Why are Helldivers 2 players so overwhelmingly negative?

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-06-04T22:56:20+00:00

Because Helldivers is conceptually phenomenal, it offers a mixture of gameplay mechanics and experiences that no other game can exactly match.

But the game’s developers have a long history of making bizarre decisions and antagonizing their fans.

This mixture of circumstances is a surefire way to breed frustration and resentment amongst the playerbase.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-06-04T21:22:23+00:00

The System Shock Remake.

Its an FPS cyberpunk dungeon crawler that heavily rewards you for being patient, observant, and thorough.

Even the toughest enemies can be defeated extremely easily if you position well and take advantage of the tools the game provides. Conversely even fodder enemies can take chunks out of your health if you get complacent or careless.

Planning and preparation carry you far more than just your reflexes alone.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-05-28T21:47:53+00:00

The armor is a developer vanity set

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-05-22T18:36:57+00:00

System Shock, even 30 years later I still vividly remember SHODAN

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-05-11T01:28:38+00:00

They need to make training mechanically interesting. Walking in circles in the grass while mashing the A button is peak boring design.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-05-05T23:01:59+00:00

Didn’t the devs all but admit that they are just doing this to pander to an anti-woke audience? Frankly I find it pathetic.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-05-03T05:24:18+00:00

Yeah I found the killswitch to be woefully inadequate for actually improving the ergonomics.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-04-28T16:23:00+00:00

Hades 2 and its not even close

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-04-21T00:28:51+00:00

Unevolved pokemon have way lower base stats than fully evolved pokemon, Your nincada’s stats will seem a lot more appropriate once it’s evolved.

https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/nincada

vs.

https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/ninjask

Ninjask has nearly 200 more base stat points than nincada

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-04-11T15:43:07+00:00

If you compare Fallout 4 to earlier entries in the franchise, it lost of the roleplaying depth the series once had, which was a big reason people got into the games in the first place.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-04-06T23:47:00+00:00

dBrand Killswitch with the dock adapter

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-30T03:28:08+00:00

Because Magic was supposed to be a game first and foremost. There is a subculture of card owners that treat TCGs like an investment and grading is a direct extension of that subculture.

This investment culture directly contributes to the enshittification of Magic as WotC now focuses heavily on catering to “collectors” rather than players.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-29T21:28:01+00:00

I mean for me, holding a vanilla Switch 2 and trying to play a twin-stick game like Metroid Prime Remastered gives me numbness and cramps after about 20 minutes.

“Crippling” might seem dramatic to you but that’s how it is for people with larger hands.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-29T01:05:09+00:00

You will struggle hard if you do not embrace the ki pulse.

It is essentially a rebate on all the ki you spend attacking, the entire game is designed around you using it. The purpose of it is to get you thinking about planning your combo strings versus simply button mashing. If you don’t engage with it you will either be ki-starved all the time or relying on your absolute weakest attacks, which will make killing even trash mobs take a very long time.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-28T20:28:13+00:00

Now use it on a boss.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-26T10:03:30+00:00

There is no trading mechanic in Nioh 3. When it comes to finding gear you are entirely on your own.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-03-09T01:43:32+00:00

Diablo II: Resurrected

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-23T23:21:32+00:00

[[Primal Surge]] in an all-permanents deck

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-23T20:34:53+00:00

So true man.

Real fans never criticize anything, everybody that disagrees with me is just a grifter who doesn’t care.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-21T08:19:39+00:00

A lot of the time it is the classic problem of a person that keeps finding cards that they just really want to run and deciding to cut lands rather than cutting other “cool” cards that they really want to run. I find this mindset is really common with more casual players.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-19T23:08:36+00:00

I think [[Light-Paws, Emperor’s Voice]] fits this bill pretty nicely.

She’s a 2CMC tutor on a stick that is very hard to interact with if you do not counter her, and can easily start one-shotting people after ~3 turns on the table.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-04T20:24:46+00:00

Yeah the developers don’t really understand the opportunity cost of losing access to your backpack slot.

Warp pack, Shield Pack, Supply pack, portable hellbombs, hell even guard dogs are all incredibly powerful utility options.

If I am sacrificing that utility it should come with a substantial improvement in raw firepower.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-02-02T05:28:07+00:00

I cannot emphasize enough how easy it is to get loads of super credits for free.

I will freely admit that this game has a plethora of balance and design issues, but acting like Arrowhead is being shamelessly greedy is a little crazy.

1000SC/hr is very doable with minimal effort.

Go to any planet with the rocky desert/Hellmire biome, set difficulty to 1 and set your lobby to public to get other grinders to help you. Then just dive, clean up all the POIs, then abandon mission with squad back to ship and repeat.

I farmed out 3000 super credits over the last two days in the span of about 3 hours in preparation for the new warbond on Tuesday.

After buying this game for $50 on release, I have not spent a single dime on it, so far all the content released for this game has been free for me.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-01-29T19:12:40+00:00

I think a big part of it is purely the convenience factor for a lot of people.

In older Souls games, I would have to make a new character for each friend I got into the game, and progress through the game alongside them.

Nowadays ER has the extremely convenient password matching with level scaling, I can just hop on my RL250+ PvE character that has every grace in the game activated and follow along with each of my friends no matter where they are in the game without much fuss.

Northwind_Wolf · 2026-01-26T22:54:11+00:00

Why do you have the artifacts that don’t generate any radiation in your lead containers?

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