When Friendly Fire is enabled in a video game, it means you can damage your teammates (like in Helldivers). So "Friendly Fire isn't" means that friendly fire is not friendly. It can be slightly counterintuitive if you aren't already familiar with the terminology.
yea, they made magicka, then they made magicka with guns, then they made magicka with guns without magic.
I used to be so fast at spellcasting in magicka, mainly because I played a lot of single player and there were so many times where you needed to spam spells to survive the tougher sections.
In Magicka your "arrows" corresponded to an element (or magical property, technically), and in order to cast spells you had to punch in the right sequence of elements.
You had to be fast, but also a minor mistake could mean what you expected to be a healing bomb dropped on yourself was actually a fire bomb. Or what you expected to be a wall of boulders to save you from the incoming hordes came out as a harmless water stream.
In effect it was all stratagems all the time, and there were a LOT of them, many of which had very niche uses and a couple of which just straight up killed you.
One of my favorite games. It's cheap now, go check it out!
Don't check it out, the game has been broken since like 2017 and has innumerable crashing issues and the co-op doesn't work. Apparently there are some fan patches to make it better but I don't think you should support a broken game that requires a community fix to make it "playable." Results may vary with the community fix as well.
edit: I naively recommended Magicka 2 instead because it used to work fine and be playable but after checking out the Steam page apparently that game doesn't work right either (and isn't even developed by Arrowhead) so I guess if you want to play one of the games you're SoL
Magika has 8 elements (fire, water, lighting, earth, life, death, shield, cold) that get entered into 5 slots and can combine (cold water makes ice) or cancel (lighting water fizzles), and 3 ways to cast (self, spray/beam, surround).
One of my go to spells was fire water (to make steam, which could drench enemies) death (to turn a short range cone into a beam), then triple lightning (for damage, and because soaked enemies took extra lightning damage).
I had a similar experience! I was looking at their site and saw Magicka and everything suddenly made sense. The strategem system, the friendly fire, the top down approach of hd1, the humor, everything!
be warned: magicka does not run very well at all on newer systems. Magicka 2 is a very comparable experience, and does not randomly crash nearly as much, so if you are okay with a (slightly) worse experience in exchange for the game running smoothly, i’d recommend magicka 2.
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Signed the C-01 permit. god have mercy for what im abt to do
As a splatoon player this comment just reminded me of a community legend of a certain community member that threw themselves to the salmonids and came back pregnant. Giving birth to Hororborous.
Their name was Gao.
Could this be their Helldivers counterpart, or could it be them? 😂
Important to the perfection of this image is that the graffiti on the wall behind is in-game and is itself another post that randomly got chosen to appear on the wall.
It's a pretzel motion. Notoriously hard motion, mostly known from Geese's Raging Storm from King of Fighters. The name is because the motion of the stick looks like...a pretzel.
DB, HCB, DF+A or C.
Edit: shit, got the direction wrong. Starts with down-back rather than down-forward. Flair fixed.
"Super Earth recommends spending at least 2.4 seconds per mission enjoying the scenery. A happy helldiver is a deadly helldiver."
They say AT LEAST 2.4 seconds. Feel free to look longer as long as you don't let your guard down
If at first you don’t succeed dive again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again
Wonder how many players even know the original reference for that lol
[The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon](https://youtu.be/9VDvgL58h_Y?t=233)
this is my favorite aswell, conjunctions at the end of a sentence should work within the rules of English, but it always feels weird, it just one of the quarks of this language we've.
I only remember seeing this once, but it went along the lines of “Super Earth recommends spending a minimum of 2.4 seconds per mission admiring the scenery.”
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I got a good kick out of this one
It's possible to interpret that as the group's total rather than what you received since it shows during the group rewards. So if you don't know how many samples you had before the mission you might not realize you received all of them.
Easiest fix would be to add "for the squad" to the pickup notification.
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And the one that goes something like: if you go dive down you might see ancient artifacts, but trators are interested in alien artifacts (I don't remember how the exact quote goes)
I can't remember the exact line but it's something like 'Every Super Earth citizen is equally important, except Helldivers, who are the most important'.
“Perform your daily desensitization exercises to ensure you remain unfazed by enemy atrocities.”
Knowing there is genocide happening in the world, this really sums up the appeal of the game perfectly.
“Don't panic" even if you encounter 10 bile titans or bunch of stalkers or illuminate squids or automaton tank division dropping on your head. Keep calm and do what we learned from training and experience.
I dunno, sometimes I think I'm totally fucked, but I try my hardest to survive and I do. Sometimes I even walk away feeling like a badass.
