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Player Reception

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gaming1 year ago

"Helldivers 2 Dev Emphasizes Sleep and Server Fixes for Smooth Gameplay"

Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer of Helldivers 2, has apologized for the frustrating issues players are facing in the game and stated that it is crucial for their team to get some sleep before addressing further issues. The issues, including server capacity, logins, and progression and rewards, have not been fully resolved despite three rapid-fixes. The studio detailed the causes of these issues and pledged to fix them, as the game continues to face criticism for various technical and optimization issues. Despite this, Helldivers 2 has proven to be popular, with over 150,000 players on PC alone, making it PlayStation's biggest Steam launch.

gaming2 years ago

Starfield: From Lowest-Rated to No Man's Sky Potential, Todd Howard Reveals 5-Year Content Plan

Starfield, Bethesda's highly anticipated new IP, has received lower ratings from Steam players compared to previous Bethesda games, including Fallout 76. Despite its successful launch in terms of player count and sales, Steam reviews highlight complaints about stiff NPC animations, limited romance options, excessive procedural generation, lack of lore resources, absence of ground-side transportation, and disappointing interstellar dogfights. While Bethesda has a history of improving games through updates and DLC, Starfield's fate will depend on the developer's actions. Currently, the game trails behind Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam and has faced launch issues on Xbox.