Helldivers 2 is an excellent third-person on-line co-op sci-fi shooter. Like, actually good. However, it’s not probably the most steady recreation, with many gamers (myself included) failing missions just because the sport has crashed. And now, gamers are studying that snowballs can result in a few of these far-too-frequent crashes.
Helldivers 2 launched in February to rave opinions and has rapidly change into one of many greatest success tales of 2024. So many individuals had been attempting to play it at launch that the servers stored collapsing on PS5 and PC. It’s simply one in every of 2024’s finest video games to this point due to its dedication to creating fight really feel each satisfying and harmful. You by no means really feel really secure in Helldivers 2, regardless of what number of large weapons you’ve or what number of gamers there are in your squad. Nevertheless, the most important risk within the recreation won’t be an enormous bug or swarm of robots, however as an alternative a snowball.
As noticed by IGN, in a March 28 put up on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server, Arrowhead Video games’ group lead—often known as Baskinator within the server—instructed gamers to keep away from choosing up and throwing snowballs within the co-op shooter. This playful choice has been a characteristic since launch on snowy planets, and whereas the balls don’t do a lot harm, it’s enjoyable to toss them at friends or enemies. However, for now, gamers ought to keep away from tossing snowballs as a result of they’ll trigger crashes.
“We’re conscious of a crash brought on by choosing up and throwing snowballs,” stated Baskinator. “We hope to have this fastened within the close to future, however till then, we advise towards snowball throwing!”
No extra data was shared within the message warning gamers to keep away from snowballs.
Since launch, Helldivers 2 has struggled with technical errors. As beforehand talked about, the sport’s servers had been crushed by hundreds of individuals attempting to play the sport all on the identical time. There was additionally an annoying black display screen situation that plagued some gamers. And as IGN reported, some arc weapons and stratagems had been inflicting crashes earlier this month, resulting in an analogous warning from the devs to keep away from them—just like the snowballs—till they had been fastened in a patch.
It’s a testomony to how good Helldivers 2 is that I hold attempting to play it regardless of all these crashes and different points. Hopefully, with extra patches and time, Helldivers 2 will change into a extra dependable, stable expertise.
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