The co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is actually a pure PvE game. But some players simply seem unable to accept how undemocratic PvP is and force their play style onto other players by violence. Those players don’t like it at all.
What’s the deal with PvP in Helldivers 2?
- There is no PvP in Helldivers 2, although PvP is usually common in such shooters.
- However, the developers of Helldivers 2 have explicitly spoken against PvP . In response to a question, they stated: They will never bring PvP. This is intended to reduce the toxic elements in the community. All players should fight on the same side.
- Those who absolutely want to do PvP should just leave Helldivers 2 and play something like Escape from Tarkov.
But even though PvP is not allowed, you can harm teammates through Friendly Fire. Some players exploit this to add “spice” to Helldivers 2.
Democratic player accidentally stumbles into a Last-Man-Standing match
This is the problem: Players have now invented their own mode in Helldivers 2 that forces other players into PvP. The unofficial mode is known as “Last Man Standing”.
A player on Reddit shared the following experience:
- He responded to an SOS call and joined an ongoing match
- Everything went smoothly. They played together as a team, everything was running properly until they called for an evacuation
- When the landing ship arrived, a traitorous player began to kill the others
- Eventually, a wild shootout ensued, the player managed to eliminate “the traitor,” grab the samples, and disappear
- But the traitor shouted in all caps the message “LAST MAN STANDING EVANCS” and the player was kicked from the game
He writes on Reddit:
I’m a bit stunned, as no one mentioned this was the plan, but obviously the traitor and the host knew about it.
If you want to play like that, go ahead. But maybe you should play a private game so that players who respond to your SOS aren’t kicked out? Or even give a brief FYI upon joining? This game is not PvP, so when something like this happens, it’s completely normal to assume the other player is shooting at you, and not that you’ve stumbled into a surprise deathmatch.
Playing style intends to add spice to Helldivers 2 – but many reject it
Here’s the background: Apparently, this “playing style” is something that some friends do among themselves, as a kind of side bet to make the game more exciting, as another user explains.
In “extermination” missions, if he plays with friends, he would first complete the match normally, but then start shooting each other at the end so that the last survivor escapes with the loot. However, he says: He would only do this internally and not invite anyone else to join.
Other users say: If someone pulls such a stunt in a match they host, they would kick the players without mercy.
Another adds: This way of playing is not intended in the game, brings nothing, and no achievements. It’s just for people who want to be jerks for no reason.
Helldivers 2 is the surprise hit of 2024 for many fans of the well-cooked shooting experience, with which they’ve spent far more hours than they ever could have imagined. However, currently it seems that the game is losing steam, and players are looking for new ideas to have fun: “I have no reason to start it” – Players explain the current lull in Helldivers 2
