Helldivers 2 is a wake up call

hell divers 2 has done the impossible it's a game that's come out to incredibly High Praise from the people that have been playing it it only cost $40 it somehow mended relations within the console war and for the most part developers and critics that would normally criticize the game for doing better than theirs have stayed silent for now today we're talking about everything hell divers 2 from its reception online to odd takes that I've seen on the internet and also how this game contrasts with many of the games that the AAA industry has been trying to shovel down our throats for far too long so let's drop [Music] [Music] in Hell divers 2 exploded onto the gaming scene with an explosive launch that c captivated both critics and players alike developed by Arrowhead game studios the sequel to a twin stick Co-op shooter built upon the foundations of its predecessor delivering intense Cooperative gameplay set in a dystopian future where we are fighting against alien forces to defend managed democracy with refined mechanics enhanced visuals and expanded content hell divers 2 offers a thrilling experience for both Veterans of the series and newcomers alike as a recording this video hell divers 2 just reached another Peak concurrent player number of over 400,000 players on Steam with an incredibly consistent climb day after day since the game's release on February 18th the CEO of Arrowhead Studios Johan pad tweeted saying that the game had over 500,000 concurrent players between PlayStation 5 and steam back when the concurrent player count on Steam was just north of 300,000 players later clarifying that the servers are capped at 450 until they can fix stability on their back end as the CEO has clarified multiple times saying that this is not a resource issue with their servers it's a code issue the game wasn't built to have this many concurrent players the official hell divers 2 Twitter account announced on the 17th saying despite our best efforts to increase server capacity to accommodate all of you who want to dive for Freedom we are experiencing capacity issues we are once more working without delay to improve the issue and hope to have a fix in place as soon as possible thank you now I can't help but laugh at some of the CEO's responses on Twitter to people constantly bombarding him and hounding him about more servers my favorite being the weight screen mate stop tweeting and fix this yes good idea I will sit behind the engineers and ask them are we there yet or I could let the engineers work independently towards a common goal without me as the CEO pestering them at every moment I wonder which one will work best now server issues aside the game success was evident from its outset with the release garnering widespread a claim for the game's challenging gameplay strategic depth and online multiplayer critics have been praising the dynamic mission system which has kept every single playthrough feeling fresh and unpredictable as well as its robust customization options that allow players to tailor their loadouts to suit their preferred play Styles or to be able to collaborate with the people that they're playing with additionally the game's EMP empis on teamwork and coordination has fostered an incredibly vibrant online community further enhancing its longevity and replay value and also leading to higher sales with its adrenaline pumping action and addictive Cooperative gameplay hell divers 2 has already cemented itself as a standout title in 2024 leaving players like myself anticipating what the future holds for this franchise now the Vibrance of that community that I was talking about earlier is staggering to the point that we've seen a temporary ceasefire in the console war between Xbox and Playstation where fans are actually petitioning to put the game on Xbox generating memes and videos that are specifically trying to call Xbox players into the fight now this is just something that you love to see this crossplatform collaboration where gamers are coming together to fight for a common cause and this is largely one of the reasons why I always talk about having less exclusivity in video games because it makes for moments like this or moments that are even better than this and it perfectly suits a game like hell divers 2 because it's chaotic and hilarious but it requires a ton of coordination between players you guys have to be talking about what kind of weapons you're going to bring what kind of strategems you're going to bring you have to actually come up with some type of strategy for many of the things that you're going to do within the time allotted when you guys drop onto a planet you have to communicate and when you have to communicate and we have games like this which I think are relatively rare anymore games that Force collaboration well you make friends you communicate with other people and you end up finding out that you guys have far more in common than you don't and that's what douses some of these console war fires and that's what this kind of moment should be except for the fact that well Xbox CEO Phil Spencer saw this as an opportunity to just cast another log onto the console Warf fire in an interview with game file newsletter Phil Spencer of Xbox said I will say when I'm looking at a game like hell divers 2 and it's a great game kudos to the team shipping it on PC and Playstation I'm not exactly sure who it helps in the industry by not being on Xbox if you try to twist yourself to say like somehow that benefited somebody somewhere but I get it there's a legacy in console gaming that we're going to benefit by shipping games and not putting them on other places we do the same thing now something like this makes me feel like these CEOs may have the memory of a goldfish as only just a few weeks ago po World released on Xbox and steam however Phil Spencer didn't have that same energy towards