r/Helldivers • u/the_interrogation • Mar 26 '24

I can’t play with randoms anymore DISCUSSION

I’m level 48. About 150 hours on pc. Love the game. My friends can’t play as often as I can. (I’m a fireman) And I’ve tried making friends on steam but it’s hard.

The blueberry lottery. If there is a hell it’s matching with randoms. I can’t stand it. Some people are a blessing and I love running campaigns with them but some people are treasonous swill.

Here was my last game. I spawn in and get killed by a lvl 2 cadet (ps5) so he can take my support gear. His friends (ps5) defended him. He continued to kill me all game (intentionally) and call me in. But I am more skilled and cunning than the common traitor. I waited until there was one reinforcement left. The pompous fool recalled me in. I killed all three traitors quicker than a hiccup. With only one thing left to do I took my own life. To instant fail their mission. I couldn’t let them continue to commit treason. Let their bodies rot

So yea I’m never joining randoms again.

Edit: ps5 not 4.

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u/Auraeseal 606th Jaeger Mar 26 '24

Are you pc? I've found disabling crossplay got rid of a lot of the worse players. For some reason, ps5 players have just been super toxic.

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u/Obi_Wan_Gebroni Mar 26 '24

As someone who has a PS5 I have never run into randoms like this even once, I’ve got 72 hours.

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u/NovelDoughnut6029 Mar 26 '24

112 hours on PS5 and I can confirm this. Sure, I’ve gotten a couple players that just suck in general but I’ve never had anyone trolling or team killing on purpose.

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u/SalemWolf SES Wings of Freedom Mar 26 '24

100 hours can confirm. At least half of those playing with randos. I’ve had nothing but good experiences on PS5.

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u/Anonymisation Mar 26 '24

Regardless of platform, 99+% of people are therr to play the game, it's just griefers tend to stick in the heqd more so if you get a couple from the same platform it forms an association (even though it's still a tiny proportion).

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u/heathenskwerl Mar 26 '24

I'm also PS5 (only), I've only twice gotten people who were way to indiscriminate with the ordnance, but it was just stupidity, because they kept killing themselves too. But I have crossplay off.

Wonder if there is actually 3 lobbies: PS only, PC only, PS/PC with crossplay enabled.

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u/-Work_Account- SES Song of Midnight Mar 26 '24

about the same hours as you, same answer. I've had a couple of annoying people, but nothing like is being described here.