Helldivers 2 Works Because It Wasn't Conceived As A Live-Service Game

Im largely uninterested in live-service games. The vast majority are very intentionally designed to make you spend as much money as possible, with the gameplay and story crafted to keep players coming back and pouring hundreds or even thousands of hours into a single game over the years. Very often, studios that make live-service games are gearing for profit, and quality and ethics fall to the wayside in service of the bottom line. Its not a good model for creating great games.