Johan Pilestedt has responded to review bombing of Helldivers 2. Helldivers 2 is one of the most popular releases of 2024. Fans have enjoyed the way the game iterates on the online multiplayer format with interesting objectives and challenging team-based gameplay. In the opinion of many gamers, Helldivers 2 excels in part because of developer Arrowhead Game Studios' attentiveness to player feedback.
Helldivers 2 Studio Addresses Possibility of Increased Squad Sizes
23.04.2024 - 08:43 / gamerant.com / Johan Pilestedt / Derek Nichols / Sony
Responding to a fan, Arrowhead Game Studios community manager confirmed that increased Helldivers 2 squad sizes likely won't be coming anytime soon. Helldivers 2 has been a massive success for both Sony and Arrowhead Game Studios, more so than anyone though considering the amount of issues the game suffered from at launch due to overwhelming numbers of players attempting to sign in. However, even the initial troubles were not enough to dissuade players from playing and Helldivers 2 continued to rapidly grow alongside the dynamic galactic war constantly shifting and evolving.
Part of the appeal of the game is Helldivers 2's ability to continually add content through consistent updates. These include bug fixes and quality life improvements, though Helldivers 2 is also changing gameplay with new strategems and modifiers like planetary effects. Many of the staff at Arrowhead Games have also been plenty vocal with the community, by answering questions, teasing new content, and keeping players informed on fixes. That trend has continued from the official Discord page, where the community managers can directly interact with players, including the ability to respond to feedback or inquiries.
One element that players have consistently asked about is whether or not it would be possible to increase the squad size from the traditional 4 to something larger. Inside of the official Helldivers 2 Discord channel, Thomas ‘Twinbeard’ Petersson was specifically asked about the possibility of increasing the squads to include more players beyond the maximum of 4. Other live service titles, specifically those in the shooter category like The Division 2, do include content designed for larger groups of players. Destiny 2 has been producing Raid activities designed for 6 players, an increase from the typical PvE game modes designed for a fireteam of three.
Unfortunately for fans, it doesn't seem like expanding beyond 4 players is in the cards. Twinbeard responded to the question by first admitting that the future isn't set in stone, but for now, expanding the squad size would require a lot of work. While it seems unlikely to happen based on the amount of work required, especially as Arrowhead Game Studios continues to release updates and create new content, if it were to be a greenlit feature, the change would likely be off sometime in the distant future.
In fact, a discussion has been taking place online recently regarding how Arrowhead Games should be focusing its time on Helldivers 2, either on fixing bugs or generating new content. The debate even reached members of the Arrowhead Games including the CEO Johan Pilestedt, who weighed in with some additional context. As Pilestedt admitted, it's very easy to say «just fix,
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