Helldivers 2 studio CEO says despite improvements, there's "more work to be done" with performance patches: "The intent is that new releases don't bork quality but build on it"

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Don't expect the new Warbond to set Helldivers 2 back

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Helldivers 2 devs are aware that there's still "more work to be done" to bring the shooter's performance to the level it should be, but at the very least, the goal is for new releases like next week's Warbond not to "bork quality but build on it."

Earlier this year, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani acknowledged that Helldivers 2 has accumulated a lot of technical debt – an issue that's led to performance woes that players have been complaining about for months. Last month, Arrowhead took a "big step forward" with a chunky patch full of over 200 bug fixes and optimizations, but Jorjani noted that more patches were coming, as "performance will take many many more months of work to get to even more meaningful improvement."

This will no doubt be a relief for many – as Helldivers 2 struggled with its performance in recent months, many questioned why Arrowhead didn't shift its focus more to fixing things rather than keeping up with its speedy pace of new content. This is also reflected in a further comment from community manager Mitchell 'Miitchimus' Ayre, who responds to a fan's question about whether Arrowhead's approach to playtesting updates has changed since the Halo-themed Warbond earlier this year.

Catherine Lewis
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