Summary
Over the last few weeks,Helldivers 2has received a bunch of minor updates. These updates have focused on fixing weapons and crashes. But without anupdatesince April 4, discontent has been growing in the game’s vibrant community, with players unhappy with the degraded performance of one of 2024’s biggest hits.
In a move to reassure fans, Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani and a member of the QA team have spoken out in the game’s official Discord server, saying that they are “100% aware performance aint great now,” and that news on an update will be coming soon.
Helldivers 2 Performance Update Will Be Coming In The “Not Too Distant Future”
It’s been almost a month since Helldivers 2 received its last major update, the Borderline Justice Warbond, and since then, the performance of the game has begun to stumble.
Variousthreadson the Helldivers 2 subreddit have cropped up, with players discussing the issues. Players have suggested they are taking a break from the title due to how bad things have gotten.
“I’ve taken a break because it’s gotten pretty bad. When the game first came out, I did not have issues with frame rates, now it’s choppy, 20 fps on high, 40 fps on steam deck settings (yes, the pc version has steam deck settings, I do not mean the steam deck itself), I just want to go back to a comfortable 60 like it was a couple months ago,” onesaid.
Speaking on the Helldivers Discord (viaVideogamer), Arrowhead CEO Jorjani said, “We are 100% aware performance aint great now. We’re tracking closely and have numerous things in motion. We’ll be sharing details on what we’ll do in the not-too-distant future.”
Jorjani’s message was obviously met with impatience from the Helldivers' community, as the game’s QA lead followed up on the CEO’s message, saying, “Just because we have a fix, doesn’t mean we can ship it without introducing the risk of more issues. Sometimes it’s better to hold onto it and let it cook.”
Just because we have a fix, doesn’t mean we can ship it without introducing the risk of more issues.
Although there are no current fixes, it’s good to know the team is aware. Now the wait truly begins.
