Summary
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Helldivers 2’s crossover with Killzone was pretty popular, and has led many to wonder what crossover is next.
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During a discussion on how absurd crossovers could be, Arrowhead chief creative officer Johan Pilestedt weighed in with his “core tenets” for potential collabs.
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According to these tenets, crossovers need to be appropriate, respectful of the original IP, and avoid breaking immersion. Trauma Team is still on the table baby.
Helldivers 2’s first proper crossover with Killzone can probably be called a success. There was a bit of an outcry over its pricing, which some would argue was a little overblown, but it gave developer Arrowhead an idea about pricing and delivery method in the future, which will hopefully avoid snags like that in the future. But, the real question is which crossover is coming next?
Ever since the release of the Killzone crossover, one of the most common topics among Helldivers 2 communities is which game should get a crossover next. Cyberpunk 2077 is a popular request, as the game’s Trauma Team seems ready and waiting to be plopped into Helldivers 2, while some of the more outlandish suggestions include voice packs based on the penguins from Madagascar.
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We know that Arrowhead doesn’t want to “dilute” the core Helldivers 2 experience, 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 over potential crossovers and what players can expect.
Helldivers 2 Lead Lays Out The “Core Tenets” For Crossovers
A popular post on the Helldivers 2 subreddit by a user called Lyndonguitar asked players to draw a line where they would stop crossovers, along with a row of potential collabs increasing in absurdity. Pilestedt himself responded to this post, drawing a big red line between the Warhammer armor and Master Chief, basically ruling out anything from that point onwards.
After this, Pilestedt shares the “Core Tenets” that Arrowhead goes by when deciding crossovers, and how the devs want to “avoid IP dilution” while also staying as authentic as possible to the property Helldivers 2 is crossing over with. In these tenets, it explains that Arrowhead will only pick things that are “appropriate” for the Helldivers IP, and wouldn’t break the immersion for other players.
They also state that crossovers should be modified “as little as possible”, and that the crossovers themselves should do right by the creators and fans of the title. Those are the main stipulations to any future crossovers, which mean iconography from franchises such as Halo, Star Wars, or Warhammer is likely never going to happen. Tramau Team is still on the table though, so there’s hope for that at least.
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