Helldivers 2 Doesn't Want You To Fall For Flying Bug "Propaganda"

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Several players have insisted that they've encountered a new type of flying Terminid but in keeping with the game's satirical tone,Arrowhead Studios' CEO Johan Pilestedt believes it's all nonsense. In the weeks after the game's launch, the community has been hard and working trying to figure out exactly what could be causing the Terminids to spread so rapidly among the stars. Some are speculating that Super Earth itself could be creating the «aliens» but the game's director is trying to throw everyone off the scent.

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Pilestedt responded to several inquiries from fans who swear they've encountered «Shriekers» which appear to be Terminids that can take to the skies and terrorize Helldivers with their massive leathery wings.

",'" stated the director, going one step further by quoting the in-universe Ministry of Truth which insists that reports of flying Terminids are merely propaganda spread by "." It's a fun little bit of metatextual storytelling given that players have shared legitimate videos of Shriekers in action so Pilestedt is clearly having some fun with 's community.

While most live-service games include detailed information on what every post-launch content update brings to the game, Arrowhead Studios is taking a different approach with by allowing the community to uncover the game's new additions themselves. The inclusion of Shriekers was not specified in any patch note log but soon after the most recent balance update players started sharing videos of the winged monsters swooping down from the clouds. may be just over a month old but given the number of active users in its community, if Shriekers were in an earlier build of the game someone would have noticed.

Since Shriekers are such a new addition to , players are still trying to work out how to best bring down the flying Terminids. These Bugs move around especially quickly, meaning Stratagems aren't especially effective unless a well-prepared Helldiver brings down a Sentry