Earlier at present Helldivers 2 referred to as in pest management and took care of a giant bug downside. The fast model is that the sport had been spawning in a few of its most closely armored Terminids proper on high of gamers, all the pieces from bile titans to chargers to annihilator tanks, which gave the Helldivers in query little time to reply earlier than they had been slashed, melted, crunched, and usually battered.
The patch mounted this, and in addition made some tweaks to the bugs typically, focusing on issues just like the “leg meta” with chargers (the place focusing on the legs over the top was more practical than it ought to’ve been), and now we all know why Arrowhead’s been focusing particular consideration on the Terminids: shortly after the patch, a brand new main operation was launched providing Helldivers the possibility to completely rid a sector of the infestation.
This has kicked off chaos as Helldivers swarm to the sector in query, however the permanence is the attention-grabbing angle right here, initially as a result of Tremendous Earth Command would by no means lie about one thing like that, and in addition for its implications within the wider galactic warfare. It could be a push-and-pull however the concept of completely holding down a chunk of turf is a brand new one: clearly we’ll must see how that performs out.
“The Terminid management system has been constructed by SEAF engineers on all barrier planets,” says the Tremendous Earth Ministry of Intelligence. “Nevertheless, the Terminids swarmed throughout all 4 planets, forcing evacuation. The Helldivers are referred to as to activate the TCS. As soon as activated, it’ll inoculate every planet with Termicide, quarantining the bugs completely.”
MAJOR ORDER: Activate the Terminid Management System, Helldivers! pic.twitter.com/0UmUD4GESLMarch 12, 2024
The 4 planets focused on this order are Erata Prime, Fenrir III, Meridia, and Turing, and the reward (as if you happen to want a reward for it) is 50 medals. On the time of writing there are roughly 205,000 gamers throughout these 4 planets, although solely Fenrir III has a little bit of a dent within the bugs’ management. We’ll must see if sport grasp Joel begins cranking the dial.
Helldivers 2’s recognition solely retains rising, and a significant a part of that is how Arrowhead has unfolded the galactic warfare within the month for the reason that sport’s launch. This simply would not work like different stay service video games, and would not really feel like it is on a calendar schedule in the identical method (despite the fact that behind-the-scenes the preparation is clearly meticulous).
The present bug-squishing order follows scorching on the heels of a wonderful side-story that noticed Gamers dashing to liberate planets that may produce mechs, after which all of us obtained mechs. There’s clearly much more to come back, together with the introduction of a 3rd enemy faction, however for now: go squash some bugs for liberty.
