Helldivers 2’s galactic battle in opposition to the bugs and bots continues, with a whole lot of 1000’s of gamers bravely laying down their lives for democracy. However, what when you may merely hug it out as an alternative?
That’s precisely what some gamers are doing after a killer new technique emerged that revolves round hugging.
Actually.
As most Helldivers 2 gamers will know, there are a variety of enjoyable emotes in the sport. One such emote is a hug. Along with your arms outstretched, one other participant can are available for a squeeze. That, you’d suppose, can be that. However, it seems, there’s a really actual and helpful utility for hugging on the battlefield, and I can solely think about how confused the Terminids and Automatons discover it.
Right here’s the way it works. As we all know, the extremely helpful defend generator pack protects the wearer from sustaining any harm made by explosives, together with the devastating Eagle 500kg bomb stratagem. However what you won’t have identified is that you would be able to shield a teammate with your personal defend by hug emoting with them.
As defined by YouTube channel StandardAce, one participant with the defend generator can work alongside one other to kite a horde of enemies so that they’re inside vary of the 500kg, name it in, hug it out, then watch the bugs or bots fry secure in the protecting bubble. In the event you’re in a full squad of 4 Helldivers, all you want are two gamers with the defend to guard the whole group.
Now, it’s price noting gamers want to ensure the 500kg shell itself doesn’t hit the defend, because it solely protects the wearer if the blast from the explosion is the first hit. So don’t stand proper underneath the stratagem marker! It’s additionally price noting you want first rate timing to make this work, as the hug itself doesn’t final lengthy and also you’ll kill your self if the emote ends earlier than the explosion hits the defend. And eventually, keep in mind the defend additionally protects a teammate who makes use of a help weapon backpack with the defend consumer. Good!
The query some gamers are actually asking is whether or not this ‘Cupid’s Bomb’ technique is meant gameplay or a bug. Fingers crossed that whether it is unintentional. Developer Arrowhead retains it in the sport anyway. In spite of everything, love finds a method.
This week, IGN reported on how Helldivers 2 has turn out to be one in every of the shock hits of 2024 since launching in February, topping the charts on Steam and (*2*). In keeping with a minimum of one analyst, it is nonetheless rising. Try IGN’s Helldivers 2 evaluate to search out out why it is taking place so properly, in addition to the finest loadouts.
Picture credit score: YouTube channel StandardAce
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