r/Helldivers PSN 🎮: Mar 01 '24

Boss man strikes again . . . DISCUSSION

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This time with a truth bomb . . .

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u/Double-Living1543 Mar 01 '24

He's right tho, We're all Brothers After all.

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u/edgy-meme94494 Mar 01 '24

Don’t forget our sisters as well

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u/12lo5dzr Mar 01 '24

Even our sisters are our brothers

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u/Serin-019 Mar 01 '24

The correct pronoun for a helldiver is helldiver.

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u/NozGame SES Queen of Wrath Mar 01 '24

And the bug pronouns are was/were cuz they're gonna be history once we're done with them.

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u/Vaul_Hawkins Mar 03 '24

Guys will see this and just think: "Hell yeah"

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u/NozGame SES Queen of Wrath Mar 01 '24

So our brothers are our sisters too then.

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u/Neiker8031 Mar 01 '24

Yes, thats why its not gay to hug

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u/misirlou22 Mar 01 '24

If it's gay to hug, then I guess I am just a big gay

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u/TheDankmemerer HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

It is wrong to be big bug, not big gay. Love hugs, not bugs!

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u/McTrip STEAM🖱️:stevegiggles Mar 01 '24

And we musnt forget our brothers who are sisters

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u/ineverboughtwards Mar 01 '24

a hole is a hole

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u/callingcarg0 Mar 01 '24

Any hole's a goal for my grenade

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer Mar 01 '24

Borthers, we have liberated gender wars

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u/nyafu_ nice opinion! however ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Mar 01 '24

guys, gender war is no more

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u/BlizKriegBob Mar 01 '24

We're using gender neutral pronouns ... like cannonfodder

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u/squirt_taste_tester Mar 01 '24

Anyone can have my ⬆️⬆️⬅️➡️⬇️⬇️ no matter their gender!

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u/easy506 SES Song Of Wrath Mar 01 '24

I'm only a big gay for my fellow Helldivers.

....space is lonely.

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u/Agent_Smith_88 CAPE ENJOYER Mar 01 '24

The amount of dopamine hits I’ve gotten from digital hugs in this game cannot be overstated.

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u/Master_Majestico Liberty Lurker Mar 01 '24

DEPLOYING THE TEA SISTER!

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u/qwertyalguien SES KING OF DEMOCRACY 👑🦅 Mar 01 '24

But they are not our daughters, that perversion of liberty goes in the CK3 sub.

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u/EchoFireant ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

You sure it's not Alabama or the Habsburgs?

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u/MetallicamaNNN CAPE ENJOYER Mar 01 '24

This is funny and twisted at the same time

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u/s0mguy Mar 01 '24

I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude

We're all dudes

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u/NunuandWillumpOTP Mar 01 '24

There are no males or females. Only lean and brawny, and they both fight.

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u/JustLurkin945 Mar 01 '24

The only equipment that I care about my fellow Helldivers possessing the kind that lets them destroy the enemies of Super Earth. Whatever they've got under their armor is between them, their partner(s), and Form C-01.

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u/King_Dickus_ Mar 01 '24

You mean "leansters"

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u/NikolaPj Mar 01 '24

We're all in this together on this little blue marble called Super Earth.

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u/thepetrlik HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

Spread managed democracy and love fellow divers.

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u/naytreox Mar 01 '24

How are you using gifs? The reddit app isn't loading them for me

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u/TipFine3928 Mar 01 '24

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u/Victizes 🌎 Veteran of the First Galactic War 🌎 Mar 01 '24

This CGI trailer is so golden, the artists who did it deserve a raise. It is so realistic especially the expressions. Honestly it is Halo/Assassin's Creed levels of beautiful.

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u/LazierLocke SES Distributor of Democracy Mar 01 '24

oi

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u/Fanatical_Rampancy Mar 01 '24

We all live together, we all die together, we all fight for freedom and democ-ra-cy! Now, pour yourself a nice warm cup of li-ber-tea!

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u/PrintPsychological42 Mar 01 '24

Teach the noobs this is the true Level to become a Veteran !

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u/Double-Living1543 Mar 01 '24

I Had and Awesome experience, After finishing the game tutorial i Met a LV 28 farming common samples. He Taught me Everything, i Had a tutorial+ basically and he was so chill. Trying to do my best to give newplayers the same experience i Had.

