Helldivers 2 Just Got Even Better Thanks To New Update
Following an explosion in popularity and a rocky launch, a new patch for promises to address many of the game's most pressing technical issues. As a relatively unexpected sequel to the original, which released in 2015, makes several notable changes, the most significant of which is the switch from the original game's isometric, top-down point of view to a third-person perspective.Despite its status as a sequel to a relatively lesser-known game from almost nine years ago, however, has seen a very successful launch, quickly becoming Sony's best launch on Steam.
Despite the game's runaway success, however,it has also been subject to some major technical issues — many of which disproportionately affect the PC version of . As of February 14, the PC version of has received a minor patch to version 1.000.006, which promises to alleviate issues with game stability, matchmaking, and random disconnects, according to the patch notes on Steam. These fixes come in addition to a previously implemented fix for players not receiving rewards after completing missions.
More specifically, the update includes several fixes for crashes, such as resolving issues where the game would crash during extraction or when aiming down sights, reducing the amount of random disconnects that could happen during missions, and improving matchmaking to make getting into random games easier. However, the patch does not address other prevalent issues stemming from the PC version using nProtect GameGuard, an anti-cheat program that has a poor reputation for potentially causing performance issues and safety concerns.
To make up for the loss of mission rewards, however, a problem which Arrowhead has stated that it will continue to monitor, the developer has alsopromised a future event at an unannounced date which will reward players with extra resources. Furthermore, although the patch has greatly improved the stability of the game, players are still reporting fairly common crashes that will have to be
