The Escalation of Freedom update was released earlier this week, taking Helldivers 2 into Arc 2 of the Galactic War. Unfortunately, some of the changes weren’t well received by the community, with changes to fire and fire weapons being nerfed being among the least popular changes. But, Arrowhead isn’t ignoring player complaints and seems to be actively looking at ways to rectify the issues and also take measures to prevent it from happening in the future.
The Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani took to X to say that he has “spent the last few hours reading and commenting on your thoughts on the latest patch,” before going on to note that “We’ll be listening more and there’ll be more improvements/tweaks coming.” Many Helldivers 2 players took to the replies to ask various questions regarding the update and what to expect in the future, including @ReddingWilson who suggested that Arrowhead works with players to host a private test server to get feedback on updates from a wider player base beyond the devs before going live. “A few other live service games have a “player test environment” for a final round of feedback before release to gather feedback from a more diverse playgroup than an internal QA team can muster.
It might prevent a lot of this kind of drama,” they said. Jorjani then replied saying “Yep. on the wishlist.
” This would be a great way to test updates before they are released, as Jorjani has previously stated that the developers are typically lower skilled compared to the average player, so having more experienced and dedicated players give feedback would help to show the team whether an update will be met positively or negatively by the community. While this may slow updates down as more changes will need to be made if the response is negative, it will overall be a good thing for Helldivers 2 as the community is more likely to respond well to the changes, which will create a more positive opinion of the game. The Escalation of Freedom update was met with a mixed reception, with some players criticizing the changes to fire, especially as the Freedom’s Flame Warbond was released today.
But, Jorjani has stated that changes could be coming to revert this to put fire back in a pre-update state. But for now, this gives players a perfect opportunity to stray away from the meta and try some new loadouts. To help with this, I highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide , and if you’re buying the new Warbond, check out our guide for the best items to unlock .
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