I know I said Johan's name wrong throughout this video. I have no idea why, I normally say his name correctly but apparently at 9:00am when I recorded this my brain wasn't awake yet. But let me know what you guys think of this big change for the company down in the comments! Check out one of my previous Helldivers 2 videos here: ruclips.net/video/cmA-lKdr7XI/видео.html Join My Discord - discord.gg/jRV9RJfqDX Follow me on Twitch - www.twitch.tv/swanyplaysgameslive Subscribe to SwanyPlaysGames - www.youtube.com/@SwanyPlaysGames?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to SwanyRants (My 2nd Channel) - ruclips.net/channel/UCPszGeh4gAG2oet_bufYGgQ Follow me on Twitter - twitter.com/SwanyPlaysGames ═════════ Timestamps ════════ 0:00 Where Have We Been? 1:00 AH CEO Steps Down 2:00 Pilestedt Responds to Fans 4:07 Arrowhead Not Going Public 4:59 AH Devs Answer Questions 7:26 The Next Patch ETA 9:38 Outro
Great video as always! Some useful pronunciation side notes: The "J" & "S" in "Johan Pilestadt" are pronounced like "Y" & "sh" so you read it like "Yohaan Pile-Shtadt". Similarly, "Shams Jorjani" is pronounced like "Shamss Georgia-ni" with a pronounced "s" and "Jorjani" being pronounced like state of "Georgia"+ "ni".
Honestly I have a feeling he wants to just be closer to the developers and community along with having a bigger impact on the detailed part of the game!
@@watchonjaroh for sure, I guarantee you he lost the battle over reinstating the game to all the regions it was removed from. For all our fallen brothers, it's time to flip our steam reviews back to negative
@@thewarhawkgaming245 You need to grow a brain. PSN acc linkage was an agreed upon term between arrowhead and Sony from the beginning, which is why the game launched with it. Pilestedt's admitted it was his decision not to focus on fixing the acc linkage functionality when it broke, and just to let ppl play without it. Therefore he prolly was forced to step down becuase it was he chose to violate the contract, jeopardise the game and cost sony a ton in PR. When they could have just taken the game down in month 1 for afew days to fix the acc linkage functionality.
Absolute legend. He saw that his players were dissatisfied and decided to matters into his own hands. He might be taking a paycut for this too. Good on him.
Respect on not posting fluff or clickbait videos. The other creators (we know who they are) post clickbait “news” and “update” videos. Guess they just care about the clicks.
Pile directly saying he want's devs to play the game more to 'see the road in front of them' sounds like we were right about Alexus, destroyer of fun not playing the game he was balancing lmao
@@udalix He genuinely replied to the backlash of the Polar Patriots warbond saying that he tested each weapon and they were all S-tier lol If he was playing it, it was difficulty 4 maximum
How cool would it be if we could get Bugs AND Bots on the same planet!!! I think getting caught in a 3 way battle could be a game changer because now you can take just a Bug or Bot loadout, you have to take all comers or just focus.
Imagine the bots slaughtering the bugs while also trying to get us. Now that would be awesome. Or instead of “bug breaches” we can get “ongoing war collision” or a greater term. Where two enemy factions begin battle.
That’s better than having no friends that play. Lol I’m the only one that plays the game, so I play with randoms. Never had an issue, but I know how it feels. Hits hard.
Anyone feeling like they've done everything and looking for a challenge, try reaching out to newer players and taking them on the higher difficulties. Their enthusiasm is infectious and you're now the grizzled veteran whose job is to get them out alive.
the smartest decision Arrow Head has made since the release of the game. People in charge right now of game decisions have no idea what the f*** they are doing. The former CEO seems to care and takes in people's feedback. Him behind the reigns is the best move going forward.
Copying this comment from another video, just to give some extra context: "Pilestedt is still Chairman, Founder, and primary Owner of Arrowhead Game Studios, the company name is partially from HIS name. He's stepping away from the CEO seat because he prefers creative work rather than business crap. Sony does not own Arrowhead, Sony does not have a say in the management of Arrowhead, and if Jorjani steps out of line Pilestedt is still his boss and can fire him at any time. Why was Jorjani chosen? Because he was the business guy they worked with when they published Magika and did right by them then. Yes he's from Paradox, but he's OLD Paradox, employee number 23, one of the guys that made it a behemoth, not one of the idiots currently driving it into the ground, he left in 2021 and has been doing indie work since, last thing I can find with his name on it is Xenonauts 2"
The day we got a free 500kg w/ our loadouts, I played almost all day because it was nice to have another stratagem. They should do more of that. Giving us extra random stratagems to use for a day or two.
I'd like to agree but I guarantee you he lost the fight with SONY over the PSN accounts and getting the game restores on steam in all the countries they removed it from
Yep. I think the games explosive success made the CEO role more business, and less involved with the game and community than it was with HD1. Seems like he's handing the business to a trusted colleague. I hope it works out.
