{"id":831751,"date":"2025-12-11T03:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BmxXrkfeGhTtpFssRcMn5Q"},"modified":"2025-12-11T03:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:35:42","slug":"arrowhead-ceo-says-helldivers-2-was-going-to-have-helmets-with-bespoke-hud-elements-like-enemy-outlines-but-they-were-cut-due-to-well-having-to-ship-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/arrowhead-ceo-says-helldivers-2-was-going-to-have-helmets-with-bespoke-hud-elements-like-enemy-outlines-but-they-were-cut-due-to-well-having-to-ship-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrowhead CEO says Helldivers 2 was going to have helmets with bespoke HUD elements like enemy outlines\u2014but they were cut due to &#8216;well, having to ship the game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Games, made a visit to the Helldivers 2&apos;s Discord recently. He answered a deluge of questions before needing to &#8220;do [his] part as a husband and watch &apos;The Boys&apos;&#8221;, though one answer in particular leapt out at me\u2014turns out, helmets were originally meant to actually <em>do <\/em>something.<\/p>\n<p>As you might be aware, helmets in Helldivers 2 are purely cosmetic. However, they have their own section in the Armoury with stat readouts and a window dedicated to showing off their bonuses\u2014of which there are none.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It always struck me as particularly strange. That&apos;s a lot of UI elements dedicated to conveying the same information\u2014every helmet is &#8220;Standard Issue&#8221; and provides 100 armour rating, speed, and stamina regen. So why make a note of it at all?<\/p>\n<p>As Pilestedt reveals, Arrowhead actually had designs on making helmets a key part of your loadout: &#8220;I know there&apos;s a convo on helmets \u2026 Originally, each helmet was going to have a unique &apos;HUD&apos;\u2014so medics would be able to see health, recon would get enemy outlines etc. But we unfortunately had to cut it due to&#8230; Well, having to ship the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:380px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:63.42%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"nYSBnkdHdyysmVhnrTEMeM\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-05-09 120726.png\" alt=\"A Discord message that reads: \"not to capes, but I know there's a convo on Helmets. Originally, each helmet was going to have a unique \"HUD\" - so medics would be able to see health, recon would get enemy outlines etc. But we unfortunately had to cut it due to... Well, having to ship the game.\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/arrowhead-ceo-says-helldivers-2-was-going-to-have-helmets-with-bespoke-hud-elements-like-enemy-outlines-but-they-were-cut-due-to-well-having-to-ship-the-game.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"380\" height=\"241\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Helldivers 2 Discord)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Personally-speaking, I would&apos;ve loved this. The game&apos;s armour bonuses, while impactful, are already fairly limited\u2014I rarely see a reason to bring anything other than the explosive damage resistance kit to Automaton missions, for example. Getting to accessorise with, say, a recon helmet would&apos;ve been a great layer of customisation.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Pilestedt is replying to a player asking if the team&apos;s considering <em>adding <\/em>traits to capes\u2014so if a &#8220;convo&#8221; is happening on helmets, one can reason that Arrowhead&apos;s actively considering putting impactful headgear back on the table.<\/p>\n<p>For now, however, the priority seems to be on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/arrowhead-ceo-says-helldivers-2-balancing-patches-have-gone-too-far-recently-it-feels-like-every-time-someone-finds-something-fun-the-fun-is-removed\/\">restoring balance to the game<\/a>\u2014with Pilestedt&apos;s sights on avoiding a feeling of fun removal for the playerbase. I get a sense that the recent review bombings related to its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/operation-clean-up-begins-for-helldivers-2-players-as-sonys-psn-plans-lie-in-rubble-with-over-70000-and-counting-positive-reviews-landing-on-steam\/\">since-abandoned PSN<\/a> nonsense has prompted a bit of a shake-up in how Arrowhead handles its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/helldivers-2-players-new-battle-a-petition-for-the-reinstatement-and-canonization-of-community-manager-fired-for-supporting-review-bombing-and-refunds\/\">community comms<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/arrowhead-ceo-says-helldivers-2-was-going-to-have-helmets-with-bespoke-hud-elements-like-enemy-outlinesbut-they-were-cut-due-to-well-having-to-ship-the-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Games, made a visit to the Helldivers 2&apos;s Discord recently. He answered a deluge of questions before needing to &#8220;do [his] part as a husband and watch &apos;The Boys&apos;&#8221;, though one answer in particular leapt out at me\u2014turns out, helmets were originally meant to actually do something. As you might be aware, helmets in Helldivers 2 are purely cosmetic. However, they have their own section in the Armoury with stat readouts and a window dedicated to showing off their bonuses\u2014of which there are none.\u00a0 It always struck me as particularly strange. That&apos;s a lot of UI elements dedicated to conveying the same information\u2014every helmet is &#8220;Standard Issue&#8221; and provides 100 armour rating, speed, and stamina regen. 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