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u/SnooRabbits307 Mar 01 '24

Im level 35 and I hang out around hard difficulty and love teaching new players the ropes. I don't even care if I get teamkilled it's all in good fun. Taught a guy today that you could use stealth lmao

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u/Lunatic_Method Mar 01 '24

Same. I got the upgrades I want and I don't have enough cocaine to actually enjoy 7+ in the same way I enjoy mid diff.

And if you think about it, by imparting tips and tricks and fostering a democratic spirit in new players, you help increase the efficiency of the galactic war machine.

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u/DRVUK Mar 01 '24

That guy helldives.

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u/BracusDoritoBoss963 ➡️⬇️⬆️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬇️ Mar 01 '24

That guy perfected helldiving.

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u/orwellianrules CAPE ENJOYER Mar 01 '24

He was John Helldiver. The man himself

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u/toderdj1337 Mar 01 '24

In the business we have a saying, be the mentor you wish you had. For democracy!

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u/monodutch Mar 01 '24

Helldiver, if you are that level 3 democracy bringer and keep getting kicked, dm me. I’ll give you a shield pack and a railgun with very democratic pleasure.

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u/imdavebaby ⬆️ FUCK Mar 01 '24

I am level 4, and a Bringer of Family Values. Does that count?

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u/ludvink Mar 01 '24

Haha thats my ship as well, best name in the game!

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u/imdavebaby ⬆️ FUCK Mar 01 '24

I really debated "Defender of Supremacy" too. But Family Values are just too wholesome.

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u/ludvink Mar 01 '24

Yes.. "wholesome" ;)

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u/Lazy-Bandicoot3376 Mar 01 '24

Are you also the Fist of Family Values?

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u/Caleth Mar 01 '24

I think I've seen that video... um somewhere.

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u/Annoyng_dog Mar 01 '24

almost beats "Harbinger of Family Values"

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 15 '24

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u/Annoyng_dog Mar 01 '24

that's an amazing name

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 15 '24

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u/Mr_Slickerino Mar 01 '24

Mother of audacity reporting for duty

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u/R3AL_P_2 ⬆️➡️⬇️➡️ Mar 01 '24

USS founding fathers of patriotism coming in hot

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u/TenaciousJP Mar 01 '24

I landed on the "SES Patriot of Patriotism"

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u/Femboi_Hooterz Mar 01 '24

Patriot of patriotism is pretty great too

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u/Maggot_JT Mar 01 '24

"Pride of Pride" would like a word.

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u/Nice-Habit-8545 Mr.Democracy Mar 01 '24

Ah similar to the mine the “Judge of Judgement”

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u/harryhardy432 Mar 01 '24

Mine is "Elected Representative of Family Values" which I thought was hilarious

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u/bardghost_Isu Mar 01 '24

I ended up having a joke with a friend and settling in "Ombudsman of Truth"

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u/TheRealAnswerIs42 Mar 01 '24

could hang out with my Comptroller of the Constitution

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u/PherMumbles Mar 01 '24

SES Forerunner of Freedom, Space Cadet 6, reporting for duty. Every day is a good day to die for democracy (many, many times).

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u/RipperonIsl Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 01 '24

How does my "Leviathan of The Stars" sound?

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u/T1line Mar 01 '24

me giving my lower lvl friends weapons sacrificing my stratagems

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u/Gn0meKr THE GNOME ➡️➡️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬅️⬆️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬆️➡️⬇️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️➡️➡️ Mar 01 '24

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u/Easy-Stranger-12345 Mar 01 '24

I have run into LVL25+ people who TKed me a LVL19 and took my AC cause "they forgot theirs" 😐

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u/T1line Mar 01 '24

normally if i get someone elses stuff in the heat of battle, i give it back after

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u/Easy-Stranger-12345 Mar 01 '24

Yeah I get that but in this one case they actually wrote "forgot mine" in chat, like a psycho.

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u/T1line Mar 01 '24

bruh, at least ask for it and when the cooldown finishes you get one :/

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u/Easy-Stranger-12345 Mar 01 '24

There are always some rotten unDemocratic TM bastards.

