Helldivers 2 is a title that focuses on its global multiplayer experience, and its developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, is doing what it can to emphasize that. One way it does so is through the Democracy Space Station feature, a floating structure that the game’s community votes on to decide where it can provide its benefits. This addition is great as it gives players an active role to play that affects everyone and rewards them for participating via different boons. Good as it may be, the Democracy Space Station clearly has even more potential, which means its future might see it undergo some improvements.
On November 13, 2024, players’ efforts were rewarded as Helldivers 2 announced that the Democracy Space Station had gone live. Through votes and donated resources, the structure can be situated on any planet and periodically provide cover fire through Eagle Strafing Runs or Orbital Barrages or prevent defense missions from appearing. Such help can change the tide of any battle, making the feature an addition many can appreciate. However, Arrowhead Game Studios has the opportunity to make the Democracy Space Station even better, as it can be even more useful than what it already is. Future updates could allow it to expand its options, and it will be interesting to see how the developer approaches its improvement.
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How Helldivers 2’s Democracy Space Station Can Be Improved
The Democracy Space Station can be seen as a good omen for the game’s community element, as it requires players to actively vote and put in their hard-earned resources to operate functionally and provide everyone with its benefits. With it being so engaging and useful, Arrowhead Game Studios could develop it further to become one of the game’s essential features. For instance, it could add features such as:
- More ways for the Democracy Space Station to help players deal with enemies, such as periodically targeting areas with toxic gas or dropping mines
- More defensive tactical actions, such as occasionally dropping supplies or temporary shields on players who need them most
- A system that drops specialized guns and support weapons for dealing against Terminids or Automatons, helping players overcome situations they might not have prepared for
Updating the structure will make more people aware of its usefulness while encouraging more engagement and strategy within the community. Arrowhead Game Studios should strongly consider adding more options to the Democracy Space Station, as the changes can only help make the game better.
How Arrowhead Game Studios Can Balance New Democracy Space Station Options
After the Democracy Space Station receives changes, Arrowhead Game Studios must ensure that whatever new things it has doesn’t disrupt the game’s current combat balance. The developer already has the right idea for the structure’s current tactical actions, as giving them cooldowns and ensuring that only one at a time is active prevents it from being game-breaking. Future additions must be handled similarly, with the more powerful ones taking longer to refresh and requiring more resources to activate. If it gets to the point where there are too many tactical actions, the developer can limit them to having specific ones available only on certain planets. This prevents the Democracy Space Station from being too powerful while forcing players to decide where it might be the most useful, adding another level of engagement.
Helldivers 2 is largely considered one of the best co-op games of 2024 because its developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, understands what it must have to be a fun multiplayer experience. The Democracy Space Station was one such thing, and it can further emphasize the game’s community-driven gameplay by giving it more tools for everyone to play with. Hopefully, Arrowhead Game Studios sees its potential and provides it with the right improvements in the future.
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.
Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.
Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.
Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.
Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1
Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Engine
- bitsquid
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC & PS5