Helldivers 2

[Fedora Master]

Well, that certainly is a spectacular way to kill your game.
I suppose they already have people's money so who cares right.

Uninstalled.

 

[Caim]

Hold up, this shit is real?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741

HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update
Attention Helldivers,

Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS™ 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.

Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.

As such, as of May 6th, all new HELLDIVERS 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link
https://www.playstation.com/support/account/create-account-for-psn/

We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.

Many thanks for your continued support of HELLDIVERS 2!

Sony Interactive Entertainment

"This topic has been locked by a moderator, no replies can be made."

Lmao.

 

[Gerrard]

This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour.

You have time until the 4th of tranny month (which is Tuesday, which is patch day for the game).
Coincidence?

 

[Hell Swarm]

Won't kill the game. Will lose some players but not a huge amount.

Sony clearly want to control online discourse more. They're not interested in the game, just getting control of what people can say and do. The 'lol I'm a fascist' memes going round have probably got their knickers in a bunch so it's time to SHUT IT DOWN.

 

[Fedora Master]

Sheds a new light on all the "HD2 PLAYERS ARE TOXIC FASCIST CHUDS" articles the journos set up, huh.

 

[Tyranicon]

It's starting:

 

[markec]

Hold up, this shit is real?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741

HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update
Attention Helldivers,

Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS™ 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.

Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.

As such, as of May 6th, all new HELLDIVERS 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link
https://www.playstation.com/support/account/create-account-for-psn/

We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.

Many thanks for your continued support of HELLDIVERS 2!

Sony Interactive Entertainment

 

[Caim]

you know, i'm always the first to jump on the "kill the corpos" bandwagon, but what's so tragic about this? i thought having a sony account was already mandatory, it took me a while to dig out the one i used for planetside.

The whole "PSN account is required" thing was listed on the Steam page (alongside the extra EULAs and anti-cheat software), but they suspended the requirement early on for technical reasons. They're now bringing it back, but since almost all players got on board when the requirement wasn't enforced they feel blindsided. Especially those who are in countries where you can't make a PSN account, like the Baltic states.

 

[Gerrard]

I can't refund because I bought the game from GMG.

Sheds a new light on all the "HD2 PLAYERS ARE TOXIC FASCIT CHUDS" articles the journos set up, huh.

This is how you know that Super Earth really are the bad guys, diversity hire scientists, including a tranny, that fucked everything up.

E: lol, the tranny locked xir's account

This is the in-game video


This is xir's profile picture

 

[Hell Swarm]

Did they really add a tranny?

 

[flyingjohn]

They're not interested in the game, just getting control of what people can say and do

They did recently make a patent about banning people based on their thoughts. I guess they are moving beyond actions.

 

[Crayll]

It was mentioned in the initial announcement, but this whole shitshow really is due to Sony's tranny jannies not being able to ban PC players easily enough:

(this is an Arrowhead discord mod)

Imagine having your game and reputation as a developer completely tanked due to Sony feeling they didn't have enough control over your players.

 

[Alienman]

I have no hammer and I must ban - Sony

 

[Tyranicon]

Who could've expected this?

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

what's truly sad is that stuff like war thunder pulled shit much worse than this, got an uproar and that's it, it's still there with a hundred thousand players like nothing happened.

 

[Alienman]

What did they do?

 

[Tehdagah]

What did they do?

Game originally required a PlayStation account to be played but this was temporally suspended due to technical reasons (overwhelmed servers). The devs said eventually the requirement would return though.

The problem is that Steam users are unable to read so now they are pretending to be shocked.

 

[Caim]

Who could've expected this?

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Reviews so patriotic they're taking the dive as well. For Super Earth!

 

[ultimanecat]

It was mentioned in the initial announcement, but this whole shitshow really is due to Sony's tranny jannies not being able to ban PC players easily enough:

(this is an Arrowhead discord mod)

Imagine having your game and reputation as a developer completely tanked due to Sony feeling they didn't have enough control over your players.

It’s also a lie. They already track everything and somehow (magically!) associate your progress to a Steam account. As of now, it does not require any association with PSN. They could ban you within the current system as it stands, if they cared to implement it. What they can’t do is make you jump through Snoy PSN hoops and promise to be a good boy to an Indian CS rep to put yourself in good standing again.

 

[Tehdagah]

Hold up, this shit is real?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741

HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update
Attention Helldivers,

Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS™ 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.

Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.

As such, as of May 6th, all new HELLDIVERS 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link
https://www.playstation.com/support/account/create-account-for-psn/

We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.

Many thanks for your continued support of HELLDIVERS 2!

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Literally Half Life 2.

 

[Alienman]

What did they do?

Game originally required a PlayStation account to be played but this was temporally suspended due to technical reasons (overwhelmed servers). The devs said eventually the requirement would return though.

The problem is that Steam users are unable to read so now they are pretending to be shocked.

Sorry, I meant War Thunder.

 

[lycanwarrior]

Hold up, this shit is real?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741

HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update
Attention Helldivers,

Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS™ 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.

Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.

As such, as of May 6th, all new HELLDIVERS 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link
https://www.playstation.com/support/account/create-account-for-psn/

We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.

Many thanks for your continued support of HELLDIVERS 2!

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Literally Half Life 2.

Valve was one of the early pioneers of this with Steam.

 

[Artyoan]

They likely could have smoothed this over on launch if it weren't 'temporarily suspended'. Right now the fatigue has set in and the game isn't new and shiny anymore. Much easier for people to take a principled stand when they've already exhausted what the game had to offer.

Lame move from many angles.

 

[Pika-Cthulhu]

They likely could have smoothed this over on launch if it weren't 'temporarily suspended'. Right now the fatigue has set in and the game isn't new and shiny anymore. Much easier for people to take a principled stand when they've already exhausted what the game had to offer.

Lame move from many angles.

Post-nut clarity

 

[Assisted Living Godzilla]

Hold up, this shit is real?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741

HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update
Attention Helldivers,

Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS™ 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.

Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.

As such, as of May 6th, all new HELLDIVERS 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link
https://www.playstation.com/support/account/create-account-for-psn/

We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.

Many thanks for your continued support of HELLDIVERS 2!

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Literally Half Life 2.

Valve was one of the early pioneers of this with Steam.

Valve was the first to do this from what I remember.

That Half-Life 2 Steam shit pissed me off so much I’ve still never used it. (Well, that and the fact you don’t actually own your Steam games) Was over at a friends place back when Half-Life 2 came out, he’d just moved into a new place, we set up his computer to play some Half-Life 2 since he just got it, and we couldn’t play the fucking thing because you had to register the game through Steam (instead of a code that came in the box like everything before that) and his new house didn’t have Internet yet. That’s the first time I’ve ever not been able to play a video game despite actual having a physical copy of it.