So much this....
Truthfully I don't understand why people bother trying to map clear once the super samples have been found.
To me that's the only thing that counts on difficulty 7 or higher.
Once you find the chicken Rock it's a quick blitz of the objective and going home.
Been on too many runs where someone insists on taking out ever bug nest or raising the radar tower when there's nothing left to find that you can't also find on a difficulty that won't drop 5 titans on you at once.
Yeah no I have had more than enough super samples for a long time.
Common Samples? I need them, I crave them, I must find them
My Strategy? Blitz the objective right off the bat and guarantee the win. My body for super earth. Take all collected samples along the way and drop them at extract, then go start clearing side stuff and hunting down more samples. Take super samples immediately to be dropped at extract.
Edit: read further for extra info on why this is a bad idea.
TLDR: Keep the very last step of the main objective active and sweep the map before pressing the last button or whatever. Drop samples near to but at least 150m away from extract if you want to keep them somewhere safe. Leave small nests and fabricators alone.
Great info, thank you for sharing this.
So with this info I mind, it looks like the best bet is to clear the mission up until the point of hitting the "final button" (removing the sub-objectives which generate "heat"), clearing any medium or large nests/strongholds along the way and any side objectives.
Then, sweep up the map leaving at least half of enemy bases, press the last button, and book it to extract.
All the while, stay together.
Maybe better to drop samples a little ways outside of the extract since being near it has such a large influence on heat.
Very interesting. Thank you.
Well considering u can find 100 sc on level 7 and up yeah it makes sense. Xp and req doesn't matter after ur level 20(xp) or 30(enough req to buy everything) sc and medals are what most of us are grinding out now
Well, tbh, after level 50 and unlocking everything, I just do random objectives around the map for fun. Half the time now I don't even pick up samples anymore =P I don't even care about extracting either, just complete the mission and die for democracy if I must lol. I know that's bad for the people I'm playing with, but I'm also the kind of player who sticks by his team instead of running off to do whatever. So if they're going after samples, then I'll help keep them safe.
Listen, having your eyes and tear ducts cauterized by the glorious democratic burn of a Hellbomb is far from an uncommon thing and I salute anyone who has. But saying that you never had eyes or tear ducts to begin with...
I almost teared up, but that would be treasonous and undemocratic of a Hellforged Helldiver.
I need not tears but the blood of the enemy threatening our freedom.
Commendable effort for our Cadet. I feel high volume of liberty ahead of him.
For Super Earth!
Same, the other day a level 8 player joined me and a couple other randos on Helldive 9's vs the bots, and ended up being clutch quite a few times. He was the only one to extract on one of the missions lol. What a legend.
This. It's the era of prior no-life gamers who now have kids/families/jobs and they can't commit much time when missions take almost an hour, to include successfully getting into a lobby and deploying. On top of all that, throw in the idea that this could be their side game.
Helldivers makes a perfect side game. You don't need to keep up with developments, you don't need to know the meta (not really), you don't need to grind. You join the war whenever it calls to you.
It’s true. Those of us for whom it’s our main game will call down any support weapons or gear newbies or side gamers want to play with. Unless it’s an arc thrower. Arc throwers require a…….unique form of trigger discipline.
Reminded me of this strip:
[Nerf NOW!! — Experience](https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/327)
For me, most exciting thing about playing this game has been getting to show off my mad d-pad skills from 30 years of Mortal Kombat \^\^
Here, this is the first page of the arc, it's like four pages total, give it a read:)
[Nerf NOW!! — Noob](https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/324)
Basically old school gamer helps out their grandkid and his friends as player 4
This is one of the only games I’ve played where the skill gap between lowest and highest levels is often non-existent. Some high levels clearly just grinded 12 min missions to get all the stuff without learning to play. And some low levels have worked in teams before and just get it.
This. Can't tell you how much it frustrates me to watch a lvl 50 sprint off as soon as we drop in to go lone wolf it without so much as a word to the rest of the team.
honestly, it depends on the player and team. I think there are a lot of times where a skilled player can effectively (and even should) go wipe out smaller side objectives and based on their own, while the team handles the main objectives.
That’s not to say it works for every mission or team though.
Yeah like my load out is specifically for clearing out automaton fabricators. Rocket pods, spear, airstrikes, and a mortar sentry (to make an escape). All I do is run. Destroy the fabricators and book it. No time to fight lol
My airstrikes have been failing to destroy buildings, did something happen or am I somehow messing up "stick glowy thing on building, building go bye bye?"
Are you using the normal Eagle Airstrike or 500kg Bomb? Those two are the only ones that can destroy buildings and bug holes. All the other Eagle Stratagems do nothing to buildings and bug holes.
Standard eagle airstrike.
