Y’all, Helldivers 2 is just so much fun. I would not have assumed at the beginning of 2024, just after completing Baldur’s Gate 3, that I would be championing an always online squad shooter - but this game is just so damn enjoyable. Furthermore, the community has been so engaged and invested in the spirit of liberty that it’s made me prioritize a style of game that I thought I had mostly left in my past.

Now we’re in the middle of this huge nonsense with PSN and it has completely sucked all the air out of the room. I understand why people are upset and I don’t agree with the shit that Sony is trying to pull. I just want to keep this magic going.

I don’t have much to say other than try to maintain some empathy for Arrowhead, as this seems to be out of their hands. They genuinely seem to want to just make a kick-ass game.

Keep up the good work Helldivers.

  • @[email protected]English
    37•2 months ago

    Hopefully Sony will decide that PSN is not worth potentially ruining one of the most successfully live service games.

    • tiberiusMEnglish
      22•2 months ago

      This truly is a live service game. What you got from day 1 is not the same thing months later.

      Even though this game excels in certain communication aspects, there are other parts that fall flat. Par for the course for an online game… and real life.

      • @[email protected]English
        6•2 months ago

        All I ask is if I get back to my ship it’s at the terminal. Having to walk for 10 seconds to get to the terminal every time I leave a lobby is pain.

        • @philycheezeEnglish
          1•2 months ago

          I’m sure that’s a future ship module upgrade

        • @[email protected]English
          1•2 months ago

          personally, i like spawning on the cryopods. Gives you a bit of time to interact with your squad. i.e. mandatory bro hug before entering my ship.

  • @[email protected]English
    20•2 months ago

    I tried looking for an alternative, the best I think is deep rock galactic, but I prefer helldivers play style.

    I don’t know I just really liked dropping on with some randos, help them, hug and so on.

    Even the friends I played with are in favor of SONY, so I am even losing that group of friends.

    It’s a sad situation all around.

    • littleblue✨English
      11•2 months ago

      I’m right there with ya! I’ve put in ~120 hrs w/ DRG to date and was happy, even proud to “tip” the devs with real cash money for silly cosmetics over the year plus that me and the boys went caving for rock & stone! 🤘🏼 Now, just shy of two months into Helldivers 2, I’ve logged >65hrs and almost got the band back together (thankfully, two of the friends needed to wait until now to make that happen — which seems to have saved them the headache)…

      If anyone is “in favor” of SONY’s fuckery, they’re either lazy or an idiot, or both.

  • @[email protected]English
    11•2 months ago

    There was a tweet just recently from arrowhead Sony saying they’re no longer going forward with the account integration.

  • @[email protected]English
    7•2 months ago

    “Empathy for Arrowhead” — have we confirmed the rumor that they actually knew about the integration requirement before launch and still went ahead without saying or doing anything? If so, it’s hard to have empathy for them.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•2 months ago

      Yes. The CEO confirmed it in a tweet. They knew 6 months prior to launch but chose not to say anything other than a small tag on the steam page.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•2 months ago

        It’s possible that they also didn’t think it would be a big deal/didn’t know about the players that wouldn’t be able to play. Never assume for malice what can be explained with incompetence

  • @[email protected]English
    -16•2 months ago

    Hey guys, I bet I could launch the game, alt tab out, and have a PS account created and ready before the you-have-entered-your-ship animations are done playing.