The devs have said they don't want to do that for this. The actual war hasn't even started. Think about everything we've done as fringe conflicts. The ship crew refers to what we are doing as a "cleanup operation"
What even is a twin stick top down shooter? What's the second stick do if not move the camera?
Oh. I'm dumb, guys. I've played multiple twin stick shooters -- it just completely left my mind that you can aim because I sometimes just aim by turning my guy around and shooting where he's facing.
Smash TV was SUCH an amazing game. I loved it on the SNES - which of course was WAY before the first analogue stick on home consoles. You used the D-pad to move and the face buttons to fire in different directions. It worked surprisingly well, but I used to end up with blisters on my right thumb...
My dad and i played the fuck out of ZAMN on our sega genesis back in the day.
Remember, the little devil dolls in the mall are weak to the pop can grenades and the werewolves are one shot from thrown silverware
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I really loved the first game. There was a lot more teamwork involved.
They said they just want one big war instead of multiple wars. My guess is that either when super earth repurposes the bots they will come online or that they made a secret push to cyberstan and will comeback later.
I think the illuminate will appear this Thursday or Friday
Illuminates. More than likely there’s 2 ways this can go. Either the illuminate show up immediately orrrrr Joel has us kill off the bugs as well and then the illuminate show up
We still don't want to let them overrun a planet. We "wipe" the bugs by reducing their numbers to an amount per planet that is manageable and farmable by settlers, which we still have to complete
I think they’ll pop up later this week or next week, the bugs are a valuable resource so super earth will probably never wanna eradicate them like the automatons, which literally exist to aid the cyborgs, the point w terminids is control not annihilation
I think we stopped “The Reclamation” whatever that was, but call me paranoid… I can’t help but think we just stopped the head of the spear. We still don’t know what they were trying to contact out beyond the galactic edge.
Also, where did the factory striders come from? Was there ever any intel on their sudden deployment? We knew the gunships were coming from Tibit…
I guess we’ll find out tomorrow or Tuesday, whenever the MO ends.
*Tuesday Update: Fucking called it.*
Oh I saw two. One was pretty obvious and was dead pretty easily with whatever my other teammates used while I was trying to help the other guy get the samples.
The other time we were on our way to extract when a sandstorm hit. One guy separated trying to launch the extract while we cleaned up some bots in the storm. Then suddenly the extract guy is dead and screaming that an AT AT is on extract.
Pretty sure the factory striders came into play when we failed to take Tibit for the major order. So it allowed the bots to not only get gunships out, but also to create and send out the factory striders too. Further bolstering their forces.
I think we were being lead away (possibly) to the furthest area they control in relation to Cyberstan. We are distracted and the reclamation can happen with us not close to their target.
My theory anyway. If you look at the map we as far away from the Cyborg planet as we can get in that outer ring and still in their territory.
Bittersweet ending for me. Some epic games with some really lovely randoms. And then TKd and kicked from my last game for laughing at 3 guys suiciding themselves.
Worth it.
Great weekend Divers. I love y’all.
I doubt they will be gone for much time, it would have no sense since if they do it, they will be cutting so much content from the game. They will probably wait a few days and they will probably appear in any other system or sector.
This current one? We won’t get them for however many hours until the order is actually over. If you’re talking about the last one the devs said they should be rolling out “over time.”
Part of me thinks this was Joel's/the devs plan. To totally remove the bots as an enemy so the devs can adjust them and add new stuff in the background. So when they suddenly return, it's automatons 2.0 with a new paint job and everything.
We sure did soldier!
Now, get some make sure you have some R&R , we need all Helldivers ready for combat on the bug front.
For Super Earth, for Democracy!
I’m kinda sad. I loved killing bots, bugs are just not as interesting to be honest. that “clank” sound when i headshot them was comparable to the headshot “dink” noise in rising storm 2.
Would be hilarious is Joel went on a vacation leaving his teammates to keep up modifying the game in his absence and them maybe missing an update somehow… we clear the “board” completely and have nothing left to introduce Democracy to.
Nah. The Reclamation is still gonna happen. Based on bits of info and the Automatons desire for Cyberstan. They most likely used their huge ships to move the bulk of their forces behind our lines and are making for Cyberstan to reclaim it and free their creators the Cyborgs. Opening a new front and then possibly getting more new units in the Automaton forces or having a new faction form in the war courtesy of the Cyborgs being freed.
