Helldivers 2 dev reveals the shocking truth about how much you cost Super Earth in every mission

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Every fan knows that Helldivers 2 takes patriotism to the extreme at every given opportunity. Citizens have had their Procreation Permits revoked and must even pay through the nose to have the remains of loved ones shipped back from alien worlds. It’s all satire that pokes fun at modern society.

However, developer Arrowhead Game Studios has revealed another tidbit of Helldivers 2 lore. It explained that every Stratagem we use in a mission costs more than the average Super Citizen’s annual income. When I read this on Twitter, it felt pretty shocking, as shocking as it can be considering this is a fictional universe we’re talking about, because I know how much we, as a community, spam Stratagems.

Did You Know: The cost of one Stratagem is more than the average annual income for a Super Citizen

That's why we only entrust the use of them to professional and fully trained Helldivers like you!

Stratagems are the support weapons players call into battle in every mission in Helldivers 2. They’re how you access Exosuits, Flamethrowers, and Minefields, resupply your ammunition, or call reinforcements when one of your squad perishes.

Each time I drop into a mission, every player quickly clears out the nearby enemies and then calls down at least four Stratagems. This is how we stock up for the mission ahead, grabbing a heavy weapon, a backpack, a few grenades, and maybe even launching a Precision Orbital Strike to destroy a bug hole around the corner. With four players doing this, that’s 16 Super Citizen’s annual incomes spent within one or two minutes of landing on an alien world to massacre bugs and bots.

Players use a prolific number of Stratagems throughout a mission as well because they’re incredibly useful. Eagle Air Strikes clear out enemies in a pinch, while a 500 KG Bomb will annihilate everything in its radius. And, of course, we all need a fresh supply of ammo every five minutes or so.

This makes the cost of each mission with a full squad astronomical. This does