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DOWN BAD FOR XP BARS Helldivers 2 showed me how badly live service gamification has broken my brain
I didn't realize how bad it had gotten until Helldivers 2 showed me the light.
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DOWN 2 SUPER EARTH Why is Helldivers 2 so popular?
The team at Arrowhead may be familiar with magic, but they aren't wizards. So why on Super Earth is Helldivers 2 so popular?
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DO YOUR PART Loving Helldivers 2? You need to check out this 90s classic, then
Dive right in.
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JOIN THE WAR EFFORT Thanks to Helldivers 2, tricking normal people into role-playing has never been easier
For now it's fighting for democracy. I'll have these chumps playing wizards and making goblin sounds in 3 months max.
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HELLBOMBING Helldivers 2 suffers Steam review bombing following controversial PSN account linking announcement
Yep, that's usually how people tell you they're not happy about a thing.
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ACCOUNT ANNOYANCE Helldivers 2 PC players will have to link their Steam accounts to PSN just to play soon, and it's, er, not going down too well
Sony says it's bringing the "grace period" to an end.
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COOL RELOADINGS Freeze, Helldivers 2's next Warbond is dropping soon, and the new guns and gear in it look pretty cool
Get ready to dress up like a Polar Patriot, and probably look really out of place on desert planets.
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Sure, you might be a bit sad that it doesn't feature the big fixes you're waiting on, but two patches in one week is pretty impressive work.
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CULPRIT FOUND As it turns out, Helldivers 2's self-killing spike has been due to shrapnel, not ricochets - don't worry, a fix is coming
Your streak of equally hilarious and frustrating insta-deaths should come to an end soon.
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WRONG TANGO DOWN Helldivers 2's latest update comes under fire for ricochet changes, as players can't stop shooting themselves
The jury looks to still be out as to how exactly the change plays into this sudden spike in inadvertent self-democratisings, but folks certainly aren't happy.
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JUST A FEW CHANGES Helldivers 2's huge latest patch tweaks 24 weapons and stratagems - and lets you spread democracy at higher difficulties
Also, victory poses will now only play for the extracted, so RIP to celebrating someone else's carry job.
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NOT ROCKET SCIENCE Helldivers 2's latest Major Order forces players to choose between two weapons, and yup, the rocket launcher looks to be winning early
Sorry man, it's a rocket launcher, what are you gonna do?
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That said, folks reckon Arrowhead might well actually find a way to cheekily make their lives even more difficult.
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KLUTCH KILLING Helldivers 2's latest Major Order looked a lost cause for days, but the battle has come down to one planet
The defense of Ustotu is on, and it might end up being a close-run thing.
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AUTOMAT-OLYMPICS Helldivers 2's latest order might be a bit of a struggle, but at least players have discovered a new Olympic sport - Factory Strider parkour
Hey, if you're gonna get court martialed for making weapon suggestions, why not find a different hobby?
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TEAMWORK TROUBLE Chill out, Helldivers 2 hardcores trying to get casual players to stick to the battle plan, Arrowhead's doing what it can to help out
"Short of handing you the win, there isn't a lot more we can do."
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Democracy's waited, and now it should be back on track!
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BOP TO THE TOP What's next for Helldivers 2? Making it "the best live service game you've ever played"
"We just need to find our stride and balance."
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NUMBER OF THE BUGS-T Helldivers 2 players have managed to kill two billion Terminids so quickly that people are, er, actually trying to do maths
Hang on, let me get my bug-squishing abacus out and ring the guy who used to give me detention.
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BATTLING FOR BALANCE Chill out, Helldivers 2 players calling for fixes over new stuff, Arrowhead's "figuring it out" and plans to do a better job of delivering both
Your feedback's valuable, but maybe draw the line when you start to sound like a backseat dev, yeah?
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GROUND NOT BROKEN Good news, Helldivers 2's latest patch ensures the Ground Breaker armour's no longer a victim of accidental false advertising
Given all you go through to earn those samples and requisitions, being able to avoid buyer's remorse is pretty important.
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DISCO INFERNO Arrowhead knows how "ridiculous" Helldivers 2's fire damage is, working on a fix
Someone turned the thermostat up too high.
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BREAK THE BOX BANK Helldivers 2 just got new ship modules and one will, er, let you pay a lot to teach your crew to pack boxes
Hey, you never know when the ability to stick things in a container well might come in handy.
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I mean, I get the idea of trying to get your enemies to turn on each other, but odds are they'll just somehow make robo-bugs.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Helldivers 2's intro just got a new behind the scenes look, and yes, there's a goofy close up of the guy screaming as his family gets murdered
To be fair, I think that's how I'd react if the Terminids rolled up on my idyllic neighbourhood.
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BOTS BACK Don’t worry, your precious Helldivers 2 platinum trophy is now achievable again after all - probably
The bots are back, baby!
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Just make sure you avoid picking up the "rogue item" that apparently isn't supposed to be on offer from the Ship Management menu.