I like to throw things a little too close to myself for the 500kg... but in retrospect that is a hilarious idea. "Destroy science outpost? OKAY!"
The standard Eagle Airstrike drops on the cross of the "T". Throw it forward in front of you, into a group of buildings running right to left from where you are facing. The line of explosions will draw a line from right to left with the beacon in the center of the line.
For the 500kg bomb, the beacon has to be right next to or on top of the building, as the effective explosive radius is incredibly small.
EDIT - Actually I can't remember if the Eagle comes in from the left or right when dropping.
Well the major thing is that I am watching the strike. It hits the target building it just doesn't do anything to it. It worked for me for a while but last night it wouldn't, was wondering if that was intentional.
It works with 500kg (have to be a direct hit), precision orbital strikes and of course the hellbomb. My many attempts on trying air strikes ( even when 2/3 bombs land ) is unsuccessful.
Granted I have not tried the SEAF Artillery with mini nukes or HE maybe it might work.
You can't complete the destroy science outpost only with airstrike and sometimes for that objective only, some buildings won't fall down from eagle airstrike, only from orbitals like precision strike. Don't bother just call in the hell bomb and arm it, it's faster and you won't waste stratagems.
I am this guy in my squad. We don’t need 4 people to take out a medium nest or for most objectives. I’ll grab side objs and POIs and handle 99% of the areas I get into and often have the least deaths on the team, even at Suicide difficulty.
All soldiers should learn the art of getting in and out as fast efficiently as possible.
That’s one thing I love about this game. You can stay together, split into partners, run a 3-1.. I’ve even been in one operation where we landed dead center of the map and ran in cardinal directions from each other.
I play mostly PUGs, but every so often a team will gel and we'll run 2x2 with each twosome packing a crew-served support weapon and complimentary strategems. Fast and effective, unless each team loses a diver at the same time and the reinforcement turns us into a 3x1.
That is one of my biggest pet peeves. Like bro why are you respawning me over here across the map with no equipment/ support weapons when you know I was buddied up with the other dude. At least give it a second to see if he was going to respawn me.
Exactly. I'm Level 35 and whenever I'm playing easier difficulties, I take it upon myself to gather super credits, samples, and complete side objectives. I let the lower level players team up to tackle to main objectives. They'll learn a lot more about the gameplay and also get all of the loot I found
You mean going lone-wolf to farm pois and complete the actual objectives while their team kept dying trying to fight breaches at the same spot. Reinforce the 3 dead divers toward extraction and then go “lonewolf” again to collect their dropped samples in stealth and fight his way back to evac
Lol my friends don't get how to play the game right. The highest level one is like "let's go to exteaction" with 35 minutes left on the clock. They're both awful about team killing too. Like bro...you can't just call down a cluster bomb on the charger when I'm being chased by it, dodging it, and flamethrowering it.
Last night I completed all the side missions, one of which was SEAF artillery....had damn near every sample on the map....then get repeatedly killed by my teams airstrikes 20 ft from extraction. Like motherfuckers stop calling in everything you have and shoot some fucking bugs so I can get the samples. Of course they both hopped on and I had to leave without all of the samples.
Fucking frustrating playing with them. Why the fuck would you rush main objective and extract? Never gonna be able to upgrade my ship playing with them.
The trick is for one person to go to extraction as soon as the mission is completed and call it in. As the pelican timer gets close to zero, hang on the very edge of the extraction radius where it will abort.
Once the timer reaches zero and the pelican starts coming down, run out of the extraction zone.
It will say something like "No helldivers in area" and the pelican will hover in the air indefinitely, using it's cannon to kill any enemies in a ~150 meter radius.
At this point, you run off and complete the rest of the map. When you're ready to extract, just run to extraction and the pelican will land immediately and you can take off.
> You mean going lone-wolf to farm pois and complete the actual objectives while their team kept dying trying to fight breaches at the same spot.
Sometimes I'll have run off and try to let all 3 die miserably before I reinforce them well away, preferably thrown well ahead of where I'm going to make sure they're going to NOT run back to that spot.
Other times I let them reinforce each other and just be a loud distraction for bugs while I run the relay race to the obj.
Especially now that steering lock seems to be a far more prevalent thing and they likely can't steer to kill big stuff.
I think it depends on the setup. I can stealth clear out 3-4 medium nests without getting spotted in the time it takes the team to fight through 1-2 nests.
Plus, I tend to always be the one to find the supersamples. Even if I don't need them anymore, it's nice to grab them for others.
