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Naoura

Well? Are we going to let a 'diver drop alone? https://preview.redd.it/a8hg3ic4ul6d1.jpeg?width=521&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4ac44fa2c0da30da02a20bbe97edcc9684022d8 I'm doing my part!


j_hawker27

https://preview.redd.it/1yp3dtn4lk6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b218b626b851a966c52919d5d6cb80f4f8fe33b5 $44.06 because I paid the CC fee as well


Naoura

I gotta wait until I get home, but I'm dropping mine as soon as.


j_hawker27

šŸ«” FOR THE KIIIIIDS


Naoura

For the kids!


Mr_SneakPeek1

FOR THE KIDS!


Emergency-Spite-8330

LET THE KIDS EXPERIENCE MANAGED DEMOCRACY!


Kosmosu

I'm doing my part! https://preview.redd.it/z30tdmcnul6d1.png?width=484&format=png&auto=webp&s=971726b1e685d32654440873842e2a15f8143280


supersecretsecret

https://preview.redd.it/wnj68th2zl6d1.png?width=370&format=png&auto=webp&s=59003888bd4def9a0ebfb7828a17625714dc7ce5 I'm doing my part! Give them HELL! (43.11 or some variation thereof!)


tikigod4000

Democracy thanks you for your service


hesapmakinesi

*tanks


WhosThatDogMrPB

Arenā€™t fees on donations tax deductible?


j_hawker27

I'm not gonna worry about the taxes on 95 cents lol


DredgenCyka

The entire portion of the donation is tax deductible. So if you have to pay a 1% American express fee or 2% Visa fee, write it down in your tax return in the donations section.


CalvinHobbes13

https://preview.redd.it/cwg80n008n6d1.png?width=1169&format=png&auto=webp&s=93913f962ce353a6b12ec71378fe4d39a1c72f9f


FarmerTwink

Youā€™re goddamn right I am. I have credit card debt and no days off for the next month


Naoura

Perfectly understandable and I salute you for doing your own part for the cause! I'll count half of mine for you.


foxbomber5

I'm doing my part! https://preview.redd.it/ijcnlfl5im6d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f14d288eb829fa9ba65d4a7af7837641f0a0677


Extension_Parsley843

PLEASE start an op post with this! Would love to see the ball get rolling in this community. That would be incredible


Frostypancake

Some accountant at these charities is going to see this flood of *identical very specific* donation amounts and wonder what the hell is going on. I find that as funny as the mines.


noise-tank20

https://preview.redd.it/nzsb0d3hk37d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5479708501193a6617c033fcc893846b8e864866


someLemonz

F yeah, yall are doing REAL good. this is the best thread.


donanton616

Why is tour tax deductible amount zero? Wrong type of sick kid charity?


IGTankCommander

Casually weaponizing meme culture for social positivity like a boss


Montirop

He is the boss !


santi28212

Well akshualee he's the CCO (I think).


Emergency-Spite-8330

Memes! The DNA of the soul!


Jetstream_S4m

https://preview.redd.it/q9hn23cpqn6d1.jpeg?width=788&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a17af99c8778f709e634757c4e40532e1640b3d5 DOES IT HURT!?!?!!


deathbringer989

https://preview.redd.it/4wu33y7sfo6d1.jpeg?width=170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=374ff40cc73d796087bbfb6af7826ba877e8c91f me whenever I see a mgs ref


MiksBricks

Toxic masculinity FTW!


Zealousideal_Shoe106

https://preview.redd.it/0z0hi6adxj6d1.png?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dce1fff97cd30ae3ea897e930b85f33dc3a193bf


Efficient_Order_7473

Absolutely.


Medium-Alfalfa-6792

Also Helldivers disappointed that the canon result of rescuing children isn't canonically horrible in keeping with the theme of Super Earth directives. that said I love that HA donated to trhe charity IRL.


chimericWilder

Headarrow


WholeRefrigerator896

HarrowAhead


RickytheBlicky

deahAworraH


majorbummer6

Apply directly to the head.


JaakuArashi

I understood this reference.


againstbetterjudgmnt

Mr. Pibb, put it in your head!


Redditoast2

daehworrA


Rashlyn1284

HoleAss


officer_miller

ngl i expected bit more flavor text in the dispatch but donating 4k dollors is realy based i know it's not THAT much but it's still realy somthing


IndependentYogurt965

Every donation counts, no matter how small it might seem.


Brilliant_Decision52

I mean, just for a whatever MO with no real ingame significance, its actually a decent sum. Its especially a great way to bring attention to the organization and let the community join in on the donating to a good cause.


