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As the first big Helldivers 2 patch of Arrowhead's 60-day plan wins back divers, the shooter's creative director agrees that "nerfing is an unimaginative way of tweaking a game"

Buffs for all

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Helldivers 2 is buffing the iconic Eagle 500KG Bomb to the level it was "supposed to be" at all along: "Big booms should boom big"

The Stratagem's damage radius should now match its massive explosion

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Helldivers 2's mega-buff patch also nerfs Rocket Devastators and Gunships: "I'm hiding behind a rock, they blow their load all over me, and then I can move out of cover"

One of the shooter's most annoying enemies gets a nerf

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Helldivers 2's most-popular shotgun is finally getting a buff, reverting the Breaker to what it was at launch

As part of Arrowhead's 60-day-plan to rework the shooter

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Helldivers 2 devs weren't kidding about huge buffs coming this month – the Railgun is about to utterly destroy large enemies: "We kind of quadrupled that"

The big September 17 Helldivers 2 update gets juicier by the day

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Helldivers 2 creative director says it's a better, sillier world when physics bugs can kill players for jumping past the wrong lamppost: 'Realism can suck it'

Watch your step.

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Helldivers 2 creative director says "the balance/realism can suck it" for one bug that's probably not "worth fixing due to how hilarious it is"

A different kind of murderous bug

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Helldivers 2 devs casually reveal they're quadrupling the Railgun's durable damage, while CCO Pilestedt says kit like the Recoilless Rifle will become a 'delete key', and oh, do I like the sound of that

Stop! I can only get so democratic!

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Helldivers 2 heralds the flamethrower's return to its former glory, and will be releasing previews of its buff-filled September update every day until it drops

"A buff a day keeps the bugs away."

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Helldivers 2 creative boss agrees the game has gotten less about "a fun, chaotic, challenging, emergent experience" and too much about "challenge and competitiveness"

Arrowhead's team is apparently "tired from a long development"

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After a string of poorly received patches, a Helldivers 2 "experimental server" is being actively "worked on" at Arrowhead

But there'll need to be NDAs so nothing leaks

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Helldivers 2 creative director holds surprise Discord Q&A, says "the criticism is valid" and "the worst thing would have been if we f**ked up and no one cared"

Johan Pilestedt fields a lot of questions from the Helldivers 2 community

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Arrowhead CEO says 'we need to do better' after incendiary response to flamethrower nerfs in Helldivers 2: 'Me just talking about it isn't enough, actions matter'

And it burns, burns, burns, the nerf to fire.

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Helldivers 2's new fire weapon nerfs are down to one shotgun being used in "30% of all Terminid sessions," says Arrowhead's CEO: "Is that a problem? Yes"

Arrowhead is still actively discussing the nerfs

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Arrowhead posts shocking found footage of elusive Helldivers 2 game master Joel

Do not stare directly into the Joel.

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Helldivers 2's big update revealed: "Escalation of Freedom" adds new and returning bots and bugs, more missions, bigger outposts, and difficulty 10 "Super Helldive"

Escalation of Freedom is coming for free on August 6

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Gamers have been voting with their wallet for years – that's why 82% of US players reportedly made freemium in-game purchases last year

A new report also found 62% of adults over 18 are gamers

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"I'm happy to lose": As Baldur's Gate 3 is dubbed the "Best Game" yet again, Helldivers 2 creative director admits he doesn't mind as Larian's D&D RPG is "one for the ages"

It was "a stiff competition"

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Tekken Creator Reveals the Depressing Reason Why Soul Calibur Stalled Out

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada says Bandai Namco poaching its development talent for more corporate leadership roles is why Soul Calibur hasn't remained at the same level over time.

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Helldivers 2 director weighs in on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty: 'A game for everyone is a game for no one'

The difficulty is just part of the charm.

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Helldivers 2 director stands by FromSoftware in the difficulty discourse as Hidetaka Miyazaki doubles down on making hard games: "Always cater to a select audience"

Arrowhead has been saying it for years: "A game for everyone is a game for no one"

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'It's done on our end': Helldivers 2's infamous review bomb cape is ready, but Arrowhead is looking for 'the right time to release it'

Es-caping a PR nightmare.

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Helldivers CCO Johan Pilestedt reminds players (twice) that he's not solely responsible for the latest good patch, and wants 'to clarify that I did not cook'

"I've seen a lot of people give me lots of credit for this patch as if I am the sole person responsible."

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"I have to clarify that I did not cook": Former Helldivers 2 CEO now focusing on the game itself says its new and fabulous patch came from "the team," not his personal kitchen

"I have merely given a gentle nudge"

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Helldivers 2 dev says there's still time to get the new Stratagem even after we chose to save the children, but GM Joel says we "never will"

Liberating both planets before the timer runs out will be a challenge

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