In an unexpected turn of events, the highly acclaimed title Helldivers 2 has become almost unplayable for PC players with relatively older systems. The last patch of Helldivers 2 has broken the game for players on low-end hardware, while it works flawlessly for players on mid-high-end systems.

Filled with frustration, the affected players took to various online forums to catch the Helldivers 2 developers' attention. The continuous posts about the unplayability of older hardware finally made it to the Arrowhead studio, and they updated players that they were looking into it. The latest Helldivers 2 patch brought about many optimisations for the PC title. It turns out that, with this optimisation, the game now requires a CPU with AVX2 support.

The AVX2(Advanced Vector Extensions) allows CPU usage to be more efficient and faster, and Intel released the first CPU that supported it in 2013. However, the minimum spec requirements for Helldivers 2 are unchanged despite requiring a CPU with an AVX2 instruction set, which frustrated many players.

The Helldivers 2 Discord community manager, Baskinator, said, "Regarding the AVX2 issue, we are currently working on a fix for this. Thank you for being patient, and I apologise for the struggles you've had in the meantime."

While players wait for the fix, this frenzy has stirred up another debate about whether players should upgrade their systems to continue playing Helldivers 2 or whether the developers should reverse the changes they made.

FAQs

Why has Helldivers 2 suddenly become unplayable for some PC players?

It was due to the new CPU instruction requirements, AVX2, which were added in the latest Helldivers 2 patch.

What is an AVX2 instruction set?

The AVX2 enables faster and more efficient CPU use, and Intel introduced the first CPU that supported it in 2013.

Have the developers started working on a fix?

Yes, the Arrowhead studios noticed the issue and have started working on a fix.