The players ofHelldiverse 2 were ordered to kill 2 billion terminids in six days. An impossible goal? Nay! They did it in less than 24 hours.
The community Helldiverse 2 has talent. After fiercely fighting the automatons, with the illusion of having eradicated them once and for all, the soldiers received the order to annihilate exactly 2 billion terminids (yes, 2 billion). The goal was announced in a tweet published on April 18 with, of course, a deadline. The players had six days to complete it. They did it in less than 24 hours, says IGN in an article published on April 19.
In another tweetArrowhead Game congratulated everyone on this war effort: “ Two billion insects in less than a day. Helldiverse, Terminid planets live in freedom thanks to this inspiring display of preemptive self-defense. Your designated loved one from Super Earth has been informed of your courage. » The developers, with the game master in mind, certainly did not expect this major order to be fulfilled so quickly – or even fulfilled at all.
Players too good for developers Helldiverse 2 ?
Within the game, the developers also wanted to congratulate the players for their devotion, always with a touch of narration to enrich the universe. “ While destroying the enemies of Liberty is always beneficial, E-710 reserves are full at this time. However, there will be other opportunities for biomass production in the future », we can read in Helldiverse 2in debriefing.
This speed in completing this objective (the threshold to be reached in such a short time seemed out of reach) should encourage Arrowhead Game to review how it manages the overall conflict. Because, at the rate at which players complete major missions, it could have required killing more than 10 billion terminids in six days. The room for improvement is enormous, and this is not the first time that the studio has been surprised to see such motivation within the community.
This phenomenon proves to what extent Helldiverse 2 can be difficult to balance, forcing developers to push the challenge further and further — without becoming so challenging that it becomes frustrating. There will inevitably come a time when Arrowhead Game goes a little too far, for example with enemies becoming too powerful all of a sudden. For now, the soldiers are largely holding their ground and allowing the PlayStation game-service, available on PS5 and PC, to enjoy great popularity since its launch.
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