Arrowhead, the builders behind the hit co-op shooter Helldivers 2, have lately been struggling to get a little bit of weaponry into the fingers of its group. Helldivers 2 gamers have constantly didn’t unlock a brand new stratagem—deployable weapons and instruments to make use of mid-match—for months on finish. Issues have gotten so dire for these poor issues that the group now suspect they’re being tricked into unlocking them by Arrowhead via the most recent and most obscure main order.
First teased as an unlockable stratagem again in April, the anti-tank mine stratagem have suffered an particularly merciless destiny in Helldivers 2’s 5 month lifetime. After they have been first provided, it was as a alternative between two stratagems: both the mines or a rocket launcher. Gamers had to decide on between the liberation of two planets, which correspond to one of many stratagems, and whichever was freed first awarded its weaponry. The rocket launcher received and the mines have been shelved until the subsequent main order.
Just a little later down the road, the group was tasked with the even bigger main order with the objective of killing two billion Automatons—one among Helldivers 2’s enemy factions, and a significantly brutal one to battle. As a reward for finishing the most important order, gamers have been provided a second likelihood on the anti-tank mines. This time round, the Helldivers 2 participant base fell wanting the objective, although it’s unclear whether or not it was because of dwindling numbers, lack of curiosity within the reward, merely developing brief towards such a tall order, or some mixture of all these forces.
Final month, Arrowhead as soon as once more provided the mines as a alternative between two outcomes: Helldivers 2 gamers have been positioned of their very personal trolley downside and compelled to choose between saving the literal kids of Tremendous Earth or a manufacturing facility that’d manufacture the mines. The group picked the youngsters.
Which brings us to the current main order and its fairly easy objective: the liberation and protection of the planet X-45. It’s so simple that the most important order has already been accomplished with days left on the timer. Helldivers 2 gamers worry there’s an ulterior motive behind the protection of X-45, although. You see, most main orders are clear in regards to the rewards that’ll be handed out upon completion, however the present one largely obscures that truth.
As a substitute, this main order’s reward has been referred to most frequently as “weaponry from the First Galactic Warfare.” At first, gamers suspected this is perhaps the return of a weapon from the unique Helldivers, which might nonetheless be the case. That notion hasn’t utterly swayed the conspiratorial type, who are actually completely satisfied that that is Arrowhead’s (and particularly Joel’s) approach of tricking gamers into lastly unlocking the mines.
People within the Helldivers 2 subreddit, have been popping off with posts joking in regards to the conspiracy. One publish is, in all caps, titled, “ITS TRAP. RETREAT. RETREAT. THEY WANT TO GIVE US THE MINES.” The lure language has carried over to different posts, and one among my favorites even makes use of a acquainted Star Wars meme template to nice impact. One participant earnestly requested if the language of the most important order steered that they’d be unlocking an older Helldivers weapon, and the replies are stuffed with of us clamoring in regards to the nice mine conspiracy of 2024. I’m sort of inclined to imagine them and right here’s why.
Mines aren’t as horny as a brand new gun, which is smart why gamers aren’t too eager on getting them. The order to kill two billion automatons was poorly timed, seeing as how the sport was nonetheless recovering from the PSN kerfuffle that almost value it and Arrowhead their respective good reputations, and was affected by decrease playcounts than standard. The trolley downside appeared to be poking enjoyable on the mines’ distinctive scenario, but in addition appeared like a tacit admission from the builders that it was an unpopular alternative. How else might the builders get these instruments into our fingers outdoors of outright tricking us into incomes them? It’s like hiding a canine’s medicine of their meals.
X-45 has develop into a preferred planet since Arrowhead rolled out the new jungle biome. Gamers have already been flocking to any planet rocking the brand new look, so why not place a serious order there to make sure that the majority of the lively participant base is supporting the completion of the most important order? Moreover that, most main orders have been extra drawn-out affairs break up throughout the protection or liberation of a number of planets. Within the case of this one although, we actually simply want to carry one planet, and everybody’s already there. It’s no surprise that there are nonetheless 3 days to finish the objective and it’s already executed.
I don’t know what to imagine at this level, however I do know that it’d be actually fucking humorous for Arrowhead to have duped its group into backing this effort simply to provide them the mines. I’m on my knees actually praying that subsequent week rolls round and we’ve all bought them unlocked. It’d make my whole life.
