Forged your thoughts again a 12 months or so in the past, and also you would possibly keep in mind Helldivers 2 being in a little bit of a humorous outdated place. On the one hand, it was an enormous vital and business success; on the opposite, it was being evaluate bombed into oblivion due to Sony’s necessary PSN nonsense. Ultimately, all that hoo-ha died down, however not earlier than developer Arrowhead steered it would commemorate the entire affair with a review-bomb-inspired cape. Nicely, reward Democracy, as a result of that day – and that cape – is lastly right here.
Discuss of a review-bomb-inspired Helldivers 2 cape first surfaced as followers have been celebrating Sony’s U-turn on the necessary PSN necessities it had tried to foist on PC gamers post-launch – a reversal that got here after 200,000 unfavourable Steam evaluations, mass refunds, and an absolute mess of a scenario in territories the place PSN was unavailable. Amid the cheers and again pats, former Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt (now the studio’s chief artistic officer) shared a neighborhood created cape design on social media, that includes 4 crimson vertical traces mirroring these of Helldivers 2’s Steam evaluate sentiment graph throughout its evaluate bombing.
Nearly instantly, delighted followers known as for its official inclusion within the sport, and Pilestedt responded by saying, “The crew is speaking a few good title for it proper now.” On the time, it wasn’t totally clear if he was being critical, however final Might he teased an official cape design – or a minimum of a tiny cropped portion of 1 – that steered the evaluate bomb cape was legit. And now, a little bit over a 12 months later, it is formally arrived as a commemorative souvenir.
Dubbed the Pillars of Freedom cape, it is being launched “in honour of [players’] unquestioning dedication to the protection of Managed Democracy,” in line with an official put up on social media. “The brand new uniform piece might be out there in all Tremendous Destroyer Armouries as quickly because the rollout is full,” Arrowhead provides. “This cape might be awarded to all current gamers. As with our earlier merchandise rollouts, please permit a while for the merchandise to reach in your inbox.”
It has been a 12 months of ups and downs for Helldivers 2, with final August bringing a very tough bump within the street for Arrowhead following vital neighborhood criticism relating to the live-service shooter’s route. The studio rapidly moved to deal with the scenario, although, embarking on a 60-day plan of motion, which helped get issues again on observe. And that unity has confirmed important within the ongoing struggle for Democracy, contemplating the Helldivers have not too long ago confronted maybe their largest menace but because the Illuminate invaded Tremendous Earth itself.
