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One major reason whyHelldivers 2keeps thriving in a rapidly evolving gaming landscape is how Arrowhead is keeping things fresh by providing constant updates to its community-driven game. The developer keeps a close eye on what its player base is facing issues with in-game and promptly comes up with solutions to make the experience even better than it initially was.
Of course, other live-service titles and their developers provide their fanbases with new content as well, but there’s one specific element that makes Arrowhead’sHelldivers 2stand out from the rest of the competition, resulting in it becoming more successful with each passing day.
With Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Takes a More Horizontal Approach
With the updates that Arrowhead keeps releasing forHelldivers 2, the community is starting to figure out how the studio’s approach is quite unconventional but more effective than almost all other developers.
The devs are balancing things horizontally and if you aren’t aware of that it’ll feel odd at firstbyu/VIRUSIXI2inHelldivers
Anyone who has been playingHelldivers 2can observe that the studio is “balancing things horizontally” rather than bringing changes out vertically and making any previous updates null and void. Most of the ongoing live-service titles take the latter route, which unlocks better content and leads to the previously introduced update becoming pretty much useless.
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This is where Arrowhead differentiatesHelldivers 2from almost everything else, as the “new unlocks dont automatically invalidate older ones” and act as necessary tools with “specific” jobs to carry out the objective at hand. Imagine how boring and lifeless the game would’ve been if the developer just released one super-overpowered weapon to take care of everything, as that would suck all the excitement out of the title.
Helldivers 2‘s balancing patches may feel a bit out of place to players who are used to the conventional way in which most developers handle things, but when one really thinks about it, it’s absolutely genius.
Arrowhead Trusts the Player Base’s Intelligence to Tackle Various Scenarios
Arrowhead Game Studios throws various situations at its player base, completely trusting theHelldivers 2community as it figures out how to tackle the presented scenarios, and the balancing updates that the developer provides play a significant part in helping out with the objectives.
Forget the Railgun, Helldivers 2’s Shadow Dropped Weapons Will Blow You (and the Automatons) Away in a Single Shot
That does not mean that the weapons or stratagems that came before do not serve their own purpose, as there are some missions that require the extreme power of the laser cannon and others that need lighter guns to run through.
Because of this,Helldivers 2remains interesting, with further layers added to each patch, resulting in a gaming spectacle that has not been achieved in quite some time.
Are you satisfied with the way Arrowhead Game Studios is approaching the balancing updates forHelldivers 2? Let us know in the comments!
Osama Farooq
Senior Gaming Content Editor / Critic
Articles Published :356
Ever since Osama was gifted the glorious PS2 more than two decades back, video games have formed a major part of his life, ranging from spending hours playing through every single Dragon Ball game he could find to witnessing the gaming industry evolve into something extraordinary in modern times. Building his collection of PlayStation consoles throughout the years all the way up until PS5, he prefers single-player experiences like The Last of Us and Persona, while also letting off steam on a daily basis with casual EA Sports FC matches. But the current rise in online multiplayer shooters will never really appeal to his old-school self.
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