Instead of adding new weapons, I'd rather like to see them rebalancing the ones that do exist. There are a few guns that just don't really get used because other guns do what they do, but better. I'd like to see each primary, secondary, grenade, and armor have a unique identity in the game, rather than just a bunch of crap people don't use. So much wasted potential.
A loadout video AFTER a Johan balance update would be good. Hope he brings the fun back to some of the weapons that used to be way fun but we haven't dusted off in months because its a pea shooter.
We already have a gas orbital strike, and it sucks. I rarely ever see anyone running it. It's useless for bugs because the bugs just walk out of it to chase you, and it doesn't seem effective on bots.
@@ShinobiNeon gas sticks to targets for a length of time, like fire. And like all other DoT effects it was bugged until recently. Now it works and is one of the best things to drop on bug breaches.
The balance team ran the game into the ground with nerf patch after nerf patch. We need a spectacular revitalization patch and content to restart the game. They should consider putting the op weapons back and improving all the others as well. QOL changes would also be good like increasing caps on medals and samps. Armor passive variability, weapon attachments, map variability and new enemies. Hopefully HD2 can make a strong comeback sooner than later because it is hard to get players back.
loadout weapons alone shouldn't be able to handle everything without tactics and skills. OP weapons just creates more Helldivers who can't fight without their crutch.
Well I am level 98 D9 bots, bugs and solo and guess what? Still have players who cannot fight and have no “skill”. It doesn’t matter. The game is not fun anymore according to a few hundred thousand players who voted by leaving the past 5 weeks and several million that left since release. If you want an even more sweaty “skill” challenge then go play D9 solo and don’t die once, don’t use strats, don’t use primary. There are ways for everyone to play the way they want.
I've been wanting customizable weapon attachments since the game started. It doesn't make sense that some guns come with a scope or a flashlight, but others don't. Also, infrared scopes for the sniper weapons would be badass for those night missions.
So you actually admit the weapons were OP, but that the game was killed by making them not OP. Nah. Personally I'd rather not have the game have hundreds of thousands of people if that's the only reason they play for.
@@vik1837 level 99 D9 bots, game is still fun, not difficult anymore and it's interesting to try all sorts of tactics, even with players who are terrible. The masses are hella dumb in case you haven't seen the increase with brain rot, so to hell with the hundred thousands of idiots. Also, funny enough I have done that "sweaty" challenge with the grenade pistol recently... but I did have to resupply a few times, and a few blizzards helped me escape easily since they obscure vision.
I've never run into that channel. Just took a look and I'm glad I haven't. Half of those videos look pointless. 41 minute video over everyone getting to use the 500kg for a bit? Really???
@@Chefboiyart I have a feeling that for recent year or more he was mostly uploading ranting videos on ow2, each having several tens of minutes... of him continuously ranting.. yeah great content I'm so sick of him...
I'm not surprised to see player numbers finally dropping. What's remarkable is that the game reached the incredible highs that it did, a true breath of fresh air in an era of microtransactions, endlessly repeating franchises and general creative bankruptcy. I hope other game developers have been taking notes.
He's one of the owners, so it's not like he's hurting himself. He benefits from the game being successful so it's better for him to focus on the game and have someone else be acting CEO for a while.
Respect for your commitment to posting when you feel it's worth it. You guys have become my absolute go-to channel for anything Helldivers. Just sad to see the game on a downward spiral.
Game is suffering from major burnout, among my group of ~7 people there's only two left playing and they are only there to do daily mission for medals.
I dont understand people bringing the anti-tank mine as a huge letdown haha. That will not change anything, it's a defense stratagem that will surely fit it's purpose but I believe we definitly dont need it right now (with how everyone is running an, or even multiple, AT weapon stratagems) and it will neither bring back players nor be the next big gameplay thing. I'd understand the hype and deception for failing a MO with cars, mechs, even new weapons stratagems or even something completly different attached. . . but some mines ? And that's probably one of the reasons we failed these MOs (not as big as balance/bots and player numbers but still).
Havent subbed to a single helldivers chanell until today. I choose you! Cloudplays and others repeate the same shit 3-4x a video and its so irritating. Thank you for being efficent!!!
How to buff most AR’s: Give them all (besides Adjudicator) 60 round mags. Give half of them medium armor pen. Give the adjudicator a 45 round mag. Reduce recoil for them. Give all dmrs medium armor pen and better ergonomics. Nerf Heavy Devastators. They have no right to be as accurate as they are. They’re really the only enemy that will give you a lot of trouble. Nerf the health for stalkers. No reason they should take an ENTIRE mag to their head. That’s just stupid.
