Helldivers 2 - 15 Things We Wish We Knew Before Playing
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Helldivers 2 is a challenging and really ludicrous co-op game. It has some surprising depth and this video is here to cover some things you might have missed and arm you with a few creative tips and tricks. Let’s get to it.
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This game deserves a game of the year nomination. Every single one of my friends (and myself) just keep gushing about how much fun we’re having.
As of right now, sure. But we're also only two months into the year.
recency bias will not be kind to this game come award season.
It’s February and it’s been out two weeks my dude
@@RB8Gem9 Regardless, an indie game taking the gaming world and aside from server issues everyone is having fun and it doesn't cause $70?
Good comedy, fun gameplay, united the gaming community..... Literally worthy of a nomination
@@ahmarcamacho8404no. It isn’t. Just wait 4 months and see if that’s the case.
Tip #1: "The enemy cannot push a button, IF you disable his hand."
Medic!
What a masterpiece. This game is what Starship Troopers Extermination should have been.
Sad how that game went bust.
Just the fact that we have more weapon variation alone here is ridiculous.
No, it's not a masterpiece. It could've been if these server and quality of life issues were fixed.
@@KennyJordanaMasterpiece and perfect are not the same thing.
I know they even have one that looks like the brain bug. I wish startship trooper gets better because is not a bad game
I actually said the same exact thing to my friends haha. I was like, remember that Starship Troopers game that was FAR LESS Starship Troopers than this somehow? 😂
If a hunter (the jumpy bug that lashes you with its tongue and slows you) gets in your face and you need to reload, just melee it real quick. It stuns them right back and gives you some breathing room.
I discovered that accidentally and it downed my deaths by a half
One of the best games I’ve played in a while.
Level 20+ and play with a group. These and so many other tips are great but I think the single best tip I heard that helped me the most was don’t be afraid to die and don’t be afraid to fail. You’ll naturally get better over time and this tip helps you brace for the increased difficulty jumps.
Use R1 to use strategem instead of L1. You can run while using the claw method to input command then L1. And use L1 as your command wheel and point to objectives. This was a game changer.
I just did this. Huge help for me.
Hmmm... I may try this or try running with my right thumb as I input with left thumb. Definitely need a better way to input so I can move freely while doing so
You can change the mode from hold to just press. That is more useful to me
That’s a good tip. I use a pro controller but had to revert to my dualsense. So I’ll def try this.
Good thing to know about reloading the recoiless rifle solo: The reloading is done in stages, so (badly put, and process may be wrong): 1) unlocking the rifle 2)ejecting the spent case 3) loading ammo 4)locking the rifle. If you get interrupted after finishing some stages, you won't have to start from the beginning of the reload. you'll just need to finish the rest of the stages. Not sure if this applies to any other support weapon.
Lots of other weapons have stages like this. Most magazine weapons essentially have 2. Throwing the magazine out and putting a new one in. If you get interrupted after you've already pulled out the old magazine, all you have to do is put the new one in.
That's so dang cool
@@dylanthedavis oh good to know, thanks. I never noticed that.
@@branboom3342 such a great game, learning more and more things as I play.
I mean that follows some realism...why would i totally restart the whole process if I am half way through the processes of reloading a weapon?
Don't sleep on the Dive Action because you can aim Max Payne style while diving. And if you land while still aiming down sights, you stay aiming and are still able to target enemies effectively 👍🏾
Plus it’s sick af lol
The dive animation is so glitchy
@@Loquacious_Jackson it is? It’s clunky but not glitchy. It pretty much does exactly what it’s meant to.
@@willlliorca7024maybe glitchy in the sense that you ignore a lot of damage while diving
@@lillones isn’t that the point? IRL you can actually escape a grenade blast if you’re prone because the explosion is forced upwards and rarely will you see shrapnel hit the ground near the explosion radius. Unless you’re directly on top of it, you could be saved by diving prone.
Your ears might be popped though, and you might have bruising from the co concussive force.
If you watch ships that get shot down - they fall all the way down to the surface and explode. Incredible attention to detail!
Best game so far. Been playing it everyday. I usually don’t play a game everyday but this one gets me excited to play everyday till I unlock all upgrades and weapons. Best sound, best graphics, almost best mechanics, cool lore, meh launch coz of some bugs and match making problems, and I wish it’s not an online game all the time coz ya know, for preservation in the future. We all know that online only games could disappear specially if it gets old and they have to shut down the server. Arrowhead, please make an offline option if you are reading this.