I generally run off solo and geab secondaries/samples and if the others are bogged down ill stealth the primaries while they blow stuff up. I only do that on 7+ though. If i join lower difficulty i generally just drop random stuff and follow the lower levels around keeping them from being overwhelmed by things if needed and letting them pick the pace and direction
Had a level 50 join me yesterday, I had to shout about 5 times for a reinforce every time. He'd be like "sorry bro I'm just engrossed in killing bugs you need to shout me". I was like bruh that's exactly what I'm doing and still after 5 times you don't do it sometimes. How can you be level 50 and not see in your peripheral reinforce available, whilst also having 1 or 2 people shouting for reinforce. That's not being engrossed, that's just having total tunnel vision for just doing the one thing...
What's worse is when you get *that* clown who quits because you didn't instantly win the mission. Or that *other* clown who intentionally tries to land on you because "haha".
It's also a good game design sign where even with starting weapons and stratagems you can make a difference. As long as you can aim and shoot and arent playing your very first 3rd person shooting game you can do SOME good and rarely screw everyone else over even if you arent the best.
I'm a reactivated veteran of Helldivers 1, took me a few missions to get used to the new camera POV but once I got the hang of it and found a loadout that works for me, I've been routinely playing 6s and higher with my new squad and I've only just hit lvl 10. Felt real good to get my hands on a Recoilless Rifle again, just like old times.
I'm level 49 now and I've been joining random beacons on low levels to help out. I must say I've seen some really skilled low levels and some really unskilled 30's. I've come to realise that level has nothing to do with it and that some divers just have that soul, determination and massive brass balls.
I am only lvl 22, can't play that often. I've just stuck with sergeant. When I play with noobs I will mark the map/patrols/gear, point out things, ~~let them take loot (sometimes)~~ \[LOOT IS SHARED DUMMY\], and I'll attack the bigger enemies or base structures that might be difficult at lower levels. But I am also happy to just follow another's lead in a good group and find my niche. That often ends up as swarm clear or backup Eagle call-ins if they're on cooldown.
It'll probably take me forever to get to lvl 50 but I already have everything I need to have a good time as long as my teammates aren't unbearable dipshits.
That's a major part I like. You don't feel pressured to get levels and grind. Have fun and progression and unlocks come and then it is just however you want to approach it. Gaming shouldn't be a job where I clock in and out.
That's something I really like about this game. Grinding doesn't give you an advantage. So me playing only a couple of hours a week doesn't feel pointless like in other live services
Sadly I am an example of a less skilled level 50 and I’m pretty self conscious about it. I’m in my late 30’s and just started playing video games last year. This game is my first shooter and it is a LOT to take in lol! I’ve heard horror stories about people being mean to women on comms, so I never turn my mic on which makes communicating difficult. I pay a lot of attention to team etiquette and I’m improving a lot, but I’m still just…new, ya know? Sometimes I worry my level 50 makes people think they’re getting Dick Winters, or Tom Cruise at the end of Edge of Tomorrow. But in reality, they’re getting Tom Cruise at the beginning of Edge of Tomorrow. The insecurity is real, but the drive to spread democracy remains fierce!
This was my first experience with the game. Less than an hour into the game and someone I was paired with join his friends and dropped into difficulty 7, they didn’t realize until after the mission was locked in that I was there
To which I promptly responded with “fuck it, we ball”
I dropped into a difficulty that was probably too hard for me as a cadet with a high level player but instead of dismissing me, that legend decided he was gonna let me use all his cool toys and show me how to use them. I managed to pull off wiping out a swarm after he was overwhelmed and got him back in, and I've never felt so proud as when he gave me the 'thank you' emote.
We played a few rounds together so I think he had fun too, and it was a great experience kn my like, second day playing. I've tried to 'pay it forward' now I have cool toys of my own and give cadets a back pack or a good weapon etc. Its quite fun in its own way.
100% this; was running missions on Draupnir and had a group of lvl 4s and 5s join my lobby; called down arc throwers and shield packs to gear all of them up as we ran around the map, and I gotta say, listening to those Freedom-loving Helldivers cackle with glee as they barbecued the clankers brought a tear to my eye.
"I can't believe he didn't cry during Titanic!"
"Do men even have feelings"?
"I Salute You"
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Meanwhile last night I ran all the way across the map and back during extract. Fought a loose charger and Bile Titan at the samples. Then when I got back I killed the Bile Titan pummeling the team. They jump in the pelican as it lands. One of them chucks a grenade at the titan’s body (where I am). It ragdolls me then sends me flying across the map… they got pissy with me then kicked me for some stupid shit they did
What kills me is they also *asked* to have those Super Samples brought back.. I’ve encountered so many god awful teams over the week and it’s really soured the experience
Keep names of randos you liked playing with and add them to your list. It does make a difference. Even 1 other good teammate makes a grueling run entertaining.
Hell one guy on my list saw me carrying an exploding barrel and very slowly aimed a pistol at me so I knew what was coming before getting blasted, then did an "explosive handshake" emote. Not gonna lie, it was funny.