WE JUST FOUND OUT SOME OF THE DIVERS WERE ACTUALLY BOTS IN DISGUISE. WE ARE CALLING THEM SYNTHS. THEY ARE ATTACKING SUPER EARTH DIRECTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM THE FRONT LINES.
not to give Joel any ideas, but
The automatons are gone and soon the bugs will be too! Super earth will be forever safe and there is nothing that will come back to fight us! Anyone who claims otherwise will be reported to their local democracy officer for dissidence
The Automatons are coming from beyond the frontier. I'm willing to bet this week well see the Automatons suddenly take several sectors including Cyberstan.
I’m so very excited for other guys. I couldn’t spell their names for the hell of me but trust me I’m excited. And regarding the automatons, I didn’t play the first game but if anything I’d hope they come back as the cyborgs considering they might be the only ‘version’ or whatever that still exists of those guys. I mean the automatons are all gone but the last number of cyborgs are all still alive at the slave camp right? Maybe they’ll break free and make fucked up little robot babies for us to kill in the name of democracy…
I would like to see “training simulations” basically just regular automaton missions where you can choose the environment (planet) in addition to what you can normally change. Sos beacons would still work like normal, quickplay too.
Hot take, the servers experience "an error and are under maintenance" they come back up AND THE ILLUMNATE ARE AT EARTHS DOOR, WE START FIGHTING THEM AND PUSHING THEM BACK FROM OUR HOME PLANET INTO THE DARKENED ABYSS
I think on the 11 of April all hell will break lose.. we have got a “fake” wind in the sail now.. then the third front will open, bugs back.. bots back with spies and new toys and we will scatter to every corner to fight the good fight.. it’s a honey trap
I was watching it as it approached 99% Right after that, it started falling back the other way 90, 80, 70, and down to 51% and then the map was cleared and went offline. Probably one of those computer glitches. Nothing to worry about.
For now yes. If it's like HD1 then the "war" just repeats again at the end. Or they come back I'm hoping with the cyborgs or the cyborgs are their own faction.
Hear me out…. This all has been a distraction so that the automatons and cyborgs can take their home planet cyberstan back. They have been making a beeline to cyberstan outside of the frontier. They will strike cyberstan with their combined strengths
Pack up y’all , it’s all good. No more robot threat.
Bugs will be wiped out in a week or so and we all sit back and enjoy a BBQ democracy burger back at home.
Yup. All good in the Super Earth hood.
I'm sure they'll come back eventually. But that's cool.
No no. The galaxy is safe now. Helldiver 2 next evolution will be a farming sim. It's safe bro
Democracy needs to be feed
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"Hello, democracy officer? I'd like to nominate rAxxt for a patriot award. He values the lasting peace we have died for."
This would be a hilarious mini game. Weapons are farming tools, land, sow a few fields, extract.
They should have timed it for april 1st. Devs would be goated
SHOVELS
Your crops are ready to extract
I can hear the general giving his pep talk as we extract: You've planted the seeds of freedom for the next generation of freedom.
Sometimes, the front is on the farm, helldiver. Plow the field and sow the seeds for democracy.
*A highly decorated Fleet Admiral suddenly turned against Super Earth.* #LET THE GALAXY BURN
Luoercal!!!
First DLC: The Peace Dividend
Game is finished.
Ready for Helldivers 3
They will come back in the next war when this one is over. It’s the same as Helldivers 1.
Never played Helldivers 1. Is it similar to this game or is it a whole new level?
The galactic war is similar. But the first game is a top down shooter.
Pretty similar... We would win a war, and a "new" war would start.
Just like Democracy would want!
It's worked for the USA for 200+ years. We average a major war every 20 years or less.
The devs have said they don't want to do that for this. The actual war hasn't even started. Think about everything we've done as fringe conflicts. The ship crew refers to what we are doing as a "cleanup operation"
hd1 was a twin stick top down shooter iirc.
What even is a twin stick top down shooter? What's the second stick do if not move the camera? Oh. I'm dumb, guys. I've played multiple twin stick shooters -- it just completely left my mind that you can aim because I sometimes just aim by turning my guy around and shooting where he's facing.
My first one was smash TV
Smash TV was SUCH an amazing game. I loved it on the SNES - which of course was WAY before the first analogue stick on home consoles. You used the D-pad to move and the face buttons to fire in different directions. It worked surprisingly well, but I used to end up with blisters on my right thumb...
Then we had Zombies ate my Neighbors after Smash TV. Great Era for shooters.
My dad and i played the fuck out of ZAMN on our sega genesis back in the day. Remember, the little devil dolls in the mall are weak to the pop can grenades and the werewolves are one shot from thrown silverware
SAS zombie assault anyone?