Just wanted to give you a shout out for not making mindless drivel or clickbait like most people. I was wondering two days ago if anything new it happened with helldivers because you and legacy gaming hadn't mentioned it, all I found was trash LOL. Respect bro
Your final point about why play after unlocking is a good one. Usually in these kinds of games if I have no goal to work on I am done and quit. This game is (so far) a surprising exception. The regular gameplay is so much fun that even though I have everything unlocked (except about 400 medals worth of warbond extras) I still find myself wanting to play. That said my time each day has been dwindling a bit and it is frustrating to fail major orders over and over when you are doing everything you can. But seriously kill 3.2 billion enemies after we failed to kill 2 billion bots? Seems like a weird choice. Anyway, I still really like it but I hope for some new things to play around with. And thanks for not making spam videos. I agree some streamers just keep posting fluff vids and I'm tuning out. I'll look for yours more in the future.
Maybe the CEO is just realizing the shit show that has been happening, and no end in sight, he doesnt wanna be in charge anymore. Dude is prob stressed the fk out, having the studios success riding on his back, with everything going on, I woudn't wanna be in charge either.
Top 5 most irritating squadmate behavior 1) entire squad only looking for samples and just that 2) ignoring pings 3) spectating watching you die 4) kicking 5) throwing strategems at your feet, hellpod drop on your head or standing around your airstrike so they can have a reason to disrespect you on the Mic.
I haven't unlocked all the new ship modules, but I kind of don't care about them, they are not worth the cost. What we need is way better and game changing ship modules that make people say "DAMN! I need this!"
I wish armor was more of the looks with the armor type like light, medium, and heavy and just that. The perks should be an equip upgrade of our choosing so we aren’t forced to look a certain way forever while still maintaining out favorite perks.
Honestly only see this as a win. I'm very interested in seeing how things progress now. Johann's passion for the title is palpable. The runnings of the company... Not as much lol. Right place for him. For sure.
i know that the team isnt so big but whenever someone asks something they get the "being discussed" answer. i just hope those discussions come to a conclusion at some point
When he said "that's the plan" I immediately think about "not everything goes as planned" 😅 But ngl, no fun happened it last couple of weeks it's just me being bullied by enemies 😅
I hope the balance team doesn't pull that pretentious methodology of 'the issue is never direct and is something deeper in the system or design that caused it'. While never just fixing the issue then throwing something else off thinking they are 4D Chessing and not admit a simple change would work far better.
Alright @SwanyPlaysGames you just got a sub from me. Love the attention to details without the need to resort to clickbait. Anyway I got a little worried until I read (rather than hear) the parts of him taking a more active role in the overall picture of the game and getting these devs to make much better informed choices. Right now I’m just a weekend protector of Democracy but once everything gets put to where they should be… well let’s just say I’m excited.
Twinbeard needs to be the only CM. Between him and Pilestedt they are the only ones I want to hear from. Too much drama and too little professionalism from everyone else. Need to lock down the PR plan asap.
I hope that they don't go overboard with the buffing honestly. I feel they are really needed but the fact that weakspots and aiming at specific limbs is a big part of the gameplay is excellent, I hope that the weapons don't become powerful do the point that mechanic is irrelevant
Currently at lvl 109. Still love it just as much. How I keep the game interesting is that I try completely different loadouts and see if you can still pass a helldive. Lose the shield gen and you’ll get new challenge. Bring the same support weapon as a teammate and reload for each other et
I want to paint my armor and guns. I want a motorcycle. I want buffs. I want fixes. I want a way to open 2 man doors solo. Maybe a seaf soldier NPC to follow around and command. Or I rip my hand off and stim to grow it back.
I hope he's able to bring back the fun and give people a reason to return. Although some of his line of thinking in the past has been questionable, Such as his views on the space optimization booster and why he refuses to implement a transmog system.
@@akkunair9392 basicallt transfer all your stats regardless of the armor you wear... which is understandable as we do have 3 types of armor, bulky medium and light in roleplayinggames it's important because you want YOUR character to look as you please while also having good stats at the very least they should separate the passive abilities to be able to be chosen
Right now I can think of ONE enemy to be nerfed. The brood commander. That mother f--- is a complete pushover until you a) realize he’s spamming his charge attack or B) accidentally blow up his dome. Then all of a sudden he gains the speed force and perfectly tracks everywhere you go despite not having a HEAD Other than that, just basically all weapons need reworks. No reason for all AR’s or DMR’s to not have medium penetration. If they went the full customization route like some of the leaks where you could swap between different ammunition that would be perfect. Other than that we need the VEHICLES PLEASE I wanna wear something other than light armor, but hate the way it feels horrible crossing the map in medium/heavy
Ah so he'll be able to actually focus more on the game and itself, and less on the running the business side of things This is a big move, and I think a good move.
I'm glad but at the same time worried about them taking longer to release patches. On one hand, it's great! Making the devs actually play their game and see what everyone is complaining about is great. I've had friends in the industry, and they've mentioned that a decent portion of their teams don't typically play their own games (they are working on the game full time as their job, so a lot of people don't want to play something they've just spent the last 12 hours working on). On the other hand, the longer this Sony issue lingers, and the longer the game goes without an update that fixes the current issues, they will lose a lot of those players permanently. And with less players, that means more failed major orders. If we're just going to fail the major order anyway, then I'm not going to want to even participate in the galactic war. It's a viscous cycle that they need to get a handle on sooner rather than later.
