I’ll keep it brief since I already know this is going to be unpopular, but since the CEO basically said they aren’t going to be allowing transmog and their community manager basically saying that they have the same people who make new warbonds also doing bug fixes I’ve seen some of the most disconnected and delusional takes to date here.

-“Well we should have transmog anyway because their reasoning is bad.” That isn’t relevant. Arrowhead has a vision for what they want the game to be and so far I’d argue they’ve done the right thing by standing their ground to preserve that vision. You aren’t owed a satisfying explanation as to why you aren’t getting your way.

-“Arrowhead should focus on bug fixes before adding more warbonds. No one would mind”. I’m sure Sony would mind. This wasn’t them saying well here’s what resources we have now please tell us where to best allocate them. They have a contract with Sony to uphold and one of the requirements is that warbond deadline. No one would care if they did a major bug fix run but it isn’t relevant to the discussion.

At the end of the day your input is “to be considered” in the best possible case.

TL;DR, a lot of people in here need a reality check. Your opinion on the game and what it needs, where the devs priorities need to be, or how the game should function are not nearly as important as you’ve convinced yourself it is. If the current state of the game is bothering you this deeply go do something else for a bit. For the majority of us this game is still an incredible experience despite all the flaws it has.

EDIT: I previously had a point on here about evacuation missions and how they aren’t difficult. After engaging with a lot of you I realize this was an over simplified take on the issue. Game balance is and should continue to be an ever changing dynamic, especially as new enemies get added in. Regardless it is no longer relevant and has been removed as it was only taking away from the main point.

EDIT2: Pilestedt added some context that I can't pin but think it's good to put eyes on nonetheless

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1c6bbyd/comment/l01uq2c/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

"I appreciate your sentiment and post.

Let me add some context. Arrowhead is independently owned by people working at the studio and not swayed by shareholders in the traditional sense. Of course we are in a great partnership with Sony where we agree on targets to hit etc. But there isn't a forcing function or requirement per se.

We want to deliver the best in the industry and we are calibrating our efforts of fixing vs new stuff. It's easy to say "just fix, don't add", but the reality of the competitiveness in this industry is that we have to do both to stay relevant.

We are figuring it out, the demands and expectations on the studio is high, all eyes are on us, and we have a sole purpose - to make this the best live game you've ever played. We just need to find our stride and balance.

It's a hot topic at the studio, and I'm sorry for the sloppy mistakes we've made as of recent."