On June 13, Arrowhead Recreation Studios put out a meaty Helldivers 2 patch that was meant to convey some much-needed changes to the sport. Whereas it did do this, it sadly created complete new points for followers to be irritated with. One main criticism was that the Superior Packing Methodology ship module didn’t work anymore, however at this time’s patch appears to have lastly fastened it after roughly two and a half weeks of ready.

Arrowhead dropped the information through the official Helldivers 2 Discord as per traditional, with it later being shared on Reddit. We haven’t had the possibility to check it ourselves, however a pair of gamers say that the difficulty has most positively been resolved. Nonetheless, there’s one thing somewhat telling about how there was nonetheless loads of doubt beforehand, with the Reddit thread’s title saying the bug had “supposedly” been fastened.

Some commenters have been unwilling to take the patch notes at face worth, whereas lots of others merely cracked jokes concerning the repair breaking one thing else, just like the FAF-14 Spear Stratagem which the June 13 patch additionally broke however was fastened in final week’s patch. “The truth that we’ve to even say “supposedly” is so miserable,” reads one remark. One other replies with, “Given their previous document, nothing may be sure till gamers try it out themselves. I normally belief patch notes, however in relation to [Arrowhead], I actually should see it with my very own eyes.”

Given the month the Helldivers 2 group has confronted, with the sport’s efficiency having additionally worsened and a current Private Order being bugged, it’s maybe not shocking to see some gamers be so skeptical with subsequent patches. Frustration with the fixed points has possible contributed to Helldivers 2‘s dwindling participant numbers. Whereas a drop in participant rely months after launch is pure, Helldivers 2 has misplaced 90% of its PC gamers because it launched in February, not helped by the exodus of gamers who dropped off when Sony made PlayStation accounts obligatory (a call the corporate quickly U-turned on). The sport could possibly be faring significantly better on PlayStation 5, however there’s no method to inform what the console participant rely is like.

That stated, there may be loads of positivity to go round. A fast look by the Helldivers 2 subreddit reveals there are nonetheless many gamers having fun with themselves. One newcomer is already hooked after an eight-hour session, and a pair have shared hilarious gameplay clips to focus on exactly what makes Helldivers 2 so particular.