Yes we definitely need a lot more to unlock I'm almost level 100 and have nothing to earn I barely even look for samples anymore unless to help a lower level player I finished the last war bond in 3 days
They should change the damage resistance of fleshy parts of bugs to all except explosive damage from 90% down to 80%. That alone as a starting point would be massive.
As long as helldivers 2 is above what helldivers 1 is/was for playerbase helldivers 2 is good for a while. And you are only seeing half of the playerbase. What is the playerbase for Playstation. This game is far from dying...
it lost 40% of the playerbase in a month... if AH doesn't do something the game will slowly reach life support it's a mission focused live service... player retention is even more important or we will continue to lose MOs
honestly people complaining about the balancing just need to get better harder difficulties like those literally called suicide mission are supposed to be hard but that concept seems just completely incomprehensible to helldivers players
The problem imo is that there is no winning. We eliminate a faction and they are back literally 2 days later. The war never shifts to something different. The autos should have been gone for a long enough amount of time so that their return was epic. They should have had a bunch of new gear and felt entirely different.
I agree, they should’ve added something when a faction comes back, after the automatons took cyberstan, I was really looking forward to see new cyborg enemies fighting with the automatons.
AAA studios don't even do such things with their games, and you would expect that from this much small studio that's struggling to stay ahead?? You guys are asking for way too much here, man.
Every choice they make a certain amount of the player base is gonna be pissed. They get rid of the automatons for too long, people bitch and moan and say they’re all sell outs to Sony and they should be fired it’s gotta be hell working at arrowhead rn, imagine all this success for a game you spent half a decade on and the launch is this breakout hit
Maybe they'll learn how to read their own code so patrols and enemy spawns aren't so random. Went from difficulty 9 to difficulty 6 to "have an easier time." With two players there was literally always two patrols on the map, and bug breaches always spawned a Bile Titan or two. Would have been easier to stay on 9 LOL.
I know I said Johan's name wrong throughout this video. I have no idea why, I normally say his name correctly but apparently at 9:00am when I recorded this my brain wasn't awake yet.
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═════════ Timestamps ════════
0:00 Where Have We Been?
1:00 AH CEO Steps Down
2:00 Pilestedt Responds to Fans
4:07 Arrowhead Not Going Public
4:59 AH Devs Answer Questions
7:26 The Next Patch ETA
9:38 Outro
pronounced "piile-stett" if that helps, long focus on the i, and silent d in stedt
Tbh I 😂 every time you said Joe Han
Great video as always! Some useful pronunciation side notes: The "J" & "S" in "Johan Pilestadt" are pronounced like "Y" & "sh" so you read it like "Yohaan Pile-Shtadt". Similarly, "Shams Jorjani" is pronounced like "Shamss Georgia-ni" with a pronounced "s" and "Jorjani" being pronounced like state of "Georgia"+ "ni".
Pilestedt just basically said, “Fine, I’ll do it myself.”
*steps off the throne, grabs infinity gauntlet*
"FIne.... I'll do it myself"
A true mark of a leader.
Honestly I have a feeling he wants to just be closer to the developers and community along with having a bigger impact on the detailed part of the game!
Nah I think it's Sony he fucked it with not implementing the PSN acc stuff
@@watchonjaror you can actually grow a brain
@@watchonjaroh for sure, I guarantee you he lost the battle over reinstating the game to all the regions it was removed from. For all our fallen brothers, it's time to flip our steam reviews back to negative
@@thewarhawkgaming245 You need to grow a brain. PSN acc linkage was an agreed upon term between arrowhead and Sony from the beginning, which is why the game launched with it. Pilestedt's admitted it was his decision not to focus on fixing the acc linkage functionality when it broke, and just to let ppl play without it.
Therefore he prolly was forced to step down becuase it was he chose to violate the contract, jeopardise the game and cost sony a ton in PR. When they could have just taken the game down in month 1 for afew days to fix the acc linkage functionality.
@@watchonjar my boi are you stupid
Absolute legend. He saw that his players were dissatisfied and decided to matters into his own hands. He might be taking a paycut for this too. Good on him.
WTF is dissatisfied, what kind of bearded child would you have to be in order to cry that hard over absolutely nothing.
Respect on not posting fluff or clickbait videos. The other creators (we know who they are) post clickbait “news” and “update” videos. Guess they just care about the clicks.
This. Making a video on Reddit posts on that particular day is not news lol
*COUGH cloud*COUGH*
@@jakerooke174exactly lol
@@Sen.StevenArmstrong or someone who repeats himself 5x to pad his videos. I like em high and tight.
Agreed
Somebody I saw for another game kept posting videos saying "huge update" just to be nothing but regurgitated news
That one dude using the incendiary breaker went "shit this is my bug killing loadout".
yes
i had a guy using incendiary breaker, rover guard dog and arc thrower in my bot game once
Pile directly saying he want's devs to play the game more to 'see the road in front of them' sounds like we were right about Alexus, destroyer of fun not playing the game he was balancing lmao
The guy that was balancing the game wasnt even playing it, like ever? Not even in the office?
