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As bugs and bad performance spoil an otherwise excellent Helldivers 2 update, Arrowhead CEO says its 'technical debt is crippling'

"We've been lax in setting standards for what's fine."

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 CEO just comes out and says it: "The technical debt is crippling" and "we didn't hit the mark" with Into the Unjust update, so Arrowhead is "trying to get our s*** in order"

Helldivers 2's new patch made a lot of technical issues a lot worse

GamesRadar

"Arrowhead, this is unacceptable" — Helldivers 2's huge Into the Unjust update is here, but this glaring problem is ruining the fun and the Xbox launch's goodwill

The exciting release of Helldivers 2's Into the Unjust update has been marred by severe bugs and performance issues introduced by the patch, and players are in an uproar.

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Helldivers 2 players fume over performance issues, Arrowhead CEO admits "it's not good enough" but promises "a fix for some of the most immediate things is being prepped"

Helldivers 2's new Into the Unjust update seems to have worsened some technical problems

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Helldivers 2 split-screen co-op is “technically feasible,” says CEO — 8-player mode would be “cool but messy”

Helldivers 2’s CEO says split-screen co-op is “technically feasible” and even 8-player lobbies could be possible, as the game surges after its Xbox release and Halo crossover.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 studio CEO says the "vast majority" of people "silently play" the shooter, which means the devs can't just look at Reddit and what streamers are saying for feedback: "This is a challenge for all games"

Admittedly, "we screw up all the time," says Shams Jorjani

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Arrowhead CEO humbly asks Helldivers 2 fans to "stop s****ing your pants" as servers wobble under the weight of 500,000 concurrent divers following Xbox recruits joining the fight and a new Halo ODST Warbond

That's a lot of bugs squashed and oil spilled

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Helldivers 2 teases Halo 3: ODST crossover as the PlayStation-published hit finally comes to Xbox, studio CEO once again threatens brown trousers: "Please prepare your pants"

Halo x Helldivers looks like a sure thing

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Fortnite Adds Bug Battles — Helldivers Devs Say It 'Looks Familiar'

The community manager and CEO of Arrowhead, the developers behind Helldivers 2, have commented on Fortnite's bug-themed season.

Windows Central

Even Helldivers 2 studio CEO agrees Fortnite's new bug-squashing season "feels very democratic," but only God and General Brasch know if that makes an official collab more or less likely

Could you be more vague?

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 studio CEO says Arrowhead's eventual next game will start pre-production with a smaller team: "HD2 started with a big team and that was baaaaad"

Arrowhead has learned "lots" of lessons from Helldivers 2, Shams Jorjani says

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Helldivers 2 CEO says you should thank Sony for the game's Xbox port even though "we were all in support," and "we get a lot of help from PlayStation" with bug fixing

Thanks, Sony!

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 CEO Thanks PlayStation for Xbox Release: A Sign of Gaming's Changing Landscape

Helldivers 2 CEO speaks out amid game releasing on Xbox, "It was all PlayStation"

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 CEO says "we know the game isn't in tip top shape right now" and Arrowhead devs are back from vacation to focus "100% on bug fixing and optimization"

"We should have left things in a better state with the last update"

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Helldivers 2 players overwhelmingly vote to rename a city "GUN," Arrowhead CEO says he hoped for "something else" but "the people have spoken"

"I personally hope we go the managed democracy route"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 devs generate "a bajillion ideas a minute," but Arrowhead's CEO uses the perfect Star Wars line to explain why it can't bring them all to life

"'I need more men'"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 3 is "hopefully many years away," because Arrowhead is "focusing on the here and now" and Helldivers 2 "can run for a long time if people keep playing it"

"It's great to be part of the ride"

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Helldivers 2's long-awaited review bomb cape teased once more as Sony rolls back controversial region lock: "A cape to celebrate is in order"

Divers from certain Steam regions can return to the fight, and that demands a cape

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Helldivers 2 CEO says "there would be no Helldivers" without PlayStation, but Arrowhead's next game will be "100% funded by ourselves"

"Game 6 (our next project) will happen the way it will happen thanks to you"

PC Gamer

Don't swap out your pants just yet, Helldivers 2 might be getting another update next week to coincide with the battle for Super Earth

Arrowhead's got more surprises in its quiver.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 adds "500+ hours" of progression with its big "s**t your pants" update, and Arrowhead's CEO wants to know: "What is the pant situation like?"

"That one off hand joke really really got out of hand," admits Shams Jorjani

GamesRadar

"I make one stupid pant s**t joke and it all goes ballistic": Helldivers 2 CEO fears "Reddit did what it always did" after he teased new updates, so now "we better deliver"

Arrowhead already teased there'd be "more exciting news to come" after the recent Warbond announcement

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 is finally adding a sword, and while I'm not soiling my breeches over it as Arrowhead's CEO decreed, it does look very cool

"I make one stupid pant sh*t joke and it all goes ballistic."

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 devs "are 100% aware performance ain't great now" but they're working on improvements: "Hopefully in the future we'll be able to add content that has less impact"

"We appreciate the patience until we get back to our usual performance"

Player One

'Helldivers 2': Devs Scramble to Fix PC Performance as Game Buckles Under Too Much Content

"Helldivers 2" suffers major PC performance issues as new content overloads the game. Arrowhead CEO acknowledged that the team was 100% aware of it.

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