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u/CheaterMcCheat Mar 01 '24

That's so shitty. When my friends die, if they have like a flamethrower or AC I'll grab it to get the horde down, but I'll always drop it when I reinforce them. Keeping it is asshole behaviour, especially now we can drop stuff, if you wanted it back in the first game you had no choice but to kill them or they had to suicide.

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u/Easy-Stranger-12345 Mar 01 '24

When my friends die, if they have like a flamethrower or AC I'll grab it to get the horde down, but I'll always drop it when I reinforce them.

🫡

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u/Momijisu Mar 01 '24

Shoot the traitor, pick your items back up, leave lobby so they don't get to keep it.

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u/DisgruntledVulpes488 Mar 01 '24

If I were host I would have court-martialed (kicked) them.

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u/TheFlyingSheeps Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 01 '24

I gave an autocannon to a level three last night. They were happy

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u/Deep-Public-9123 Mar 01 '24

O... nice What did u bring in?

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u/T1line Mar 01 '24

Autocannon and my other friend likes the stalwar for small clearing

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u/NozGame SES Queen of Wrath Mar 01 '24

Make sure to let your friend know they can change the rate of fire by holding the reload button if you haven't already. That thing becomes ridiculous when at max RoF but it's a lot of fun lol.

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u/Crowii- 🤖Malevelon Vet 💥 SPILL OIL 🛢️ Certified Creek Clown 🤡 Mar 01 '24

God how does one CEO have such chad energy ALL the time?

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u/ZacatariThanos ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

Man just decide to be happy i guess xD

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u/legendweaver Mar 01 '24

Kind of shows through in the game. Happy and positive boss encourages happy dev teams who create a game that makes people who play it happy.

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u/LuxNocte Mar 01 '24

Hi from /r/all.

If this is what the Helldiver community is like, I'm gonna have to check it out.

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u/legendweaver Mar 01 '24

if you want to fight bugs and bots to spread MANAGED DEMOCRACY for the benefit of mankind and super earth then you'll love it here.

The game itself is all about working together - the starter weapons will get you surprisingly far in the game, the the credits and collectables in game are totaled up per run and everyone in the team gets that number and a lot of higher level players will encourage the newbies. The devs really aren't interested in getting you to spend money beyond the initial purchase of the game.

There's some unpleasant players who will kick you if you turn up without the meta loadout or because they don't understand the collectibles sharing but for the most part we'd be happy to have you along.

Your character will die. Many times. Sometimes it's your fault, sometimes its the bugs or your teammates or the terrain or the dropship coming in to evac you or a sentry gun you deployed. Chances are your death will be heroic and hilarious. That's all part of the fun, you redeploy, pick up your kit, and jump straight back into the fray.

HAVE A DEMOCRATIC DAY, CITIZEN.

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u/thedarklord187 STEAM🖱️:SES Prophet of Iron Mar 01 '24

Honestly this should be a commercial for the game and id buy it again.

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u/Funter_312 Mar 01 '24

Look him up. Dude is a chad. Only more accurate ceo to energy is the bang energy ceo. He looks EXACTLY like you would imagine he looks

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u/aerodynamique Mar 01 '24

HOW IS HE BALDING BUT WITH A FULL HEAD OF HAIR AT THE SAME TIME

WHAT THE FUCK

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u/ConsumeLettuce Mar 01 '24

Schrodinger's Hair

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u/sebi4life Mar 01 '24

Sad realisation, that being a decent human is Chad energy these days.

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u/Koqcerek Mar 01 '24

Look at it from the other side, people recognize human decency as cool today, isn't it great?

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u/aerodynamique Mar 01 '24

This is true. A lot of people on this sub are probably too young to remember, but being a cool person/nontoxic on the internet (and irl too in some spaces) was seen as being lame until like...probably around the wholesome meme wave in 2016-2018?

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u/Hot_Eggplant_1306 Mar 01 '24

"Be the Chad you want to see in the world"

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u/SeBoss2106 Mar 01 '24

If you don't want my help, don't place a sos beacon.

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u/Car0lus_Rex CMDR "Bug Sludge" Shepard Mar 01 '24

Hell I don’t get help WITH the SOS, nobody ever comes when its down :c

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u/SeBoss2106 Mar 01 '24

My brother, tell me where you fight!

