Summary
Arrowhead Game Studios has rolled outHelldivers 2patch 1.000.302, focusing on key areas like damage-over-time effects issues, weapon and enemy balancing, social menu issues, and more. This update also introduces a range of fixes to enhance the overall gaming experience forHelldivers 2players.
Helldivers 2is a cooperative third-person shooter that garnered positive reviews for its engaging gunplay and cooperative multiplayer.Helldivers 2has achieved noteworthy milestones, including selling over 8 million units within two months, making it the largest launch for a PlayStation Studios game on PC, and maintaining high player engagement with 450,000 concurrent players on Steam. However, recent negative reviews on Steam surfaced due to Sony’s decision tomandate PSN account login forHelldivers 2PC players.
One notable improvement in the update addressesHelldivers 2’s issues with damage-over-time effects, ensuring consistency across all players instead of limiting it to the network session owner. In terms of balancing, the patch includes adjustments to primary, secondary, and support weapons. Notably, the R-9 Eruptor sees an increase in explosion damage by 40, while the shrapnel from the explosion has been removed. This change aims to prevent scenarios where players inadvertently cause massive damage to themselves or their teammates in a wide radius around the explosion. Additionally, enemy behavior has been tweaked with slight increases in the Shrieker’s sight and hearing range, as well as adjustments to the Gunship’s hearing range to enhance their detection capabilities.
The patch also addresses various gameplay issues. Now firing the Punisher Plasma while wearing a shield backpack no longer damages the Helldiver. Furthermore, this patch addresses specificcrash issues that remained unresolved in the previousHelldivers 2update, such as crashes during specific missions, game shutdowns, rejoining sessions, cutscenes, diving into missions, and using certain weapon types. These fixes contribute to a more stable and enjoyable gameplay experience for all players.
Social menu improvements are also included in the update, with fixes for PC players adding friends through friend codes, displaying Steam friends in the Social Menu, and resolving issues related to player names, lobby privacy settings, and more. These enhancements aim to streamline the social aspect ofHelldivers 2, allowing players to connect and interact seamlessly.
Arrowhead Game Studios has consistently demonstrated its commitment to addressing players' feedback, as seen in its decision to reconsider thecontroversialHelldivers 2PSN account linking requirement. Now, with patch 1.000.302 in place, players can expect a smoother gameplay experience.
Balancing
R-9 Eruptor
This is to avoid cases in which players would randomly one-shot themselves or their teammates in a huge radius around the explosion
Helldivers 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
