Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 has had the biggest downfall the gaming industry might have ever seen, and the studio is finally giving into the players' demands in hopes of making a comeback.
This live-service title enjoyed a lot of successin the first few months of its release, reaching hundreds of thousands of concurrent players at a time. However, poor decision-making by the studio as well as Sony's involvement, led to its inevitable toppling.
One of Arrowhead's most hated changes was the nerf to the Flamethrower and the Railgun, two fan-favorite arsenals that are finally making a comeback as part of the studio's plan to bring the game back to its peak.
The buff is part of a bigger update scheduled to be released on September 17th. It is essentiallySony's last chance at making the game popular once again before it is lost forever.
The buffs to the weapons were first announced on Helldivers 2's official discord server, aiming at a direct increase in damage by 33%.
They will once again be able to damage heavier enemies such as Chargers and Bile Titans. On the other hand, the Railgun will now be getting a damage increase of...