The new campaign in Helldivers 2 brings the war to the home world of the robots, Cyberstan. However, the fact that the enemies from Over-Earth do not give up their world without a fight is clearly evident.
How is the battle for Cyberstan going? The galactic war currently leads the Helldivers to Cyberstan, where they must defend themselves against the recently added Cyborgs.
However, this is not going very well, as the Helldivers are currently facing strong resistance from the enemies. Recently, there were many posts on Reddit where the community complained about the high difficulty level. However, the veterans are now explaining what truly causes the high numbers of fallen players.
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Always the same mistakes
Why are the numbers so high? In a Reddit post, a user shows a message from Over-Earth which roughly translates to: “Don’t die so often.” What is meant as a simple pro tip with a wink, however, sparks a discussion on why players die so frequently in Helldivers 2.
The veterans explain that the fundamental problem is still the same as at the beginning of the game. They believe that far too many players still try to take on every enemy and inevitably get taken out.
Usually, it is exactly one player per round who keeps getting taken out and then immediately re-enters the battle with the next hundreds of enemies, while the rest of the players play the mission correctly.
What does “correctly” mean? The intro already reveals: the Helldivers are not the infantry of Over-Earth, but the special forces. Thus, the goal of the squad in Helldivers is simply to complete the mission rather than to take out enemies, as they spawn back anyway.
Accordingly, many veterans play Helldivers 2 in such a way that they simply run from mission point to mission point and then leave once everything is completed.
Strong enemies, like the new Vox machines, try to bypass the professionals and only use their support weapons when they are exactly at the mission point.
They therefore tend to avoid getting into fights and try to simply complete the missions without getting interrupted. This way, they manage to avoid many of the deaths and can complete the missions despite the enemies being stronger than they are.
There is no right or wrong way to play Helldivers 2. However, if you want to increase your chances of success on Cyberstan, the right loadouts can help you. A suitable one for fighting against the Cyborgs can be found here: Helldivers 2: Cyberstan Loadout – The best weapons and stratagems against the robot threat
