admittedly be earned in-game, but this is still the first time a stratagem has been exclusive to the premium tier.

We'll have to wait and see if the promised buffs are enough to keep players happy in the long run. Arrowhead has made it clear that nerfs will happen again in the future, but for now, it seems like the current crisis is over - or at least put on hold.

Posted: Sep 18, 2024 4:38 pm
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Source: https://www.thegamer.com/helldivers-2-review-bomb-recovery-positive-mixed-steam-buffs/