It’s a giant day for Helldivers 2 followers. The sci-fi extraction shooter lastly lets them plant flags wherever they need, together with on enemies. The morale enhance from spreading the spirit of “mission achieved” all through the galaxy boosts weapon dealing with and protection for all gamers within the surrounding radius. Sadly, it’s additionally now kicking them out of the sport.
“Due to some groundbreaking navy analysis into pointier flag ideas, the flag can now be proudly planted straight into enemies—lifeless or alive—making certain the everlasting colours of Tremendous Earth are by no means tainted, solely quenched by the blood of its foes,” reads the 01.003.200 patch notice for the buffed CQC-1 One True Flag.
Gamers have been hoping for an overhaul to the stratagem for months now, nevertheless it didn’t take them lengthy to understand that one thing wasn’t proper. Anytime a participant summons a succulent Helldivers flag and vegetation it—whether or not on a pelican ship or exo-suit—everybody else of their session will get booted. Absolute democracy manifest.
“They did say a stunning quantity of code went into the flag planting…” one fan wrote on the sport’s subreddit. As an alternative of bettering weapon dealing with or protection for all gamers within the surrounding space, as some have requested, the flag stays principally ineffective meme-bait, now with the added draw back of being busted. Not everyone seems to be complaining although. “Why can’t we simply let the joke weapon be a joke weapon?” wrote one supporter.
“We’re conscious of points surrounding the One true flag and are investigating a repair,” Arrowhead Sport Studios introduced on the Discord server this morning. For now, gamers are suggested to not use it until they wish to needlessly troll their associates or the randos they get matched with. Hopefully, all of it will get mounted in time for the brand new battle go rewards dropping later this week.
July 17 sees the Management Group Warbond added to Helldivers 2. Among the many new toys for gamers to fiddle with are an A/LAS-98 Laser Sentry that may blowup if it stays on for too lengthy and a Darkish Fluid jetpack that lets gamers warp quick distances. It might all result in a very new meta simply in time for Xbox gamers to affix when the sport will get ported in August. We’re now 18-months in, however Arrowhead has promised it has years of updates nonetheless deliberate.
