GamesIndustry's Christopher Dring noted that they're "a little less", though not far off, from Massive's Star Wars Outlaws.
"Hypothetically speaking, if both partners think it would benefit them from a financial/brand standpoint, it could," says Arrowhead Game Studios' Thomas Petersson.
The Ministry of Truth lends its arms and armor to the Helldivers, with a new pistol, shotgun, SMG, and more awaiting players.
Several weapons and Stratagems have received buffs, Heavy armor provides more damage reduction and much more in the new patch.
Automaton Hulks, Devastators and Gunships are less lethal, and Helldivers now take 50 percent less extra headshot damage.
The latest Premium Warbond delivers two new Stratagem Variants, weapons, and armor sets centred on corrosive gas damage.
Armor Penetration has also seen a rework, while several enemies like the Hulk, Impaler, Devastator, and Gunship are getting nerfed.
Arrowhead Game Studios is also looking into explaining balance changes in its patch notes and providing dedicated streams and blogs.
Game director Mikael Eriksson also revealed that the studio will re-examine its balance approach and update fire damage.
It adds two new mission objectives, several new enemy types, Super-Helldive difficulty with new Fortresses and Strongholds, and much more.
Arrowhead senior character artist Vidar Rapp also teases that his favorite contribution, potentially a new enemy, is yet to come.
Two new armor sets, a Booster for unleashing flames on landing, and new cosmetics, including new capes and emotes, also inbound.
A new environment variant, objectives, massive outposts and fortresses, and developments for the Galactic War are also inbound.
It also seemingly includes "life-saving armor", which could mean flame resistance for dealing with planets like Hellmire.
Minigames are a common trend with this year's longest games.
These massive timesinks will sink their claws right into you and then never let go.
The stratagem will seemingly allow players to send up a flare that will illuminate an area while also attracting enemies.
Specific cases where players could get stuck in the Hellpod loading screen should also be fixed, though plenty of other issues remain.
The FAF-14 Spear will no longer cause a crash when aimed. Players worldwide can also finally use Japanese voice-overs on PS5 and PC.
We’re only including instances where the developer backtracks, but as you’ll see not every U-turn restores lost goodwill.