Great news for fans of sci-fi violence; third-person co-op shooter Helldivers 2 has introduced a brand new Major Order, representing the next stage in the massive online co-operative campaign.
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with securing four planets on the frontier from the Terminid insect swarm with the help of massive pesticide towers which will «inoculate each planet with Termicide, quarantining the bugs permanently» — that is, if the Helldivers are able to complete enough missions in time and fight off the new insectoid enemy types that have emerged in the meantime.You read that right. Players have been reporting that flying bugs have begun to appear on missions. When players reported the existence of these new enemy types, Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt responded on Twitter / X in the style of the game's biting satire:
«I've heard rumors of flying bugs in Helldivers 2. I want to officially refute such preposterous claims. Everyone knows that 'Bugs can't fly'. And I'm not alone in thinking this. The Ministry of Truth agrees that this is propaganda from bug sympathizers that want to brainwash good people.»
I've heard rumors of flying bugs in @helldivers2. I want to officially refute such preposterous claims.Everyone knows that «Bugs can't fly». And I'm not alone in thinking this. The Ministry of Truth agrees that this is propaganda from bug sympathizers that want to brainwash…March 12, 2024
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