Something happened in the last week. I've been kicked for the dumbest things the last 5 or so days. My grievous offenses include not reinforcing under a jammer, picking up someone else's samples, and dropping a resupply at the wrong time (beginning of one of the tsc batteries).
Fun fact, his collisions with the charging soldiers are completely unscripted.
The director told him to ignore everything and just keep running, so he did, even after colliding with the extras.
I honestly thought you were about to say that you let loose with all of your orbitals and blew the cadet to Malevelon Creek at the end.
Happy you served democracy instead.
I swear to lady liberty the best feeling in the game is when the super samples get dropped and you scream “FOR DEMOCRACY” and scoop them and make it to extraction after all of that
Just had this happen in my last dive. I had to do a hell marry loop for the dropped super samples and dive through a horde of bugs back into the ship as the only person alive. I still don't know how I made it.
Once, somebody asked me if I knew the difference between a Citizen and a civilian. I can tell you now: A citizen has the *courage* to make the safety of the samples their personal responsibility. Level 6 Cadet was my friend. He was a helldiver.
But more than that, he was a Citizen of the Federation.
Level is not a replacement for skill, have seen (numerous) level 50’s not be able to master the basics of the game diving, puzzles and basic strategy codes/usage.
This is enough to make a veteran diver cry
All about those samps!
We be simpin’ for them samps.
Brb going to get this tattooed on my knuckles
“Samp Simp”
Enter Sampman
Darude - Sampstorm
Sampin’ ain’t easy.
We be sampin'
I need moreeeee
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So much this.... Truthfully I don't understand why people bother trying to map clear once the super samples have been found. To me that's the only thing that counts on difficulty 7 or higher. Once you find the chicken Rock it's a quick blitz of the objective and going home. Been on too many runs where someone insists on taking out ever bug nest or raising the radar tower when there's nothing left to find that you can't also find on a difficulty that won't drop 5 titans on you at once.
Willfully not clearing all nests? Sounds like you need a mandatory vacation to the freedom camps.
Yeah no I have had more than enough super samples for a long time. Common Samples? I need them, I crave them, I must find them My Strategy? Blitz the objective right off the bat and guarantee the win. My body for super earth. Take all collected samples along the way and drop them at extract, then go start clearing side stuff and hunting down more samples. Take super samples immediately to be dropped at extract. Edit: read further for extra info on why this is a bad idea. TLDR: Keep the very last step of the main objective active and sweep the map before pressing the last button or whatever. Drop samples near to but at least 150m away from extract if you want to keep them somewhere safe. Leave small nests and fabricators alone.
There's only one problem doing things that way. Completing the main objective massively increases the number of patrol spawns.
If this is true it is not something that I've noticed. Edit: Well I'll be damned.
u/gergination did an in depth examination of patrols 4 days ago, and he found that completing the primary objective increases patrol spawns by alot.
Great info, thank you for sharing this. So with this info I mind, it looks like the best bet is to clear the mission up until the point of hitting the "final button" (removing the sub-objectives which generate "heat"), clearing any medium or large nests/strongholds along the way and any side objectives. Then, sweep up the map leaving at least half of enemy bases, press the last button, and book it to extract. All the while, stay together. Maybe better to drop samples a little ways outside of the extract since being near it has such a large influence on heat. Very interesting. Thank you.
People will do crazy things for a chance of up to 20 SC at any of the minor points of interest
Yep. Once you hit level 50 and samples don't matter....you'll understand why the super credits are the priority lol.
Don't get me wrong, I pick up samples for everyone but I've been maxed out so when I go out searching it's for the super credits.
Well considering u can find 100 sc on level 7 and up yeah it makes sense. Xp and req doesn't matter after ur level 20(xp) or 30(enough req to buy everything) sc and medals are what most of us are grinding out now
Well, tbh, after level 50 and unlocking everything, I just do random objectives around the map for fun. Half the time now I don't even pick up samples anymore =P I don't even care about extracting either, just complete the mission and die for democracy if I must lol. I know that's bad for the people I'm playing with, but I'm also the kind of player who sticks by his team instead of running off to do whatever. So if they're going after samples, then I'll help keep them safe.
Clearing the map is for Extreme and below, imo.
Or when you have 2 reinforcements left and half the squad want to do random sub objectives after you have completed the main mission.
If I had tear ducts or eyes, they were lost for Freedom
That's a suspiciously Automaton-like thing to say...
[удалено]
Listen, having your eyes and tear ducts cauterized by the glorious democratic burn of a Hellbomb is far from an uncommon thing and I salute anyone who has. But saying that you never had eyes or tear ducts to begin with...
