Helldivers 2’s concurrent Steam player record is PlayStation Studios’ highest yet (www.videogameschronicle.com)
from simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 2024 18:00
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ours@lemmy.world on 09 Feb 2024 18:32 next collapse

The game looks great. I guess they fixed the more glaring issues with their initial release.

People seemed to have issues logging in, matchmaking or CDT randomly. I’ll wait for a few trusted reviews but it looks like something I’ll enjoy.

Lesrid@lemm.ee on 09 Feb 2024 19:02 next collapse

I had a bug where the obstacle you’re meant to crouch under spawned in at a height too low even for crawling. I had no idea it was a bug because I had never seen the tutorial before. After leaving and re-entering the tutorial it spawned in at the correct height.

Game is awesome though. If they smooth out the experience it will be my shooter of the year.

ours@lemmy.world on 10 Feb 2024 13:31 collapse

Good to hear. Sounds like a must-have.

bitwaba@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 11:19 collapse

I refunded on day 1 because their anti cheat was preventing it from launching on Linux. They had a fix out Friday night, so I repurchased and have put maybe 6hrs into it.

I’ve been playing the early access Starship Troopers Extermination over the last 6 months, and after 30 minutes of Helldivers I told my friend “they’ve made a better Starship Troopers game than the Starship Troopers game.”

There’s a couple bugs here or there, but just playing 4-man with the homies seems to have avoided all the matchmaking issues.

ours@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 17:22 collapse

I have Starship Troopers Extermination as well but I feel it has a long way to go still. I’m really tempted now to get Helldivers 2 and keep Extermination on the side as it progresses in Early Access.

anamethatisnt@lemmy.world on 10 Feb 2024 12:33 next collapse

Sounds like removing couch co-op didn’t hurt their sales. :(

beefcat@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 02:24 next collapse

What percentage of PC players care about couch co-op?

halfwaythere@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 03:42 next collapse

What percent of PC players have friends. Let alone come over to play on the couch?

anamethatisnt@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 10:49 collapse

I much rather fix up some burgers and drink a few pints at home while playing helldivers 1 with friends than sit at the pub eating worse burgers and paying too much for the pints.

anamethatisnt@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 10:48 next collapse

Those of us who live with fellow nerds, obviously!

echodot@feddit.uk on 11 Feb 2024 12:54 collapse

I don’t know of any popular games that have it anymore. It’s not something I’d actually expect to exist in a game anymore.

I think it used to be a feature in games back when computers were expensive, but these days that’s not so much the case and if I want to with my partner, well she has her own computer.

It’s not like only nerds have computers now. Basically everyone comes with at least a laptop.

anamethatisnt@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 13:14 collapse

Definitely rarer now, but four people sitting in the living room with controllers is still as fun. Helldivers, Magicka, Overcooked, Totemori, Gang Beasts and Genital Jousting are all great fun with some being easier to get into than others.

zecg@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2024 10:14 collapse

I really always prefer local coop but it doesn’t work well when it’s 3rd person over the shoulder and you have to split the screen into two different viewports.

anamethatisnt@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2024 10:25 collapse

I agree that their choice of perspective makes local coop harder to implement due to needing splitscreen, it also means I wouldn’t want to play it with a controller.
I just hope that they keep their Helldivers 1 servers up and about, or release a patch that makes the game work offline if they don’t.

Boingboing@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 16:07 next collapse

Now do Bloodborne

toxicbubble@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2024 16:39 collapse

i hope they remake magicka, dunno if they still own the rights