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“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance by posting a diagram made with MS Paint on Reddit.” - Mr Tzu, probably.
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HELLDIVING-READY 11 things I wish I knew before starting Helldivers 2
We’ve rounded up a few basic, and very advanced Helldivers 2 tips for veteran divers, and newcomers alike.
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JOIN THE WAR EFFORT Thanks to Helldivers 2, tricking normal people into role-playing has never been easier
For now it's fighting for democracy. I'll have these chumps playing wizards and making goblin sounds in 3 months max.
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Annnnnd, It's Gone Did you dare to go offline and live in the real world last night? Sucks to be you as you probably missed an entire Helldivers 2 Major Order
Look, they're good at killing bugs very quickly, we know this.


Annnnnd, It's Gone | Did you dare to go offline and live in the real world last night? Sucks to be you as you probably missed an entire Helldivers 2 Major Order

Divers Liberated | Helldivers 2's latest hotfix aims to free those trapped in infinite drop-in jail, as Arrowhead teases info on next warbond is coming "soonish"

Help From On High | Don't worry, even Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead's CEO has joined the campaign against patching out its lifesaving mid-air salutes

Super Salute | Helldivers 2 players have finally found an in-game quirk they don't want Arrowhead to patch out - lifesaving mid-air salutes and hugs

Boom Banter | Helldivers 2 players might be getting some fresh weaponry from the first game soon, cue a bunch of memes about anti-tank mines

Illu-moonate | Oh boy, Helldivers 2's latest Major Order might lead to Super Earth getting its mitts on a "powerful interplanetary battle station"

Tinker Timing | Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix with more performance fixes this week, but 'no sulking if there isn't one'

New Stuff Needed? | As Helldivers 2 slides down to about 10% of its player number peak on Steam, those left are torn as to how Arrowhead should try to right the ship

Mind Your Mines | As more bugs are uncovered, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead reminds players that not every datamine is worth getting excited about

The Bugs Are Back | Helldivers 2 players are headed back to the bug front, as Arrowhead teases giving Game Master Joel more tools to mess with Super Earth

Spears Crossed | Helldivers 2 just got a fresh patch, and we're holding our breath that it'll finally break the spear's curse for good

Stick To The Plan | Helldivers 2's latest Major Order has the Automatons coming for Malevelon Creek, and naturally it's already reignited the real war

Tree-son! | Uh oh, Helldivers 2's latest Major Order might come a cropper at the last minute, because people are too busy climbing trees

Spear My Emotions | Sorry, long-suffering Helldivers 2 spear lovers, after being briefly fixed, it's now causing crashes

Packed Schedule | Helldivers 2's devs are looking into enemy spawn rates and making superior packing work as intended again

Band of Balancers | "We're not micromanaged by our CCO" - as Helldivers 2's last big patch earns praise, Arrowhead reiterates that it wasn't a one person job

Stop! Stimmer Time! | As Helldivers 2 players splatter bug babies, the cause of its sprinting issue might finally have been found

Sorry Not Sorry | "Sorry bro" but a Helldivers 2 story mode is "not happening"

Divers Down | "All planets are now Malevelon Creek" - Helldivers 2 players reckon the latest patch may have delivered a difficulty spike
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Lots of Reading | Huge Helldivers 2 patch finally arrives, with a barrage of weapon balancing tweaks and an entire separate post to help explain them

No Cape Left Behind | Helldivers 2 major order wants players to save some kids - their response? Sure, if you give us a new cape

Patching You In, Sir | Helldivers 2's next patch arrives later this week with over 100 changes and fixes, including visible supply lines and invite-only lobbies

Persistent Carnage | Starship Troopers: Extermination's official release has a mechanic that's long been on my Helldivers 2 wishlist

Camo Costumes Coming | Helldivers 2's devs are changing their warbond approach, and the next one, Viper Commandos, drops soon

Rad Reinforcements | Forget mechs, a new Helldivers 2 mod gives Fallout's T-60 power armour to Super Earth's forces

Illumi-nice Threads | Helldivers 2 gets cool Fallout, Titanfall 2, and Lethal Company crossovers thanks to a new modding tool

Return Of The Jedi | Helldivers 2's Star Wars Clone Wars mod pack took "eight weeks of brute force" to make, and its creators aren't done

VOID GAZING | Helldivers 2 players destroy Meridia, left staring into the void waiting to see if the Illuminate will arrive

BUGGING OUT | UPDATE: Helldivers 2 Meridia Major Order sees players overwhelmed by bug hordes spawning right on top of objectives

ACCOUNT RE-OPENED | Why are people angry about God of War Ragnarok requiring a PSN account on PC?

STAT SPEAK | New Helldivers 2 CEO responds to calls for more stat "transparency" by reminding folks "it's not Arma at the end of the day"

HOLY MOLY | Helldivers 2 Major Order sparks more Illuminate speculation, may lead to a planet being spaghettified by a black hole

GOOD GRIEF | Getting sick of getting kicked out of a Helldivers 2 session right before a mission ends? Arrowhead is "working on a solution"

MECHING IT HAPPEN | Helldivers 2 players are on the way to earning a new mech, with a cool jet or bomb-based stratagem possibly to follow

FRESH STRATEGEM | Helldivers 2 boss wastes no time outlining plans to improve game, starting with need to get more devs playing

SUPER EARTH SWITCHUP | Helldivers 2 boss Pilestedt steps aside as CEO in order to focus more on helping develop the game and its community

SHRAP THE CHANGES | Helldivers 2 devs taking "more time" to cook up its next weapon balancing patch, with an Eruptor revamp on many wishlists

NEW WAR, WHO DIS? | After Helldivers 2 players come up short in latest Major Order, Arrowhead casually declares that "The Second Galactic War" is upon us

SPAWN SWITCHUP | Helldivers 2 devs plan to revamp enemy spawn rates again, as more baddies than intended continue to overwhelm folks

NUMBERS | Helldivers 2 sold 12 million copies in 12 weeks, its players have casually killed about 100 times as many bots as that in the past few days

TENDER CARE | Helldivers 2 patch adds optional account linking to the game's settings and changes the Tenderizer's colour

STAR WARS TROOPERS | Helldivers 2 Star Wars mod will let you and your nerdy mates do some Clone Wars roleplaying while you kill bugs

CLOSE CALL | Helldivers 2 is everyone's favourite live-service game right now, but it almost wasn't one

SUCKER PANICKING | The Helldivers 2 PSN account linking backlash was so bad, Ghost of Tsushima devs have to clarify PC players won't need to do it for single-player

GOOD ENDING | Sony walks back PlayStation account requirement for Helldivers 2 following overwhelming community outrage

CHOICES WERE MADE | Uh oh, Helldivers 2 has been pulled from sale on Steam in over 170 countries following its PSN controversy

HELLBOMBING | Helldivers 2 suffers Steam review bombing following controversial PSN account linking announcement

ACCOUNT ANNOYANCE | Helldivers 2 PC players will have to link their Steam accounts to PSN just to play soon, and it's, er, not going down too well
