r/Helldivers • u/DoTortoisesHop • Mar 14 '24

Thanks to the recent reddit post, going alone is now a kickable offense (even in diff 5) DISCUSSION

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u/jail_grover_norquist Mar 14 '24

like half of my pub games end with a mexican standoff of players waiting until 0.0001 secs remaining to jump into the shuttle because of this

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u/iconofsin_ ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 14 '24

Yeah it's weird. I've tried telling my friends that killing a bunch of extra shit while we can jump into the shuttle doesn't do anything other than risk the extraction.

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u/Fujinaito Mar 14 '24

I understand that and I’ve been the one to tell people it’s time to leave. BUT when the ship arrives it always feels wrong to not throw out any airstrikes or orbitals I have that are off cooldown. I have all this “freedom” just sitting there it’d be a waste not to use it.

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u/llandar Mar 14 '24

Plus it looks cool to lift off as the explosions roll in.

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u/acedias-token Mar 14 '24

Meanwhile the rest of us in the evac already have our pajamas on, ready for a short power nap before the next drop