“Having our work undermined By an imaginary gamemaster…”: Helldivers 2’s Joel is Caught ‘Cheating’ in His Efforts to Stop Our Advancements 

The players are trying to understand what is happening.

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  • Helldivers 2 players are not too pleased with “Joel.”
  • Recently, the people at Arrowhead Game Studios introduced "Joel" as a supposed game master of the game.
  • The community does not understand what "Joel" is doing with the game.
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The community of this game remains more active than ever, trying to figure out where the content is heading and why it is becoming so repetitive. The Helldivers 2 players are trying to understand “Joel,” a supposed game master who handles all decisions about this title. 

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A post went viral on Reddit because players were dissatisfied with “Joel”‘s decisions. For instance, the gameplay experience becomes extremely repetitive as some planets re-establish bugs after clearing them, while others become empty after filling them.

“Joel” Seems to Have No Idea What He Is Doing with Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 community is angry with Joel.
Helldivers 2 community is angry with Joel. Image via Arrowhead Game Studios.

Despite the overwhelming success that Helldivers 2 has had since its launch, some players are already getting sick of seeing the same content over and over again.

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The community has been quite vocal about how the studio should reconsider making certain changes to the overall game dynamics. It appears that fans are no longer satisfied with constantly defeating the same two classes of enemies.

In recent weeks, the name Joel, a supposed game master who controls all the movements made in the game, has emerged. Thanks to this, a post on Reddit went viral, naming him and saying Joel should better control the changes he makes in the title.

The game just did the one thing it could do to lose its appeal.
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Apparently, the player who made the post noticed that several planets that were previously empty and supposedly cleared are now full of enemies again.

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The Community Is Asking for a Change, and Arrowhead Game Studios Should Consider a Significant One

Helldivers 2 is going in circles.
Helldivers 2 is going in circles. Image via Arrowhead Game Studios.

According to this post, the act of repopulating a planet that players have previously cleared diminishes the value of their hard work. The user is correct, and the studio needs to exercise caution when dealing with planets that have already undergone complete enemy clearance. This suggests that the company is stagnating with its content, lacking innovative ideas to apply in the game.

Users swiftly responded to this viral post, enumerating numerous planets that had previously been cleared but now harbor enemies once more. Therefore, Joel should better control what moves he makes and start making more significant changes to the gameplay, which is becoming too repetitive for players. Arrowhead Game Studios seems not to have been truly prepared for this level of success.

For months, players have been asking for a real change, and the lack of content even led them to create various compilations that went viral on the game’s social media. Helldivers 2 achieved a rather original premise in an already saturated genre, but it seems to have encountered limitations regarding content. It appears the studio was not prepared to deliver a constant amount of content.

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