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The final couple of weeks have been fairly demoralizing in Helldivers 2, however developer Arrowhead is trying to encourage its neighborhood with an opportunity to unlock a shiny new mech. This week’s main order is stay, and it is easy sufficient: Valyria 5 must be liberated and gamers have to take over an Automaton “petafactory” earlier than it is too late.
The reward for this goal will probably be a brand new mech-suit strategem: the EXO-49 Emancipator Exosuit. This mannequin rocks a pair of Twin-Autocannons, making it an absolute beast for demolishing enemy forces. The mech leaked a few months ago in Helldivers 2, and every arm carries 75 Autocannon rounds, which is greater than sufficient firepower to demolish an overpopulated Terminid hive.
MAJOR ORDER: Surveillance has uncovered an Automaton “Petafactory”; its solely function to mass-produce heartless weapons of battle.
Liberate it and we are able to convert it to provide en masse the dual-Autocannon EXO-49 EMANCIPATOR EXOSUIT. pic.twitter.com/r2yZeCvY2D— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) May 23, 2024
It additionally appears to be like higher than the primary mech unlocked by gamers, because the Patriot Exosuit initially had a small design flaw that will trigger it to violently explode if its rocket launcher was fired whereas it was turning. This main order additionally comes on the again of a number of losses in Helldivers 2, as these occasions have steadily change into tougher to finish, partly because of the Helldivers 2 neighborhood naturally shrinking because the sport was first launched in February.
Sizzling off the momentum of a profitable launch, Arrowhead has begun taking the following steps to develop as a studio. Johan Pilestedt has stepped down as CEO and is now the studio’s chief artistic officer, together with his former position being crammed by Shams Jorjani. Arrowhead desires to change into the following From Software program or Blizzard, and it plans to take action by specializing in making “actually nice” co-op video games, retaining a manageable variety of workers, and staying impartial.