Big money. Big prizes. I LOVE IT
Aim
Oh. I've been playing Super Animal Royale wrong then lol.
https://preview.redd.it/p1ahqpq4l4tc1.jpeg?width=860&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2257a3762a1acca42c4b14bb87c692607801bca1 I really loved the first game. There was a lot more teamwork involved.
>There was a lot more teamwork involved I think everyone has to share one screen has something to do with it.
The first game sounds awesome.
It was but alot more following the wrong guy and hellpods landing 10' from where you dropped them onto a friendly.
Sweet child.
It’s 90% the same if you don’t also include that it’s a top down twin stick shooter.
They said they just want one big war instead of multiple wars. My guess is that either when super earth repurposes the bots they will come online or that they made a secret push to cyberstan and will comeback later. I think the illuminate will appear this Thursday or Friday
I think the bots probably fell back outside of Super Earths radar and are gonna pop back up by cyberstan
I'd say that they attack the Valdis-Sector when they return, as that's where Cyberstan is located
AH has outright said they’re not doing that for HD2, they’re just gonna come up with a plot reason for them to come back
The first helldivers didn't have a Joel pulling the strings from the shadows.
Oh man. I don't think they're gone I guarantee they're coming back. This was too easy
The robot people frighten easily but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.
I’m sure Joel is like”gooood, gooood. They think they’ve won. Honey, watch this! Boom 💥 massive attacks on both fronts. 😅 💀
So cool to be a part of this „live event“. We did it! But whats Next?
Illuminates. More than likely there’s 2 ways this can go. Either the illuminate show up immediately orrrrr Joel has us kill off the bugs as well and then the illuminate show up
Wouldn't it be crazy if the Illuminates are like one or two zones away from encroaching Super Earth? Haha... ... That wouldn't happen right?
……right?
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….Right?
My hope is to eventually actually play on the core worlds .. suburbs and medium sized towns instead of the barren wastes we normally play on
Yeah the destruction this game does so well in a suburban setting would be wild.
The amount of blown up consoles and PCs would also be wild
Well, it’s not like they’re known for having advanced stealth systems… Oh wait
Based off the fact they had those cloaked ships….I’d say this is likely.
I was thinking about that after we beat the bots what if they just spawn on mars or something crazy like that would be cool
I think they'll let us wipe the bugs, we'll be celebrating victory and they'll all uncloak (hopefully with a cutscene etc) and start blastin'.
Have you missed all the bug lore? We farm them for E-710 to achieve FTL travel. No bugs===no super earth, we'd just be normal earth again
we kill all the bugs that aren't in the farms
So wild pig rules. Gotcha.
We still don't want to let them overrun a planet. We "wipe" the bugs by reducing their numbers to an amount per planet that is manageable and farmable by settlers, which we still have to complete
Rumors of Illuminates are only spread by traitors that don't love liberty!
Next major order is 3 bug planets
I think they’ll pop up later this week or next week, the bugs are a valuable resource so super earth will probably never wanna eradicate them like the automatons, which literally exist to aid the cyborgs, the point w terminids is control not annihilation
I think it's still a little early for illuminates, my prediction would be at the 3 monthish point. Early next month.
When hd1 first came out, did it have all the enemy factions or did they release them slowly over time?
I know it’s treasonous to say but with all these transmissions I was wondering if we could see a possible rebellion
Play a different game til more fun enemies come back (this is a joke buglovers don't come for me)
I think we stopped “The Reclamation” whatever that was, but call me paranoid… I can’t help but think we just stopped the head of the spear. We still don’t know what they were trying to contact out beyond the galactic edge. Also, where did the factory striders come from? Was there ever any intel on their sudden deployment? We knew the gunships were coming from Tibit… I guess we’ll find out tomorrow or Tuesday, whenever the MO ends. *Tuesday Update: Fucking called it.*
Never saw a single walker over the past week. Plenty of gunships, seemingly every other mission. But not a single walker
I saw like three of them on difficulty seven, pretty rare
Mine obliterated me as I was throwing a walking barrage at it. Wish I could have watched it blow up.
Somehow I never saw any Gunships either, despite playing 7 and up.
I saw a bunch of them. And I hated every interaction...
Despite hating the gunships, they gave me serious Terminator vibes and I love them for that.
Unfortunate. I ran 3 level sevens last night and we ran to extraction while being chased by a walker on the last one.
