Summary
A team inHelldivers 2accidentally coordinated an epic cinematic bombardment with their Eagle stratagems.Helldivers2has seen a meteoric rise in popularity since its release, very much due to word of mouth and the viral fame of moments such as this.
Arrowhead Game Studios' sequel launched to a very respectable 64,183 concurrent players on Steam, but that number pales in comparison to what it has achieved every week since.Helldivers 2would go on to peak at 458,709 concurrent players, with the developers forced to consistently increase the server cap far beyond what they had anticipated. Even for live-service titles, it is expected to see player counts dip in the weeks after launch, as hype has died down and some people move on to other games. Yet,Helldivers 2sales remain strong, and just how bombastic moments can be is no doubt a contributing factor.
The video captured by Jviper79 features a trio of Helldivers at their mission’s end, a dozen seconds remaining before an extraction shuttle arrives. Considering how hectic and overwhelming these situations can become, so much so that someHelldivers 2players have been getting kickedfor not using meta loadouts, these three are well in control of the battlefield with only a Hulk and a few Troopers left in their way. With the extraction zone in need of clearing and an Eagle Cluster Bomb off cooldown, Jviper79 throws directly at the Hulk and dives for safety. Unbeknownst to them, both teammates also had Eagle stratagems available, which were thrown at the same time. Jviper79 tilts the camera up to see three Eagle Fighters streaking across the sky, two rounds of cluster bombs perfectly overlapping before an Eagle 500kg Bomb joins in to cause what one comment described as a Michael Bay action scene.
Helldivers 2 Developer Responds to Nerf Backlash
As powerful and mesmerizing as stratagems can be, theHelldivers2community has been more concerned with the Breaker, Shield Generator Backpack, and Railgun since a recent update brought nerfs to all three. However, that same patch buffed the Flamethrower, which is now proving to beuseful against some ofHelldivers 2’s most intimidating foes. Arrowhead has been quite communicative with players, fully embracing the in-game rhetoric of coming together for “managed democracy” as it attempts to explain the reasoning behind such changes.
Outside the humor inherent in hyper-militaristic satire and parody,Helldivers 2was by no means advertised as a comedic video game. However, unintentionally hilarious moments have become somewhat of a trend since release, simply as a product of emergent gameplay rather than anything intended to be funny, such as when oneHelldiver messed up the placement of a stratagemand was blown to pieces.
Helldivers 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