People are still playing the original Helldivers. It is just that fun, so this game is going to be around for awhile. I am thinking 5 years minimum. We may get a decade out of this one, but that may be pushing it.
i think if the game is popular enough people will start to make their own dedicated server to revive the game if it got shut down one day
It sounds like Arrowhead's sales' expectations for the game have been blown away. Who knows, maybe they'll add an offline campaign mode or couch co-op campaign in the future with the amount of funding they're getting. We can only hope!
I don't know about "best graphics" they're easily the worst part of the game. It doesn't ruin the game for me because the gameplay is king here but in all honesty this nearly looks like a last gen title just running at 60fps instead of 30.
@@davidwhite206decade for sure. Rocket League is going on 8 years
A good technique is to drop your samples near extraction, then go finish whatever's left over in the map. That way if you die, you're important stuff is in a central place so anybody can extract with the samples. Also helps to drop them somewhere safe before you rush into an enemy compound, so you don't drop them somewhere difficult to get to if you die
How do you drop samples?
The Finals and Helldivers 2 are the best things we've received in a long time imo. It gives me hope for the future of video games. Both should hopefully influence future games
The finals has fell off massively and has no way near enough content, it will meet the gaming grave soon.
The Finals tried it didn't care for it. Many love it
for eagle stratagems, the closer you are to the edge of the map the more at an angle it will fall
Supply pack addendum: when you resupply teammates with the pack on, you reload their weapons in the process.
When there is a supply drop, let the guy with the supply pack get the ammo first. It replenishes their ammo AND the supply pack ammo. Essentially 2 for 1!
@5:24 The tip is great, but laser weapons need a buff. We just watched you pull out the laser "cannon" and focus a single target with no effect. The laser weapons are really cool but they are terrible right now.
Grain of salt because I haven't used the laser cannon, but he was also shooting the most heavily armored part of that vehicle.
No i know. I'm speaking from personal experience in using the lasers. I just thought it was entertaining to see an example of what I've been seeing for myself. Theyre my favorite weapon because I love the theme, but they are very underpowered at the moment. @@Sollandel
laser and flame thrower need a buff for sure
Ye some things arent completely done in helldivers 2. Spear I thought was super OP but it bugs with the aiming so sometimes you can't focus on big enemy, and it doesnt take out heavily armored enemies in first shot as I thought it would... and you only carry 3 rockets. Some guns like liberator AP is actually weaker than normal liberator etc... I hope they fix all these things eventually.
@@drummerguy438it is about as powerful as an LMG (the one you can reload and run) it offsets it’s infinite ammo (as long as you don’t burn it out) with removing the flinching of kinetic weapons
While wearing a supply pack you can supply yourself by pressing 5. Unsure of PS button equivalent.
Dpad down on ps5
Down on DPad
I think it might be down on the dpad for ps5
@@zacky237 I have been looking for this answer for two days! Thanks, so much. Now I can finally resupply efficiently.
They just set a new standard and and new genre. I bought the dlc just out of respect for what they delivered.
You bought it because it was the most democratic choice. You bought it...for Super Earth!
@@jacobbush3326 What dlc?
Its just gives extra armor and a title i think thats it its like 15 20 dollars@UnseenHitman-1932
The store and currency purchases are all reasonably priced as well, I dont feel like im getting robbed when I buy something from the in game store.
Not to mention the fact you can find the in game currency…in game. Honestly one of the most fun games ive played in years.
They should add a Droid that you can request via stratagems in order to use a rocket launcher with his help because rarely anyone helps me and the reload is super slow
Play with friends?
It's crazy you say that, cause I booted up Helldivers 1, and NOBODY EVER helped me reload the launcher before, but all the vets must be on cause they were using healing beams and reload backpacks for me while I dumped the rockets on big bugs. Randoms even.
something like the Bo3 shadows of evil Robot ally you can get perhaps? maybe its only use is to carry a backpack if you give it one.
@@GFlight.916what healing beam???!!
@j0eyhz620 whatever the green beam is that bounces between soldiers and vehicles. These guys had gold shields, heal beams, all the vehicle strategems. It was awesome.
