All the constructive and not-so-constructive criticism paid off! Arrowhead heard the players’ pleas, and the devs delivered! Ever since the Leviathans dropped, they thoroughly frustrated the Helldivers 2 community, and the developers tried fixing them several times before managing to make them just right in the latest patch. So, what changed, and what should you expect from the Leviathans from now on?
Patch 01.003.104 Is Live in Helldivers 2
You know the drill! There’s usually a new update/patch/hotfix every Tuesday. June 24 was no different, except this patch fixed one of the biggest issues the players have had in a while. The Leviathans are finally well-balanced.
One of the Community Managers, miitchimus, shared the patch notes on the official Discord server. The latest patch features fixes to weapons, Stratagems, and the Leviathan, as well as some Miscellaneous fixes. So, let’s start with the Leviathans!
The devs made 4 big changes. They noted: “We have heard your feedback and are attempting to balance Leviathans to more manageable levels”. First of all, the Leviathans will no longer ragdoll the players, and they’ll deal less impulse damage to vehicles.
Second, the spawn rates were “adjusted”, meaning you won’t be seeing so many of them. Third, there’s now an additional 1-second delay between shots for target locking. Last, but certainly not least, players can now destroy Leviathan cannons.
As for the rest of the fixes, well, there’s nothing too notable (check out the image below), but small fixes like these will lead to a more stable game. It’s great that the developers are working on smaller issues in between huge updates. It goes to show they are truly devoted to the game.
Helldivers Appreciate Being Heard
Arrowhead showed once more that the players’ experience is the most important thing in their book. So, even though the Helldivers 2 devs probably loved that the Leviathans were so challenging, the latest patch proves that they truly heard the players. Naturally, the whole community gladly praised the devs for the fact.
GoldenGoldGoldness stated: “Really fast response on the leviathans, I love how much it seems like the Devs listen and work on this game, I will continue to throw money at them, such an incredible game”.
Another player, bravozuluzero, noted: “Being able to destroy the cannon themselves is a Super Blessing. They can fly around up there all day for all I care now. In fact, I might go out of my way to strip the guns so they can watch the Squad wreck the place and can’t do anything about it”.
Hopefully, the devs will keep listening to players’ input and ideas! As for you, dear Helldiver, go ahead and test out the new Leviathans. We hope you’ll like them. And, the timing is perfect, as the current Major Order asks for almost 300k Squids. So, we’ll see you out there! For Liberty and Super Earth.