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THE PRICE OF FREEDOM Helldivers 2 players did a good job taking down the Automatons, but now the game is technically impossible to Platinum
Does this make the return of the bots all the more inevitable?
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The battle against the bugs is back on for now, but who knows what the future holds.
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BOOM BOOM BOOM New Helldivers 2 Warbond arrives next week, includes explosive crossbow you'll blow yourself up with
Look, don’t worry about it, your teammates’ll get a laugh and it shouldn't lose us the war.
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Also, there's another fresh patch for you to quickly grab, in order to avoid a crash introduced by, er, yesterday's patch.
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DARUDE NOT TO As yet another Malevelon Creek campaign begins, Helldivers 2's latest patch adds in blizzards and sandstorms
The April Fools’ day assault was a success, but things never stay the same for long in space, cue lots more balancing.
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COMING HOME TROOST As the assault on Troost begins, Helldivers 2's massive new Quasar Cannon is earning pretty stellar reviews
It's big, it's bad, it could probably one shot your Dad, and the machine gun looks decent-ish too.
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Pesky crashes have suspended your right to party without issues in the galaxy's winter wonderlands.
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Also, we might be getting Gatling guns too, if Arrowhead can figure out some "cool mechanics" to give them.
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I'M ALSO CONFUSED UPDATE: After hours of preparing to fail Helldivers 2's latest major order, it seems like players are getting conflicting reports as to whether they actually have
What's going on? Who knows.
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UNFREEZE, SPACE SCUM Yay, a fresh Helldivers 2 patch is coming soon to fix freezes, here are some guns to avoid using until it does
You need a hero, and Arrowhead's on its way.
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MISS-I'VE MESSED UP UPDATE: Sadly, Helldivers 2's mechs still aren't idiot proof, and lots of crashes have followed the latest patch
But hey, at least those friend request issues look to have been sorted for a lot of folks.
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DIFFICULT TIME Been stuck on the same Helldivers 2 difficulty for ages? Well, you should be free soon, if you aren't already
The late winter/early spring of difficulty level three.
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EXO-BARRASING Nice, Helldivers 2's latest patch stops you from accidently destroying your own mech with a stray missile
You need no longer fear the fatal Exosuit three-point turn, and yes, Arrowhead's working on those cross-play friend invite issues.
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STARSHIP DUPER Helldivers 2 isn't the only Unofficial Movie Adaptation in gaming, but it might be the best one
Stop pretending that Deadly Premonition is good on any level.
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BEAM SCHEME? Helldivers 2 players have nearly secured Draupnir, but they reckon it may be the calm before a blue beam storm
There’s seemingly always a new threat on the Horizon for Super Earth, even when things are going fine.
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A LOT OF DEMOCRACY Helldivers 2 is selling "well ahead of expectations" having potentially hit 8 million in sales
That sounds about right.
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SPACE EARTH SAVIOUR There's a Helldivers 2 expert helping to save the galaxy by playing rock, paper, scissors with newbies
To be fair, I might start trying that as an alternative to awkward silence the next time I’m playing online with randoms.
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TURING THE TABLES With Fenrir 3 secured, Helldivers 2 players lock in on Turing, but they've still got a bad feeling about this
Chill out, I’m sure the toxic symbols on the interstellar weed killer aren’t the harbinger of anything dangerous down the line.
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JUST LIKE ME FR Yes, Helldivers 2 keeps getting cool new stratagems because its devs get bored and chat about stuff like mechs
Also, not shooting your teammates like an idiot is apparently a form of “very primal creative problem solving”.
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WHAT? BUGS? WHERE? Helldivers 2 definitely doesn't have flying bugs now, and players certainly aren't worried about Termicide
Just chill out, relax, stick on the interstellar radio, we’re all gonna be ok, do you want AM or FM?
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CREEK CONTROVERSY Helldivers 2 community at risk of fracturing over plan to choose a meme-fueled assault over current objectives
Trying to take back Malevelon Creek might not be a good idea right now, regardless of the jokes.
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OVERCHARGED Fret not patriots, the latest Helldivers 2 patch has nerfed chargers and bile titans
A thorn in Super Earth's side has been hit with the nerf hammer, while community strategies have been given a salute by the devs.
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SUPER SAVER Struggling for super samples? Helldivers 2 players want turning lesser stuff into useful stuff to be a thing
Don’t worry, you’d have to give up requisition slips every time too as part of their proposal to Arrowhead.
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Hopping atop your mate’s giant Exosuit before charging into battle, what could go wrong?
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BE OUR GUEST Arrowhead's CEO wants you to help the developer figure out how to deal with bad Helldivers 2 hosts
How are you meant to liberate anywhere if you don't work together?
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MECHS, MECHS, MECHS Wahey, Helldivers 2 players have successfully liberated Tien Kwan, fully unlocking those highly-prized mechs
There we go!
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HEAVY HULK HELP Fear not, Helldivers 2 players, an update that'll make heavy enemies "easier to bring down" should arrive soon
Arrowhead’s heard your concerns, so chill out, soldiers of Super Earth.