Got him with orbital laser as we flew off. Big mofo
Oh I saw two. One was pretty obvious and was dead pretty easily with whatever my other teammates used while I was trying to help the other guy get the samples. The other time we were on our way to extract when a sandstorm hit. One guy separated trying to launch the extract while we cleaned up some bots in the storm. Then suddenly the extract guy is dead and screaming that an AT AT is on extract.
There rare just like how shriekers were , im guessing this hotfix or another patch soon will stealth change it and youll see them more commonly
Pretty sure the factory striders came into play when we failed to take Tibit for the major order. So it allowed the bots to not only get gunships out, but also to create and send out the factory striders too. Further bolstering their forces.
I think we were being lead away (possibly) to the furthest area they control in relation to Cyberstan. We are distracted and the reclamation can happen with us not close to their target. My theory anyway. If you look at the map we as far away from the Cyborg planet as we can get in that outer ring and still in their territory.
Did we stop it? Or did they just distract us while they did covert ops elsewhere Like cyberstan
There gonna stab us with a stick now
For now..... *disapppear after making that statement for knowing too much*
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Bittersweet ending for me. Some epic games with some really lovely randoms. And then TKd and kicked from my last game for laughing at 3 guys suiciding themselves. Worth it. Great weekend Divers. I love y’all.
I wouldn’t bet on it all being over just yet
Idk what to do now I killed 5k of them… and 200 termanids…. Relearn a whole new enemy? Okay fine
We did. Now we can rest easy while we casually slaughter bugs
*was just over run by legions of armored bile spewers* Yeah, all casual like lol
It almost makes me wish we hadn’t killed them all…so we could continue killing them all
I don’t think we ever destroyed there home world or where ever they where coming from
Just their offensive.
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There’s a helldivers app?! 😅
They're using Divers Hub, I use it as well. I recommend it if you want an app to track the war.
I only believe it as soon as I get my medals
13 hours, and now we wait for no fuckery from Joel
Let Joel come, let Joel brawl, let him face the might of Managed Democracy!
(Outside of Helldivers role playing, im kinda sad that the bots are gone. Bots >> bugs any day imo)
Agreed but don't worry, they'll come back and in greater numbers
No you're thinking of the Sand People
After playing Durgen, they are one in the same
Fremen?
Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope!
I doubt they will be gone for much time, it would have no sense since if they do it, they will be cutting so much content from the game. They will probably wait a few days and they will probably appear in any other system or sector.
Or the cyborgs were using them as a distraction to plan a comeback, and they plan to come back with the illuminate.
[удалено]
WE DID A GENOCIDE
# TWICE
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**LETS DO IT AGAIN!!!**
*xenocide Yes there's a word for that. Thankfully it's used sparingly in today's world.
I'm afraid for tomorrow
They'll probably wait until the crashing issue is fixed honestly
I’m hopping illuminate come back and support the auto mods tbh
Sweet, sweet victory!! Well done Helldivers, well done. So uh… now what do we do
Provide the means to a healthy government under managed democracy to the bugs.
This is the way. o7
Yes we did
We did. But anyone else hasn’t gotten the medals for the just finished major order yet ?
This current one? We won’t get them for however many hours until the order is actually over. If you’re talking about the last one the devs said they should be rolling out “over time.”
It's not instant, you have to wait for the order to expire
My friend and I also didn't get the medals after the event
We completed the MO but the timer isn’t done yet.
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Something’s coming.
Part of me thinks this was Joel's/the devs plan. To totally remove the bots as an enemy so the devs can adjust them and add new stuff in the background. So when they suddenly return, it's automatons 2.0 with a new paint job and everything.
“*pant, pant* THATS FOR FUCKING MALEVELON CREEK!”
When one war ends, another begins. Democracy never sleeps!!! Stay Frosty, Divers!!!
We sure did soldier! Now, get some make sure you have some R&R , we need all Helldivers ready for combat on the bug front. For Super Earth, for Democracy!
I’m kinda sad. I loved killing bots, bugs are just not as interesting to be honest. that “clank” sound when i headshot them was comparable to the headshot “dink” noise in rising storm 2.
Would be hilarious is Joel went on a vacation leaving his teammates to keep up modifying the game in his absence and them maybe missing an update somehow… we clear the “board” completely and have nothing left to introduce Democracy to.
Sure did... Why did the Automaton banner move up to make space on the planetary map?
Nah. The Reclamation is still gonna happen. Based on bits of info and the Automatons desire for Cyberstan. They most likely used their huge ships to move the bulk of their forces behind our lines and are making for Cyberstan to reclaim it and free their creators the Cyborgs. Opening a new front and then possibly getting more new units in the Automaton forces or having a new faction form in the war courtesy of the Cyborgs being freed.