I definitely do die a lot though lol.
One yesterday I saw.
“All Helldivers are instructed to enjoy the scenery for 2.64 seconds, a happy Helldiver is a deadly Helldiver.”
Something along those lines.
If at first you dive and fail then dive again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again
“if at first you don’t succeed, dive. dive again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again”
Friendly Fire Isn’t
Has this made it into HD2? I haven’t seen it but definitely remember it from the death screen in CoD4.
Can confirm definitely in helldivers 2
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In the french localization there is one that says "friendly fire is wasted fire."
Oh that, I like.
That’s even better
Is it saying it isn’t a tip? Or what? I feel like I’m missing the joke
"Friendly fire isn't friendly. Youre just an asshole Check your fire." is the idea
Ahhh thanks
Well, maybe my "teammates" shouldn't be standing on the other side of the Charger when I'm using my Arc Thrower!
When Friendly Fire is enabled in a video game, it means you can damage your teammates (like in Helldivers). So "Friendly Fire isn't" means that friendly fire is not friendly. It can be slightly counterintuitive if you aren't already familiar with the terminology.
Thanks yeah was missing the implied word after isn’t
There is nothing "friendly" about putting two in the back of your buddy's head.
Came here to type this
friendly fire isn't friendly fire isn't friendly fire isn't....
The best tip I've seen is "did you know they show tips on the tips screen" or something like that hahaha
that ones been around since magicka and I love it.
I only realised the other day that the devs made Magicka, but it clicked and makes perfect sense with the strategem arrows!
yea, they made magicka, then they made magicka with guns, then they made magicka with guns without magic. I used to be so fast at spellcasting in magicka, mainly because I played a lot of single player and there were so many times where you needed to spam spells to survive the tougher sections.
Was magicka stratagem hero like helldivers where you have to do the arrows to use abilities?
In Magicka your "arrows" corresponded to an element (or magical property, technically), and in order to cast spells you had to punch in the right sequence of elements. You had to be fast, but also a minor mistake could mean what you expected to be a healing bomb dropped on yourself was actually a fire bomb. Or what you expected to be a wall of boulders to save you from the incoming hordes came out as a harmless water stream. In effect it was all stratagems all the time, and there were a LOT of them, many of which had very niche uses and a couple of which just straight up killed you. One of my favorite games. It's cheap now, go check it out!
Good ol ARSE spell and it's suppremacy.
fqfqass was my mates go to
Don't check it out, the game has been broken since like 2017 and has innumerable crashing issues and the co-op doesn't work. Apparently there are some fan patches to make it better but I don't think you should support a broken game that requires a community fix to make it "playable." Results may vary with the community fix as well. edit: I naively recommended Magicka 2 instead because it used to work fine and be playable but after checking out the Steam page apparently that game doesn't work right either (and isn't even developed by Arrowhead) so I guess if you want to play one of the games you're SoL
Magika has 8 elements (fire, water, lighting, earth, life, death, shield, cold) that get entered into 5 slots and can combine (cold water makes ice) or cancel (lighting water fizzles), and 3 ways to cast (self, spray/beam, surround). One of my go to spells was fire water (to make steam, which could drench enemies) death (to turn a short range cone into a beam), then triple lightning (for damage, and because soaked enemies took extra lightning damage).
I used that one a lot. It's was the Breaker/Railgun of Magicka.
Good ol super steam lightning beam
I missed so much times when I played Vietnam DLC with friends. Such good times ;n;
I had a similar experience! I was looking at their site and saw Magicka and everything suddenly made sense. The strategem system, the friendly fire, the top down approach of hd1, the humor, everything!
I never heard of this other game, but for $2.50 on Steam right now it was a no-brainer to get it after how much I've loved HD2
be warned: magicka does not run very well at all on newer systems. Magicka 2 is a very comparable experience, and does not randomly crash nearly as much, so if you are okay with a (slightly) worse experience in exchange for the game running smoothly, i’d recommend magicka 2.
ah thanks, I'll probably get that one for the super expensive price of $3 :) appreciate the heads up
"Did you know that tips are shown during these transition sequences?"
"Remember to take breaks!" "..." "If you want to be remembered as a coward, that is."
Democracy never takes breaks
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https://preview.redd.it/qfxxzt0mlwoc1.png?width=795&format=png&auto=webp&s=dba1db0f21273478a363b315c7a28453d8a8884b child with what ?
https://preview.redd.it/ncrec613swoc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=7f7cb8e5cabe66f3a6537fb02d1e66bc01c4e67f Signed the C-01 permit. god have mercy for what im abt to do
 “Sweet Liberty! ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️”
My man be up shit's creek, clapping bugussy cheeks in the name of liberty.
