Helldivers 2 Players Accidentally Pull Off Epic Cinematic Moment With Eagle Strike

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A team in Helldivers 2 accidentally coordinated an epic cinematic bombardment with their Eagle stratagems. Helldivers 2 has seen a meteoric rise in popularity since its release, very much due to word of mouth and the viral fame of moments such as this.

Arrowhead Game Studios' sequel launched to a very respectable 64,183 concurrent players on Steam, but that number pales in comparison to what it has achieved every week since. Helldivers 2 would go on to peak at 458,709 concurrent players, with the developers forced to consistently increase the server cap far beyond what they had anticipated. Even for live-service titles, it is expected to see player counts dip in the weeks after launch, as hype has died down and some people move on to other games. Yet, Helldivers 2 sales remain strong, and just how bombastic moments can be is no doubt a contributing factor.

The video captured by Jviper79 features a trio of Helldivers at their mission's end, a dozen seconds remaining before an extraction shuttle arrives. Considering how hectic and overwhelming these situations can become, so much so that some Helldivers 2 players have been getting kicked for not using meta loadouts, these three are well in control of the battlefield with only a Hulk and a few Troopers left in their way. With the extraction zone in need of clearing and an Eagle Cluster Bomb off cooldown, Jviper79 throws directly at the Hulk and dives for safety. Unbeknownst to them, both teammates also had Eagle stratagems available, which were thrown at the same time. Jviper79 tilts the camera up to see three Eagle Fighters streaking across the sky, two rounds of cluster bombs perfectly overlapping before an Eagle 500kg Bomb joins in to cause what one comment described as a Michael Bay action scene.

As powerful and mesmerizing as stratagems can be, the Helldivers2 community has been more concerned with the Breaker, Shield Generator Backpack, and Railgun since a recent update brought nerfs to all three. However, that same