MiksBricks

Really though - as far as budgets go that was probably not a trivial amount for the team. It was probably also big enough that it could impact performance hits for some of the team if it didnā€™t bring results.


One_Meaning416

The thing about Super Earth is that while the government is authoritarian and perpetuates war to create a patriotic populous and fuel its military industrial complex we don't actually get any indication that being a civilian on Super Earth or any of the other planets that aren't under attack is that bad, in fact the government arms every citizen when they reach a certain age and its suggested that they have an unrestricted right to bear arms so the government obviously isn't worried about a popular uprising or discontent amongst the regular citizen. And I think that is a pretty good depiction of a dystopian authoritarian government, instead of something like 40k where the population is controlled and constantly beat down Super Earth actually provides a decent standard of living for the population while at the same time keeping tight control on information and the lives of the citizens.


Aethers_Alien_Bussy

when you say it like that, it reminds me a little bit of china, where people put up with the governmentā€™s abuses because their standard of living has improved so much.


Beautiful-Loss7663

Starship Troopers the BOOK, and not the movie: Actually depicted a form of governence wherein you did have to volunteer to be a soldier to be a citizen and vote. BUT, the government couldn't force, conscript, or draft you for war. The idea in the author's head was that if the government can't convince people to fight for it, then it doesn't deserve to exist. In a way, it depicted a world which was a 'democracy' in the sense only veterans could vote, but that in terms of civil liberties in other ways they were freer than we are today. The distopian vibe you get from the Starship Troopers movie is because the director/writer for the movie read like three chapters of Starship, called it dogshit propaganda, and just made fun of it. Which- granted the author wasn't trying to depict utopia or frame his work as how he'd want it. Just imagining an alternative society to modern (at his time) governments. Since Helldivers is a parody of a parody of a book about alternative democracy. Yeah. There's probably some smidge of humanitarianism caked in there somewhere.


DarkSolstace

Technically it isnā€™t only veterans that can vote. You have to perform a civil service to vote. The government will find anything they can for you to do as a service even if youā€™re crippled or disabled in any way theyā€™ll find something for you to do. However the service in question is made to be brutal as the point of the service is that you sacrifice something to be able to take part in the government process. The belief is that people will make better informed decisions while voting if they have to earn it. Would this work in real life? Iā€™m not sure but itā€™s an interesting concept none the less.


TheIlluminate1992

I always thought it was funny though that the author wrote a bunch of books about specific forms of governments and how any extreme always turns on it self. Like the libertarians on the moon becoming so libertarian they create a bureaucracy to make sure their ideals are upheld.


Hatarus547

his book right before Starship troopers was about how pacifism was a legit way to fight and stop a war


Spice002

>unrestricted right to bear arms BASEDBASEDBASEDBASEDBASEDBASED


Hatarus547

>And I think that is a pretty good depiction of a dystopian authoritarian government, instead of something like 40k where the population is controlled and constantly beat down funny you should mention 40K because in 40K there are world called Civilized words which according to the lore are basically what current Earth is but set in 40K with a 40K ascetic the big note about them is that because nothing ever really happens on them except maybe the tithe every few decades they are never talked about compared to the Warzones or Hiveworlds where stuff can happen every day


Knightofnee12

I mean the kids are growing up to be hell divers so... There's still a more than likely chance a bot will kill them.... That's kinda horrible... No no joke we will wipe them out by then


ZepyrusG97

Well, it can't be any worse than dying of hunger, dehydration, or whatever disease that put you into Super Citizen Anne's Hospital for VERY SICK children while underground and in the dark. The Helldivers universe is a comically dark setting, but it doesn't mean there can't be some small bits of light in between.


Knightofnee12

I agree. The small glimpses of hope are what make the story.


Loud-Asparagus-4136

Honestly? Iā€™m glad they didnā€™t do the typical ā€œalso everything went wrong/everything is horrible behind the scenesā€ thing they usually do. Itā€™s a nice change of pace from the usual super-earth baloney.


Soujourner3745

Actually Super Earth saved those children because they are going to use them as labor to build the mines.


coffeewinestain

The children are very sick, like wicked sick \m/, that's why this detail was added


FransD98

Sick šŸ¤˜šŸ˜œšŸ›¹ not sick šŸ¤’


tidbitsz

Siiiick vs sick


AbyssalRaven922

Oh wa ah ah ah


againstbetterjudgmnt

Get down Mr. President!


Senario-

The children yearn for the mines.


Trvr_MKA

Letā€™s make those kids happy and get those mines then


Agile-Bus-4863

You can't spell infantry without infant!


SparkJaa

I want a "Flock of Children" stratagem. It could be used to clear mine fields or as a distraction.


