Summary
- Helldivers 2 features planetary hazards like blizzards and sandstorms with unique effects for added challenge in gameplay.
- Players have suggested additional environmental effects such as Pyroclastic Vents and Tropical Monsoons to diversify the game experience.
- Planetary hazards in Helldivers 2 affect both players and enemies, creating a fair challenge that disrupts missions and encourages adaptability.
One Helldivers 2 player shared their neat ideas for new planetary hazards that could be added to the top-down shooter in the future. In a recent update, Helldivers 2 has introduced two new planetary hazards, blizzards and sandstorms, that have their own effects. Blizzards reduce the player's mobility and make it almost impossible to see enemy units. Sandstorms, on the other hand, are paired with intense heat that increases stamina drain.
Helldivers 2 is off to a good start, with the game selling more than 8 million copies worldwide. Shortly after its release, the top-down shooter hit an impressive concurrent player count of 458,709, which forced Arrowhead to increase the server capacity. Over the past few weeks, players have praised some aspects of Helldivers 2, including its chaotic combat that requires teamwork and collaboration. Now, they are calling for key changes that could improve their gameplay experience.
Helldivers 2 Update Fixes Crashes, Stability Issues, and More
Helldivers 2 releases Patch 01.000.203 for the game, bringing a variety of fixes for crashes, stability issues, and more miscellaneous bugs.
One Helldivers 2 player, known on Reddit as ThePengu, shared a list of planetary effects that could be added to the game in the future. The list features a total of 15 effects, each changing the game's environment differently. For instance, Acid Geizers create an area of corrosive gas, while Tropical Monsoons reduce the visibility to nearly zero. Among these environmental conditions are reworked versions of Fire Tornadoes, which appear intermittently and can be dispersed with Helldivers 2's smoke stratagem.
Aside from Tropical Monsoons and Acid Geizers, there are other planetary hazards on ThePengu's list, including Micrometeor Showers, Flash Floods, Pyroclastic Vents, Low Gravity, Nuclear Winter, and Automaton Junkyards. It's safe to assume that the developers could bring some of them to Helldivers 2 in a future update.
Helldivers 2's Planetary Effects Add To The Game's Difficulty
Helldivers 2 has a number of planetary hazards, otherwise known as environmental effects, that appear randomly and make the game's combat even more challenging. Players must adapt to these temporary effects, which are meant to disrupt missions. Luckily, planetary hazards affect players and enemies alike, meaning they don't give an unfair advantage to one side.
Since the game's initial launch, Helldivers 2 players have come up with clever suggestions to improve certain aspects of the game. Some called for key changes to defense missions, and others urged Arrowhead to buff several support stratagems that couldn't stay relevant in the current meta. Recently, one Helldivers 2 player shared an idea to improve the flamethrower, claiming they should be able to aim this weapon downward when using their jump back.
Helldivers 2
- Released
- February 8, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- Metascore
- 83
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC & PS5
