Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic Battle seems to have reached one other turning level, with the Federation declaring victory over the Illuminate.
“The Illuminate have retreated from Super Earth battlespace,” reads the in-universe message to the sport’s group. “The Coronary heart of Democracy has been defended. The Battle of Super Earth is gained.”
The Illuminate’s invasion definitely took its toll on Super Earth, with solely two Mega Cities left standing: Prosperity Metropolis and Equality-on-Sea.
“Remaining Illuminate forces had been final noticed making FTL jumps from Super Earth orbit,” the message continues. “The enemy has additionally vacated New Haven, Pilen V, and Widow’s Harbor, burning the floor of these planets as they fled. No stations detect Illuminate forces — the enemy has gone into hiding. They are going to be discovered.
“After days of nonstop preventing, Super Earth stands. The mettle of Managed Democracy has been examined; the will of the individuals has overcome the enemy. The Helldivers have achieved victory.”
The factor is, no-one truly believes the Helldivers have achieved a long-lasting victory right here. As is developer Arrowhead’s manner, Federation communication is by default propaganda, and additional turmoil is nearly definitely coming down the pipe. And gamers actually need to chase the Illuminate as they retreat, doubtlessly to their residence planet to stamp them out for good.
In the meantime, an in-game message revealed the President of Super Earth was killed whereas preventing again the Illuminate forces. However once more, there was a wholesome dose of scepticism from gamers, with some saying it might need been an Illuminate communication in disguise. What’s actually occurring right here?
It’s price noting that Helldivers 2 suffered an issue this week surrounding the invasion, resulting in a recent flood of detrimental opinions.
In the days since the Coronary heart of Democracy replace went stay, gamers have fought to carry the numerous Mega Cities of Super Earth, which correspond to main cities in real-life. York Supreme, for instance, corresponds roughly to New York, and Remembrance to Buenos Aires. As the invasion continued, increasingly more cities fell, leaving solely Equality-On-Sea (Shanghai) and Super Earth’s capital, Prosperity Metropolis (Stockholm) standing.
Efforts rallied behind Equality-On-Sea to make a final stand. However Equality-On-Sea by no means hit 100%; the present arc closed with the cities’ share meter at 99.9783%. Many of the detrimental opinions are in Chinese language, and whereas the machine translation does not appear correct sufficient to cite, there are some recurring factors one can simply glean: frustration over driving the narrative, the notion of a thumb on the scale from Arrowhead, and repeat mentions of “99.9783%.”
What’s subsequent? Effectively, for a begin, the Federation wants a brand new president. Let’s see what Sport Grasp Joel has up his sleeve.
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