Overview

• Arrowhead developers returned August 4 from their two-week “Swedish Summer Protocol” break and promptly deployed a patch addressing emote-snapping, DLC access errors, weapon-customization crashes, enemy despawns and explosion-related crashes.
• CEO Shams Jorjani apologized for the game’s subpar performance and confirmed the studio is now dedicating 100% of its efforts to bug fixing and performance optimization.
• The latest update did not address broken status effects, which remain unlisted among known issues and continue to draw community criticism.
• Armor color customization remains high on the roadmap but has been delayed until the feature meets Arrowhead’s quality standards.
• With just weeks until the August 26 Xbox Series X|S launch, Arrowhead faces mounting pressure to stabilize Helldivers 2 and rebuild player trust.