Helldivers 2 Devs Are Considering Turning The Game’s Review-Bombing Graph Into A Cape

Arrowhead CEO John Pilestedt has mentioned the studio is contemplating making Helldivers 2’s unfavorable overview graph into an in-game cape, thus immortalizing the good Steam and PSN account-linking fiasco ceaselessly.

Earlier in the present day, PlayStation announced it might be reversing the choice to power PC gamers to hyperlink their Steam and PSN accounts as a way to play Helldivers 2. The announcement got here after Arrowhead’s hit live-service recreation was barraged with unfavorable opinions over the weekend.

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“The Might 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand spanking new gamers and for present gamers starting Might 30, is not going to be shifting ahead,” PlayStation mentioned. “We’re nonetheless studying what’s finest for PC gamers and your suggestions has been invaluable. Thanks once more in your continued help of Helldivers 2 and we’ll preserve you up to date on future plans.”

When Helldivers 2 writer Sony Interactive Leisure introduced final week that it might be forcing gamers on PC to hyperlink their Steam accounts with a PSN account, the sport’s neighborhood shortly review-bombed the sport to specific their dissatisfaction with the choice. Whereas Helldivers 2 beforehand had an “overwhelmingly optimistic” overview badge on Steam, over 200,000 unfavorable opinions introduced the sport’s total ranking right down to “combined.”

Now that the requirement has been reversed by Sony, the Helldivers 2 neighborhood is urging gamers around the globe to reverse their opinions and return the sport to a optimistic ranking. However Arrowhead CEO John Pilestedt has steered that the studio is likely to be aspiring to have some enjoyable with the unfavorable opinions.

Helldivers 2’s Damaging Evaluations Might Quickly Be Immortalized

For individuals who is likely to be unaware, Steam exhibits opinions within the type of a graph. As Helldivers 2 has acquired largely unfavorable opinions over the course of some days, the graph has spiralled downwards, leading to an think about that will be excellent on a cape.

Over on X, Pilestedt posted a picture of the potential cape design that was mocked up by a neighborhood member, saying, “Additionally, the unintentional cape design is fairly cool. From a neighborhood member.” When requested by a fan if this was really going to be carried out into the sport, the CEO mentioned, “The group is speaking a few good identify for it proper now.”

Pilestedt then joked that the cape would value $999.99 “simple,” however then clarified that if the cape does ever see the sunshine of day that it might be free. As for what the cape can be known as, followers have already began to give you some fairly epic names.

‘Proof of Democracy’, ‘The Individuals’s Voice’, and ‘Liberty’s Daybreak’ are simply a number of the steered cape names being thrown round by the neighborhood.

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