Summary
Attempting to clear out bugs, oneHelldivers 2player has an accidental run in with a 500KG bomb after calling in an airstrike in the wrong location. Since it recently launched,Helldivers 2has seen unprecedented success with a quickly rising playerbase. For a live service title, the news couldn’t be better, though the success comes at a cost, as Arrowhead Game Studios has been overwhelmed with demand. While the studio continues to spin up new servers while also dealing with countless backend issues, it hasn’t stopped many players from having a good time fighting back against automatons and bugs.
Even with login restrictions and other issues plaguing those attempting to access the game,Helldivers 2continues to break new records for Arrowhead and Sony. In fact, this past weekend on Steam alone,Helldivers 2has managed to bypass Destiny 2’s all-time concurrent player count numbers on Steam, quite an achievement for a much smaller game that has only just released. Players have continued to share their experiences with the game, offering tips, tricks, and even showing off some of the more hilarious moments, including one player that used one of the many airstrike stratagems that went terribly wrong.
In a new post on theHelldivers 2subreddit, a user named Hazerel uploaded a short clip of a 4 player mission attempting to destroy three different egg nests. Seeing an opportunity to take down the fearsomeHelldivers 2Bile Titan enemy, the player calls down the Eagle 500KG Bomb airstrike stratagem far down below. As the player goes to watch the imminent destruction, the bomb shockingly lands right near the player instead of the actual target zone. Feeling the sense of dread, the bomb explodes and quickly dispatches the player in a spectacular and accidental death.
Helldivers 2 Eagle Strike Gone Wrong Reaction
The post quickly spiked in popularity on theHelldivers 2subreddit, with most laughing at how comedic the timing of that was, resembling something out of a classicLooney Tunescartoon. One player even took the opportunity to respond as a member of the Super Earth government, in keeping with thetone and tongue in cheek nature ofHelldivers 2,by using the accidental death as a way to spread more propaganda.
In the meantime, fans are hopeful that the issues plaguing the game are soon to be a thing of the past. Even with constant updates from Arrowhead, many felt that the real issue from this past weekend was the crush of players attempting to cash in on the limited time XP and Requisition bonus multiplier. Intended as a way tomake up for the roughHelldivers 2launch, the gesture only seemed to compound the issues further as the player count continued to grow over the weekend, leaving many players unable to really take advantage of the bonuses.
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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.
