"No way you can say this!": Asmongold reacts to Helldivers 2 community manager allegedly getting fired after PSN account linking fiasco

Twitch star Zack "Asmongold" reacted to the Discord community manager of Helldivers 2 allegedly being fired after indirectly asking community members to review bomb the game. The community manager, named Spitz, initially spoke in defense of the move by Sony Interactive to make Steam and PlayStation Network account linking a compulsory process for the Helldivers 2 playerbase.

Spitz also added that the community members could "change" their reviews on Steam. He implied that "making their displeasure known" by refunding and reviewing would give the company behind Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios, greater leverage in the discussions with Sony.

He also mentioned that Sony does not read the Discord communications, hence the candor in speaking to the playerbase.

Reacting to this in a stream, Asmongold was left astonished and stated that this way of communicating was going to get the manager "cooked," which eventually came true as the latter reportedly got fired. The creator stated:

The community manager, Spitz, had initially called out members of the fanbase, stating that they could find "120 seconds" of their time to sign up for the linking process.

Furthermore, Spitz replied to a server member asking to "backpedal" on the account linking decision, stating that he thought players were "refunding and leaving." Many members of the game's Discord community were not impressed by the communication, with some considering it to be inflammatory.

However, as Asmongold noted, the manager then seemed to become aware of the issues being faced by players belonging to countries where PSN accounts could not be made, rendering the game potentially unplayable for many.

Thus, Spitz suggested to community members that they should engage in refunds