It apparently started when SNOY started mandating linking PSN accounts to steam/PC version of the game
/r/PCGaming: Helldivers 2 to require linking Steam account to a Playstation account starting on May 6th. It was previously optional due to technical issues at launch
/r/Games : HELLDIVERS 2 Account Linking Update
The revolution begins
Aftermath:
/r/steam : Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly
PCGaming :
ENTIRE /r/Helldivers
Devs trying to put out the fire
https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1ck0o8k/helldivers_2_community_manager_gives_update_on/
https://old.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1cjyll7/some_groomercord_updates/
Apparently some countries can't create PSN accounts like Sri Lanka 
and they can't play the game they bought now because they can't create a PSN account 
Just lastweek they were 
dunking on Tarkov, the irony
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And yet there's no decrease in active players
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You will never be a citizen. You have no enlistment, no amputations, no bug kills.
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The requirement hasn't taken effect yet, wonder if it will drop when/if it does.
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Sea of Thieves requires a Microsoft account and is super popular on Steam, g*mers are going throw a tantrum and continue playing.
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It has it from the start tho. It was basically seen as an Xbox game that you could also get on steam
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so was helldivers there was just a bug where it wasn't enforced, it's been marked all along as PSN account required, g*mers just can't read
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Wait lol you lying piece of shit, everyone had the option to just skip it, it wasn't a bug, they changed it a few days ago shutting customers from like 50 countries out of their game
Upmarseyd for misinformation
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Correct, however when Facebook pushed it's account they had a marked drop in users. I wonder whether Sony is seen as more like Microsoft or Facebook.
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the complainers are probably cucked enough to keep playing but don't underestimate the
coalition that will just play something else faced with the most minute amount of friction
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Im furious
i have to use a microsoft 
account on my Playstation. Just left a 1 star review.
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That decline started before the fricking announcement though, b-word?
You can literally see it was fricking lower at points in this week before yesterday lol.
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Sweaty, that clearly wasn't accountted for
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It doesn't go into effect until the end of the month.
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In this case theyve already paid for the game and played it far to long to refund. They're just screwed
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Apparently not, this screenshot is in the post
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Doubt many people will be doing that tho
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I just did
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Same
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Rejected
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