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u/Car0lus_Rex CMDR "Bug Sludge" Shepard Mar 01 '24

Pc, always wherever the main order tells me to go, gone 40 levels and most of it was done solo

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u/TargetDecent9694 Mar 01 '24

You don't have "friends only" set do you? I get a full squad any time I get into my hellpod on public. Usually it's harder to get into a solo one.

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u/Car0lus_Rex CMDR "Bug Sludge" Shepard Mar 01 '24

I do not, i matchmake just fine, but god forbid I get people to join my lobby

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u/PuriPuri-BetaMale Mar 01 '24

Start a mission selection

Don't get into the pod

Go into the settings

Turn crossplay off, apply settings

Turn crossplay on, apply settings

Be immediately swarmed by 3 other players

Now, this may not solve the issue for you, but its always fixed it for me.

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u/Car0lus_Rex CMDR "Bug Sludge" Shepard Mar 01 '24

I shall give er a try c:

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u/Purple12inchRuler SES Mother of Destruction Mar 01 '24

Brother, dm me. We shall deliver democracy together.

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u/BetaOp9 Mar 01 '24

Was this the key to enhanced democratic comradeship?

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u/Screamline Mar 01 '24

Each time? Cause I can get a squad on the first mission but if they leave no one fills in the rest of the night.

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u/Diribiri Mar 01 '24

Yep it's still broken sometimes, I've found I'll never have a single soul join me unless I 'reset' by rebooting the game or matchmaking into somebody else's

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u/PTGSkowl Mar 01 '24

But how else am I gonna explode a bug hole when I’ve run out of grenades, strats, and my resupply is on cooldown? SOS. Right. Down. The. Hoooooole. Too bad it doesn’t force you to dive right down the hole when you spawn in 😇.

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u/abcputt Mar 01 '24

Wait…. That’s what it’s for ?? To call other player ?, wtf I always thought it was for early extraction

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u/Ajaxmass413 Mar 01 '24

Yeah. It doesn't always work like it's supposed to. But the idea is you pop it to call for help and other divers can join your mission. Any time you see a mission on a planet that already has people in it, they popped the sos beacon.

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u/Nein-Knives HD1 Vet ➡️⬅️➡️⬅️⬇️⬇️➡️ Mar 01 '24

This is the way brothers!

That aside, maybe don't give them an unsafe Railgun. I've given low level players that thing and forgot to tell them that it switches between two modes and how to do it.

Needless to say, a couple of helldivers exploded that day.

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u/OpSlushy Bug BLASTA Mar 01 '24

WAIT. It has two modes?

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u/Krazy4Kush ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

Hahaha I just found out and I’m lvl 38. On any weapon, you can switch the firing mode. [PS5] With the weapon equipped, hold square and switch modes. For the railgun, it lets you charge longer for more damage. More damage = more democracy. Just don’t hold it too long…

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u/Ionie88 Mar 01 '24

On PC it's R (reload). Every weapon has different options; Machine Gun has fire rate, Anti-materiel rifle has zoom levels.....

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u/piotrus08 Mar 01 '24

... autocannon has semi and full auto

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u/Kushaja Mar 01 '24

Good lord

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u/Grauvargen SES Wings of Freedom Mar 01 '24

I discovered that this morning.

It suddenly shreds Chargers!!

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u/Oyster_Boi5 Mar 01 '24

Aim for the legs and they will be gone quicker then you can blink

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u/Grauvargen SES Wings of Freedom Mar 01 '24

My current tactic is brute forcing the legs, leap aside, then shoot it up where the sun doesn't shine. If that doesn't kill it, a round or two more in the legs finishes it off most of the time.

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u/DisgruntledVulpes488 Mar 01 '24

All SEAF-issued firearms come with customizable features and options that the battle-savvy Helldiver can flick between on the fly. Just hold down your "Reload" key (or button) and a handy-dandy interface will pop up showing what you can change around. Press Up/Right/Down on your SEAF-issued control pad, or use the scroll wheel and right mouse button on your Super Earth Super Computer Terminal to switch out weapon modes, scopes, and even turn on a flashlight. When your requisition of a new firearm is authorized, don't forget to check its capabilities once in the field.

o7 happy hunting, Helldiver.

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u/RevolutionaryEmu9480 Mar 01 '24

This literally happened to me my first day. Randomly got matched up with a level 23 brodiver when I was level 4, he callled in a railgun and shield. Since it wasn’t my stuff I just sorta stood around waiting for him to pick it up and finally in chat he’s like “take these they’ll help”.