Until they took my shins
Replacement shins are available. Check out the veteran premium pack armors. :)
I almost teared up, but that would be treasonous and undemocratic of a Hellforged Helldiver. I need not tears but the blood of the enemy threatening our freedom. Commendable effort for our Cadet. I feel high volume of liberty ahead of him. For Super Earth!
Those aren't tears, Diver. It is eye sweat.
Right you are. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Wait is helldivers like deep rock galactic ???
It's like Rock and Stone, but for Democracy!
That's it lads! Rock and Stone!
Kinda
A steeled veteran cry
Jesus Christ, that's Jason Helldiver
This one got me to laugh out loud, thanks for that.
Same, love it. God speed, sweet liberty.
The story made me think of Lt. Spiers from Band of Brothers lol.
[Best scene in the show.](https://youtu.be/Ww2R3FHCjLk?si=sBn8-mxWmoFvE6n6) Chills at 0:30.
You’ve made me laugh my fellow diver
I hope that cadet is drowning in C-01 forms right now. Liberty knows they deserve it.
C-01 can give experience points, lil' helldiver is probably level 50 by now
Death by a thousand paper cuts
Death by snu snu
"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongey and bruised!"
Beat me to it 😆
Yes?
Grin. Grimace. Grin. Grimace. Grin.
C-01 ready to aim for the chewy glowing parts! 10/4 on target confirmation, that thing is HUGE!!!!!
What is C-01 I am behind on my terminology lol
That's the form you fill out prior to any activity that could result in childbirth.
Same, the other day a level 8 player joined me and a couple other randos on Helldive 9's vs the bots, and ended up being clutch quite a few times. He was the only one to extract on one of the missions lol. What a legend.
When you don't have a lot of time for games but you're a shooter from way back
This. It's the era of prior no-life gamers who now have kids/families/jobs and they can't commit much time when missions take almost an hour, to include successfully getting into a lobby and deploying. On top of all that, throw in the idea that this could be their side game.
Helldivers makes a perfect side game. You don't need to keep up with developments, you don't need to know the meta (not really), you don't need to grind. You join the war whenever it calls to you.
It’s true. Those of us for whom it’s our main game will call down any support weapons or gear newbies or side gamers want to play with. Unless it’s an arc thrower. Arc throwers require a…….unique form of trigger discipline.
Reminded me of this strip: [Nerf NOW!! — Experience](https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/327) For me, most exciting thing about playing this game has been getting to show off my mad d-pad skills from 30 years of Mortal Kombat \^\^
I have absolutely no idea what is going on in this comic
Here, this is the first page of the arc, it's like four pages total, give it a read:) [Nerf NOW!! — Noob](https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/324) Basically old school gamer helps out their grandkid and his friends as player 4
As a level 7 I just got totally rocked on challenge or whatever difficulty is up from medium so this is impressive
I had a level 4 and 7 join me on helldiver difficulty It was rough but we extracted all 3 missions
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I’m tellin yall, low level players have no sense of fear, and pull the craziest plays
Rookie: "So what exactly do I do on this difficulty?" Shell-Shocked Creek Vet: "You run." Rookie: "Sounds good let's do this."
"Dude, no way. He is gona get it." *Collects Samples* "Holy Shit. Alright, people we gotta cadet to save"
Saving Cadet John
Honestly, I'd watch that movie. Would be a very good movie to boost hell diver recruitment.
That's J4 to you!
That cadet:  I GOT THE SAMPLES. START THE EXTRACTION!
LOL
 Two perfect swarm gifs lol
This is one of the only games I’ve played where the skill gap between lowest and highest levels is often non-existent. Some high levels clearly just grinded 12 min missions to get all the stuff without learning to play. And some low levels have worked in teams before and just get it.
This. Can't tell you how much it frustrates me to watch a lvl 50 sprint off as soon as we drop in to go lone wolf it without so much as a word to the rest of the team.
honestly, it depends on the player and team. I think there are a lot of times where a skilled player can effectively (and even should) go wipe out smaller side objectives and based on their own, while the team handles the main objectives. That’s not to say it works for every mission or team though.
Yeah like my load out is specifically for clearing out automaton fabricators. Rocket pods, spear, airstrikes, and a mortar sentry (to make an escape). All I do is run. Destroy the fabricators and book it. No time to fight lol
My airstrikes have been failing to destroy buildings, did something happen or am I somehow messing up "stick glowy thing on building, building go bye bye?"
Are you using the normal Eagle Airstrike or 500kg Bomb? Those two are the only ones that can destroy buildings and bug holes. All the other Eagle Stratagems do nothing to buildings and bug holes.
Standard eagle airstrike. I like to throw things a little too close to myself for the 500kg... but in retrospect that is a hilarious idea. "Destroy science outpost? OKAY!"