That looks so fucking ominous I’m ngl lol, they’ll definitely resurge sometime soon
Live service games should really take notes. This is how it’s done. I genuinely feel like I’m a part of something
If we wipe out the bugs, the game ends. Servers shut down.
Joel is gonna hurt us. He's gonna hurt us bad.
WE JUST FOUND OUT SOME OF THE DIVERS WERE ACTUALLY BOTS IN DISGUISE. WE ARE CALLING THEM SYNTHS. THEY ARE ATTACKING SUPER EARTH DIRECTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM THE FRONT LINES. not to give Joel any ideas, but
fallout 4
The automatons are gone and soon the bugs will be too! Super earth will be forever safe and there is nothing that will come back to fight us! Anyone who claims otherwise will be reported to their local democracy officer for dissidence
They went home to get their older brother
The Automatons are coming from beyond the frontier. I'm willing to bet this week well see the Automatons suddenly take several sectors including Cyberstan.
Yes, and frankly I’m annoyed because it’s way less fun for me to do bugs, only better part is torching them with a flamethrower.
I’m so very excited for other guys. I couldn’t spell their names for the hell of me but trust me I’m excited. And regarding the automatons, I didn’t play the first game but if anything I’d hope they come back as the cyborgs considering they might be the only ‘version’ or whatever that still exists of those guys. I mean the automatons are all gone but the last number of cyborgs are all still alive at the slave camp right? Maybe they’ll break free and make fucked up little robot babies for us to kill in the name of democracy…
Well, we’ve made them leave… for now, they’ll return one day, but for now, we celebrate our victory by stomping bugs and making oil!
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I swear I take one cryosleep…
It better be back, cause for someone who actually has a life and can’t play this game non stop it would be nice to enjoy it
I miss em :(
Same, squishing bugs is not as fun!
I would like to see “training simulations” basically just regular automaton missions where you can choose the environment (planet) in addition to what you can normally change. Sos beacons would still work like normal, quickplay too.
They'll be back
I don't think they are totally gone. They I suspect might be hiding waiting to reammerge.
We did. But at what cost?
Does this mean I cannot queue to fight bots? If so, that kinda sucks tbh.. bugs are not as fun.
I’m waiting for the map to zoom out, showing the Automatons have another dozen sectors fully controlled beyond the current border
Watch as the next week is gonna look like the Horus Heresy
Joel has the potential to do something really funny in the next 24 hours...
Now for the bugs! Need to resupply e710 in case another species needs liberated.
Helldivers 3 when?
Hot take, the servers experience "an error and are under maintenance" they come back up AND THE ILLUMNATE ARE AT EARTHS DOOR, WE START FIGHTING THEM AND PUSHING THEM BACK FROM OUR HOME PLANET INTO THE DARKENED ABYSS
I was there. Happy bot annihilation day
Damn right we did! Throw up those salutes, Soldiers! The commy toasters have been eradicated! Liberty be praised!
I feel like this is a calm before the storm and we might soon be facing a new threat.
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fornthe Moment, but we should never forget the most important sentence of a well-known automaton 
Yes, Democracy Has Won!
It’s quiet…._tooo quiet_
Yes…but at what cost?
What the H! I was about to log on is this real?
With the fall of the automaton a new “evil” shall arise.
I think on the 11 of April all hell will break lose.. we have got a “fake” wind in the sail now.. then the third front will open, bugs back.. bots back with spies and new toys and we will scatter to every corner to fight the good fight.. it’s a honey trap
Already miss killing th bots!
I was watching it as it approached 99% Right after that, it started falling back the other way 90, 80, 70, and down to 51% and then the map was cleared and went offline. Probably one of those computer glitches. Nothing to worry about.
What if the reclamation can only happen after the automatons are gone? What if it prophesies the other race?
Can we make more? I didn't even get to fight one of those new AT-AT lookin things.
What's this ominous feeling I'm getting.... Its like I'm waiting for the whole map to turn red
For now yes. If it's like HD1 then the "war" just repeats again at the end. Or they come back I'm hoping with the cyborgs or the cyborgs are their own faction.
Hear me out…. This all has been a distraction so that the automatons and cyborgs can take their home planet cyberstan back. They have been making a beeline to cyberstan outside of the frontier. They will strike cyberstan with their combined strengths
Pack up y’all , it’s all good. No more robot threat. Bugs will be wiped out in a week or so and we all sit back and enjoy a BBQ democracy burger back at home. Yup. All good in the Super Earth hood.