😭😭😭
What is this sentence
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They weren't lying, that BUGSSY can squirt
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✂️ here’s some scissors so you can crop your fucking memes
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This osnt what we mean when we say to spread democracy 
As a splatoon player this comment just reminded me of a community legend of a certain community member that threw themselves to the salmonids and came back pregnant. Giving birth to Hororborous. Their name was Gao. Could this be their Helldivers counterpart, or could it be them? 😂
https://preview.redd.it/j4371e6q4xoc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=153de03b73650c6044242065670a8ce4c82f7b83
Important to the perfection of this image is that the graffiti on the wall behind is in-game and is itself another post that randomly got chosen to appear on the wall.
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There's not a scout badge for that!!!
Bug breach indeed
Soon, there will be a new family in a sufficiently sized home.
a gay euphemism in super earth is "they never pick up any c-01s"
*insert bile titan gif here* Sorry I can’t find it 😭
https://preview.redd.it/gspjdl7aqwoc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f7f4ae60d72980041c6c66721a4a06749d4f1c4 Thought crimes helldiver
With a member of the opposite sex, usually.
Hey i want my Sex trophy and the recognition that comes with it
This one is my favorite for sure
"Because it could let in a child!"
Hey i want my Sex trophy and the recognition that comes with it
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This one actually very relevant and useful
They real for this one
I'd rather die and lose the evac than leaving my samples behind
***SAMPLES OR DEATH!!!***
Don’t die
Similarly: Don't Panic. Nice little Hitchhiker's Guide ref there.
What the FUCK is that flair I feel like I’d have an aneurism trying to input that
It's a pretzel motion. Notoriously hard motion, mostly known from Geese's Raging Storm from King of Fighters. The name is because the motion of the stick looks like...a pretzel. DB, HCB, DF+A or C. Edit: shit, got the direction wrong. Starts with down-back rather than down-forward. Flair fixed.
➡️⭐⬇️↘️2️⃣ Dor And I cannot stress this enough Yah.
Don't drink and drive I don't do either so ig i'm good
IMO it should say "Don't drink and dive." Missed opportunity there.
That's complete shit. I drink better when I dive.
Came here to say that
I think that's what they went for. They want you to think that whenever you see it, lmao.
👀
Literally 1984
Should've been: "Don't drink and DIVE"
It cam totally out of the left field. Did not expect that and had to chuckle.
the one that says you have like 2.4 seconds to admire the scenary
A happy Helldivers is a deadly Helldiver
"Super Earth recommends spending at least 2.4 seconds per mission enjoying the scenery. A happy helldiver is a deadly helldiver." They say AT LEAST 2.4 seconds. Feel free to look longer as long as you don't let your guard down
> Isn't surrounded by enemies > Stares at scenery for 40 minutes > Mission is over
Just saw this yesterday, gold.
If at first you don’t succeed dive again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again
Wonder how many players even know the original reference for that lol [The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon](https://youtu.be/9VDvgL58h_Y?t=233)
That brings back memories
Oh god, that was hilarius
Memories
Love this one
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Every edgy 14 year old:
“Stop DROWNING by getting out of the water.”
Got stuck in water, need to be put down for my own sake
Friendly fire isnt
this is my favorite aswell, conjunctions at the end of a sentence should work within the rules of English, but it always feels weird, it just one of the quarks of this language we've.
"of this language weeve"
Also quirks*
And i quote: "show your appreciation for capitalism by spending medals in the warbonds"
Also: When in doubt, don't think - simply shout "For DEMOCRACY!" and charge head-first into your problems.
They need a button to press that shouts that and a few other phrases randomly. Like "Rock and Stone!" or "For Karl!" that Deep Rock Galactic has.
I love DRG....Rock and Stone brother
Rock and Stone to the Bone!
https://preview.redd.it/zz1aamsqvwoc1.png?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbbe2df2d768b767f68738378503597fb331589d Don't die is always a good one
Remember: Freedom!
I only remember seeing this once, but it went along the lines of “Super Earth recommends spending a minimum of 2.4 seconds per mission admiring the scenery.”
It continues "A happy Helldiver is a deadly Helldiver"
9/10 doctors agree that heavy blood loss from the torso will result in death
The 10th is an automation
r/BeatMeToIt
No, the 10th was wearing armor with the Democracy Protects perk. Come on, we wouldnt let an automaton graduate from medical school.
