Helldivers 2 players haven’t heard much from former Arrowhead CEO and Chief Creative Officer Johan Pilestedt in a while, and the developer appears to have taken a well-deserved break. Now, however, he’s back in quite a grand way by answering the jarring questions everyone and their mom has.
Of course, the criticism the studio has faced from players after deploying the latest batch of weapon balance changes – Arrowhead announced its much-discussed 60-day plan for the changes, and has already taken steps to respond – has emerged, as in the past period Here, 99% of developers are talking about this game.
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“It’s hard. It’s a tricky situation. The criticism is valid, but it leads to low morale, and low morale leads to slower development. Talk about a negative spiral,” Pileste said in response to Player Ask Game Developers Tell me how you are feeling now. “I think we have to reiterate to the team that criticism happens because people care,” he added in another response. “The worst thing that can happen is if we mess up and no one cares.”
He also offers his views on a range of other topics. For example, everyone hated the change to fire because they thought it made flamethrowers less fun – Pierce Tate “read this on Facebook during a holiday family dinner” and reasoned: “I Understand its purpose, but it’s not enough iteration that the visuals look like [Team Fortress 1]”.
Regarding the test server that players have been requesting, the developer said in multiple comments: “We will have an experimental server at some point. It is under development. It will be a restricted active user group and There’s some kind of non-disclosure agreement attached – we don’t want to spoil it for those who didn’t test it out.
He also revealed that Arrowhead “used to have a backpack that was a robot arm that would irritate anyone nearby” in the works, adding: “I think for people who want to help the team, we in general More support strategies are needed. Additionally, Pilestedt said that before reviewing Bomb Cloak, the studio is waiting for more clarification on PSN login requirements that lock the game out of certain areas before deploying it.
Oh, and you might be wondering, Pilester’s preferred name for the terminal larvae you have to carry on your babysitting missions is “Larvis,” which I think may be an incorrect version of the name Mavis. A lot of other stuff was discussed during the QnA, so if you’re curious it’s worth heading to the Helldivers 2 Discord server and searching for the name Pilestedt.
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