Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead made an impassioned commitment in late spring this year to be better for irritated players. Like an estranged spouse who comes limping back, the developer promised to not just make promises this time – there would be frequent check-ins, community-informed updates, and other attempts to rebuild trust with its increasingly skeptical playerbase. So far, Arrowhead has stuck to its vows, and therefore it was easy for it to let fans know on June 23 that the next Warbond would be delayed indefinitely.
Leaks earlier this week had Helldivers 2 fans split on its summer Warbond, which was first revealed by a roadmap Arrowhead released in March. Some players were hesitant to judge what amounted to an unreleased battle pass as explained by Reddit screenshots, while others were comfortable declaring the leak "the worst warbond of helldivers," as one player wrote in a Reddit thread discussing the content of the leak.
