Helldivers 2 is an excellent third-person on-line co-op sci-fi shooter. Like, actually good. However, it’s not probably the most secure 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 critiques and has shortly develop into one of many greatest success tales of 2024. So many individuals have been attempting to play it at launch that the servers stored collapsing on PS5 and PC. It’s simply considered one of 2024’s greatest 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 protected in Helldivers 2, irrespective of what number of massive weapons you’ve got or what number of gamers there are in your squad. Nevertheless, the largest menace within the recreation may not be a large bug or swarm of robots, however as a substitute a snowball.
As noticed by Prime Time News24, in a March 28 publish on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server, Arrowhead Video games’ neighborhood lead—often called Baskinator within the server—informed gamers to keep away from selecting 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 selecting up and throwing snowballs,” mentioned Baskinator. “We hope to have this fastened within the close to future, however till then, we advise in opposition to snowball throwing!”
No extra info 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 have been crushed by 1000’s 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 have been inflicting crashes earlier this month, resulting in the same warning from the devs to keep away from them—just like the snowballs—till they have been fastened in a patch.
It’s a testomony to how good Helldivers 2 is that I maintain attempting to play it regardless of all these crashes and different points. Hopefully, with extra patches and time, Helldivers 2 will develop into a extra dependable, stable expertise.
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