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Helldivers 2 players aren't happy about the game's first balance patch—here's why

Rail, Railgun against the dying of the light.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 balancing guru explains why 'Don't Nerf, Only Buff' is a bad idea: 'I believe players are scared of nerfs because it will ruin the fantasy of a weapon, ruin their fun'

Arrowhead says the Railgun was meant to be an "anti-tank sniper rifle," not the best gun for every situation.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 balance lead says the "don't nerf, only buff" approach is a horrible idea as the community reacts to top weapon nerfs

"I believe players are scared of nerfs, because it will ruin the fantasy of a weapon"

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Helldivers 2 studio is not getting acquired by Sony, confirms Arrowhead CEO

Shut it down.

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Huge Helldivers 2 balance changes are here, but the patch notes are a major letdown

Helldivers 2's big balance patch has gone live, but its nerfs and (lack of) buffs aren't what players were hoping for.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 dev lays out Arrowhead's strategy for buffing and nerfing the game's guns: 'Powerful weapons can't be too versatile, versatile weapons can't be too powerful'

Meta-taming.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 latest patch introduces planetary hazards and more environmental challenges

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a new Helldivers 2 patch that adds planetary hazards to the game.

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Helldivers 2 just dropped a chunky balance patch that fixes heavy armour, adds meteor swarms, and deals a blow to eradication mission farmers

For Super Earth!

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's first big balance patch targets the game's most OP weapons with ammo and armor piercing deductions

The Breaker shotgun and Railgun Stratagem get taken down a notch

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Helldivers 2 director shuts down rumors that the studio has been acquired by Sony

"This is the first I hear of this"

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CEO of Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead shuts down Sony PlayStation acquisition rumors: "This is the first I hear of this ... And that's a good indication that it's fake"

A recent leak suggested Sony has acquired Arrowhead, but the latter's CEO has shut the rumors down.

Windows Central

Unreleased Helldivers 2 vehicles are leaking all over the place, but I'm not ruling out that Game Master Joel has something to do with it

Could some of these Helldivers 2 leaks be an inside job?

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 dev casually confirms mechs are coming "soon" – meet the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit

Arrowhead announces what we've all been hoping for

GamesRadar

Arrowhead says Helldivers 2's D&D style game master is 'something that a video game has never done before' and knew it would be 'divisive' with players

Arrowhead Game Studios says it knew that Helldivers 2's game master would be "divisive" with players.

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Helldivers 2 uses its game master to stop the live service side from being 'just a calendar with automated events tied to major holidays'

"We knew it would be divisive!"

Windows Central

It's not just mechs: Helldivers 2 leaks show Halo Warthog-style vehicles and APCs, too

Helldivers 2's upcoming mechs have appeared in various leaked gameplay videos, but they're not the only vehicles players have gotten their hands on.

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In a big win for democracy, Helldivers 2 sales keep rising 3 weeks from launch: "An honest-to-goodness inverse decay curve so far"

Arrowhead's co-op shooter is defying all expectations

Windows Central

Good news: Helldivers 2 daily orders are finally back, so now everyone has a little something extra to fight for

Helldivers 2's daily orders have been MIA for a few weeks, but now they're back and available once more.

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Helldivers 2 needed its own D&D-type game master because the co-op shooter "is going to run for a long time, we'd love to see it go for many years"

Arrowhead's dungeon master was put in place to "keep the never-ending war engaging for players"

Windows Central

Read Arrowhead CEO's epic response when a console fanboy tries to drag Xbox and Halo fans over Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 is an awesome game, and so is Halo Infinite. They're not really anything alike, though. But that hasn't stopped some weird console fanboys attempting to draw comparisons.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 dev reveals how the game's most confusing mechanic works, but only kind of: "Honestly I don't know either"

Confused by Helldivers 2's armor penetration system? This new explanation of it from Arrowhead's CEO (mostly) clears things up.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 players are arguing over playing casually or sticking to the 'meta,' and they're both right

There is no one way to enjoy Helldivers 2.

Windows Central

Big Helldivers 2 balance changes are on the way, so hopefully everyone can stop arguing about meta loadouts soon

Helldivers 2's meta is pretty set in stone right now, but Arrowhead says balance changes are coming to shake things up.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 has a balance patch coming, but 'it mostly consists of simple stat changes', says senior game designer

Un-breaking the Breaker.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 lights the way for AAA – by rejecting its norms

Opinion | How to win friends and influence people by embracing friendly fire

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