Helldivers 2 dev warns gamers to not ‘fall in love’ with datamined content material that may by no means come out: ‘Some are historical leftovers, some are issues that may pop up within the sport’

The Helldivers 2 group has demonstrated a ravenous urge for food for brand spanking new stuff. Weapons, stratagems, fits, helmets, boosters—Arrowhead has saved the replace hose spraying these final two months, however that hasn’t stopped gamers from trying deep throughout the code to search out stuff but to come back. By way of datamining, gamers have found unreleased automobiles, weapons, and armor items which can be probably destined for a future warbond or galactic warfare occasion.

However not all of them. One Arrowhead dev wish to remind gamers that simply because datamined content material is there, doesn’t suggest it will ever see the sunshine of day.

“I do not take a look at datamined stuff, and I might keep away from falling in love with it,” replied Arrowhead dev Evil-Bosse to a fan on the Helldivers 2 Discord server. “Some are outdated leftovers, some are historical leftovers, some are issues that may pop up in sport.”

That fan was referring to datamined armor units, together with some recolors of the fundamental Helldivers armor that look fairly slick. It is a good suggestion to not put an excessive amount of inventory in leaks—regardless of how a lot I might love a yellow or olive inexperienced makeover for my favourite armor—however a lot of what is been gleaned from Helldivers 2’s code up to now has turned up within the sport. 

The weapons that’d finally include the Democratic Detonation warbond, just like the Adjudicator marksman rifle, have been kicking round on Reddit leak threads for over a month. The identical goes for mechs earlier than they finally confirmed up in-game, and we’re nonetheless ready for these wheeled automobiles that cheaters have been enjoying with for over a month. Automobiles appear far alongside sufficient in growth that they are certain to come back out in some unspecified time in the future, however different leaked stratagems floating round are so unfinished that it is completely doable that they are scrapped concepts nonetheless lingering within the code.

What I realized from years of masking leaks in shooters is that generally these new discoveries are simply across the nook, different instances they’re years away, and sometimes they’re one thing {that a} studio prototyped however deserted. For that purpose, I have a tendency to not see leaks as guarantees of what is to come back, however a preview of what would possibly occur. 

With the brand new warbond out and a strengthened Automaton offensive in full swing, this could possibly be one in all Helldivers 2’s quieter weeks, however Arrowhead has been vocal about just a few group requests: CEO Johan Pilestedt says transmog armor system is out of the query, and we in all probability will not get melee weapons anytime quickly both.