In August, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games announced a 60-day plan to improve the game and win back the hearts and minds of its community. Sadly, the planned 60-day patch is getting pushed until next week, but it’s for a good reason.
Creative director Johan Pilestedt and design director Niklas Malmborg announced that the 60-day patch will now be the 63-day patch, releasing on Tuesday, October 15. Why the delay? Well, apparently, someone at Arrowhead forgot to check what day the deadline would fall on.
It’s a Saturday, and, as Pilestedt and Malmborg explained in a short video clip, Arrowhead doesn’t release patches on the weekend. The reason? They “don’t want to break the game while you’re playing the game.” The patch has been delayed to avoid a scenario where would-be weekend divers are stuck doing something else, like playing another game or visiting family (shudders).
But the good news is that the duo have teased what the patch is bringing next week.
Arrowhead teases what’s inside the 60-day 63-day patch
To whet your appetite, Pilestedt and Malmborg took a few moments in the clip to tease what the 63-day patch will contain. Yes, just like the massive patch we got last month, the next one buffs even more weapons.
- Flak is coming to the Autocannon
- The Recoilless Rifle is getting programmable ammo
- The Scorcher will receive “automatic fire”
- A change is coming to the Stalwart
- You’ll be able to retrieve and activate your backpack drones manually
It’s a nice list, even though at least one tease feels like a tease. I mean, what change is coming to the Stalwart? Don’t hold out on me, Arrowhead. You know I love the Stalwart.
Among the changes, being able to recall and send out your backpack drone is something I never knew I wanted until now. It’ll certainly help when I’m playing Helldive missions and I need my drone to not shoot the nearby bug patrol, thank you very much.
The full patch notes will arrive on October 15. Until then, happy weekend diving.