@@udalix He genuinely replied to the backlash of the Polar Patriots warbond saying that he tested each weapon and they were all S-tier lol If he was playing it, it was difficulty 4 maximum
How cool would it be if we could get Bugs AND Bots on the same planet!!! I think getting caught in a 3 way battle could be a game changer because now you can take just a Bug or Bot loadout, you have to take all comers or just focus.
It's a cool thought. Let's just get back to what this game was when it first released. Then make jumps and bounds
Imagine the bots slaughtering the bugs while also trying to get us. Now that would be awesome. Or instead of “bug breaches” we can get “ongoing war collision” or a greater term. Where two enemy factions begin battle.
If bugs and bots can also fight each other instead of it just being you vs. the galaxy, I would be all for that.
They'll fight eachother but as soon as they see you they team up and preform a gang beatdown on you and your team😭
You can find dead bugs on not planets so I think this is coming
We need a SPEEEEEEEED COLAAAAAA armor. Faster reload armor would be so sick
With the weapon leaks, HD1 does have an acid sprayer weapon, so not surprised if all the weapons from the first game eventually make their way in
I'm so glad they're not bending towards any real world agendas, I can actually chill out from real world in HD2.
"my one friend" relatable
At least his friend can play. Sony locked my region.
That’s better than having no friends that play. Lol I’m the only one that plays the game, so I play with randoms. Never had an issue, but I know how it feels. Hits hard.
Anyone feeling like they've done everything and looking for a challenge, try reaching out to newer players and taking them on the higher difficulties. Their enthusiasm is infectious and you're now the grizzled veteran whose job is to get them out alive.
I do this as lvl 70 but its getting boring. Need some thick content
Yeah that will help for a while because it is fun but like anything else it gets old when that's all you do
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the smartest decision Arrow Head has made since the release of the game. People in charge right now of game decisions have no idea what the f*** they are doing. The former CEO seems to care and takes in people's feedback. Him behind the reigns is the best move going forward.
Unsubscribed to everyone making hell divers news you guys are the only one not doing clickbait and we appreciate you
For real dude.
9:14 I have everything unlocked but you should ALWAYS pick up Samples for the other people in the team!
Copying this comment from another video, just to give some extra context:
"Pilestedt is still Chairman, Founder, and primary Owner of Arrowhead Game Studios, the company name is partially from HIS name. He's stepping away from the CEO seat because he prefers creative work rather than business crap. Sony does not own Arrowhead, Sony does not have a say in the management of Arrowhead, and if Jorjani steps out of line Pilestedt is still his boss and can fire him at any time.
Why was Jorjani chosen? Because he was the business guy they worked with when they published Magika and did right by them then. Yes he's from Paradox, but he's OLD Paradox, employee number 23, one of the guys that made it a behemoth, not one of the idiots currently driving it into the ground, he left in 2021 and has been doing indie work since, last thing I can find with his name on it is Xenonauts 2"
The day we got a free 500kg w/ our loadouts, I played almost all day because it was nice to have another stratagem. They should do more of that. Giving us extra random stratagems to use for a day or two.
Him wanting to focus more on the game design and creative side sounds like a good idea.
I'd like to agree but I guarantee you he lost the fight with SONY over the PSN accounts and getting the game restores on steam in all the countries they removed it from
Yep. I think the games explosive success made the CEO role more business, and less involved with the game and community than it was with HD1. Seems like he's handing the business to a trusted colleague. I hope it works out.
@@chunkblaster Wait, you mean the real fight that everyone abandoned once they got their first world account linking problem solved?
@@Damaged7 exactly, just trying to do my part to remind everyone the fight ain't over
@anidiotmakesthings how so?
Instead of adding new weapons, I'd rather like to see them rebalancing the ones that do exist. There are a few guns that just don't really get used because other guns do what they do, but better. I'd like to see each primary, secondary, grenade, and armor have a unique identity in the game, rather than just a bunch of crap people don't use. So much wasted potential.
A loadout video AFTER a Johan balance update would be good.
Hope he brings the fun back to some of the weapons that used to be way fun but we haven't dusted off in months because its a pea shooter.
Cryo weapons, Acid weapons, Caustic gas weapons. But ALSO, Fire bugs, Cyro bugs is another avenue that would be sick!
We already have a gas orbital strike, and it sucks. I rarely ever see anyone running it. It's useless for bugs because the bugs just walk out of it to chase you, and it doesn't seem effective on bots.
@@ShinobiNeon gas sticks to targets for a length of time, like fire. And like all other DoT effects it was bugged until recently. Now it works and is one of the best things to drop on bug breaches.
