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Joshua Wolens

Helldivers 2 players' new battle: A petition for the reinstatement and 'canonization' of community manager fired for supporting review bombing and refunds

Helldivers 2 operation swift disassembly.

Fresh off their campaigns against a Sony-imposed PSN sign-in requirement, Helldivers 2 fans are diving into a new battle. This one's with Arrowhead itself, and it comes in the form of a player petition to get the studio to reinstate its recently fired community manager (CM), Spitz (via RPS).

Spitz, as you might recall, was the Arrowhead CM who—at the height of the PSN sign-in debacle—told players that negative Steam reviews and refunds would be an effective way of convincing Sony to back down. In fairness, they were right: Sony has since surrendered, but it's still not exactly community management 101 to actively encourage your playerbase to go review-bomb your game. 

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