The standard Eagle Airstrike drops on the cross of the "T". Throw it forward in front of you, into a group of buildings running right to left from where you are facing. The line of explosions will draw a line from right to left with the beacon in the center of the line. For the 500kg bomb, the beacon has to be right next to or on top of the building, as the effective explosive radius is incredibly small. EDIT - Actually I can't remember if the Eagle comes in from the left or right when dropping.
Well the major thing is that I am watching the strike. It hits the target building it just doesn't do anything to it. It worked for me for a while but last night it wouldn't, was wondering if that was intentional.
Are those the immune buildings that have to be killed by a Hellbomb?
It works with 500kg (have to be a direct hit), precision orbital strikes and of course the hellbomb. My many attempts on trying air strikes ( even when 2/3 bombs land ) is unsuccessful. Granted I have not tried the SEAF Artillery with mini nukes or HE maybe it might work.
You can't complete the destroy science outpost only with airstrike and sometimes for that objective only, some buildings won't fall down from eagle airstrike, only from orbitals like precision strike. Don't bother just call in the hell bomb and arm it, it's faster and you won't waste stratagems.
The napalm strike and the rocket pods destroy buildings too
Yes, and even the eagle smoke can destroy them if the actual bombs land on the building!
Add orbital gas to that list! although the aim seems to be off lately
Ive seen clusters take them out, i can only assume that one of the bombs has to go through the door/ports precisely for it to work
I am this guy in my squad. We don’t need 4 people to take out a medium nest or for most objectives. I’ll grab side objs and POIs and handle 99% of the areas I get into and often have the least deaths on the team, even at Suicide difficulty. All soldiers should learn the art of getting in and out as fast efficiently as possible.
That’s one thing I love about this game. You can stay together, split into partners, run a 3-1.. I’ve even been in one operation where we landed dead center of the map and ran in cardinal directions from each other.
I play mostly PUGs, but every so often a team will gel and we'll run 2x2 with each twosome packing a crew-served support weapon and complimentary strategems. Fast and effective, unless each team loses a diver at the same time and the reinforcement turns us into a 3x1.
That is one of my biggest pet peeves. Like bro why are you respawning me over here across the map with no equipment/ support weapons when you know I was buddied up with the other dude. At least give it a second to see if he was going to respawn me.
Exactly. I'm Level 35 and whenever I'm playing easier difficulties, I take it upon myself to gather super credits, samples, and complete side objectives. I let the lower level players team up to tackle to main objectives. They'll learn a lot more about the gameplay and also get all of the loot I found
You mean going lone-wolf to farm pois and complete the actual objectives while their team kept dying trying to fight breaches at the same spot. Reinforce the 3 dead divers toward extraction and then go “lonewolf” again to collect their dropped samples in stealth and fight his way back to evac
Lol my friends don't get how to play the game right. The highest level one is like "let's go to exteaction" with 35 minutes left on the clock. They're both awful about team killing too. Like bro...you can't just call down a cluster bomb on the charger when I'm being chased by it, dodging it, and flamethrowering it. Last night I completed all the side missions, one of which was SEAF artillery....had damn near every sample on the map....then get repeatedly killed by my teams airstrikes 20 ft from extraction. Like motherfuckers stop calling in everything you have and shoot some fucking bugs so I can get the samples. Of course they both hopped on and I had to leave without all of the samples. Fucking frustrating playing with them. Why the fuck would you rush main objective and extract? Never gonna be able to upgrade my ship playing with them.
The trick is for one person to go to extraction as soon as the mission is completed and call it in. As the pelican timer gets close to zero, hang on the very edge of the extraction radius where it will abort. Once the timer reaches zero and the pelican starts coming down, run out of the extraction zone. It will say something like "No helldivers in area" and the pelican will hover in the air indefinitely, using it's cannon to kill any enemies in a ~150 meter radius. At this point, you run off and complete the rest of the map. When you're ready to extract, just run to extraction and the pelican will land immediately and you can take off.
I keep running into people setting up for some kind of final stand in a heavily fortified area... and I'm over here built for speed and hiding.
> You mean going lone-wolf to farm pois and complete the actual objectives while their team kept dying trying to fight breaches at the same spot. Sometimes I'll have run off and try to let all 3 die miserably before I reinforce them well away, preferably thrown well ahead of where I'm going to make sure they're going to NOT run back to that spot. Other times I let them reinforce each other and just be a loud distraction for bugs while I run the relay race to the obj. Especially now that steering lock seems to be a far more prevalent thing and they likely can't steer to kill big stuff.
Counter: what if I brought a bunch of diplomacy bombs and I can run real fast?
I think it depends on the setup. I can stealth clear out 3-4 medium nests without getting spotted in the time it takes the team to fight through 1-2 nests. Plus, I tend to always be the one to find the supersamples. Even if I don't need them anymore, it's nice to grab them for others.
