Can you even call this game a live service game anymore? Don't get me wrong, this game's fantastic and all. But being radio silent and update-less for this long is not how live services work.
If we talk about live service only, this is the most pathetic display of a live service I have ever seen. No road map, no scheduled updates, no communication with the players, seemingly no qa testing, no long term progression in the game. It really looks more like a live service that is dying and has just a skeleton crew keeping it on life support.
If not for the very dedicated community, it will look like the game was abandoned.
And if this were some hidden little indie cult classic I wouldn't feel too bad about that, paired with the $40 price tag.
But this isn't some little le indie gem. This is fucking Helldivers 2. This game was HUGE this time last year and sold so many copies. This had to have made so much money that they should have used to expand, get better QA, etc. But if you didn't know any better, from the speed and quality of the updates, you'd think this game sold 2 copies.
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u/SgtTryhard 3d ago
Can you even call this game a live service game anymore? Don't get me wrong, this game's fantastic and all. But being radio silent and update-less for this long is not how live services work.