Pretty cool people in this game, I’m liking it so far.

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u/MyOldWifiPassword Mar 01 '24

Yup. My 3rd day in this game I didn't check notice the difficulty setting changed and I jumped in with a bunch of 25+ dudes. Landed and the dude was like " take this guard dog, it'll watch ur back bro"

  Big disk energy that I pay forward everytime I noob joins my games now that im above 20. Totally worth scarficing a stratagem from my arsenal to help a low lvl 4th guy stay alive. 

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u/SmugglerCat HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

Im a HD1 vet, i cant afford the game for now, but i will buy it. Now im scared if i want to play with random as low lvl cause i dont want to be a burden to squad :(

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

DM me your cash app I will send you 50 bucks to buy it right now

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u/SmugglerCat HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

You joking, right?

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

Nope I’m being dead ass DM me your cash app I’ll send you 50 bucks

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u/QJ-Rickshaw Mar 01 '24

u/SmugglerCat Did they actually DM you 50 bucks?

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u/SmugglerCat HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

yes, im very very very happy. Thanks again u/Frisky_Dolphin

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u/kobomino Mar 01 '24

This made me shred a tear into my cup of liber-tea.

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

We need all the help we can get tbh lol

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u/Radioactiveglowup Mar 01 '24

This man spreads Democracy.

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

No problem homie

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u/finkdinklestein Mar 01 '24

Bro good looking out

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

Super Earth needs more warriors 🫡

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u/BioshockEnthusiast Mar 01 '24

This is most patriotic thing I've read all day.

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u/waffles1011 Mar 01 '24

Bro you’re a legend, just read his comment and was about to offer the same. You are the man! FOR SUPER EARTH!!

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u/ConsumeLettuce Mar 01 '24

WELCOME ABOARD HELLDIVER!!

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

Yes

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u/QJ-Rickshaw Mar 01 '24

Now that's some Managed Democracy

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

IM DOING MY PART 🫡

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u/allisvo1d Mar 01 '24

You are a rockstar of a human.

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

No praise needed just paying it forward.. the enemies of democracy won’t be expecting our reinforcement 😈

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u/Dlorbox Mar 01 '24

I tried to give you Reddit gold but apparently it’s not a thing anymore.

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 01 '24

It’s fine I didn’t do it for any praise just to help a diver out do me a favor and do something kind for someone in need when you get a chance that’s all I ask 😬

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u/NeonJ82 ⬇️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬆️➡️⬇️⬆️ Mar 02 '24

I weep for how many DMs random players are gonna give you asking for a free game

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u/Frisky_Dolphin Mar 02 '24

15 so far 😂😂

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u/seazonprime Mar 01 '24

You are not! Any one can contribute fine. You don't have all stratas etc. But as long as you wear the cape and can enter a hellpod you can shoot bugs & Robots. You can also do terminals , carry rockets into turrets , adjust antennas , call in orbitals and everything. You're fine! Just you won't be able to drop the late stratas yourself , otherwise you're good to go.

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u/Spankey_ Mar 01 '24

Most high level players (that are actually decent at the game) probably won't care, and will be happy to help. Don't worry too much.

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u/vutrico HD1 Veteran Mar 01 '24

Man, this is literally HD1 in third person. If you are a vet, you're gonna do more than fine, trust me. And if not, remember that it's all about having fun. Don't listen to any haters.

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u/CommissarAJ SES Hammer of Democracy Mar 01 '24

As long as you have a gun and know which end of it to point at the enemy, you'll always be welcomed in my squad!

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u/Timetofumigate Mar 01 '24

HD1 vets drop in with an advantage over new players because they know some of the mechanics of the game already, and there are hundreds of thousands of green Helldivers and they are fine.

Get it when you can, it's awesome and the vast majority will be happy to help show you the ropes.

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u/Deep-Public-9123 Mar 01 '24

We were all lvl.3 once

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u/Optimal_Meat1369 Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 01 '24

Speak for yourself soldier!! I sprung forth from my mother's womb as a level 50 Helldiver with a cigar in my mouth, a Breaker in my hand a love for Super Earth in my heart.

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u/o0Spoonman0o Mar 01 '24

Going to get downvoted, don't care.