@@ShinobiNeonit shredds bugs but you have to figure out how to keep em in the gas so
The balance team ran the game into the ground with nerf patch after nerf patch. We need a spectacular revitalization patch and content to restart the game. They should consider putting the op weapons back and improving all the others as well. QOL changes would also be good like increasing caps on medals and samps. Armor passive variability, weapon attachments, map variability and new enemies. Hopefully HD2 can make a strong comeback sooner than later because it is hard to get players back.
loadout weapons alone shouldn't be able to handle everything without tactics and skills. OP weapons just creates more Helldivers who can't fight without their crutch.
Well I am level 98 D9 bots, bugs and solo and guess what? Still have players who cannot fight and have no “skill”. It doesn’t matter. The game is not fun anymore according to a few hundred thousand players who voted by leaving the past 5 weeks and several million that left since release. If you want an even more sweaty “skill” challenge then go play D9 solo and don’t die once, don’t use strats, don’t use primary. There are ways for everyone to play the way they want.
I've been wanting customizable weapon attachments since the game started. It doesn't make sense that some guns come with a scope or a flashlight, but others don't. Also, infrared scopes for the sniper weapons would be badass for those night missions.
So you actually admit the weapons were OP, but that the game was killed by making them not OP. Nah. Personally I'd rather not have the game have hundreds of thousands of people if that's the only reason they play for.
@@vik1837 level 99 D9 bots, game is still fun, not difficult anymore and it's interesting to try all sorts of tactics, even with players who are terrible. The masses are hella dumb in case you haven't seen the increase with brain rot, so to hell with the hundred thousands of idiots.
Also, funny enough I have done that "sweaty" challenge with the grenade pistol recently... but I did have to resupply a few times, and a few blizzards helped me escape easily since they obscure vision.
"Making videos just for fluff" *cough* stylosa *cough*
ong that guy is so annoying lol
I've never run into that channel. Just took a look and I'm glad I haven't. Half of those videos look pointless. 41 minute video over everyone getting to use the 500kg for a bit? Really???
@@Dog-lg5ju he used to have quality content, now it's all click bait and nonsense
He ran out of ow content so now he’s bleeding hd2
@@Chefboiyart I have a feeling that for recent year or more he was mostly uploading ranting videos on ow2, each having several tens of minutes... of him continuously ranting.. yeah great content I'm so sick of him...
Hoping they add a endless waves mode, see how long you can survive.
It could be a new mission type
I just wish steam would relist helldivers 2 for the countries they removed
I'm not surprised to see player numbers finally dropping. What's remarkable is that the game reached the incredible highs that it did, a true breath of fresh air in an era of microtransactions, endlessly repeating franchises and general creative bankruptcy. I hope other game developers have been taking notes.
Johan literally demoted himself to get into the thick of it all 😂
He's one of the owners, so it's not like he's hurting himself. He benefits from the game being successful so it's better for him to focus on the game and have someone else be acting CEO for a while.
Helldivers balance crumbling….
Johan: “Fine…I’ll do it myself.”
And it’s only going to keep going south from here
man i was about to have a mental breakdown when i saw the first part of the video but now im excited for more and exciting content
Respect for your commitment to posting when you feel it's worth it. You guys have become my absolute go-to channel for anything Helldivers. Just sad to see the game on a downward spiral.
Patience is a virtue, so let's wait for the changes to come.
I paid extra to get the knight smg, it would be really nice if it was actually somewhat usable
Game is suffering from major burnout, among my group of ~7 people there's only two left playing and they are only there to do daily mission for medals.
I dont understand people bringing the anti-tank mine as a huge letdown haha. That will not change anything, it's a defense stratagem that will surely fit it's purpose but I believe we definitly dont need it right now (with how everyone is running an, or even multiple, AT weapon stratagems) and it will neither bring back players nor be the next big gameplay thing. I'd understand the hype and deception for failing a MO with cars, mechs, even new weapons stratagems or even something completly different attached. . . but some mines ? And that's probably one of the reasons we failed these MOs (not as big as balance/bots and player numbers but still).
Its good he is doong this. Its bad that he had to. Hopefully this bodes well for the future.
So amazing to have such a great community of Helldivers as well as Devs that listen to that community passionately!
Pilestedt, what a guy. I'm rooting for him!
Gotta respect Swany for being one of the few youtubers who didn't make up a fake tweet for the thumbnail to drama-farm this over.
I think the new trend is making up fake quotes/tweets.
Stepping down to step it up as a whole. Man is a legend.
CEO stepping down, but Pilestedt be stepping up
Havent subbed to a single helldivers chanell until today. I choose you! Cloudplays and others repeate the same shit 3-4x a video and its so irritating. Thank you for being efficent!!!
Hope this really is him diving back into the trenches with the team, and not a punishment in disguise from on high.
How to buff most AR’s: Give them all (besides Adjudicator) 60 round mags. Give half of them medium armor pen. Give the adjudicator a 45 round mag. Reduce recoil for them. Give all dmrs medium armor pen and better ergonomics.
