For the first time in EONS, finally found a game that is holding my attention. Helldivers 2, Bazzite, Framework Laptop 16. Flawless. It runs stupidly well. The dGPU is picked up automatically, I do nothing.
Even with GPU recorder (flatpak) to do some capturing, runs like it's native.
Full screen, no windowed mode, no command launcher tweaks. Install and run with proton on Steam. There goes my weekend. 😅😎
Two external displays attached. Playing on one of them. Built in display not used.
Game is glitchy as hell, which can be super frustrating when you're dropped from a 30 minute mission. It is very much a Starship Troopers knockoff that they just didn't want to pay the IP for. But it's also an absolute riot and a visual marvel.
I so far have been really enjoying Helldivers 2 and definitely see myself continuing to play it for the foreseeable future. It also plays extremely well on Linux with no issues. Just install from steam and Play. I did use Proton-GE as I tend to have better performance with games using it but that was it.
I'm so glad Gaming on Linux has become so easy that now I can play games with most of my friends without issues.
My impression is that the satire of HellDivers 2 was made so extremely unsubtle that even the people who didn't realize that the Starship Troopers movie was satire will get it this time.
I’m watching an essay breaking down #Helldivers2 from a live service and monetization standpoint and starting to wonder how long its currently formula will work.
#ArrowheadStudios has said they’re shooting for around one warbond per month. That’s 12 new sets of weapons, armor, and cosmetics. Is that a realistic pace? Will these weapons just start feeling same-y (some argue they already are)? Yeah you can earn currency in-game, but at face value that’s ~ $120/year game.
@stux uh oh. Looks like SONY is doubling down on their PSN bans. In addition to not actually walking anything back, they've now added 3 more countries to their #helldivers2 banned list.
Not only that, they've now done the same for Ghost of Tsushima Director's Edition
#Helldivers2 “A smart player relies on calling down air strikes and support weapons with a neat little dial-a-warcrime system.” 😆
Note that Yahtzee isn’t keen on multiplayer games in general, not even PvE games, so of course he isn’t that keen on HD2. But that line was too good not to share.
#Helldivers2 Has anyone found a non-Twitter social bot, subreddit, whatever that posts the daily Super Store offerings? I'm tired of booting the game just to check