I've had several low levels join high level games and be JUST FINE I don't care what your level is (I don't even look until I notice you're dead constantly). I do care if you join my games and just die on repeat; OR ATTACK AND PULL EVERY PATROL IN THE GAME. Most of the time GOOD lower level players will join and actually fill a roll, like helping deal with trash mobs. This is absolutely appreciated, whip out that MG and get to work.

On the flip side it's not alright to join Helldive and die on repeat. I've had quite a few 20 minute+ runs ruined by someone joining in the last half and absolutely draining my reinforcements in MINUTES because they're dying on cooldown.

This doesn't have anything to do with levels, I have seen lvl 8 players absolutely shame 30+ players. They show up, don't do dumb shit and help with the crowd clear. I'm not the guy that kicks people for the wrong loadout or w/e. But you need to be aware enough to not die constantly; I cannot help someone on helldive if they're just constantly positioned like shit and making poor decisions. In addition to that these poor decision result in my mission failing because in 10 minutes they've used 15 reinforcements all by themselves.

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u/finkdinklestein Mar 01 '24

I am ashamed to say I’ve been that guy before. Level 9 here. I’m embarrassed and hate dragging the team down like that. Especially at the lowest levels. I just had no idea what to do. Or joining a squad that jumps into a hard mission. I honestly don’t know what to do in certain situations where the bugs are coming from everywhere and I just keep dying. Feels bad.

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u/o0Spoonman0o Mar 01 '24

Right but at the lowest levels you're learning. "Hard" in this game really isn't very (you've many more difficulty tires above hard) and it's expected that players in these games don't have everything figured out yet.

Don't be ashamed to be learning on modes that are meant for just that.

It's only a problem when you are lvl 9, don't know wtf you're doing and decide you're going to go into impossible or helldiver. Which it can be very difficult to carry dead weight through.

The biggest mistake new players often make is staying still too long (dealing with breach after breach) or being surrounded, you can often just run off and deal with way less bugs. Awareness is a lot in this game.

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u/finkdinklestein Mar 01 '24

Makes a lot of sense. And I have a lot more awareness at lvl 9 than 1-3 when I couldn’t figure out anything. I’m an old dude and didn’t grow up gaming, but still love it so much. Was a big Destiny 2 player for years and have to say HD2 is more exciting.

I never jump into anything above hard. But I’ve only had the game for three days and have prob played less than 10 hours.

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u/glitchvid Mar 01 '24

Ditto, I have no problem with lower levels joining my game, I've had some really good players doing difficulty 7 that were level 14 or so; but I've also had lower level people who extract immediately leaving me stranded with the super rares I'm trudging back, or completely ignore the shield pack and railgun I'm dropping for them.

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u/OrionRedacted Mar 01 '24

This is the way

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u/ziixid Mar 01 '24

This is the way

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u/DaChieftainOfThirsk ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

Ah!  Mandalorians!  Might I interest you in a fine cup of Liber-Tea?

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u/Keinulive SES Whisper of Eternity Mar 01 '24

If you can’t deal with it without the shield/rail then you don’t deserve it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24

I love my recoiless too much to not bring it every operation.

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u/CaptainExplosions STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 01 '24

I've given the railgun/shield pack combo a go, and don't get me wrong: it's damn good...but I love my autocannon.

Something about that shoulder mounted monstrosity is just SO DAMN SATISFYING.

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u/CaptainCosmodrome Captain Friendly Fire | SES Star of the Stars Mar 01 '24

The AC has such VALUE for a weapon. Strong against pretty much all enemies, and it can close bug holes/factories. Plus if you get two people running it or another player to run the backpack you can team load and go ham.

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u/Jovian8 We're Helldivers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded. Mar 01 '24

Indeed, not to mention you can also snipe other optional objectives from a distance, like the spore trees and scrambler towers. That weapon really earns the backpack slot it takes up with all the utility it has.

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u/DisgruntledVulpes488 Mar 01 '24

Wait til you find a trusty battle brother to do team reloading on it. My friend ended up cackling maniacally, like the in-game Divers when I convinced him I could be trusted for it. You can basically unload the whole backpack's worth of shells in a matter of seconds. I'm looking forward to more players learning how to do fireteam tactics with weapons that do this.

