In the face of ongoing conversations about which weapons are the best in the game, Helldivers 2's director has advised players to just "use the one you like the most" because there are so many stats players can't see anyhow.
12.02.2024 - 14:42 / pcgamesinsider.biz / Johan Pilestedt
The boss of Helldivers 2 maker Arrowhead Studios, Johan Pilestedt, has said that developers have to "earn" the right to monetise their games.
Replying to a post on Twitter, the CEO said that he felt that players should have the option to support a title, but said that he did not want to force them to do so. Responding to a different post on the subject of business models, Pilestedt wrote that Arrowhead approached Helldivers 2 with fairness in mind.
"I'm partial but we really applied ourselves to not make it pay-to-win even though items are functionally different," he said.
"The only item that's pay-to-win is the revolver - which will win you any 'cool gun' competition. Only (minor) problem is that it's not that good."
Helldivers 2 launched on February 8th and has already become PlayStation's biggest launch on Steam. The title has hit a peak of 155,926 concurrent players on the platform.
In the face of ongoing conversations about which weapons are the best in the game, Helldivers 2's director has advised players to just "use the one you like the most" because there are so many stats players can't see anyhow.
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