Whenever they get on with it maybe some of the player base will come back
I can't imagine it being a sustained bump. All the new enemies that have been added since launch haven't interested my friend group in the least, unfortunately.
While the nerfs are annoying, I think the biggest issue is that people have grown to expect constant (even if minor) rewards for game play. Whether it be cosmetics through loot boxes, or new gear like in WoW and Diablo. Once there's nothing left to grind, a lot of people stop playing for fun. Something about how the human brain chemistry works.
This aspect of gaming really annoys me. I'm old enough to have played games for months or years because I just enjoyed playing the game. This notion of unlocking shit, seasons, cosmetics etc, whilst fun to be rewarded for, should be a minor reason for playing a game. Once I've unlocked everything in Helldivers I'm likely to continue playing regardless because I find it fun - to the point where I'm not sure exactly what everyone is complaining about. So they unbalanced a weapon to make it a shadow of its former self, just use something else you sook. The tiny attention span of people these days does my head in.
At their core, many video games are just a simulation of acquiring a skill, improving it, and getting meaningfully rewarded for improving at it
Our brains crave validation and the feeling of rewarded growth
The system just glitched, soldier. The Illuminate were eradicated years ago!
The bots are trying to distract us with more of their "viruses"! I'll not be swayed by false information, only the truth of liberty can move me!
I legit forgot about the illuminates, shit’s gonna be fun