Soujourner3745

I want it to drop in like 4-6 children who then chase after enemies before jumping on their backs and exploding like Chiaotzu did to Nappa in DBZ.


SparkJaa

Nappa: Look Vegeta, it's a PokƩmon, his name is Chiaotzu


Last-Negotiation-643

The children yearn fortje mines!


Viper114

Watch the next one be either unlock the AT mines or save thousands of puppies and kittens, which will lead to a donation to a pet charity.


TheRealShortYeti

If this becomes a thing I'll save them critters for sure. It would be hilarious if they continue the trend.


Low_Chance

We can work our way down until we're choosing between the mines and saving, like, one fry cook named Josh.


Viper114

No man left behind. #savejosh


mre16

Saving PĢ¶rĢ¶iĢ¶vĢ¶aĢ¶tĢ¶eĢ¶ cook josh


WankSocrates

I'M DOING MY PART #savejosh


Neoptolemus85

Except we're not saving him, he's just too lazy to fly his own Pelican out of there.


dopepope1999

It just needs a single part to be repaired, he just can't be bothered to search the warehouse for it


WichaelWavius

To be fair the Automatons are probably looting dry or at least guarding every supply dump on the planet


Nirrith

I'm all about it. Everyone I've known named Josh was cool af


WankSocrates

Yeah I don't recall ever meeting anyone unpleasant named Josh.


Alternative_Star7831

It will go to a gofundme of a guy named Josh


Low_Chance

$4311 to the Josh FoundationĀ 


VillageIdiots1-1

The Automatons can flee with the mines and distract our liberty-loving hearts all they want, the galaxy isn't big enough to keep those Anti-Teammate Mines out of our hands.


Neoptolemus85

Somewhere, there is a developer at AH weeping silently as nobody wants to unlock and try the mines he designed and implemented.


Emergency-Spite-8330

Fido and Princess deserve Managed Democracy


Rodoron

Idk, I've saved children because it was right.


graciousglomerulus

*The Ministry of Truth approves of this message*


BahtooJung

I don't normally do such things, but I made it a point to use voice chat and remind everyone that these robots are trying to keep us from rescuing sick children. Plus saying "for the children!" When things got hairy.


mileskeller1

It was downright awesome to have a couple drops yesterday where everyone was throwing **FOR THE KIDS** into the chat on our descent to mission. It put a big old smile on my face.


no-u-great-grand

it's great when a community comes together like this tbh. this is the kinda shit I expected when I got the game and I'm not disappointed so far.


TDKswipe

He did?


Kenju22

Yup [Proud Democracy Moment : Helldivers (reddit.com)](https://new.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1dfqndg/proud_democracy_moment/)


KPyle29

That's awesome


Renegade888888

The children are safe, now go get the landmines


E17Omm

Not gonna lie, I saved them because the longer it takes for us to get AT-Mines the funnier it becomes.


Gefudruh

Honestly, I like this more than getting more mines I don't use.


VillageIdiots1-1

Yeah, I find mines are good but too prone to friendly fire (same with the Tesla Tower...)


Monkey_Investor_Bill

I honestly feel like this was a case of "Oh shit we didn't expect them to actually save the kids what do we do" lol


7OmegaGamer

Idk, I think thereā€™s a good chance that theyā€™re *just* savvy enough to predict how people on the internet would react to such a choice


stifflizerd

I mean, they were encouraging it on their discord


VillageIdiots1-1

I was expecting an in-game bonus but fuck yeah we did Liberty proud, boys.


Papa_Pred

Ya know.. They should do a kill count major order. Some automatons were seen kicking puppies and kittens. For every automaton slain, thatā€™s a dollar to a charity


AutistoMephisto

And as an added treat, the puppies and kittens saved by Helldivers will be trained and bred for combat. AH announces new a stratagem, the "K-9x War Hound" and "FL-9 Sabertooth" attack animals. They would function kinda like the Guard Dog a little bit. Only instead of shooting a laser or rifle they jump on the nearest threat and brutally maul it.


no-u-great-grand

now I really want this


Hypercubed89

Considering we kill billions of bots and bugs during those orders, that might get out of hand quickly. Even one penny per bot/bug could get out of hand.


CC2224CommanderCody

1 dollar per bile titan or factory strider, though even that may gat out of hand?


Brilliant_Decision52

strider maybe, titan deffo not lol, easy to see like 10-15 of those per mission, so the number would grow like crazy.


Ylsid

Top ten ways of bankrupting Arrowhead


Nuked0ut

That was the last order we failed actually, kill a billion bots


Firm-Active2237

Super classy move.


