Helldivers

[Iceman]

it would certainly make sense. Arrowhead has a long history of working with Sony, but right now since the latter owns the Helldivers IP, their partnership works out fine even without an acquisition.

Oh have they done other games with Sony? I was saying they were justified in buying them just on the success of this game, especially as they are chasing live service so hard.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Oh have they done other games with Sony? I was saying they were justified in buying them just on the success of this game, especially as they are chasing live service so hard.

Yeah, they have done console exclusive work with Sony even before the first Helldivers game.

My personal philosophy with acquisitions is that it's only fair if the company getting acquired already had a close working relationship with the parent company.

And since Arrowhead had that partnership with Sony, I think an acquisition would be fair and make sense.

 

[theastsunnn]

This game similar to gears of war?

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

This game similar to gears of war?

I haven't played much gears of war in my day, but Helldivers 2 is a 3rd person cooperative shooter. Gears of war had split screen co-op though. This game had it too, but not the sequel.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

premium warbond...I'm confused on if they could be obtained with just playing the game too

 

[theastsunnn]

Trying to decide between this or outlast trials. Looking for a fun game to play to spend time.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Trying to decide between this or outlast trials. Looking for a fun game to play to spend time.

I haven't heard of that game before, but I'd definitely recommend Helldivers 2

 

[theastsunnn]

I haven't heard of that game before, but I'd definitely recommend Helldivers 2

I don’t talk on my mic though and don’t have any friends on ps5 so seems like I might not get much out of it. Game does look fun though

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I don’t talk on my mic though and don’t have any friends on ps5 so seems like I might not get much out of it. Game does look fun though

do you have friends on PC? because there is crossplay

 

[theastsunnn]

do you have friends on PC? because there is crossplay

No. I don’t know if I would benefit from this game with no mic

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

No. I don’t know if I would benefit from this game with no mic

do you always keep your mic off with multiplayer games or do you keep it on with certain games? the first few matches that I had, I had my mic on but I wasn't talking with anyone. other than when I started playing with my friend and with him I just did party chat

 

[B]

I don’t talk on my mic though and don’t have any friends on ps5 so seems like I might not get much out of it. Game does look fun though

You don't need a mic to play. If you want to communicate without mic there's a little wheel communication feature for your character to give a bunch of verbal answers/responses if someone is talking to you through their microphone. I use that all the time.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

You don't need a mic to play. If you want to communicate without mic there's a little wheel communication feature for your character to give a bunch of verbal answers/responses if someone is talking to you through their microphone. I use that all the time.

I think they meant that they just choose not to use the mic and suggested that it may not benefit him because they wouldn't be communicating with their teammates.

so I take it you have been playing the game, too? are you on Ps5 or PC?

 

[B]

I think they meant that they just choose not to use the mic and suggested that it may not benefit him because they wouldn't be communicating with their teammates.

so I take it you have been playing the game, too? are you on Ps5 or PC?

Just on PC, it's not got enough in it to keep me hooked religiously as you are effectively doing the same dozen or so missions/tasks on repeat, but it's nice to hop onto if you've an hour spare.

I wish there was some more daily/weekly missions, even if they're relatively trivial like kill 100 bugs/bots, just something to give me more of a goal than grinding levels & warbonds.

 

[theastsunnn]

do you always keep your mic off with multiplayer games or do you keep it on with certain games? the first few matches that I had, I had my mic on but I wasn't talking with anyone. other than when I started playing with my friend and with him I just did party chat

One day I realized my mic wasn’t working or I don’t know how to turn it on, so I just play the games without it. I don’t play as multiplayer games much away so don’t feel like spending anymore money to get a new headset. I might look into this game once it goes on sale

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Just on PC, it's not got enough in it to keep me hooked religiously as you are effectively doing the same dozen or so missions/tasks on repeat, but it's nice to hop onto if you've an hour spare.

I wish there was some more daily/weekly missions, even if they're relatively trivial like kill 100 bugs/bots, just something to give me more of a goal than grinding levels & warbonds.

because of where I'm at in life, I'd probably have only an hour to spare anyway. but most of the time that I have been doing missions, they were done way before the 40 minute mark.

as for content, I think this game is going to have quite a bit of a lifespan. they added planetary hazards, new costumes, and I'm sure more missions will come too.

One day I realized my mic wasn’t working or I don’t know how to turn it on, so I just play the games without it. I don’t play as multiplayer games much away so don’t feel like spending anymore money to get a new headset. I might look into this game once it goes on sale

go for it. I think it's been on sale on Steam a few times already. and I believe you'll be fine playing without a mic

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

over 8 million copies sold!

‘Helldivers 2’ Is a Surprise Hit for Sony in an Oversaturated Market

On Steam, the cooperative third-person shooter hit a peak of more than 450,000 concurrent players

www.bloomberg.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

best selling game all across the continent of Europe too!

European game sales strong in February thanks to Helldivers 2 | European Monthly Charts

Helldivers shines, but tough launches for Skull and Bones and Suicide Squad

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I think this game is well on its way to being there already...

Helldivers 2 director's "childhood dream" is for the co-op shooter to join the pantheon of PlayStation's biggest IP: "It's crazy that it might be in the future"

Uncharted, God of War, Helldivers? Maybe one day

www.gamesradar.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

arc thrower has been ruined a little...

HELLDIVERS™ 2 - PATCH 01.000.200 - Steam News

This update includes: Balance changes to missions, stratagems, weapons, enemies and Helldivers as well as general fixes and stability improvements.

store.steampowered.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Here we go with more of these starship trooper references

Helldivers 2 references one of Starship Trooper's worst characters via its new levelling system

The spirit of the Drill Sergeant lives on

www.gamesradar.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

New warbond incoming

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I think I like the missions against automatons the best because that's where I have the opportunities to pickup the arc thrower. I don't remember being able to pick it up in missions against bugs.

But I also recently learned that I can make it a stratagem.

Helldivers 2's next major order is to 'completely destroy the Automaton Legion'—and if the first game's any indication, the galaxy could really be robot free for a while

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto: FOMO.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I do know that there are some PC players who were not fond of the anti-cheating software

For some, Helldivers 2’s anti-cheat software limits the ability to play at all

Is there another way to prevent cheating?

www.polygon.com

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Dang, 70% is a lot. I suppose it's a sign that the player base is ready for more incoming new mission varieties besides what the game shipped with

Helldivers 2 devs "actually expected a lot less players to move to the Automaton front," but a full 70% of the game's community was fighting the good fight

Divers mobilized, just not in time to complete the Major Order

www.gamesradar.com