A large new battle has damaged out in (*24*) 2. Right this moment, developer Arrowhead Studios introduced the combat to Tremendous Earth, because the Illuminate are touching down on the (*24*)’ house turf. Everyone seems to be becoming a member of within the combat, from the player-led (*24*) to some recent reinforcements within the SEAF.
Quick for Tremendous Earth Armed Pressure, the SEAF troopers are populating battles going down on Tremendous Earth, serving to the (*24*) maintain out towards the oncoming Illuminate forces. These troops could be ordered round utilizing a number of instructions, and can help the (*24*) in defending the house of Managed Democracy. In flip, (*24*) 2 gamers already love their new NPC helpers.
As seen within the new trailer for the Coronary heart of Democracy replace, SEAF troopers are topic to roughly the identical dire circumstances and skinny survival odds because the (*24*). Right this moment’s trailer has various pictures of SEAF troopers getting completely routed by the invasion forces.
However the brand new SEAF buddies are garnering each the sympathy and adoration of (*24*), upsetting the necessity to defend their newfound backup. Refrains of “PROTECT THE LIL UNS,” a Warhammer 40K: Darktide reference, are already picking up steam within the feedback.
“Aah take a look at them, they’re so cute,” wrote one r/Helldivers user, responding to the SEAF troopers’ reactions to the Tremendous Earth salute. “Shield them in any respect value helldiver.”
Others draw comparisons to the Clone Troopers from Star Wars, particularly the NPC allies you’d see within the basic campaigns of video games like Star Battle: Battlefront. “Fired an EAT right into a harvesters leg that was attacking a squad and one yelled out ‘Glad the helldiver’s on our facet!'” (*2*), because it reminded them of the strains you’d hear in Star Wars: Battlefront calling out comparable actions. “Now we simply want overseers with wrist rockets.”
Others have come up with new ways the SEAF could help the (*24*) sooner or later, as hopes appear excessive for the SEAF troopers to go away Tremendous Earth and enterprise with the (*24*) into different harmful hotspots by way of stratagems. Truthfully, having an NPC pal round to push these bunker buttons would be helpful.
Both approach, the (*24*) will completely want the assistance on Tremendous Earth, as the brand new replace appears fairly chaotic. It is the fruits of a protracted sequence of occasions, stretching again to a extremely dangerous bug hive and a black gap, and it has been actually fascinating to see all of it come collectively.
Not too way back, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani declared (*24*) 2 gamers would “shit [their] pants” after they discovered what was coming down the pipe. You needn’t give me any pointless info, however I do really feel just like the scope of this replace resides as much as expectations.
(*24*) 2’s Coronary heart of Democracy replace, and the Illuminate invasion of Tremendous Earth, is at present underway.
Eric is a contract author for IGN.