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Helldivers 2 aims to channel the 'immersive' quality of Dungeons & Dragons, says game director

Helldivers 2 game director reveals the thinking behind the sci-fi shooter's playful design in new interview.

TechRadar

Helldivers 2 director says Halo comparisons are unnecessary: "We need more compassion and union in the world, and less rivalry"

Johan Pilestedt says "Why compare?"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 director doesn't want fans to spark 'rivalry' with Halo, 'just let gamers love and enjoy both'

CEO of the studio behind Helldivers weighs in on petty gaming rivalries, urging fans to seek "compassion and union" instead.

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Helldivers 2 director explains how its freedom and wacky guns were inspired by tabletop: 'Let the player do the action, and you'll see what happens'

You gotta let people have fun with their lightning cannons and railguns.

PC Gamer

Read Arrowhead CEO's epic response when a console fanboy tries to drag Xbox and Halo fans over Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 is an awesome game, and so is Halo Infinite. They're not really anything alike, though. But that hasn't stopped some weird console fanboys attempting to draw comparisons.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 dev reveals how the game's most confusing mechanic works, but only kind of: "Honestly I don't know either"

Confused by Helldivers 2's armor penetration system? This new explanation of it from Arrowhead's CEO (mostly) clears things up.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 players are arguing over playing casually or sticking to the 'meta,' and they're both right

There is no one way to enjoy Helldivers 2.

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With Helldivers 2 balance patch incoming, the game's CEO says weapons that score more kills aren't always "overrepresented" in successful missions

As some players think the Breaker shotgun is overpowered

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 CEO acknowledges the meta in the best way: "Give the new player the shield backpack and the railgun. You can do without it if you are a true Helldiver"

Helldivers 2 players do love their railguns and shields

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 has a balance patch coming, but 'it mostly consists of simple stat changes', says senior game designer

Un-breaking the Breaker.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director says the meta doesn't matter because guns have over 40 secret stats anyway: "Use the one you like most"

"The numbers are a guideline," not a hard ruling

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2's guns have 46 secret stats so just 'use the one you like the most'

You're at liberty to do so.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 boss finds Starship Troopers renaissance 'humbling,' says the game is that 'without the plot armour', and nothing captures that better than your frantic near-death videos

Next time you die to a brood commander, imagine Johan Pilestedt steepling his fingers and smiling.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director explains the limits of Joel the Game Master's power: "The war fought and liberation of planets — that's all you"

The creative director behind Helldivers 2 has clarified exactly what Joel the Game Master can and can't do.

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Helldivers 2 CEO describes the 'War Room' atmosphere on launch day, as a server-breaking tidal wave of unexpected divers came flooding in: 'We saw the graph, just—players rising and rising'

"Suddenly we got this massive drop, and the server started freaking out."

GamesRadar

"Malevon Creek was literally an inside job": Helldivers 2 grunts in pieces after learning a real-life D&D game master is beating their asses in the Galactic War

Hi name is Joel, apparently

PC Gamer

Arrowhead CEO says the 'live service' aspect of Helldivers 2 has to be secondary to delivering a 'full experience' for $40: 'We view ourselves as a live service game because it's unfair to say anything else'

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt is just a little bit reluctant about embracing the live service label.

PC Gamer

'We have an actual person with the title of Game Master': A single Helldivers 2 dev named Joel is pulling the strings on its galactic war like an all-powerful D&D dungeon master, war will become 'more and more sophisticated over time'

Arrowhead has noticed the "attachments" players have to planets and will make them more of a character in the future.

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Helldivers 2 celebrates victory over server capacity issues as devs move "to focus on improvements" like armored mechs: "Many exciting things upcoming!"

Following Helldivers 2's smooth server performance this past weekend, developer Arrowhead is shifting gears to focus on content updates.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 CEO talks DLSS and FSR: 'When you are in a prio meeting and it's more awesome content vs more tech the decision is easy…'

You can't please all people, all of the time, but that never stops people from complaining.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 finally liberated from the bulk of its server issues as Arrowhead CEO celebrates having 'time to focus on improvements' like rad mechs and (probably) stealth gear

Helldiving. In my lane. Killing bugs. Moisturised. Thriving.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 dev now focused on improvements and returning to its "original plan" after the shooter celebrates its first weekend without server issues

Creative director Johan Pilestedt promises "many exciting things" are on the way

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 servers are being raised to support 800k players to tackle long queues: "How crazy is this message from a studio of 100?"

Arrowhead Studios CEO says there might only be some "light queues"

Tom’s Guide

Latest Helldivers 2 patch raises server cap to 700,000 concurrent players to cut down on wait times

Arrowhead Game Studio raises server cap on Helldivers 2 to 700,000 concurrent players to make wait times "more bearable."

Windows Central

Starship Troopers star "can't wait to play" Helldivers 2, suggests a collab I'd kill to see: "Maybe we should do a crossover movie?!"

The actor behind Starship Trooper's protagonist is hyped to play Helldivers 2, and even suggested making a crossover film.

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