Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has taken to X/Twitter to seemingly share a first look at the cape design that was inspired by the review bombing on Steam following the PSN account linking fiasco.
The image, which you can see below, is only a small tease of what's to come as we only get a look at the bottom right of the cape. However, that hasn't stopped fans from getting very excited.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 11, 2024
@MadeByKoobi was one of the many who can't wait for this cape, and they shared the always-wonderful Jurassic Park meme of Dr. Ian Malcolm saying, 'You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it."
https://t.co/Pzc75EC1VU pic.twitter.com/4zMtA2t60a
— Elevate KOOBI 🔜 Manchester Major (@MadeByKOOBI) May 11, 2024
Countless others praised the team for actually making this a reality, and this first look follows many designs created by fans themselves after Sony reversed course and decided to not force players to link a PSN account to play Helldivers 2.
The capes from both the community and Arrowhead are inspired by the horrifying red line of negative reviews that appeared on Steam following the announcement of this planned requirement, and it appears it will soon live forever in Helldivers 2 as a funny reminder of the rough patch for the game that has otherwise been a big hit all around.
Helldivers 2 received over 14,000 negative reviews today due to an update that will require PSN accounts next week.
In case you missed it, SteamDB now has daily reviews on the charts page. pic.twitter.com/qRzeZjcLWy
— SteamDB (@SteamDB) May 3, 2024
Speaking of that rough patch, it also led to Helldivers 2 being pulled from 177 countries due to the PSN linking requirement, which obviously caused a huge headache for everyone inside and out of the studio.
Thankfully, Sony changed course and all is right in Helldivers 2 for the time being. Well, besides the constant threat of enemies at every turn doing their best to stop us from spreading democracy.
"Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward," PlayStation wrote on its official account.
"We’re still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we’ll keep you updated on future plans."
For more, check out how players can unlock a new stratagem if they kill two billion Automatons in five days and how Arrowhead will discuss frequent balance patches in the future as they have sometimes gone "too far."
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