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Arrowhead Delays Helldivers 2 Content to Prioritize Performance Fixes

The studio cites accumulated technical debt exposed by 'Into the Unjust,' shifting its focus to stability.

Overview

  • Game director Mikael Eriksson said some content and feature updates are being pushed back as teams address crashes, framerate drops, and other stability problems.
  • Arrowhead is moving to a two-track plan that targets quick patches for smaller issues alongside longer engineering work for substantial performance gains.
  • The studio says "really big improvements" are already underway and promises further details soon, though specific patch timelines were not provided.
  • Recent issues tied to the update include multi-second freezes, cave-related crashes, audio cutting out, extraction crashes, random disconnects, and significant FPS loss.
  • Community skepticism remains high after earlier optimization pledges coincided with regressions, making delivery on the new plan critical to restoring trust.