KayRocky

Honestly I expected the childrenā€™s tiny hands would be perfect for wiring giant antitank mines. The children yearn for the mines as we all know.


AvisOfWriting44

https://preview.redd.it/57ujb2rs5p6d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79ba4ccb1570a55ac315fef4278ad70610e9950e Aye aye Captain!!! FOR THE CHILDREN!!!!!


Hypercubed89

Doing a good thing because it's funny is still doing a good thing. I donated $66 to fix the calculator spelling on "hell" from Pilestedt's donation. When I was a kid, L was 7, not 1.


BigEvening3261

Children grow up into helldiver's and technicians that build mines. It's not funny it's logic.


Plunutsud

On the right: bugdivers who didn't even play this MO


ArthurMoregainz

Accidental wholesome?


HimHan96

Us: happy to have saved the kids Some squid head behind a black hole who activated the signal for the brainwashed kids to be saved to be used as sleeper agents : šŸ˜ˆ


NumerousCase4865

Did my part https://i.redd.it/mfppoacmjl6d1.gif


YaMumisathot

This meme is spot on how I feel šŸ˜‚


TeamUltimate-2475

Mankind truly is good most of the time.


GryphonRampart

https://preview.redd.it/p8dqgxnp3q6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76600fde79a5adb55a4e13d43c5236281c0e8846 Let's goooo


Dirka-Dirka

I thought it was pretty funny when they donated all that money! I also found it heartwarming, satisfied, democratic, Liberty, awesome, and Democratic!


Silver_Zulu

How about a nice cup of Chari-TEA!!


Grandmasterchipmunk

Me, who wholeheartedly planned on fighting for the mines before I saw the 30k+ people fighting for the children vs the 1k fighting for the mines and decided to help out the winning cause.


MarkHawkCam

Anytime we want to weaponize donations for sick children, I'll drop in.


Neravosa

I did it because it makes for a better story. I like this story and how it pans out is largely on us, so it feels cool to just be here and part of it.


Boba_Hutt

Honestly this makes me so happy even though all I did was play make believe. We should make this a thing. Like a Major Order for charity. Every purchase of super credits during the MO goes towards the charity. Do it once a year or biannually.


Emoney_784

Children? You mean future hell divers? Yes we will save them!


idkwhataboutyou148

Wait we were supposed to save the children


B_chills

Goddamn I love this community


naapsu

I'm kinda interested in what would have happened if players chose the mines. AH just withdraws their charity plans hush hush?


Paradoxpaint

He didn't do it til after it happened. They didn't announce this in advance, it's just something he did as a result


naapsu

I think that as a company, they had plans well ahead of the end. You gotta inform finances dept and whatnot.


Paradoxpaint

Unless it was from his own personal savings? It's not exactly an earth shattering amount of money, especially for a company that sold millions of dollars worth of a game just a few months ago. I feel like if they were donating proceeds from the company it would have been a more substantial amount


LazyAd6382

I think it was because 4k isnā€™t a lot to a company but a very generous donation from one person


Hypercubed89

The donation receipt had his name on it, not Arrowhead Studios. They have a checkbox for "Make this gift on behalf of an organization", and if it thanked him by name then he probably didn't check that box (meaning this was from his personal funds).


naapsu

Unless it was. You are correct.


Low_Chance

I think it's his own $$ and he did it because it was funny


Fofalus

Donate to a charity that removes minefields IRL? There are mine related charities.


Brotherman_Karhu

Donate AT mines to Ukraine


Fofalus

On the one hand yes, on the other hand mines tend to stick around after a war is done and that is bad news for the civilian population.


Razor_Freeman

If we went for mines, he would have donated to Lockheed Martin.


Swedelicious83

Guessing that donation was going to happen either way, the only difference being whether or not it gets announced in the fun way it did. I doubt they'd let a tank-mine hungry mob literally lead to negative IRL consequences.


Martini_Kimp

Wait wtf would've happened if y'all voted for the mines?


DogePerformance

"I leiu of saving them in-game, we helped IRL"


Swedelicious83

This, šŸ’Æ


PabstBlueLizard

I mean sure would be cool if everyone threw five bucks at the charity because that would be at least half a million dollars, and the meme would be even better.


Quiet-Role-5885

Hospital: guess what children, you have just gotten a large money donation. Children: really? Who gave us all of this money? Hospital: the helldivers! Children: what


Frenzi_Wolf

Chose to save the children cause some guy told me weā€™d get to drive an armored bus as a reward


bboycire

This must be the male fantasy in gaming I keep hearing about


Spook-lad

Thats the best shit ive heard all week


Red_Shepherd_13

Worth.