thirdparty exclusivity then it seems that exclusivity is only an issue when it doesn't benefit your bottom line as a developer from respawn tweeted saying not exactly sure who it helps in the industry to acquire a company and then lay off 1900 of their developers Mr Spencer my God the lack of awareness when it comes to some of these guys I swear especially with that last line of you could twist it so that it's like it's helping somebody somewhere right like we're supposed to just ignore that you guys just purchased Activision Blizzard King and that you also picked up zenmax and Bethesda not too long ago either but I'm sure that's helping somebody somewhere right it's never about our freedoms as consumers it's always about our money and how to direct that money towards them simple as that and he can act like they're pulling some type of Charity act by sending some games over to PlayStation but we all know that it's really just to bring up the bottom line a little bit further now speaking of money that's one of the reasons why I do believe that hell divers 2 and by extension po world have done so well is it's their value proposition towards consumers and it's something that the AAA industry has gotten relatively disillusioned with over the last few years Jen over on Twitter from Windows Central wrote po World 29.99 hell divers 2 $39.99 Suicide Squad kills the Justice League $ 69.99 Skull and Bones $69.99 you can buy two 2024 bangers for the price of one AAA title the former breaking records like we've never seen before sobering stuff and it's no surprise that games like these are breaking records we live in an era where we have $70 AAA games and even now quadruple a games that are offering a lower quality experience with maximized monetization I mean Diablo I is selling horse armor for the same price that you can buy both hell divers 2o in power world I remember watching a video from Darth microtransactions recently where he brought up how blizzard could make the horse armor a part of the game's leaderboard system that way players are actually rewarded for playing the game rather than just having them being demanded of more money however that kind of Galaxy brained thinking just doesn't suit the AAA money machine model of give less and ask for more widely speaking I think that players are fine with paying higher prices for those games as long as those games are worth the money that we are spending if this conversation was flipped that you could buy powor and Hell divers 2 for the same price of balers Gate 3 the dynamic of that that conversation switches from this is a ripoff to customers having to weigh the benefits of either Choice it's important that these games earn our money and that's the same belief of Hell diver CEO after the game was being accused of being paid to win I'm partial but we really applied ourselves to not make it pay to win even though items are functionally different the only item that's pay to win is the revolver which will win you any cool gun competition only minor problem is that it's not that good another person responded I'm so glad that you guys are continuing the trend of very fair and not predatory microtransactions in PlayStation multiplayer games quite happy about that so many live Services end up dying because they chase greed instead of fun and big player base love this so much to which Arrowhead CEO responded you have to earn the right to monetize I truly believe that if people want to support this title they have an option but we're never forcing anyone to do so now I want want to clarify how monetization Works in Hell divers 2 as it seems like there are still people that are relatively confused I get it when I first saw the war bond system I said ew and then I realized how it worked and I said oh when running missions you will earn requisition slips medals samples and super credits medals and requisition slips are earned at the end of every single Mission but can also be found on the map at different bonus objectives samples and super credits are only found in missions however super credits can be purchased with real money metals are used to progress your game's battle pass in the requisition menu this is their war bond system that functions similar to a battle pass in fortnite where you have the choice of what you want to unlock when you want to unlock it but you have to buy enough things to be able to progress to the next page samples and requisition slips are used to unlock higher-end strategems and upgrades for your ship and for use in the field super credits are used for buying Cosmetics or unlocking the premium war bond which is the next tier of the battle pass warbonds or battle passes do not expire you'll be able to progress them at your leisure and unlock items as you will you cannot buy Metals so there is no way for you to just buy your way into higher-end equipment and weapons so super credits are used for two things that's the in-game premium currency you can use them to buy cosmetics and you can use them to unlock the premium war bond which is the battle pass that you progress for more equipment more weapons more upgrades and things like that but by the time that you have completed the basic war bond the one that we all start with at the very beginning of the game the one that's free by the time that you even get halfway through or even close to the end you've likely already earned enough of the premium currency the game has by running missions and getting some of it from the first war bond directly to just go ahead and upgrade to the premium war bond there's literally nothing stopping you from doing it and then you're probably sitting there asking yourself well then that means that the Cosmetics have to be absurd right because that's how many of these games usually operate no actually most of the super credits that are used for Cosmetics are anywhere from like 250 to 500 the premium