The Escalation of Freedom update for Helldivers 2 weakened Flames and the SG-225IE Breaker. The community did not take the changes lightly, and Arrowhead Game Studios joined the discussion to address the feedback.
Helldivers 2 – Devs Explain Nerfs, Discuss Tank, Player Reactions, and More!
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani responded to player reactions to the latest Helldivers 2 patch in a series of X posts on August 6. "Every new major update requires some playtime before we know in which direction we should fine-tune things. Appreciate the patience!" Jorjani wrote. There's been a lot of feedback from various player groups, and the developer promises adjustments and improvements in the future.
Jorjani also explained the reasoning behind the SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary nerfs on Discord: "The incidental breaker was at one point like 30% of all terminid sessions. Really a meta gun. Is that a problem? Yeah. Is it a big problem? I don't know. We'll discuss it."
That’s not all that reassuring, though. Helldivers 2 players on Reddit agreed that 30 percent isn’t high in a game with “such awful primaries.” Others pointed out that the developer promised to change its approach to weapon balancing back in May, but that such nerfs still happen.
