Arrowhead, the builders behind the hit co-op shooter Helldivers 2, have lately been struggling to get a little bit of weaponry into the palms of its neighborhood. Helldivers 2 gamers have persistently did not 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 neighborhood now suspect they’re being tricked into unlocking them by Arrowhead by the newest 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 had been first supplied, it was as a selection 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 had been shelved until the subsequent main order.
Just a little later down the road, the neighborhood was tasked with the even bigger main order with the purpose of killing two billion Automatons—one among Helldivers 2’s enemy factions, and a significantly brutal one to struggle. As a reward for finishing the main order, gamers had been supplied a second probability on the anti-tank mines. This time round, the Helldivers 2 participant base fell wanting the purpose, although it’s unclear whether or not it was as a consequence of dwindling numbers, lack of curiosity within the reward, merely arising quick in opposition to such a tall order, or some mixture of all these forces.
Final month, Arrowhead as soon as once more supplied the mines as a selection between two outcomes: Helldivers 2 gamers had been positioned of their very personal trolley downside and compelled to choose between saving the literal youngsters of Tremendous Earth or a manufacturing facility that’d manufacture the mines. The neighborhood picked the children.
Which brings us to the current main order and its fairly easy purpose: the liberation and protection of the planet X-45. It’s so easy that the main 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 concerning the rewards that’ll be handed out upon completion, however the present one largely obscures that reality.
As an alternative, this main order’s reward has been referred to most frequently as “weaponry from the First Galactic Struggle.” 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 kind, who at the moment are totally 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 concerning 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 main order recommended that they’d be unlocking an older Helldivers weapon, and the replies are stuffed with of us clamoring concerning the nice mine conspiracy of 2024. I’m form 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 price it and Arrowhead their respective good reputations, and was affected by decrease playcounts than typical. The trolley downside gave the impression 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 selection. How else might the builders get these instruments into our palms outdoors of outright tricking us into incomes them? It’s like hiding a canine’s remedy of their meals.
X-45 has turn into a well-liked 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 significant order there to make sure that the majority of the energetic participant base is supporting the completion of the main order? In addition to 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 purpose 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 neighborhood into backing this effort simply to present them the mines. I’m on my knees actually praying that subsequent week rolls round and we’ve all obtained them unlocked. It’d make my whole life.