In Helldivers 2 a player has discovered that an emote supposedly protects you from explosions, but the community has doubts about its validity.
Which emote is it? In Helldivers 2, player SomeRandomBirdMan shared a video on Reddit that claims to show an emote protecting you from explosions. In the clip, he uses the emote where your character covers their ears while an explosion occurs nearby.
The Helldiver near him gets blown up, but he remains unharmed. For him, this is a good enough reason to share the experience and tip with the community.
Here you can see the mentioned video:
Bug or Feature?
How are players reacting to the trick? Many players are celebrating the new trick and giving the Reddit post a thumbs up. Some players also attempt to explain it. For instance, Real_Garlic9999 writes on Reddit: “In crouching and prone positions, a certain resistance to explosions is achieved; it must be so.”
However, there is also criticism of the method, as some believe it is just coincidence or that the player was out of the explosion’s range, unlike his companion:
- Butter_Eterno says on Reddit: “I don’t think so; he was closer to the explosion than you.”
- woycraft says on Reddit: “I find it amazing how standing just 5 meters away has absolutely no effect while the other guy gets blown to bits.”
- Charming-Village-603 says on Reddit: “30 meters is the safe zone for a 500-kg bomb. I always stick to that and do fine unless the bomb unfortunately hits a rock.”
Whether the trick really works, for example, because it triggers the same mechanics as crouching or lying down in the game, or if it is just pure coincidence, cannot be definitively clarified. The community is divided on this issue.
If you have tried out the new emote trick, please let us know if it worked for you or if the video just shows pure luck. While the trick presents an interesting new angle, the Helldivers are currently dealing with a major problem: The developers of Helldivers 2 are going on vacation, but a bug is ruining the vacation mood