Nerf Heavy Devastators. They have no right to be as accurate as they are. They’re really the only enemy that will give you a lot of trouble. Nerf the health for stalkers. No reason they should take an ENTIRE mag to their head. That’s just stupid.
Just wanted to give you a shout out for not making mindless drivel or clickbait like most people. I was wondering two days ago if anything new it happened with helldivers because you and legacy gaming hadn't mentioned it, all I found was trash LOL. Respect bro
Your final point about why play after unlocking is a good one. Usually in these kinds of games if I have no goal to work on I am done and quit. This game is (so far) a surprising exception. The regular gameplay is so much fun that even though I have everything unlocked (except about 400 medals worth of warbond extras) I still find myself wanting to play. That said my time each day has been dwindling a bit and it is frustrating to fail major orders over and over when you are doing everything you can. But seriously kill 3.2 billion enemies after we failed to kill 2 billion bots? Seems like a weird choice. Anyway, I still really like it but I hope for some new things to play around with. And thanks for not making spam videos. I agree some streamers just keep posting fluff vids and I'm tuning out. I'll look for yours more in the future.
Maybe the CEO is just realizing the shit show that has been happening, and no end in sight, he doesnt wanna be in charge anymore. Dude is prob stressed the fk out, having the studios success riding on his back, with everything going on, I woudn't wanna be in charge either.
Top 5 most irritating squadmate behavior 1) entire squad only looking for samples and just that 2) ignoring pings 3) spectating watching you die 4) kicking 5) throwing strategems at your feet, hellpod drop on your head or standing around your airstrike so they can have a reason to disrespect you on the Mic.
I speak Corporate. Allow me to translate. Johan is taking direct control of the team to step on some throats and stop the endless nerfing.
I haven't unlocked all the new ship modules, but I kind of don't care about them, they are not worth the cost. What we need is way better and game changing ship modules that make people say "DAMN! I need this!"
I prefer little good content, rather than a lot of bad content. So thank you.
Yeah right. Everyone's crapping Hellblade 2
@@gogadevHellblade is amazing, but it's not the same level of fun as Helldivers.
Everyone's just Schizo so it's cool
@@Sbenbobb9 HB 2 is a UE 5 mastepiece. I do like shooting games though.
I wish armor was more of the looks with the armor type like light, medium, and heavy and just that. The perks should be an equip upgrade of our choosing so we aren’t forced to look a certain way forever while still maintaining out favorite perks.
Honestly only see this as a win. I'm very interested in seeing how things progress now. Johann's passion for the title is palpable. The runnings of the company... Not as much lol. Right place for him. For sure.
It feels like we’re just cannon fodder, send us on more demanding and special operations
i know that the team isnt so big but whenever someone asks something they get the "being discussed" answer. i just hope those discussions come to a conclusion at some point
Your are exactly what I’ve been looking for in a hd2 news channel thanks for not wasting my time!
Please keep doing news videos for hell divers. I always come to your channel for weapon updates and such.
Sounds like I'll be checking back in on the game in a few months
When he said "that's the plan" I immediately think about "not everything goes as planned" 😅
But ngl, no fun happened it last couple of weeks it's just me being bullied by enemies 😅
I hope the balance team doesn't pull that pretentious methodology of 'the issue is never direct and is something deeper in the system or design that caused it'. While never just fixing the issue then throwing something else off thinking they are 4D Chessing and not admit a simple change would work far better.
Alright @SwanyPlaysGames you just got a sub from me. Love the attention to details without the need to resort to clickbait.
Anyway I got a little worried until I read (rather than hear) the parts of him taking a more active role in the overall picture of the game and getting these devs to make much better informed choices. Right now I’m just a weekend protector of Democracy but once everything gets put to where they should be… well let’s just say I’m excited.
This title scared me. As long as they dont go public.
I am giving this game a 10 out of 10. And the CEO deserves super earth's respects 🗿
I'm hoping itll still be around in a year to see how much its get updated but its looking pretty rocky right now
well wep balancing made me stop playing. hopefully they change it and keep up with content updates
Twinbeard needs to be the only CM. Between him and Pilestedt they are the only ones I want to hear from. Too much drama and too little professionalism from everyone else. Need to lock down the PR plan asap.
That thing about respecting our time, sir u just got my sub :]
The 1st minute of the video earned you a sub
Yes sir! I subbed as well, I respect that alot
Am I the only maxed out player that just helps new players get samples and be better at the game. It gave me a new sense of purpose.
Really respect the approach, thank you
I hope that they don't go overboard with the buffing honestly. I feel they are really needed but the fact that weakspots and aiming at specific limbs is a big part of the gameplay is excellent, I hope that the weapons don't become powerful do the point that mechanic is irrelevant
Currently at lvl 109. Still love it just as much. How I keep the game interesting is that I try completely different loadouts and see if you can still pass a helldive. Lose the shield gen and you’ll get new challenge. Bring the same support weapon as a teammate and reload for each other et
If it aint you dough or thic fil-a then i ain't wantching. Great content man.
I want to paint my armor and guns.
