Steam is making unexpected moves in the gaming world, refunding Helldivers 2 players despite their playtime exceeding the usual two-hour limit. Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, has been a popular multiplayer game on both PlayStation and PC platforms. However, recent controversies surrounding mandatory PlayStation Network (PSN) account linking for PC players have led to widespread discontent among the gaming community.
Helldivers 2 Players Just Accomplished Something They Haven't Been Able to Do Since Launch
26.04.2024 - 06:51 / gamerant.com / Josh Tolentino / Major Order / Sony
The soldiers of Super Earth have made major progress in the ongoing Helldivers 2 Galactic War by successfully defending a large number of planets from enemy assault. The feat hasn't been accomplished by the game's community since Helldivers 2 first launched in February 2024.
The centerpiece of the Helldivers 2 gameplay experience is the Galactic War, a massive, game-wide meta-campaign that involves every player simultaneously. Helldivers 2 players must «liberate» (read: conquer) planets in various sectors of a large galactic map by conducting combat operations there. Successful missions build progress on each planet in favor of Super Earth, while failed ones cause the enemy factions to gain ground, be they mechanical Automatons or ferocious Terminids. The Galactic War is influenced by an employee or group at Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios referred to by the name «Joel.» Joel directs the actions of the in-game enemy faction, but also uses «Major Orders» issued by Super Earth Command to encourage players to defend or attack specific locations in pursuit of various goals.
Thanks both to Joel's will and the collective actions of the Helldivers 2 playerbase, the Galactic War has seen a feat that hasn't been pulled off in multiple months since the game's original launch: A successful series of Helldivers 2 Defend campaigns in pursuit of a Major Order. A player on the game's Reddit community known as InkiePie39 excitedly highlighted this fact in a post following the Major Order's conclusion.
The latest Major Order accomplished by Helldivers 2 players involved successfully defending no less than ten planets under siege by the Terminids and Automatons in the Galactic War. The order was issued by High Command on April 20, 2024, and gave Helldivers 2 players four days to accomplish the goal, incentivizing progress with a large cache of War Bond Medals. Medals are the main currency of Helldivers 2 progression, and are used to purchase new weapons and cosmetics from the game's periodic War Bond selections. These include new weapons like the Eruptor rifle from the latest Democratic Detonation War Bond.
Though multiple worlds were lost to the enemy, particularly the Automatons, the forces of Super Earth successfully defended planets the required number of times, holding the line on the worlds of Varylia 5 and Ustotu and restoring the tense stalemate that characterizes wartime on the Helldivers 2 Galactic Frontier. Super Earth High Command congratulated players in a message on the game's official Discord server posted on April 25, 2024. High Command praised the players' efforts, and in celebration, humorously allocated two extra minutes to all Helldivers' lunch break periods.
Players were quick to
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gamesradar.com
04.05.2024 / 12:33
Helldivers 2 devs remind players "it's Sony's decision, not ours" amid PSN backlash: "We always knew this day would get here, and it's going about how I expected"
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engadget.com
03.05.2024 / 19:05
Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they're not being chill about it
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digitaltrends.com
03.05.2024 / 17:05
Helldivers 2 PC players are furious over this controversial change
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polygon.com
03.05.2024 / 14:51
Helldivers 2 players on Steam now need a PlayStation account to play
Helldivers 2 players who’ve been playing the game on Windows PC via Steam since launch will now need a PlayStation Network account to access the game. Helldivers 2 publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment posted a notice to the game’s Steam page on Thursday informing Steam players of the change.
gamerant.com
03.05.2024 / 13:35
Helldivers 2 Players Make Unexpected Discovery on Terminid Planets After Patch
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gamingbolt.com
03.05.2024 / 10:41
Helldivers 2 PC Players Will Soon be Required to Link Their Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts
Helldivers 2 has brought more success for Sony and developer Arrowhead Game Studios than they could ever have imagined, and a large portion of that success has come through the co-op shooter’s sizeable audience on PC. Soon, however, Sony will be implementing a new requirement on that audience in order to be able to play the game.
ign.com
03.05.2024 / 08:55
Sony Is Forcing All Helldivers 2 Steam Players to Connect to a PlayStation Network Account — and It’s Going Down About as Well as You’d Expect
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gamerant.com
03.05.2024 / 06:27
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gamerant.com
27.04.2024 / 07:17
Helldivers 2 Reveals New Major Order, Forces Players to Make a Decisive Choice
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ign.com
26.04.2024 / 19:51
Some Helldivers 2 Players Suspect the Hand of Joel in Their Dramatic 11th-Hour Victory
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screenrant.com
26.04.2024 / 17:37
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