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Helldivers 2 dev says "there are no easy solutions" to fix the massive 150GB PC file size, but Arrowhead is "sure to find a better balance between loading times and installation size soon"
News "We're taking your concerns very seriously"
Helldivers 2 won't get bigger lobbies because 16 players would come with a side of "16 FPS," Arrowhead CEO says: "We're trying to fix performance. Not kill it"
News Sorry about that
Helldivers 2 boss says "realism is not the goal" and "player fantasy matters more," but Arrowhead is still careful to remember that "it needs to be Helldivers"
News Wrangling a team as big as Arrowhead is the tricky part
Arrowhead CEO blames Helldivers 2 performance issues on tech debt accumulated thanks to goalposts being "moved a few times" during development: "The foundations of this big tower were made for a little bungalow"
News "Tech debt is like a garage filled with stuff you just chucked in. We really need to put up shelves in the back to get organized"
Helldivers 2 community's favorite conspiracy theory shut down by Arrowhead CEO, who says Major Orders are not scripted and the devs are as clueless as players: "Our predictions are often wrong"
News Arrowhead's in the dark, too
Arrowhead boss wants Helldivers 2 to be a "forever game" like RuneScape that can keep improving, with "no plans" for a sequel
News Helldivers 3? Not while Helldivers 2 is still chugging
Helldivers 2 devs address performance complaints, say "we want things to be in a better state, we are taking it very seriously" with an update next month just the start of "a bigger development plan"
News "You've been loud, clear, and absolutely right to expect better"
Helldivers 2 fans fear General Brasch might be dead as an in-game transmission announces "the last surviving hero of the First Galactic War has passed away at 103"
News The maths isn't quite adding up, though
Helldivers 2 dev has the unlucky task of crushing players' hopes, confirming there's no new Stratagem waiting at the end of this Strategic Opportunity: "I guess a new mech or orbital is asking a lot"
News You'll get 'em next Order
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Helldivers 2 players have successfully bullied Arrowhead into taking the Rupture Strain "offline" for 5 weeks while fixing the balance issues: "All the complaining worked lmao"
News "Our patch yesterday combined with other issues regarding the balance of the Rupture Strain have made them function in a way we did not intend"
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