The last Helldivers 2 Patch, 01.000.304, was released on 05/14/2024. It was mostly a bug and stability fix patch. The last patch to make major changes to the weapon balancing of the game was 01.000.300 which released on 04/29/2024. The new major order launched on Thursday with a few issues, including bug breaches that would appear under the drill sites and, on higher difficulties, spawn Bile Titans. Of course, drills and 500KG bombs don’t go very well together, and it made completing the mission an absolute headache.
The new Helldivers 2 patch, 01.000.305, makes a single change to the game, followed by an update from the devs.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing enemies to spawn on the drill during the Operation: Enduring Peace order mission.
“Greetings, Helldivers!
We wanted to finally give you an idea of what’s going on with our patch.
First of all, our next patch is expected in the second week of June. Second, we have also pushed out an emergency hotfix to address enemies spawning on the drill in the current major order. See patch-notes-updates for more info.
You are right: we’ve slowed down our cadence for patches. We’ll go into more detail about it in an upcoming blog, but the short version is that dedicating more time to each patch will allow us to provide a higher quality standard and reduce the pressure on our teams. At Arrowhead, the physical and mental health of the team is very important to us, and maintaining a long-term sustainable work pace is crucial for our developers and staff to avoid putting anyone at risk of burnout.
Additionally, the cadence at which we were patching left us little time to engage with the community, or build Helldivers 2 alongside our players, in meaningful ways. This slower pace enables us to focus our energy more effectively, resulting in more impactful updates and a more enjoyable game experience for everyone.
You are also right that we should have communicated this change more clearly from the start.
We sincerely thank you for your patience and support as we make this adjustment.”
– Baskinator, an Arrowhead Game Studios Community Manager, via the official Helldivers 2 Discord
What changes Arrowhead will bring in the next patch are unknown. Whether they’ll revisit previously made weapon changes that have upset the community, or buff unpopular weapons remains to be seen. The new patch release date has been confirmed to be Thursday 6/13, the same day that the new Warbond releases.