A few days ago, a new general order in Helldivers 2 presented players with a nasty choice. Now the developers are showing how proud they are of their community and are donating to “Save the Children.”
What decision were the players faced with? A general order in Helldivers 2 recently presented players with a rather nasty choice. They had to decide between saving one of two planets.
- From the planet Vernen Wells, a distress signal from a hospital for seriously ill children was transmitted. To save the children, the community had to liberate this planet.
- On Marfark, a large weapons cache was discovered through an intercepted message. Gaining control of the planet would likely have provided the community with the crucial resources for the “MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines.”
Which planet was saved? Early on, more than 33,000 players made their way to Vernen Wells to help the sick children. In contrast, only a little over 3,000 players set out for the planet Marfark.
In the end, the planet with the hospital was saved. Even if players were worried for a while, if this was really the right decision.
How are the developers reacting? Regardless of how the decision now affects the story’s progression in the game and the development of the universe, the community has already done something very positive in real life.
In a post on x.com, Johan Pilestedt, the Creative Director of Helldivers 2, wrote: “As the Helldivers 2 community chose to save the children, Arrowhead is doing the same. We have donated to, well, Save the Children. Good job, Divers!”
Arrowhead donates over $4,000 to children in real life
In a subsequent post on x.com, Pilestedt shared a picture of the charity “Save the Children,” thanking him for the donation of $4,311.00.
Following this, several players followed the developers’ example and shared on x.com that they too contributed and donated to Save the Children. Pilestedt thanked them for this support and remarked: “Just think about the difference we 12M+ can make […].”
However, a user wonders under the post what might have happened if the community had chosen the mines. Pilestedt reacts to this question and replies: “You don’t want to know…” How Arrowhead would have actually reacted remains to your imagination. Just recently, there was also a new update in Helldivers 2: Helldivers 2 now finally shows you in-game the information that can determine victory or defeat.
