Helldivers 2 Needs to Look Backwards to Improve One Mechanic
A weapon upgrade system could work very well in Helldivers 2 given the sheer variety of options for players to use.
Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2 has been a game to watch out for in 2024. The third-person shooter’s success has been attributed to its excellent gameplay and an engaging premise that sees players team up to take on monstrous and terrifying enemies in a quest to spread Democracy across the galaxy in a futuristic setting.
While the original Helldivers was a great title on its own, Helldivers 2 has taken things up a notch, building on its predecessor in meaningful ways that set it apart from its competition while allowing Arrowhead to make the most out of current-gen platforms in order to deliver a better experience for its players this time around.
The Need for Helldivers 2 to Add New Content
While embodying the titular Helldivers on missions for Super Earth may have lost its spark for many players in recent times, Helldivers 2 enjoys a loyal fanbase who swears by its excellent, intense gameplay and the scope for very creative applications of its existing weapon types to continue enjoying the game.
However, that does not take away from the fact that the game sorely needs new content like missions and enemy types to avoid a common pitfall that most live-service games fall into: stagnancy. Arrowhead Game Studios only needs to look at its own dedicated community of players for inspiration on that front, with many players contributing to the ongoing discussion on what could revive their interest in the game on platforms like Reddit.
Helldivers 2’s Subreddit Comes to Its Rescue
With several excellent ideas on how Helldivers 2 can be revived for players who have moved on to other titles, the game’s subreddit could be a valuable source of ideas for Arrowhead Game Studios to look into, considering the detailed feedback its fans continue to provide with regard to new content for the game.
The post below is an excellent example of how Helldivers 2 players come together to think about ways in which their favorite shooter can be improved upon, with a suggestion that Arrowhead brings back a mechanic from the first game to add a layer of nuance to the Helldivers’ second outing.
The post has sparked a lot of debate about how such a system could be implemented in-game, with a bevy of suggestions from players who have warmed to it, with the idea of combining weapon upgrades with player milestones gaining a lot of traction.
Other players suggest that Requisition Slips be used as a currency for weapon upgrades considering their abundance and limited uses in the game at this time, allowing Arrowhead to bypass permanent weapon upgrades and create a more mission-focused system for players to use.
Other players are a little more cautious about implementing weapon upgrades using either milestones or Requisition Slips, fearing that doing so may allow cheaters to dominate the battlefield – a valid concern in the aftermath of Modern Warfare 3’s Game Pass debut.
Whatever Arrowhead Game Studios decides, it’s clear that Helldivers 2 sorely needs changes to its current version in order to keep its players invested in Super Earth’s war, lest they decide to defect from its campaign altogether.
