Helldivers 2 Lead Rules Out Master Chief and Stormtrooper Crossovers

Summary

  • The Helldivers 2 crossover with Killzone was quite popular and led many to wonder what crossover is next.

  • While discussing how absurd crossovers can be, Arrowhead Chief Creative Officer Johan Pilestedt weighed in on his “ground rules” for a potential collaboration.

  • According to these policies, transitions must be appropriate, respect the original IP and avoid immersion violations. Trauma Team is still on the table baby.

The first proper crossover Helldivers 2 with Killzone can probably be called successful. There was a bit of an outcry over the price, which some would argue was a bit excessive, but it gave developers Arrowhead an idea of ​​pricing and delivery in the future, hopefully avoiding similar hiccups in the future. But the real question is which crossover is is there another one coming?

Since the release of the Killzone crossover, one of the hottest topics among the Helldivers 2 community has been which game should get a crossover next. Cyberpunk 2077 is a popular request, with the game's Trauma Team seemingly ready and waiting to be involved in Helldivers 2, while some of the more outlandish suggestions include voice packs based on the Penguins of Madagascar.

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We know Arrowhead doesn't want to “dilute” the core experience of Helldivers 2, so we can rule out some of the more ridiculous suggestions, but Arrowhead Chief Creative Officer Johan Pilestedt has now reached out to the community in an attempt to draw a line through potential crossovers and what players can expect.

Helldivers 2 Lead lays down the “ground rules” for transitions

A popular post on the Helldivers 2 subreddit by a user named Lyndonguitar asked players to draw a line where they stop crossovers, along with a number of potential collaborations that grow absurd. Pilestedt himself responded to this post and drew a big red line between Warhammer armor and Master Chief, basically ruling out anything from that point on.

Afterward, Pilestedt shares the “Basic Principles” Arrowhead uses when making crossover decisions, and how the developers want to “avoid diluting the IP” while remaining as authentic as possible to the property that Helldivers 2 is crossing over. In this policy, he explains that Arrowhead will only select things that are “appropriate” for the Helldivers IP and will not break the immersion of other players.

List of _Core Tenets_ about crossovers in Helldivers 2

They also state that crossovers should be edited “as little as possible” and that the crossovers themselves should be done right by the creators and fans of the title. These are the main requirements for any future crossovers, meaning that iconography from franchises like Halo, Star Wars or Warhammer will probably never happen. But Tramau Team is still on the table, so at least there is hope for that.

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