“I hope you take my message seriously”: Helldivers 2 Players Can Celebrate as Game Vows to Exterminate an ‘Undemocratic’ Cheating Method That’s Going Viral

Finally the developers of popular online third person shooter Helldivers 2 have their gaze on the cheaters.

“I hope you take my message seriously”: Helldivers 2 Players Can Celebrate as Game Vows to Exterminate an ‘Undemocratic’ Cheating Method That’s Going Viral

SUMMARY

  • Helldivers 2 has been a very popular name ever since it launched back in February.
  • Slowly it built a very large community of fans that are playing this game enthusiastically.
  • But this popularity has also brought a bunch of cheaters to this game.
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Helldivers 2 players all over are currently facing a powerful new enemy. This enemy came out of nowhere and started making the lives of all the Helldivers fans a living hell. What’s even more shocking is the fact that this enemy belongs to a faction that everyone thought had been cleared from the face of the universe, yet it returns in a more powerful form.

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While fans of the game were shocked by this abrupt and unexpected return, they still prepared themselves to fight these new enemies. They are a bunch of resilient Helldivers after all, and Super Earth trains them to be strong. But one thing they are not so enthusiastic about is the cheaters, though the developers have suggested that they will be gone very soon.

Helldivers 2 developers are now working on removing the cheaters from the game

Will lasers and flamethrowers prove to be enough against the incoming threat in Helldivers 2?
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A while ago, a bunch of people confirmed the fact that there were a bunch of cheaters running amok in Helldivers 2. They were frustrated because these cheaters did nothing but ruin the game for legitimate players.

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These cheaters would just go around playing co-op with random gamers. It would seem like a usual match for a while. But when players complete the mission, they will notice that they are being awarded a currency that they would not usually get for that mission.

If that was not enough, now there are some players who have found a way to farm this currency in-game. This currency is called Super Credits and is pretty hard to get one’s hands on. But some gamers use some tricks to get more and more of them, making the efforts of players who don’t cheat meaningless.

Helldivers 2 can be frustrating to play when you're working with uncooperative teammates
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Hence, a gamer decided to take matters into their own hands. They logged into Helldivers 2 Discord, tagged its community manager, and sent them a strongly worded letter. They even included links to some tutorial videos for this glitch as proof for the developers.

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“This issue needs to be fixed as soon as possible as it is an illegitimate method, and in the long run, it damages not only the seriousness of the players but also the development team. I hope you take my message seriously.”

This message was indeed seen by the community manager, and they even replied to it. Suggesting that they are taking this message seriously and are aware of this “undemocratic” behavior. This means they might already be working on this issue.

Players would know that this is not a small issue. It’s a live-service game, and it’s designed in such a way that players would have to grind a bit. Through the grinding of levels and missions, they are awarded those Super Credits. But if someone just cheats through the game to get those, it destroys the whole purpose of the game.

What is next for Helldivers 2?

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While they are working hard on fixing the issue with these cheaters, fans wonder what feature, enemy, weapon, or map will make its way into this game next. Developer Arrowhead Game Studios is well known for continuously introducing new content into this game.

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Recent rumors talk of drivable vehicles and a brand new enemy faction called the Illuminate. While these are still rumors, the prospect of getting vehicles that players can actually control is more exciting than anything else.

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Written by Rohit Sejwal

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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.