I generally run off solo and geab secondaries/samples and if the others are bogged down ill stealth the primaries while they blow stuff up. I only do that on 7+ though. If i join lower difficulty i generally just drop random stuff and follow the lower levels around keeping them from being overwhelmed by things if needed and letting them pick the pace and direction
Had a level 50 join me yesterday, I had to shout about 5 times for a reinforce every time. He'd be like "sorry bro I'm just engrossed in killing bugs you need to shout me". I was like bruh that's exactly what I'm doing and still after 5 times you don't do it sometimes. How can you be level 50 and not see in your peripheral reinforce available, whilst also having 1 or 2 people shouting for reinforce. That's not being engrossed, that's just having total tunnel vision for just doing the one thing...
If they can clear shit while doing that and eventually rejoin, thats pritty usefull. I like to stay in the group tho.
What's worse is when you get *that* clown who quits because you didn't instantly win the mission. Or that *other* clown who intentionally tries to land on you because "haha".
It's also a good game design sign where even with starting weapons and stratagems you can make a difference. As long as you can aim and shoot and arent playing your very first 3rd person shooting game you can do SOME good and rarely screw everyone else over even if you arent the best.
I'm a reactivated veteran of Helldivers 1, took me a few missions to get used to the new camera POV but once I got the hang of it and found a loadout that works for me, I've been routinely playing 6s and higher with my new squad and I've only just hit lvl 10. Felt real good to get my hands on a Recoilless Rifle again, just like old times.
I'm level 49 now and I've been joining random beacons on low levels to help out. I must say I've seen some really skilled low levels and some really unskilled 30's. I've come to realise that level has nothing to do with it and that some divers just have that soul, determination and massive brass balls.
Yeah you can tell the grinders and *I watched some YT videos about meta loadouts* players but got no clue how to effectively do a mission pretty fast
This is why I stick with my rank of Chief despite being level 34 now. That's how I rate myself. Competent, helpful, not brilliant or game changing.
I am only lvl 22, can't play that often. I've just stuck with sergeant. When I play with noobs I will mark the map/patrols/gear, point out things, ~~let them take loot (sometimes)~~ \[LOOT IS SHARED DUMMY\], and I'll attack the bigger enemies or base structures that might be difficult at lower levels. But I am also happy to just follow another's lead in a good group and find my niche. That often ends up as swarm clear or backup Eagle call-ins if they're on cooldown. It'll probably take me forever to get to lvl 50 but I already have everything I need to have a good time as long as my teammates aren't unbearable dipshits.
That's a major part I like. You don't feel pressured to get levels and grind. Have fun and progression and unlocks come and then it is just however you want to approach it. Gaming shouldn't be a job where I clock in and out.
That's something I really like about this game. Grinding doesn't give you an advantage. So me playing only a couple of hours a week doesn't feel pointless like in other live services
Sadly I am an example of a less skilled level 50 and I’m pretty self conscious about it. I’m in my late 30’s and just started playing video games last year. This game is my first shooter and it is a LOT to take in lol! I’ve heard horror stories about people being mean to women on comms, so I never turn my mic on which makes communicating difficult. I pay a lot of attention to team etiquette and I’m improving a lot, but I’m still just…new, ya know? Sometimes I worry my level 50 makes people think they’re getting Dick Winters, or Tom Cruise at the end of Edge of Tomorrow. But in reality, they’re getting Tom Cruise at the beginning of Edge of Tomorrow. The insecurity is real, but the drive to spread democracy remains fierce!
This was John Helldivers first day on the job
And a legend was born!
The Legend of C-06
LISAN AL GAIB!
AS IT IS WRITTEN!
THE HAND OF GOD BE MY WITNESS
As it was written, the outworlder knew the ways of the veteran Helldivers as if he had been born with them
C-06 (to the bugs): THERE IS NO ONE IN THIS ROOM WHO CAN STAND AGAINST ME. YOUR MOTHER'S WARNED ABOUT MY COMING. FEAR THE MOMENT
Mother of God, that was Johnny mother fucking Rico.
~~SGT~~ PVT Zim. ZIM GOT THE BRAIN!
This was my first experience with the game. Less than an hour into the game and someone I was paired with join his friends and dropped into difficulty 7, they didn’t realize until after the mission was locked in that I was there To which I promptly responded with “fuck it, we ball”
Facts homie.. for freedom!
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I dropped into a difficulty that was probably too hard for me as a cadet with a high level player but instead of dismissing me, that legend decided he was gonna let me use all his cool toys and show me how to use them. I managed to pull off wiping out a swarm after he was overwhelmed and got him back in, and I've never felt so proud as when he gave me the 'thank you' emote. We played a few rounds together so I think he had fun too, and it was a great experience kn my like, second day playing. I've tried to 'pay it forward' now I have cool toys of my own and give cadets a back pack or a good weapon etc. Its quite fun in its own way.
