A motivated player in Helldivers 2 has created a balance list for all weapons that are either broken or too weak in the game with his community on YouTube in 10 hours.
Who is it about? The YouTuber ThiccFilA is a smaller content creator who deals with many topics surrounding Helldivers 2. In his last stream, he sat down with his community to work on a large list focused on the balance of various weapons.
In this Google Document, he outlined what the developers of Helldivers 2 could do to make the weapons not feel miserable in the current meta. Overall, the YouTuber spent 9.5 hours on the list, which also received a lot of support on Reddit.
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Solutions for the developers of Helldivers 2
Why a balance list? Helldivers 2 has long had the problem that many players are dissatisfied with the weapons policy and that the weapons do not match the needs of the fans well. The last patch also caused a lot of uproar and discussions. The reason for this was a nerf of the flamethrower, which fans criticized.
What adjustments are we talking about? ThiccFilA writes the following about the adjustments in his document: “This document aims to give all weapons optimal hold points against the enemies for which the weapons were designed.” Accordingly, the list primarily addresses weapon adjustments that the development team of Helldivers 2 should actually take care of.
What does the community say? Players believe that the list will not reach Arrowhead further, but they are also excited about the work and share their suggestions for suitable adjustments. Thus, ThiccFilA shows how collaboration with the community can look when working closely with them:
- “The point is that he has made what people were paid for at AH absolutely free. And as far as I can tell, he is a master of his craft.” (via Reddit)
- “For democracy, for longevity, for freedom and for the community, I support this document” (via Reddit)
- “Bro managed in 10 hours what AH couldn’t do in 5 months lmao” (via Reddit)
- “I agree with many of these changes, but I’m not sure if I agree with this philosophy: Support weapons are for heavyweights. Or super heavyweights.[…]” (via Reddit)
Is this the solution? ThiccFilA’s approach shows in his stream while creating the list how working on games and their updates can look if one collaborates closely enough with the players. Surveys and forum work with the community could be the key to a good patch.
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