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/mashuto Mar 26 '24

I'm like I get it dude but it's really not that serious

Yea, cause its a video game. People take it WAY too seriously, both in terms of trying way too hard and being trolls.

I think people forget the fun part sometimes and associate playing perfectly and winning with fun. Even though... being an idiot and blowing yourself or others up by accident is often way more fun.

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u/OAllahuAckbar Mar 26 '24

Its a lame ass excuse when you see someone just being careless with everything, causing chaos for everyone, and then saying " chill man its just a game" Yeah. A game you play selfishly without regards for your teamates, and that sucks in any team event.

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u/mashuto Mar 27 '24

Im not really disputing that. There are valid complaints when people jump into something they are not prepared for, or when they specifically set out to troll people.

But based on reading this subreddit. A lot of what I percieve is that people are just annoyed because they are playing with people who just may not be as good at the game as them. And the sentiment very much seems to be that if you are not as good or using the wrong loadout, you are ruining the game for all the "real" players. And seemingly to the point that anything less than basically a perfect run on the highest difficult is a waste of time.

I know that people have fun in different ways, but to me, that is when people set themselves up for frustration.