The Helldivers 2 galactic warfare has taken one other flip, because it all the time promised to, this time seemingly locking the discharge of mechs behind the liberation of a planet.

A tweet from developer Arrowhead was all it took for a whole lot of hundreds of gamers to descend upon planet Tien Kwan in the hope that its liberation would unlock the hotly anticipated exo fits.

“THIS IS NOT A DRILL!” the tweet reads. “Our factories are below assault, halting all output. Helldivers have been deployed to liberate Tien Kwan!”

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Our factories are below assault, halting all output. Helldivers have been deployed to liberate Tien Kwan! pic.twitter.com/NM4A26jZlh

— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) March 7, 2024

A recent in-game message signaling a brand new Main Order fleshes out this name to arms. It appears the Automatons (Helldivers 2’s evil alien robots) have captured the planet solely liable for the manufacture of the mechs (that was your first mistake, Tremendous Earth), so Helldivers should liberate it instantly.

The wording of the message means that if the Helldivers 2 neighborhood fails this Main Order, the Automatons will nab the exosuit tech and the discharge of mechs can be delayed. The Main Order expires in 70 hours from the publication of this text (the early hours of Sunday, March 10).

It’s unclear if mechs can be launched then, or as quickly because the planet hits 100% liberation standing. However what is obvious is that the Helldivers 2 neighborhood is answering the decision — already over 100,000 gamers and rising are preventing again in opposition to the Automatons on Tien Kwan.

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That is all a part of Helldivers 2’s eye-catching galactic warfare, which is steered by a Dungeons & Dragons model sport grasp known as Joel. This newest growth is one other intelligent twist in the continuing meta narrative that underpins Helldivers 2’s gameplay. What occurs if the neighborhood fails the Main Order? Joel wouldn’t withhold mechs, proper? RIGHT?

In the meantime, Arrowhead simply unveiled Helldivers 2’s upcoming premium Warbond, dubbed Slicing Edge. It consists of new weapons, new armor units, new capes, and new emotes.

There’s rather a lot occurring in the world of Helldivers 2, together with a latest new technique that entails hugging, and a controversial steadiness patch that nerfed the sport’s finest loadout. Helldivers 2 has turn into 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 to a minimum of one analyst, it is nonetheless rising. Try IGN’s Helldivers 2 overview to discover out why it is happening so nicely, in addition to the finest loadouts.

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