Helldivers 2 has been trying to give you new mines for months, but you simply don’t feel like it. Now a new command is supposed to ensure that you can’t refuse.
What kind of threat is this? The new general command from Helldivers 2 initiates a test of the current mine stocks. You are supposed to eliminate a total of 1.5 billion enemies.
However, the command has a special feature, as the Over-Earth threatens you: If you fail to eliminate the 1.5 billion opponents in time, you will receive new anti-tank mines – whether you want them or not.
The anti-tank mines have been rejected by players multiple times. Whenever the community had to choose between the mines and something else, they opted against the mines. Now you have no choice. Either you execute the command successfully, as befits a proud Helldiver, or you fail and get mines. So you better put in some effort.
In a few days, Helldivers 2 will receive the biggest update of the shooter so far. Here you can watch the trailer:
Players are not interested in new mines
What is behind the rejection of the mines? It all started when the players of Helldivers 2 had to choose between the anti-tank mines or the RL-77 air detonation rocket launcher in April 2024 . The community chose the rocket launcher but regretted this choice shortly after: The rocket launcher resulted in a lot of unintended team kills.
Since then, players have continuously been presented with the mines as an option. The saga of the mines reached its peak when it was stated: Either you save a planet that gives you anti-tank mines or sick children. There was no special in-game reward for saving the sick children.
Players once again opted against the new equipment and saved the sick children. For this heroic decision by the community, the developers of the coop shooter donated money to the organization “Save the Children”.
On the way to avoid the mines again
Will the players succeed in the command? The general command reached the Helldivers on August 2. Since then, they have achieved about 30% of the target, almost 450,000,000 opponents eliminated.
Players now have almost 48 hours left (as of 04.08.24 at 11:00 AM) to eliminate the remaining 1,050,000,000 opponents if they want to avoid receiving the mines once again. It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible either.
However, it might be good for you to actually receive these anti-tank mines this time. With the upcoming update “Escalation of Freedom,” there will also be a new tank on the robot side. Some players feared they shouldn’t have saved the children: Helldivers 2: Players heroically save sick children, now regret it.
