Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has triggered the resurgence of the Factory Striders — and on tougher difficulties they’re dropping in packs.
For the uninitiated, the Factory Strider is an AT-AT-style Automaton walker that drops onto the battlefield, stomps round taking pictures up Helldivers, and typically even spawns different enemies. They have been stealth-dropped into the PlayStation 5 and PC co-op shooter earlier in April, nevertheless it appears this was one thing of a check. Now, based on Arrowhead, Factory Striders are again and in a giant method.
Factory Striders have made a resurgence on the Automaton entrance. These imposing, large help dreadnoughts now threaten freedom and democracy all through the galactic rim. pic.twitter.com/XRTPU7k71s
— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) April 16, 2024
Since this announcement, Helldivers 2 gamers have found that on the sport’s tougher difficulties, the Factory Striders can multi-drop. That’s, they’ll drop in teams, which is a terrifying prospect. Redditor Dolt1372 printed a clip, beneath, that reveals simply how uncontrolled this could get, with Factory Strider after Factory Strider dropping in entrance of the unlucky Helldiver.
Factory Strider multi drop
📹Dolt1372 pic.twitter.com/XE8HYfPlL7
— Helldivers Alerts (@HelldiversAlert) April 17, 2024
Whereas Factory Striders are imposing and tough to take down, the fightback has begun, with gamers sharing their suggestions for destroying the help dreadnoughts (try IGN’s information to defeating Factory Striders in case you’re having bother). Briefly, the reply is to deliver large, highly effective bombs, and as many as your group can carry. Drop all the pieces you’ve received, mainly, particularly if multiple Factory Strider turns up. For those who’re all out of bombs, strive blowing its weapons off along with your hardest-hitting help weapon. If all else fails, run!
Some gamers are reporting that even in public teams Helldivers perceive the project, and as quickly as a Factory Striders turns up, everybody lets it have it. “I joined 4, issue eight pubs, in all 4 we had multi-drop Factory Striders sooner or later that lasted all of 10 seconds,” (*2*). “Actually quickly as we noticed one, wherever from six to eight stratagems would comply with. I’m speaking 380, laser, 500kg, rail cannon, strolling barrage, clusters eagle airstrike. The works. These have been all pubs however everybody was on the identical wavelength, drop large boomboom on large robotic.
“Think about the angle of the striders, big mechanical menace, peak bot engineering. Will get dropped, with two of the identical. Inside 5 seconds of touchdown six orbs with crimson beams aimed on the sky fall at your ft.”
The Helldivers group is at present preventing off the Automaton invasion, which Arrowhead triggered final week with a brand new set of Main Orders targeted on pushing the bots again. It stays to be seen the place Recreation Grasp Joel will take the Galactic Struggle subsequent.
For those who’re in search of extra on Helldivers 2, try IGN’s function on the Let Me Solo Her of Helldivers 2, a participant who has answered over 100 SOS Beacons as a part of a mission to assist others.
Helldivers 2 has grow to be one of many shock hits of 2024 since launching in February, topping the charts on Steam and reportedly selling around three million copies. In accordance with at the very least one analyst, it is nonetheless rising. Take a look at IGN’s Helldivers 2 evaluate to seek out out why it is taking place so nicely.
Picture credit score: Dolt1372 / Reddit
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