I had a really good time with Helldivers 2, it was just so much fun, despite the constant nerfs to fun weapons and the frantic nature of the non-power-fantasy of a milsim.

But just at the cusp of greatness, arogance and hubris turned certain victory into vitriolic ash. The double gut wrenching punch of back-to-back Escalation of Freedom and Freedoms Flame was just too painful to bear. Really, you can only wonder if this timing of was done on purpose, to spite the "weaksauce casual player. lol." and drive them away.

Freedoms Flame was everything that I could wish from an warbond and I was so ready to throw my money at Arrow Head, but after this ♥♥♥♥ up, I will keep my money and maybe invest it in someone who respects their playerbase, like Space Marine 2.

Don't try to sell the public a goofy, quirky fun horde shooter power fantasy, when you actually want to make a balls-to-the-walls milsim.

EDIT: So, after the September 17th Buffdiver patch, the game plays much more fun. The Flamer is back to glory, the Eruptor has some legit fieldclear potential, besides being good against heavy armored enemies, and the Railgun is a veritable beast. I have had a couple of instances where I was killed on spawn by I think my own Eruptor explosions, I remember this bug in the past, so I hope that they sort this out, but overall I am so pleased with this update and will happily try out the firebug diver that I always meant to be, but was denied by the Escalation of Freedom.

Cudos, Arrowhead, please don't let this be a one time thing, but really LISTEN to your community. This game can be so great, just handle it with a bit of care and we will be good to you, too. With this, I retract my negative review and give you the thumbs up. This Chaos Diver has returned to the light.

I had a really good time with Helldivers 2, it was just so much fun, despite the constant nerfs to fun weapons and the frantic nature of the non-power-fantasy of a milsim. But just at the cusp of greatness, arogance and hubris turned certain victory into vitriolic ash. The double gut wrenching punch of back-to-back Escalation of Freedom and Freedoms Flame was just too painful to bear. Really, you can only wonder if this timing of was done on purpose, to spite the "weaksauce casual player. lol." and drive them away. Freedoms Flame was everything that I could wish from an warbond and I was so ready to throw my money at Arrow Head, but after this fuck up, I will keep my money and maybe invest it in someone who respects their playerbase, like Space Marine 2. Don't try to sell the public a goofy, quirky fun horde shooter power fantasy, when you actually want to make a balls-to-the-walls milsim. EDIT: So, after the September 17th Buffdiver patch, the game plays much more fun. The Flamer is back to glory, the Eruptor has some legit fieldclear potential, besides being good against heavy armored enemies, and the Railgun is a veritable beast. I have had a couple of instances where I was killed on spawn by I think my own Eruptor explosions, I remember this bug in the past, so I hope that they sort this out, but overall I am so pleased with this update and will happily try out the firebug diver that I always meant to be, but was denied by the Escalation of Freedom. Cudos, Arrowhead, please don't let this be a one time thing, but really LISTEN to your community. This game can be so great, just handle it with a bit of care and we will be good to you, too. With this, I retract my negative review and give you the thumbs up. This Chaos Diver has returned to the light.