Yesterday, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead revealed the following Warbond that’ll be arriving within the recreation, Chemical Brokers, which is ready to kick up a stink when it drops on September 19.
A part of this newest Warbond are a few stratagem variants – the TX-41 Sterilizer and the AX/TX-13 ‘Guard Canine’ Canine Breath – with this being the primary time Arrowhead’s elected to incorporate some in a Warbond, moderately than providing the standard couple of latest major weapons. How are gamers feeling about it? Nicely, fairly okay, it appears.
As we reported yesterday, Arrowhead acknowledged this variation within the weblog detailing Chemical Brokers by writing: “Including stratagem variants to Warbonds is new with Chemical Brokers, however our designers felt that since gasoline is a crowd management device, it made extra sense to launch stratagems and let Helldivers select the first weapons they love probably the most. Not solely that, however that is bringing some critical selection to Chemical Brokers that we hope gamers will get pleasure from.”
Given how contentious issues have been between Arrowhead and a variety of Helldivers 2’s hardcore gamers over balancing updates to completely different weapons and stratagems within the recreation, this regarded prefer it may be the sort of factor that might trigger one other rift, however, as long as it does not mark the beginning of wider adjustments, Tremendous Earth Troopers on Reddit usually appear cool with it.
“I do not need EVERY new stratagem to be in a warbond, however one or two new ones themed to the bond is alright, perhaps not each time a warbond drops however I am additionally not gonna complain about new toys except they do not work or crash my recreation,” reads one of many highest upvoted feedback in a well-liked thread discussing the problem, with one other participant having added: “So long as they do not begin placing in generic strats then I am proud of them having some further levers to tug.”
“Each stratagem being in a warbond isn’t good for the sport’s well being,” wrote one other diver, “HOWEVER having themed stratagems which are basically variants of current ones for a themed warbond like this appears not solely becoming, however a a lot better choice since its not at all times straightforward to stability a flashy warbond for non-stratagem weapons. It actually sells the ability.”
Various gamers identified that that is much like what was completed with the unique Helldivers, and labored out in a style that gamers appreciated in that recreation.
Then again, there have been just a few gamers with extra combined feelings, with one writing: “Feels bizarre. However perhaps it is higher then simply giving us new major [weapons] with no identification. If its weapon call-in like these then I suppose it is okay and never like a carpet bombing stratagem that we now have to pay for.”
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