One of Helldivers 2’s main features is that players can decide which enemy to fight. The universe of this game has two main enemies: the Terminids, better known as bugs, and the Automatons, which the community simply calls bots.
Since the game’s release in February, it appears that most players have a preference for eliminating bugs over bots. A Reddit user claims to know why this happens, and according to a lengthy post, it’s because bugs make the soldiers die in a funnier way.
Helldivers 2 Needs to Add More Enemies
One of Helldivers 2’s most striking features is its cooperative aspect, which basically forces players to play as a team to complete missions. However, the areas dominated by bugs and robots divide the galaxy where these soldiers fight.
These two enemy races are constantly at war with Super Earth. The fight for democracy never stops, regardless of the enemy, but it all seems to point out that players have a preference.
A Reddit user, in a lengthy post about the game, asserts that they understand why players consistently choose to battle bugs over robots.
The real reason bots are less popular: Ragdolling
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According to its theory, the main reason is that bugs make the player die in a more entertaining and amusing way, making them more fun to kill and thus more intriguing to face. This explanation makes sense, especially since the robots are quite generic.
This Theory Is Quite Logical
The user continued with their explanation, highlighting how bugs have a ragdoll model when they die, very similar to that of the player, making each kill more amusing than the last.
Other users started commenting on the robots, pointing out that these enemies stand out due to their unique ability to scare and intimidate, but they are not amusing at all. It seems that the Helldivers 2 community has a preference for bugs.
Some users don’t fully agree, but at the same time, they say they prefer this type of death over the previous model. Generally, players concur that witnessing soldiers die with this type of ragdoll is excessively entertaining, a phenomenon best appreciated during battles with bugs.
When it comes to robots, it’s usually an instant death. This clearly shows how the community prefers to have fun.
One of the main characteristics of all planets infested with robots is that most of them are dark and desolate, which doesn’t attract Helldivers 2 players to fight these powerful enemies.
This and other reasons are why the community will always choose bugs over robots, unless there’s an intriguing reward for killing these enemies, as there was in the past.
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