Forged your thoughts again a 12 months or so in the past, and also you may bear in mind Helldivers 2 being in a little bit of a humorous outdated place. On the one hand, it was an enormous essential and business success; on the opposite, it was being evaluation bombed into oblivion due to Sony’s obligatory PSN nonsense. Finally, all that hoo-ha died down, however not earlier than developer Arrowhead instructed it would commemorate the entire affair with a review-bomb-inspired cape. Properly, reward Democracy, as a result of that day – and that cape – is lastly right here.
Speak of a review-bomb-inspired Helldivers 2 cape first surfaced as followers have been celebrating Sony’s U-turn on the obligatory PSN necessities it had tried to foist on PC gamers post-launch – a reversal that got here after 200,000 unfavourable Steam evaluations, mass refunds, and an absolute mess of a state of affairs in territories the place PSN was unavailable. Amid the cheers and again pats, former Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt (now the studio’s chief artistic officer) shared a neighborhood created cape design on social media, that includes 4 pink vertical traces mirroring these of Helldivers 2’s Steam evaluation sentiment graph throughout its evaluation bombing.
Nearly instantly, delighted followers referred to as for its official inclusion within the sport, and Pilestedt responded by saying, “The group is speaking a few good identify for it proper now.” On the time, it wasn’t totally clear if he was being severe, however final Could he teased an official cape design – or a minimum of a tiny cropped portion of 1 – that instructed the evaluation bomb cape was legit. And now, somewhat over a 12 months later, it is formally arrived as a commemorative memento.
Dubbed the Pillars of Freedom cape, it is being launched “in honour of [players’] unquestioning dedication to the protection of Managed Democracy,” in line with an official submit on social media. “The brand new uniform piece will likely be out there in all Tremendous Destroyer Armouries as quickly because the rollout is full,” Arrowhead provides. “This cape will likely be awarded to all current gamers. As with our earlier merchandise rollouts, please enable a while for the merchandise to reach in your inbox.”
It has been a 12 months of ups and downs for Helldivers 2, with final August bringing a very tough bump within the highway for Arrowhead following important neighborhood criticism concerning the live-service shooter’s route. The studio shortly moved to handle the state of affairs, although, embarking on a 60-day plan of motion, which helped get issues again on observe. And that unity has confirmed very important within the ongoing struggle for Democracy, contemplating the Helldivers have not too long ago confronted maybe their largest risk but because the Illuminate invaded Tremendous Earth itself.
