Last night I got back to #Helldivers2 and I must admit that the latest patch isn't working for me.
Even at the "Challenging" level the environmental hazards are just an instantaneous and often unavoidable death.
Feeling more like a "Ok lol you dead, kk thx bye" than a nice addition to the depth of the game.
Yes, the game is hard and it will getting harder, but this new addition is just...frustrating.
Gonna take a hiatus until the devs clarify if this behavior is exactly what they wanted or they just did an oopsie.
An oopsie is understandable, although they should have tested this before enabling it for everyone.
Pure sadism in developing a game is what I don't understand and that's the reason why I steer miles away from Elden Ring and soulslike game.
I love myself and gaming should be fun, not punishing.
@thegamerstavern I agree. The only thing I like "have a nice death" in is the more forgiving roguelikes/dungeon crawlers (e.g. Moonring is one I can tolerate it in) where it's part of the exploring in a luck-based RNG dungeon
but the stuff where you technically COULD win if you were just faster or better like the soulslikes, that just stresses me out even more than "you could lose because the RNG hates you" if that makes sense
@thegamerstavern@mybarkingdogs I'm easily twice the average age of the #EldenRing player base and originally fired it up just out of interest in what the kids are into these days. Never played a #FromSoft title before, don't enjoy experiences that suck as an ersatz skill filter.
I finished it (hundreds of hours later).
It's the most beautiful game I've ever played. It's hugely challenging, but it gives you almost limitless ways to play the style you want to. Jaw dropping on every level.