"Helldivers 2: Embracing Community and Storytelling, No Plans for PvP"

Arrowhead's CEO Johan Pilestedt stated that Helldivers 2 will "never" have a PvP mode to avoid toxic behavior in the multiplayer community, emphasizing a supportive and fun environment where players fight on the same side. The game's premise of playing a dirty space fascist locked in an endless xenophobic crusade is seen as open and gleeful satire, with the CEO hopeful that players will form lasting bonds and a happy community through sincere investment in the game's co-op setting.