Sizzling on the heels of yesterday’s Helldivers 2 patch 01.000.302, developer Arrowhead Recreation Studios has launched one more patch right now. Whereas patch 01.000.303 may solely tackle a number of recognized crashes, there’s plenty of dialogue round it in the neighborhood concerning the Eruptor.

Yesterday’s patch for Helldivers 2 applied a slew of modifications, together with some to the R-9 Eruptor. As we speak’s patch 01.000.303 doesn’t change any of that and solely builds upon the fixes to assist extra gamers see fewer crashes. Nonetheless, all gamers can discuss what it did to the Eruptor after yesterday’s replace, with some believing the weapon to be damaged. Whereas this isn’t completely true, we’ve got had affirmation from the developer that the Eruptor is underneath investigation.

All Helldivers 2 patch 01.000.303 stabilizes the sport however gamers simply need to know in regards to the Eruptor

Arrowhead Recreation Studios launched Helldivers 2 patch 01.000.303 early this morning. It’s a tiny hotfix for 2 widespread sources of crashes. These are:

• A repair for a crash associated to break over time.
• A repair for a standard crash linked to scorching becoming a member of a full session.
• Because of these fixes, you’ll be able to’t scorching be part of gamers till they’ve dropped onto a planet or under no circumstances in the event that they go away from the loadout.

Nonetheless, as a result of it’s all of the neighborhood appears to have the ability to discuss, these patch notes have had a mod word added to them on the Helldivers 2 subreddit. It provides details about the present standing of the R-9 Eruptor utilizing screenshots of developer feedback from the official Discord server.

Yesterday, the Eruptor had the shrapnel it sprayed from its photographs eliminated as a result of it had an opportunity to randomly kill enemies and gamers. Killing different gamers is clearly unintentional, however the developer additionally doesn’t need a weapon to make gentle work of bigger enemies. This appears to have been partly brought on by the introduction or ricochet to sure weapons.

The screenshots with the patch notes present how the developer nerfed the Eruptor to align it with all the opposite weapons within the recreation. However a number of posts on the sport’s subreddit present gamers discussing how the Eruptor has taken a a lot larger hit than yesterday’s patch notes recommend.

Some gamers have even posted what look like feedback from extra of the event crew explaining how the Eurptor at present isn’t working as supposed. I imagine that is doubtless the case, particularly contemplating this reveals from a number of sources that Arrowhead is actively investigating the weapon. It may possibly’t return because it was, however the crew agrees it may well’t live on in its present state for too lengthy.

The principle message concerning the Eruptor appears to be, “That’s what you get when hotfixing an pressing situation the entire neighborhood is on hearth about.” The crew now must take time to observe, take a look at, and determine precisely the place it must be to satisfy participant expectations and work as supposed earlier than we get one other replace. Primarily based on what’s been stated, that may come when it’s prepared and received’t be rushed.