10 Important Features Helldivers 2 Doesn’t Tell You About

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Fighting on the front lines of Super Earth's war against the Terminids and Automatons in requires significant combat prowess, but the game's tutorial leaves out a number of details pertinent to each mission. The third-person co-op shooter is off to an incredible start, rocketing to the top of Steam's bestsellers, but there may be some players frustrated by the game's trial-and-error methodology for teaching how to dish out managed democracy. A tutorial delineates the most basic controls, but a noticeable lack of tooltips leave many features unexplained or even entirely obscured.

's gameplay is a significant departure from its predecessor, despite its shared premise. The first is a top-down shooter released in 2015, so while the general understanding of the setting and similar game mechanics like Stratagems can help longtime fans get a head start, the switch to a third-person perspective introduces a lot of new quirks to the series. eases players into higher difficulty settings, but it doesn't go so far as to even mention certain maneuvers are possible, how certain currencies are obtained, and more.

Quickplay is a readily apparent option on the Galactic War map, but that will only let players join others' missions. If sights are set on a certain mission or operation, random teammates can be found by selecting a mission, and simply waiting. is always online, but it doesn't necessarily make it clear when players are searching for teammates. Once the Hellpods – where players select their Stratagems and equipment prior to a mission – are ready, waiting around on the deck of the Super Destroyer should eventually result in teammates joining.

At 's launch, Super Earth's enemies are two-fold: the bug-like Terminids, and the robotic Automatons. The game seems to push players toward the former with Galactic War objectives for recapturing Terminid space, and likely for good reason. The bugs aren't necessarily pushovers, especially on higher difficulties, but the Automatons pose