Helldivers 2’s Killzone-inspired sniper “could maybe use some tweaking,” creative director admits, but “weapons are what weapons are” and “balance doesn’t matter”

Helldivers 2‘s first collaboration with Killzone didn’t have the most spectacular start last month, and as the dust settles, some loyal Super Earth defenders have been left contemplating the lack of firepower for one certain crossover weapon, while the game’s creative director insists that “balance doesn’t matter.”

The weapon in question is the PLAS-39 Accelerator Rifle – the Killzone-inspired burst fire sniper. It’s far from the strongest thing in the game, to the point that some on Reddit have been questioning “why would anyone use the sniper rifle when the [PLAS-101] Purifier [exists]?” The discussion has clearly caught the attention of creative director Johan Pilestedt, who’s been weighing in on the matter himself, confirming one fan’s theory that “[Arrowhead] is probably making the Killzone weapons as statistically accurate to the Killzone series as possible,” regardless of the impact this could have on their usefulness.  

Honest question here why would anyone use the sniper rifle when the purifier exist? from r/Helldivers