Helldivers patch notes
Definition
An official set of documentation detailing the latest balance changes, bug fixes, new features, and adjustments made to the video game 'Helldivers 2' by Arrowhead Game Studios.
A document often scrutinized by the gaming community to determine whether their favorite weapons have been 'buffed' or 'nerfed' in the ongoing galactic war against alien threats.
Examples
I spend more time reading the Helldivers patch notes than I do actually spreading managed democracy on the battlefield.
Checking the Helldivers patch notes has become the modern equivalent of tea leaf reading for anxious soldiers.
The sheer terror of opening the Helldivers patch notes is only surpassed by the fear of a Bile Titan spitting acid at my boots.
He spent all morning dissecting the Helldivers patch notes just to confirm his favorite flamethrower is still perfectly legal for civilian barbecues.