Arrowhead continues to experiment with content.
It seems that the authors of Helldivers 2 are considering offering players a new mode.
Former head of Arrowhead Game Studios, and now creative director Johan Pilestedt, recently drew attention to a fan's suggestion — Be_Spiritified would like to see a roguelike mode.
The developer replied:
We have a rogue-lite mode prototype — it fundamentally changes the game!
Johan Pilestedt did not reveal details of this mode for Helldivers 2.
The concept of "rogue-lite" implies that there is some kind of progression system in the game, i.e. even in the case of failed runs, the character can accumulate conditional experience or resources and gradually unlock improvements, while in a normal roguelike, death resets everything.