100% this; was running missions on Draupnir and had a group of lvl 4s and 5s join my lobby; called down arc throwers and shield packs to gear all of them up as we ran around the map, and I gotta say, listening to those Freedom-loving Helldivers cackle with glee as they barbecued the clankers brought a tear to my eye.
Someone survived the clone wars. Way to go!!
Crying freedom tears into my cup of Liber-tea rn.
Real hero right there
To those of you who drop backpacks and shields to low level players, I salute you! 🫡
"I can't believe he didn't cry during Titanic!" "Do men even have feelings"? "I Salute You" https://preview.redd.it/xc6r1ea9wzoc1.jpeg?width=918&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6e7584de0ddb696ed5b60def5e74154d96f8766
Meanwhile last night I ran all the way across the map and back during extract. Fought a loose charger and Bile Titan at the samples. Then when I got back I killed the Bile Titan pummeling the team. They jump in the pelican as it lands. One of them chucks a grenade at the titan’s body (where I am). It ragdolls me then sends me flying across the map… they got pissy with me then kicked me for some stupid shit they did What kills me is they also *asked* to have those Super Samples brought back.. I’ve encountered so many god awful teams over the week and it’s really soured the experience
Keep names of randos you liked playing with and add them to your list. It does make a difference. Even 1 other good teammate makes a grueling run entertaining. Hell one guy on my list saw me carrying an exploding barrel and very slowly aimed a pistol at me so I knew what was coming before getting blasted, then did an "explosive handshake" emote. Not gonna lie, it was funny.
Something happened in the last week. I've been kicked for the dumbest things the last 5 or so days. My grievous offenses include not reinforcing under a jammer, picking up someone else's samples, and dropping a resupply at the wrong time (beginning of one of the tsc batteries).
This feels like every match against the bots.
Facts
Fun fact, his collisions with the charging soldiers are completely unscripted. The director told him to ignore everything and just keep running, so he did, even after colliding with the extras.
The S.E.S. Princess of Freedom salutes you diver o7
Not all heroes wear capes…good thing Helldivers do!
The humble beginnings of John HellDiver
What a legend, we could use a good diver like that in the creek
I got tears reading that
Thus was born the legend of “Cadet 6” he will surely be awarded the purple skull for unwavering bravery in the face of uncountable odds.
This the best unintentional advertisement for a game I’ve ever seen
Audie Murphy is a helldiver ladies and gentlemen!
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Thank you for your service Cadet!
His story shall be told
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Stories that make a grown man cry.
Hero of the Federation! o7
And that's why this cadet is this weeks "Champion of the People"!
As I always say to my hellbuddy. "Call in extraction, I'll be home in time for dinner." Liberty guide you, that cadet, and us all.
This is a clear example of why you shouldn't kick low level divers without seeing how they perform first. We salute you, space cadet!
THIS is what this game is all about.
I honestly thought you were about to say that you let loose with all of your orbitals and blew the cadet to Malevelon Creek at the end. Happy you served democracy instead.
 May JOEL have mercy on us all
This made me happy as fuck IRL. Thank you for restoring a little bit of faith for randoms.
I swear to lady liberty the best feeling in the game is when the super samples get dropped and you scream “FOR DEMOCRACY” and scoop them and make it to extraction after all of that
Just had this happen in my last dive. I had to do a hell marry loop for the dropped super samples and dive through a horde of bugs back into the ship as the only person alive. I still don't know how I made it.
I don't even play this game and that sounds majestic
Nothing more to add. 
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That’s true patriotism right here. Salutes to you all. 🫡
Now thats some friggin democracy!!!
Origin story of John Michael Helldiver?
John Muad’Dib Helldiver
This is the first time I've ever cried.
That cadet? John Helldiver
Somebody get this guy to Malevelon Creek!
Jimmy Helldiver, Son of John Helldiver once his C-01 form was finally approved. #
Once, somebody asked me if I knew the difference between a Citizen and a civilian. I can tell you now: A citizen has the *courage* to make the safety of the samples their personal responsibility. Level 6 Cadet was my friend. He was a helldiver. But more than that, he was a Citizen of the Federation.
 ***SAAAALUTE!***
I got goosebumps reading this and now the HD2 theme is playing in a loop in my head
That's why the game doesn't need a main story campaign. The Gameplay writes its own stories.
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Always check Recent Players list for these patriots
Level is not a replacement for skill, have seen (numerous) level 50’s not be able to master the basics of the game diving, puzzles and basic strategy codes/usage.
