There’s a Silly Reason for One Obvious and Much-Needed Feature in Helldivers 2 not Being Included

Helldivers 2 is having a very good run after not even a full month of release. Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer of the game, has a very active personality on X. He always posts opinions and replies to players who talk about the game.

In a recently posted video by an X user that shows some similarities with Metal Gear 5, Pilestedt answered the video, and some users began to ask for new movement mechanics from the director of the game. The answer to this request was not what the players would have wanted.

One of the key elements of the success of Helldivers 2 is the active community that is ready to talk and discuss the game in a very healthy way. This happened with the first title, but after the incredible sales of the second entry, this community grew a lot and is still very friendly and charismatic.

The CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Johan Pilestedt, helps a lot and encourages the community to talk about Helldivers 2. In a new viral post on X, Pilestedt replied to some players with some core mechanic changes that the studio cannot do or just won’t.

This video shows the similarities with Metal Gear 5 and its prone and roll mechanics, which are very similar to Helldivers 2. The video is not a criticism; it is more like a congratulatory video of how the studio chose the movements of the characters and how good this decision was.

Players also praised Helldivers 2, and some of these users asked for the possibility of adding roll movement when prone. To this, Pilestedt replied the following: “We talked about that feature for like… 4 years but never got around to it!.”

As with any other game in the development state of the project, decisions had to be made to give shape to the title. Helldivers 2 has a very specific personality and gameplay, which is what all players like. The movement, the weapons, and the mechanics make this war experience unique and immersive.

Helldivers 2 will add some new content very soon, according to leaks. Apparently, the studio is testing various new weapons, and even mechas will come to this game. There is no roadmap or confirmation done by Arrowhead Game Studios, but after the server issue was solved, the studio is fully focused on new content.

Tell us what you think about this mechanic not being in the game.