I want a motorcycle.
I want buffs.
I want fixes.
I want a way to open 2 man doors solo. Maybe a seaf soldier NPC to follow around and command. Or I rip my hand off and stim to grow it back.
I hope he's able to bring back the fun and give people a reason to return. Although some of his line of thinking in the past has been questionable, Such as his views on the space optimization booster and why he refuses to implement a transmog system.
Whats a transmog system?
@@akkunair9392 basicallt transfer all your stats regardless of the armor you wear... which is understandable as we do have 3 types of armor, bulky medium and light
in roleplayinggames it's important because you want YOUR character to look as you please while also having good stats
at the very least they should separate the passive abilities to be able to be chosen
He joined the dev team… there you go saved you all 10mins15seconds of your life you’ll never get back.
Good, see if it get better or fall harder.
I only have one loadout because most of the other weapons are completely useless.
Right now I can think of ONE enemy to be nerfed. The brood commander. That mother f--- is a complete pushover until you a) realize he’s spamming his charge attack or B) accidentally blow up his dome. Then all of a sudden he gains the speed force and perfectly tracks everywhere you go despite not having a HEAD
Other than that, just basically all weapons need reworks. No reason for all AR’s or DMR’s to not have medium penetration. If they went the full customization route like some of the leaks where you could swap between different ammunition that would be perfect.
Other than that we need the VEHICLES PLEASE I wanna wear something other than light armor, but hate the way it feels horrible crossing the map in medium/heavy
Ah so he'll be able to actually focus more on the game and itself, and less on the running the business side of things
This is a big move, and I think a good move.
I'm glad but at the same time worried about them taking longer to release patches. On one hand, it's great! Making the devs actually play their game and see what everyone is complaining about is great. I've had friends in the industry, and they've mentioned that a decent portion of their teams don't typically play their own games (they are working on the game full time as their job, so a lot of people don't want to play something they've just spent the last 12 hours working on). On the other hand, the longer this Sony issue lingers, and the longer the game goes without an update that fixes the current issues, they will lose a lot of those players permanently. And with less players, that means more failed major orders. If we're just going to fail the major order anyway, then I'm not going to want to even participate in the galactic war. It's a viscous cycle that they need to get a handle on sooner rather than later.
they really should have put a higher level req for a bunch of the strategems and tbh some if the weapons probably as well
Good to hear on ttk i feel like im shooting peas sometimes
I love how you don’t make clickbait & dumb pointless videos…. Those other channels just upset me
Land In? Drop In? And Kill stuff? sounds perfectly fine for me diver.
Keep doing you man. Don't change
I still wish sickle and scorcher to be buff, i really want them to be buff so much
Yes we definitely need a lot more to unlock I'm almost level 100 and have nothing to earn I barely even look for samples anymore unless to help a lower level player I finished the last war bond in 3 days
Good video, even with the lack of good content in the game at the moment you managed to make an interesting point 👏
Really think they need to add more mission types to keep the game fresh
Im still worried. Does this move make him more vulnerable to be ousted from Arrowhead in case of a mutiny at some point.
Toxic sprayer in hd1
They should change the damage resistance of fleshy parts of bugs to all except explosive damage from 90% down to 80%. That alone as a starting point would be massive.
I wish i could select a series of win poses instead of having them all in the random pool
As long as helldivers 2 is above what helldivers 1 is/was for playerbase helldivers 2 is good for a while. And you are only seeing half of the playerbase. What is the playerbase for Playstation. This game is far from dying...
it lost 40% of the playerbase in a month... if AH doesn't do something the game will slowly reach life support
it's a mission focused live service... player retention is even more important or we will continue to lose MOs
honestly people complaining about the balancing just need to get better
harder difficulties like those literally called suicide mission are supposed to be hard but that concept seems just completely incomprehensible to helldivers players
The problem imo is that there is no winning. We eliminate a faction and they are back literally 2 days later. The war never shifts to something different. The autos should have been gone for a long enough amount of time so that their return was epic. They should have had a bunch of new gear and felt entirely different.
I agree, they should’ve added something when a faction comes back, after the automatons took cyberstan, I was really looking forward to see new cyborg enemies fighting with the automatons.
AAA studios don't even do such things with their games, and you would expect that from this much small studio that's struggling to stay ahead??
You guys are asking for way too much here, man.
Every choice they make a certain amount of the player base is gonna be pissed. They get rid of the automatons for too long, people bitch and moan and say they’re all sell outs to Sony and they should be fired
it’s gotta be hell working at arrowhead rn, imagine all this success for a game you spent half a decade on and the launch is this breakout hit
Maybe they'll learn how to read their own code so patrols and enemy spawns aren't so random.
Went from difficulty 9 to difficulty 6 to "have an easier time." With two players there was literally always two patrols on the map, and bug breaches always spawned a Bile Titan or two. Would have been easier to stay on 9 LOL.
Okay okay, hear me out, melee weapons for Democracy
Swany the goat