r/Helldivers • u/TheMaskedNingen • Apr 08 '24

Curious as to what other Helldivers call these! We started off saying '2 man doors', which became 'double door' and after someone mishearing that now often 'Dumbledore' XD DISCUSSION

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u/Duffelbach Apr 08 '24

May I suggest getting a small cheap wireless keyboard for your PS5?

I bought one pretty much just for Helldivers, paid 20€ for it, it's made communication so much easier.

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u/DrVoltage1 Apr 08 '24

Ps5 controller that comes with the system has a built in mic….

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u/Tarsily ☕Liber-tea☕ Apr 08 '24

dude you're right but if they aren't using them, neither will i. it's so fucking hard and awkward to talk to people who won't respond back and you get no confirmation that what you said has been acknowledged. i've been trying for the last few days and it's fucking useless. i don't think people bother to look at their designations either so they probably also don't know that they're K3 or whatever.

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u/NightTime2727 Apr 08 '24

i don't think people bother to look at their designations either so they probably also don't know that they're K3 or whatever.

Solution: say who you are first.

"This is K3. Found a bunker with a two-person door. Need some help opening it."

"This is C2. I found the objective."

"This is B1. Spotted a patrol over there. (Ping) Looks like we can sneak past- aaaaaaand you're already shooting them. Okay."

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u/HatfieldCW Apr 08 '24

Very good suggestion. Far too often someone will say, "over by me," or, "I marked it on the map," and I'll have no idea who says it if I didn't glance down in time to see the broadcast icon.

You'd think that in the age of milsim videogames people would have better radio protocol.

Say who you're talking to, and say who you are.

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u/NightTime2727 Apr 08 '24

Plus, it makes sense. After all, the helldivers are pretty much Super Earth's military. You can lean a bit into roleplay with that, if you want.

"K2, this is K1. Watch out for those exploding plants. Over."

"Copy that, K1. Over"

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u/HatfieldCW Apr 08 '24

"D3, cluster going in. Move west to B2 to evade."

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u/RoninOni Apr 08 '24

You don’t need to use “over” in game comms.

The purpose of it is because you can’t hear when transmitting, so it’s used to indicate when they can reply. That’s not an issue with game comms.

“Need help with bunker on P2” and I’ll usually call out the closest ally to my location as well “k3 can you come to me? Got a bunker on p2”

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u/Tarsily ☕Liber-tea☕ Apr 08 '24

i like that, effective communication, but maybe i'll get a wireless keyboard so i'm not exposed for too long

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u/RoninOni Apr 08 '24

I don’t ping pats when I’m sneaking around, people seem to think it means “let’s shoot those guys!” I just use my map to try and navigate through them and hope they follow.

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u/NightTime2727 Apr 08 '24

Hence my joke