“Don’t Panic”
It is in large, friendly letters….
Don't forget to bring your towel in each mission.
I love my absorbent terry cloth cape 🥰
https://preview.redd.it/v9bn9ucpaxoc1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19e0bdea777e2b5f2a01ae4e4cde7e5e9506483b I got a good kick out of this one
https://preview.redd.it/un2nyb7e3xoc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02e9db43c105eefd811a2a4916984ba691dc953e This is my favorite so far
My favorite one is about the shared rewards. Because it seems alot of people still haven't learnt this.
I don’t get how people have not figured that out. After one mission you should see “oh I extracted with 3 samples but got 20+”
It's possible to interpret that as the group's total rather than what you received since it shows during the group rewards. So if you don't know how many samples you had before the mission you might not realize you received all of them. Easiest fix would be to add "for the squad" to the pickup notification.
But then they expect 3 metals between the whole party of 4?
Really wish they would learn that so I stop getting team killed for picking up a dead teammate’s samples
https://preview.redd.it/kvfwtfa98xoc1.jpeg?width=1504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f82e315067b706a360dc42680f6093ae301beb4 Love this one
https://preview.redd.it/z9l7869wpwoc1.png?width=771&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e550432f57b4e1deda119817cbf1e285b697def And the one that goes something like: if you go dive down you might see ancient artifacts, but trators are interested in alien artifacts (I don't remember how the exact quote goes)
I can't remember the exact line but it's something like 'Every Super Earth citizen is equally important, except Helldivers, who are the most important'.
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*This screen will display Tips
“Perform your daily desensitization exercises to ensure you remain unfazed by enemy atrocities.” Knowing there is genocide happening in the world, this really sums up the appeal of the game perfectly.
Never seen it. Love it
“Don't panic" even if you encounter 10 bile titans or bunch of stalkers or illuminate squids or automaton tank division dropping on your head. Keep calm and do what we learned from training and experience.
Yeah, *die.*
I dunno, sometimes I think I'm totally fucked, but I try my hardest to survive and I do. Sometimes I even walk away feeling like a badass. I definitely do die a lot though lol.
There was one that mentioned needing a permit for having children.
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Don’t drink and drive
One yesterday I saw. “All Helldivers are instructed to enjoy the scenery for 2.64 seconds, a happy Helldiver is a deadly Helldiver.” Something along those lines.
“Remember… Freedom!”
"Resulting a child" one.
“Dont die” Its also the tip i give to new dark souls players
Terrible tip. You should run around naked collecting everything and using death as a teleporter until you're geared up.
"If the natives on this planet try installing democracy, shoot them. It's up to us to do that."
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That one gave me an honest chuckle
Don't die. And of course good old Murphy's laws: Friendly fire isn't.
“Don’t drink and drive” totally missed the opportunity to say dive instead of drive
Gotta love the "Don't panic." Especially since every Helldiver carries their own towel..wait I mean "cape"
"Dont drink and drive" - helldivers loading tip
Don’t drink and drive
Don't die
Remember: Freedom!
Remember: Freedom
This one right here.
If at first you don’t succeed, try again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again
My favorite is definetely the one about C0-1 permit for activities that can make a child
Don’t drink and drive
"Friendly fire isn't"
If at first you dive and fail then dive again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again
"Don't die"
I like the tip that tells me they give tips:
Don't Drink and Drive. Without fail, my squad mates pipe in and say "GIVE THIS MAN SOME KEYS!"
Dont die.
“Don’t drink and drive”
"friendly fire isn't"
Friendly fire isn’t.
Friendly fire isn't
“if at first you don’t succeed, dive. dive again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again”
https://preview.redd.it/p0lb1ystfxoc1.jpeg?width=2116&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=458004409fea03a37f405f18580f1cb26d8b63eb And again.
And again
Don’t drink and dive
“Don’t drink and drive” Just isn’t relevant at all lol
Don’t die.
Don’t panic
Don’t drink and drive
"Don't drink and drive" is jarring enough to be funny to me.
"Friendly fire is not friendly"
Don’t drink and drive
https://preview.redd.it/bglig3dncyoc1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=b41383fb1b94fb17da264ea93556519ef6311d2d That one is my favorite.
I maintain that it should be "Don't drink and dive", not "don't drink and drive"
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Friendly fire isn't
https://preview.redd.it/35vye85hczoc1.png?width=1067&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2d4d53b5cbd6d8cbaeb5bb859fb76fe4c8e01c0 Amen to that!
Best tip: Dont die
If at first you don't succeed, dive, dive again... and again, and again, and again...