Helldivers 2 is a recreation that wears its inspirations and love for its contemporaries on its sleeve. References to the whole lot from Starship Troopers to Halo might be present in its world, however many gamers need them to stay as simply that: references.
A Reddit put up has picked up a variety of assist at the moment for its plea that Helldivers 2 retains away from producing skins and different customization gadgets in collaboration with different IP’s. Whilezhe consumer wasn’t against gear that took inspiration from comparable universes, they didn’t need Helldivers 2 to grow to be a recreation with “no religion” in its unique setting. “Let Helldivers simply be Helldivers,” they wrote—a sentiment echoed by many others within the thread.
One participant identified how the primary recreation remained trustworthy to its personal type all through its lifespan but in addition admitted that the “insane bounce” in reputation for the sequel makes it onerous to gauge whether or not or not it should observe an identical path. The sport’s speedy progress is a key consider why this can be a dialog in any respect. When you’ve the numbers Helldivers 2 has, different properties can typically be motivated (or at the least prepared) to have interaction in cross-promotion.
“I personally don’t need it,” they added, pointing to their destructive experiences with Rainbow Six Siege’s shift towards colourful cosmetics and collaborations. “That recreation was initially meant to be semi-realistic.”
“I’m a Helldiver,” learn one other. “I’m going to die on my subsequent mission and so will my two replacements. Tremendous Earth doesn’t have time to color me brilliant pink simply to be slaughtered on some distant planet.” It was an opinion shared by many different gamers, all leaning into the identical basic purpose for his or her aversion to future crossovers: a core a part of Helldivers 2’s identification lies inside its encouragement of roleplay. “I’ve been feeling the identical method, I simply wish to really feel like a soldier in a battle,” replied one participant. “I really feel like it could take me out of it.”
Nonetheless, Reddit solely represents a small and notably devoted portion of the Helldivers 2 participant base. The sport’s extra informal followers aren’t leaning into the roleplay facet in the identical method that lots of these making these pleas are. Immersion and identification will at all times be necessary aspects of those video games, however with how profitable main collaborations have been in drawing eyes towards different titles, it wouldn’t be shocking for Arrowhead to discover the chances.
However fortunately for these fearing such a future, it doesn’t seem that the builders have any present plans to pivot in such a course. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt did affirm improved customization options had been being mentioned internally, however this solely referred to granting gamers the flexibility to higher customise the colours of their present armor items. Pilestedt additionally mentioned that whereas Helldivers 2 is a dwell service title, the label has at all times been secondary to the group’s precedence of delivering a full expertise for the sport.
It’s onerous to think about, due to this fact, Helldivers 2 will buck to the form of dwell service traits some gamers concern. For now, the one issues Helldivers ought to fear about is the continued Main Order in opposition to the bugs and the efforts being made by their fellow troopers to retake Malevelon Creek from the Automatons.
