Helldivers 2 Sets Records with Player-Friendly Monetization, Matchmaking Fixes
• Helldivers 2 creative director believes games should "earn the right to monetize" and not force players to buy microtransactions • Arrowhead aimed to not make Helldivers 2 pay-to-win, though some items are functionally different • Revolver microtransaction won't make you win but may win "cool gun" competitions • Arrowhead deployed patches to address Helldivers 2 matchmaking issues, but some problems may persist • Helldivers 2 breaks record as PlayStation's biggest Steam launch with over 150K concurrent users, more than double God of War's peak