The Helldivers 2 Escalation of Freedom update is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it's Arrowhead's biggest content drop to date, with new enemies, objectives, and difficulty options. On the other, fire damage has been nerfed, enemy time to kill is higher than ever, and the hardest difficulty option is proving unbalanced. Arrowhead's CEO is aware of these concerns, and while they promise fixes are coming, they also express disappointment in how Escalation of Freedom turned out and how players have reacted.
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