Throwing A Snowball Can Crash The Sport

Helldivers 2 is an excellent third-person on-line co-op sci-fi shooter. Like, actually good. However, it’s not probably the most secure sport, with many gamers (myself included) failing missions just because the sport has crashed. And now, gamers are studying that snowballs can result in a few of these far-too-frequent crashes.

Helldivers 2 launched in February to rave opinions and has shortly develop into one of many largest success tales of 2024. So many individuals have been attempting to play it at launch that the servers saved collapsing on PS5 and PC. It’s simply one among 2024’s greatest video games to date due to its dedication to creating fight really feel each satisfying and harmful. You by no means really feel actually secure in Helldivers 2, irrespective of what number of huge weapons you have got or what number of gamers there are in your squad. Nevertheless, the most important menace within the sport won’t be an enormous bug or swarm of robots, however as an alternative a snowball.

As noticed by IGN, in a March 28 submit on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server, Arrowhead Video games’ group lead—referred to as Baskinator within the server—informed gamers to keep away from choosing up and throwing snowballs within the co-op shooter. This playful choice has been a characteristic since launch on snowy planets, and whereas the balls don’t do a lot harm, it’s enjoyable to toss them at buddies or enemies. However, for now, gamers ought to keep away from tossing snowballs as a result of they will trigger crashes.

“We’re conscious of a crash attributable to choosing up and throwing snowballs,” stated Baskinator. “We hope to have this mounted within the close to future, however till then, we advise in opposition to snowball throwing!”

No extra info was shared within the message warning gamers to keep away from snowballs.

Since launch, Helldivers 2 has struggled with technical errors. As beforehand talked about, the sport’s servers have been crushed by hundreds of individuals attempting to play the sport all on the similar time. There was additionally an annoying black display screen challenge that plagued some gamers. And as IGN reported, some arc weapons and stratagems have been inflicting crashes earlier this month, resulting in an identical warning from the devs to keep away from them—just like the snowballs—till they have been mounted in a patch.

It’s a testomony to how good Helldivers 2 is that I hold attempting to play it regardless of all these crashes and different points. Hopefully, with extra patches and time, Helldivers 2 will develop into a extra dependable, strong expertise.

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