HELLDIVERS 2 He returned to the crest of the wave. The cooperative shooter live servicereleased in February 2024, released the update seven days ago “The heart of democracy“, Whose main content is the Battle for the Super Earththe nerve center of human domain in the galaxy.
Being a game live servicethe plot advances updating in updating, with developments that are based on the success of users in completing objectives called “major orders”. Products of this kind are a very delicate theme in a videogame environment: many have come out, and almost everyone has failed in a catastrophic way. Helldivers II It is one of the few happy exceptions, despite the fact that in the last year he has crossed ups and downs. From a peak to the exit of beyond 450 thousand players Contemporary, after a series of controversial updates, has fallen below 10 thousand, and then recorded a recovery over the past few months, reaching permanently around 50-70 thousand users per day.
“The heart of democracy”, however, has changed everything. The capital of the Federation, the Super Earth, was invaded by illuminated. The culmination of a narrative arc that started months ago with the use of a gas to eliminate i end On the planet Meridia, then collapsed in a black hole when it was revealed that the pesticide had changed and enhanced the insectid aliens, and ended with this singularity that crossed half a galaxy, destroying several planets and spitting the gigantic fleet of invaders, very advanced extraterrestrials and with psychic powers, in the orbit of the planet of the capital of “controlled democracy“.
The number of players connected simultaneously has splashed to the stars: every evening, more than 200 thousand people They sat in front of the PC and PlayStation screens, to do their part in the defense of terrestrial megacitties. The event, after days and days of virtual clashes between semi -resorted buildings and besieged neighborhoods, is coming to an end. Helldivers will have to maintain control of the planet for another three days and, if they are successful, the victory will be declared.
The update is a clear demonstration of why this game has been successful where many others have failed: the ability to call even those who have not touched him for months to defend the symbol of the fictitious universe Created by the Arrowhead team.
And this strength is due to the quality of the title, but also and above all to the fact that the developers managed to create a fan base Incredibly fond of the title and to make them feel part of something, immortalizing the salient moments of the last few months with objects in play, propaganda posters, interactions on various social platforms, “mini games” on Discord and Twitter. In short, for a live service Being a good game is only the tip of the iceberg. What remains below the water level is what keeps it alive.