Helldivers 2 Dev Says Its Seen Horrifying Toxicity from Some of the Community
"More voices being added to the choir does add complexity".
Helldivers 2 players are supposed to work together for Super Earth's glory, but as is often the case when dealing with such a massive audience, some fringe elements of the community are going overboard. Former Arrowhead CEO and now Chief Creative Officer Johan Pilestedt says that the studio has seen a "horrifying" amount of toxicity, including "threats and rude behaviour".
Pilestet spoke to GamesIndustry.biz (thanks, IGN), describing the overall experience as "extremely enjoyable and a little bit daunting". But with some 12 million players to contend with, the level of abuse the studio has faced has been on another level entirely: "The big difference now, which is horrifying, is the amount of threats and rude behaviour that people in the studio are getting from some really shitty individuals within the community. That's something new we have to deal with."
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