Helldivers 2 keeps its community highly active by incorporating a very popular mechanic: the Major Order. This mechanic requires players to collectively achieve a global objective to unlock something that can significantly aid them in their missions.
In one of the latest of these global missions, the community had to choose between saving people or unlocking an anti-tank mine. The game’s director, Johan Pilestedt, joked that the players made the right choice by saving the people and is now challenging them to complete the other objective before time runs out.
The Helldivers 2 Community Will Try to Achieve the Impossible
One of the most remarkable aspects of the Helldivers 2 community is its constant willingness to cooperate to improve the game for all players. In the most recent Major Order, the game required the community to select between liberating two planets—one to save people and the other to unlock an anti-tank mine. Ultimately, the players decided to save the people by making the right choice.
At the time of writing this article, there are only 22 hours left to complete this global mission, and the planet that needs to be liberated to unlock the anti-tank mine is only 1% complete.
Celebrating the players’ choice, the game’s director and public face on social media, Johan Pilestedt, announced he had donated a large sum of money to a charity to honor the community’s decision.
Johan Pilestedt Loves Challenging Players to Achieve Impossible Goals to Keep the Game Active
Pilestedt’s post on X quickly went viral, with many players asking if they could still receive the anti-tank mines, which are really necessary for future missions. Pilestedt humorously replied that if the players managed to complete the objective, they would receive the reward. He added that he was confident they would not achieve this in less than 22 hours, taunting the players to try it and see if they can succeed.
Players of this popular title, released in February, have previously managed to achieve impossible goals, liberating entire planets in a matter of hours to unlock new content. Considering this track record, if the community sets its mind to it, it could easily achieve this second objective and claim all the desired rewards. However, the studio has likely prepared another reward for the players’ battle efforts.
The Helldivers 2 community most anticipates significant changes to the game. The title has been active for four months, and so far, it has not made any major fundamental changes, according to the players. Fans of this IP are hoping for several new features, such as vehicles or even new robots, to better fight for democracy. This is a gradual process, but the studio is likely aware that it must be completed soon.
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