On June 13, Arrowhead Game Studios put outa meatyHelldivers 2patchthat was meant to bring some much-needed adjustments to the game. While it did do that, it unfortunately created whole new issues for fans to be annoyed with. One major complaint was that the Superior Packing Methodology ship module didn’t work anymore, but today’s patch seems to have finally fixed it after roughly two and a half weeks of waiting.
Arrowhead dropped the news via the officialHelldivers 2Discord as per usual, with it later being shared onReddit. We haven’t had the chance to test it ourselves, buta coupleof playerssay that the issue has most definitely been resolved. However, there’s something rather telling about how there was still plenty of doubt beforehand, with the Reddit thread’s title saying the bug had “supposedly” been fixed.
Somecommenterswereunwilling to take the patch notes at face value,whileplentyofotherssimply cracked jokes about the fix breaking something else, like the FAF-14 Spear Stratagem which the June 13 patch also broke but was fixed inlast week’s patch. “The fact that we have to even say “supposedly” is so depressing,” readsone comment. Anotherreplies with, “Given their past record, nothing can be certain until players test it out themselves. I usually trust patch notes, but when it comes to [Arrowhead], I really have to see it with my own eyes.”
Given the month theHelldivers 2community has faced, withthe game’s performance having also worsenedanda recent Personal Order being bugged, it’s perhaps not surprising to see some players be so skeptical with subsequent patches. Frustration with the constant issues has likely contributed toHelldivers 2‘s dwindling player numbers. While a drop in player count months after launch is natural,Helldivers 2haslost 90% of its PC playerssince it released in February, not helped by the exodus of players who dropped off whenSony made PlayStation accounts mandatory(a decision the companysoon U-turned on). The game could be faring much better on PlayStation 5, but there’s no way to tell what the console player count is like.
That said, there is plenty of positivity to go around. A quick glance throughtheHelldivers 2subredditshows there are still many players enjoying themselves.One newcomeris already hooked after an eight-hour session, and a couple have sharedhilariousgameplayclips to highlight precisely what makesHelldivers 2so special.
