The latest update for Helldivers 2, which released earlier this month, aimed to address some balancing issues and crash fixes, but if you are playing the game on PC right now, you might struggle to play the game at all. There are widespread reports of stuttering, frame drops, crashes, and in some cases, not even being able to launch the game. There also doesn't seem to be a workaround to stabilize performance at the moment.
PCGamesN reports that despite this patch not specifically addressing performance issues, Helldivers 2 has taken a significant hit on its performance metrics. The game's ongoing issues are not targeted at any particular piece or type of hardware, and even high-end PCs are suffering performance issues since the latest patch. There are currently no updates from developer Arrowhead Game Studios on when these issues can be expected to be resolved.
As seen on user SnooMaps6148's post on Reddit, users are experiencing a lot of technical issues. PCs that used to run the game at desired FPS rates are now grossly underperforming. Even when running the game on an RTX 4070 graphics card, the game's performance has taken a hit, with user tcarter1102 saying, "I've never...