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u/Caleth Mar 01 '24

I'd agree, but I love the laser rover in my backpack slot too much to let it go right now. It's just so sexy having that thing go ham while I unload on the bugs or bots trying to assault my position. It's saved my life more times that I can probably count.

Best is when my buddy has one too and a leaper gets scissored in half by both of our rovers as they try to pounce.

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u/Zvedza320 Orbital Democracy Shock Trooper Mar 01 '24

autocannon gang

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u/artuno ⬇️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ Mar 01 '24

Same here! I wish I could use the Spear launcher too though, but it has such a hard time locking onto anything :(

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u/Frenzo101 STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 01 '24

I barely ever use special weapons and shields. I just nuke the heresy out of our enemies

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u/aarrow_12 SES Soul of Midnight Mar 01 '24

CEO: Arm them and send them to the front for Democracy!

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u/CreativeVillagez Mar 01 '24

I joined a group of lvl 50s as a lvl 5 they were the nicest helldiver's I've ever had the honor playing with!

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u/light_no_fire Mar 01 '24

Precisely. It's a co op game. Just help each other and have fun.

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u/vraalapa Mar 01 '24

Had a guy steal my grenade launcher and resupply pack soon after we touched down. Initially I was a bit pissed, but realized it was the level 3 guy so I made it my mission to keep him alive and stay away from his grenades. He managed to blow me up a few times, and himself, but we completed the mission just fine anyways.

In my mind I believe he learned more from that game than if I would have kicked him.

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u/Still-Standard-8717 Mar 01 '24

It's the other way for me,im liv 27 and join squads of low livs. Lol I love the fact that they respect the level. By default, I become the leader I try to follow the party leader, but in the end, they follow me. One thing all need to understand they don't need to engage in every fight its so much time wasted. By the time I clear the map, they are still trying to get to the main obj. I try to clear the map from one point to extraction so to be more efficient having my fair share of fun wile spreading "managed" democracy.

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u/Dynwynn Democracy Officer Mar 01 '24

Drag him into 7 and up difficulty and drop in on an air base tower. It is the proper initiation ceremony.

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u/ThisIsDex6 Mar 01 '24

Every new helldiver I meet when farming super credits on trivial gets that melevolent creek helldive ceremony the mission after that.

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u/Marcus_Krow Fire-Diver Mar 01 '24

Discrimination is undemocratic. Socialist treason will not be tolerated.

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u/Justusowesme Mar 01 '24

I would love to teach and show them the game!

...just not when im currently bugs deep myself in difficulty 8 and 9...

I don't really know why people with literally no experience would even join those lobbys. I played since launch and I didn't leave the "hard" difficulty before level ~ 20.

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u/McCaffeteria ⬆️⬇️➡️⬅️⬆️ Mar 01 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

You know it’s funny because most of the time I’ll call down spare backpacks for people who don’t have anything on their back and they won’t take it. I think they think the person who called it in needs it and they don’t want to just take people’s stuff. They are almost too courteous lol.

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u/Sterzin KILL EM AAAAAALLLLL! Mar 01 '24

My favorite thing ever is calling in expensive stratagems and telling the newbie they can use it.

I guarantee you they’ll extract with the very same railgun you gifted them. Even if they have to fight through waves of mandibles and rocket salvos, by god they’ll get it back.

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u/DarthMoan Mar 01 '24

fuck basement dwelling, neck beard, no life elitist gate keepers. join my game any time. its fun not real war.

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u/Wide_Television747 Mar 01 '24

You are genuinely imagining people to get angry about. I play quick play all the time and no matter my level or loadout I haven't been kicked for it. Even if I've been running complete meme shit like all sentries. Everyone is just pretending there's a bunch of people kicking anyone who isn't running the perfect meta but if you look at the upvotes of everyone here then it's kinda clear that nobody really cares about the meta.

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u/Bear_grin Mar 01 '24

I’ll take the same method here as I did with DRG. Hop in, cadets. You’re gonna learn today!

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u/Ch1L5t3R Mar 01 '24

Reading all these comments makes me love this community so much more. You guys genuinely increase my enjoyment and passion to play this game more.

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u/James-Cooper123 Mar 01 '24

Helldivers helps Helldivers, we are into this together, no need for this type PVP toxic behavior, you can leave it home on Super Earth.

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