war bond is a th000 so you can earn many of the credits that you need for a couple Cosmetics within one session of playing with friends if you're playing well I guess a little bit longer period of time like 3 to 6 hours or something like that depending on how long people play or if you're just focusing on trying to farm that specific currency you'll be able to get it relatively quickly there's Guides Online people showing how you can just Farm super credits if that's something that you're trying to chase but you can casually play and you'll never run into a moment where you're like I need to go and buy this currency simple as that now I'm not a huge fan of microtransactions or battle passes I largely do not engage with games that have these kind of things because I don't believe in it however with that said this is largely the most most engaging and player-friendly monetization system that I have ever seen in a video game and it needs to be celebrated because this isn't something that's just designed to extract more money from us it's actually something that's designed to be able to well have them continue to monetize their game but also be something fun for us to actually engage with they made monetization a fun part of the game loop I like that hell divers 2 deserves every ounce of praise and success it receives and then some for me it is refreshing to see yet another game that is prioritizing the player experience over greedy monetization tactics that have been unfortunately becoming all too common in the tripa industry in a landscape where microtransactions and the price of games seems to overshadow gameplay hell divers 2 stands out as a beacon of Integrity reminding us of the joy that Games should be bringing us despite encountering its server issues which is pretty understanding the game didn't really expect to see this much success especially following a game like power world hell divers 2 excels where it truly matters delivering incredibly fun and engaging gameplay experiences especially when you're enjoying it with friends the game's Cooperative gameplay incredible sound design enemy variety and variance in missions makes for some of the most memorable moments that I've had Playing Games With Friends hell divers 2 is also a Stark reminder of the disillusionment that is prevalent in the AAA industry learning now that former Halo developers once pitched a game similar to this game's premise underscores the industry's Tendencies to prioritize financial gain over creativity and Innovation by just continuing to make the same thing over and over again it's disheartening to see so many studios neglecting to publish games that they themselves would want to play or that would resonate with players instead the industry appears to be consumed by money and individual egos a far cry from the roots of its passion and creativity the words of laran studi CEO proudly declaring their independence from shareholders and their commitment to prioritizing game quality should be a wake-up call for the industry at large it's high time for a fundamental shift in priorities among some of the biggest players in the video game industry a return to core values of making games that are fun and engaging for players rather than solely focusing on profit margins hell divers 2 is not just a game it's a rallying cry for change a reminder that the soul of gaming lies in the joy that it brings to the players not the dollars that it generates I want more games like hell divers 2 like Po world like balers Gate 3 like Grand blue fantasy relink I want games that value my time as much as they value my money that value my enjoyment as much as they value my money and I realize that that's a really tough sell for the AAA industry but if they're not buying these independent studios are going to keep getting my money and all of my content because this is exactly the thing that I love talking about I love talking about games that I am enjoying that I want other people to play and I want to celebrate the things that they do that bring value to us as customers to them that's largely one of the reasons why I like making videos to begin with because this is fun this is positive and interesting content for us to discuss contrast with some of the poor purchases that we have to make sometimes or have made in the past and look to see this is what we value now and continue to buy games like this and support games like this because they value us as much as we value their game it's not that complicated I'm getting ready to prep a review for this game it's going to take me a little while I'm one of those those guys that has to put a serious amount of time into something before I can finish it I wish I could be like mortismal gaming who 100% games that guy's a psycho by the way I can't believe that but I want to put quite a lot of hours into something before I really try to vocalize what my experiences like and let other people know about it and I realized that by the time my reviews even hit the presses most people have either bought it or decided they don't want to play it but at least we can still celebrate the experience together so hopefully you guys will watch it whenever I get to finishing it as well as my enshrouded one and Grand blue fantasy relink oh and then Final Fantasy 7 rebirth comes out and the Dragon's Dogma too I'm screwed anyway stay cool stay righteous stay safe my friends and most of all hell divers I'll see you on the front lines oh wait a minute before you go don't forget if you like the video subscribe to the channel and almost at 50,000 can't believe that already and if you did enjoy the videos and you enjoy the content think about supporting the channel patreon link down below see you peace

Channel: Legendary Drops

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Length: 18min 13sec (1093 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 20 2024