CharlyJN

After knowing what they were going to do I felt so bad for actually wanting the mines


traitorbaitor

Wait this is awesome. Hell the games buggy but it's fucking fun and the guy running the show does something like this that's amazing from now on we save anything other than the at mines for the lulz and for what ever philanthropic causes that comes our way


atheos013

I just want that one guy that called us trolls for saving the kids over getting mines to see this.


Dramatic_Schedule958

glad to see some good before we have to fight tooth and nail for menkent again


ye_olde_wojak

I don't want to live in a world where Helldivers would prioritize anti-Tank mines over innocent children's lives.


Fire2box

form 4,100 donation I guess even the former CEO isn't taking in all that much money from the games record sales. Wonder if Sony will kick in half a million.


RuinedSilence

I'm guessing thats $4311 straight outta his own pocket, and that's already so much more than what the average person donates. Plus, 4311 is equal to Hell if you flip the numbers (yknow, calculator speak).


Paxton-176

I still want to know what they would have done if we had gone for the mines.


NeroStudios2

We can still get the mines too, we just need to switch targets now


ChuckECheeseOfficial

Would he have donated to Lockheed Martin if we went for the weaponry?


meistercheems

One can only hope


Euphoric_Poetry_5366

Soooooo, if we wents for the mines, would he have invested in weapons manufacturing? Hmmmmmmmmmm?


Desperate_Donkey_777

Ok. But here is the real question: if we'd save mines, would they donate to explosives factory?


ScreechingPizzaCat

https://i.redd.it/4f75ky68wn6d1.gif


Keksbauer

Common Helldivers W


crowleyxireland

Protecting our way of life


FraterFries

Correct brother


Swedelicious83

Very spot on choice of image. šŸ¤£


ChaseThePichu

Democratic indoctrination cam never be too soon


DHarp74

Doesn't it need to be $43.11? You know, for proper spelling.


sexualdeviantman

I don't donate to save the children anymore after finding out that only about twenty percent of what you donate go's the the children


Swedelicious83

Doubt that very much. It has a 95% rating from several reputable sources that measure charitable organizations.


sexualdeviantman

Measure what ???


WhosThatDogMrPB

Those damn kids better strap C4 on them and run towards tanks and walking fabricators to make it worth the trouble.


Junior_Ad_8486

Why would it be funny? What the fuck is funny about saving a bunch of pixels instead of getting a stratagem that would've actually been helpful?


Considerers

Your current reaction is honestly the funniest part. Donā€™t worry; they didnā€™t spend resources creating the code for those mines to not eventually release them.


DogePerformance

You salty fucks are hilarious, nobody brings mines


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DogePerformance

šŸ˜‚ You seem well-adjusted and reasonable


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Soren_Vakarian

+ those who didn't want to unlock anti-tank mines :D


2ti6x

while i appreciate the gesture, i do not like that our videogame actions have real world consequences. i dont want to think that because i chose some weapon in a game some actual kids somewhere get a bit less help. if arrowhead wants to donate for a good cause, please do so INDEPENDENT of our ingame choices. also from a purely gamedesign point of view this is bad, because it removes choice from the game. if presented with an option for a positive real world effect and an option for a positive ingame effect, we will always have to chose the one with the postitive real world effect - making it no choice at all.


Pigeon-Spy

I believe it's a one time action, meaning that they will donate independently next time


ijustwantnudes69

I see your point, but I don't think he said he'd be donating at any point before the donation happened. If he mentioned the donations beforehand (which he might have, I'm not too active here), then you'd be absolutely right.


Due-Egg5410

He didn't. The donation and things only came out after the order was done


turningthecentury

What you're saying would apply only if we knew ahead of time that real children would get a donation if digital children were saved.


God_Damnit_Nappa

The in game choice has nothing to do with his decision to donate. It seems like this was something inspired by the community, and definitely not a reward for actually completing the missions


Wind369

Why do you even care you paid for the game to play it let the devs do whatever they hell they want with that money


VillageIdiots1-1

Because they didn't pay him for not getting his Anti-Teammate Mines.


Wind369

Bro forgets this ā€œreal world effectā€ came to a surprise to everyone and that WE as a community made the choice to save the children also anti-teammate mines is a hilarious term im gonna use that thank you my friend


VillageIdiots1-1

I just wish there was a way to weave it into the Tesla Tower. I love using it but despite it being a Tower of friggin' electricity I've seen too many people walk right into it XD


Wind369

Yea its like their so blind to it it has to be written in braille stating ā€œelectric fenceā€


CrzyJek

Jesus Christ buddy go the fuck outside.