UPDATE: Arrowhead Games Studios has located the crash problem and has reported that the patch with the solution will arrive early next week. Additionally, they ask that we not use bow-related weapons and stratagems, thus confirming that they are at least part of the problem.
Original News:
The creators of Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Games Studios, they don't leave one and are already involved in another. The latest updates have focused on fixing serious problems, such as an error that prevented the friends system from functioning properly and another related to player progression. The latter has been present since launch and affects quest rewards.
It turns out that the last update fixed the friends list issue, but it has caused other, much worse problems, seriously affecting the experience: the game is not properly recording our planet liberation progress (making the current Supreme Order more impossible) and Crashes or sudden closures of the game during games are also added.
The community has shared impressions and has come to the conclusion that the problem with crashes is bow weapons, whose prominence has grown since the introduction of the Cutting Edge War Bonus. Reddit user smacktaro shares the theory: bow weapon hit tracking causes the game to crash and/or suddenly close on PC and PS5, resulting in losing all mission progress.
Arrowhead Games Studios has not confirmed the bow weapons theory, but shared a couple of messages on their Official Discord (section “HD2-Announcements”) stating that they are aware of both problems and that they are working to solve it as soon as possible. Until then, our efforts in the galactic war fall on deaf ears. On the other hand, avoid bow weapons. It is not a guarantee that the game will not close, but you will have less chance.
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