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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why are these ni🅱🅱as too 🅱etarded to make a PSN account? that shit's free they know that, right?
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no means no
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ok so the complainers aren't actually people
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People from grey countries should
be too busy working 
for rice porridge for their 7 kids to own vidya 
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