The illegal broadcast towers can be completed by simply blowing it up with an orbital, saving 3-5mins
#16. Say "For Super Earth" at the start of the match, at the end of a match, and when you or another Super Citizen dies😀
I wish they had more training missions on this game, several hours in and Im still completely clueless what I am doing
Yeah certain objectives were pretty confusing on how to complete. Which can mean the difference between failing a mission when being overrun by enemies while not knowing what to do.
Or a testing grounds so you can better understand the game
The only thing you need to know is that you are doing your part! For Democracy!
Wish they would include a remastered version of the original soundtrack from the first game.
5:27-5:35 is everyone's first experience with the laser cannon lol i really hope they buff it to melt armor.
Amazing game def game of the year
I'm doing my part!
Game of the Year. I’m callin’ It
shadow of the erd tree would like to have a word
Dragons Dogma might have a word with you.
@@SkaterProSevencan a dlc win goty?
Masterpiece
Man I never expected this game to be so good. Im playing nonstop since 3 days now I need help
Let's fight together for Super Earth! hectekc2g88
can't wait to see what they do with this
Amazing game
So do you usually punch with more than one hand I'm confused
This game has finally gave us what we want! No campaign, no story, just full out co-op combat! I hope they do more with this game!
This game is incredible.
I made the mistake of joining a game at level 1, was a bunch of lvl30's taking on hard mode... This game is an experience
hard mode is more than doable for a level 1 to hop into, don’t stress :)
YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER!?
In that scenario just focus on clearing the chaff and let the other guys focus the beefy boys. Just last night my group (levels 22, 14, and 17) had a level 2 join in on extreme and that's what he did, things went just fine 👍
@@ImpendingApotheosissame my first online was level at 4 and the level 20’s I was with made me feel bad for joining them so I stayed out of their way and tried to be as helpful as possible which I lucky managed to do
Arc thrower on automatons should melt them, I gotta try it out
Ill say this watch where you put the mortar turret it shoots the closet thing so do not use it in close quarters 😅 been killed by it to much
Don't feel bad if u have to play on trivial or easy difficulty. Just have fun.
Protip: Change your HUD's curvature amount in the options for more awesomeness.
What does it do?
It curves your ATH. Make you feel like it's displayed on your helmet I guess. As you play 3rd person it's kind of useless!
@@dibidibadibidibou sorta like a halo thing? Cool if it was first person yeah
Against a Strider's armor, a continuous laser cannon to the center will destroy it. I think it's due to HEAT maybe.
2:25 only really works against ranged units.
Sometimes stratagems stick to things and sometimes they don’t what’s the reason behind this? Is it armor?
i hate it when you throw a sentry and then it bounces of landing somewhere you did not wanted.
Would you like to know more?
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Best coop shooter ever made. I've played them all extensively so i'm an guy with an doctorate in the genre
This game is fun. It's what Gears Hives should have been if they would have paid more attention to that game mode.
I wonder how in the first part they shot the dropship and split it in half, but when i do it with recoilless or spear, it doesnt even flinch. Ofc you can shoot it in the engine and it falls, but spear targets the center.... I wonder by what its done in the video.
My best guess is someone shot it earlier.
@@niccolomanahan7775 in another video about helldivers 2 I saw a Sam site with huge rockets destroying it so its probably that, i havent seen that yet, i bet its like sam site on higher difficulty missions.
@@cigomakovic1142 Oh that’s so cool. I haven’t seen sam sites being used yet. I wonder if they exist in defense missions because they’re super hard to beat with the neverending dropships.
@@niccolomanahan7775 not in defense missions but use the anto tank cannon sentry and shoot the dropships with recoilless into the engines!
Tip: Maximize your time.
Shot: Dude slowly dragging a heavy round to an already full artillery cannon
My best tip is to not play the game with people who have bad situational awareness… 😅
The guard drone needs to be higher and above the player instead of to the side. Don't know how many times one decided to fly behind me and laze something ahead
I still can't figure out exactly what gets you more medals. I swear I've done everything on the map and at the end get glorious victory but still only get the minimum amount of medals. But hen other times I get like 9 medals.
Medals for missions are stated before you drop. The 1st, 2nd,... are for the first mission you complete in the operation, then the second, and so on.
Additionally, you can find medals in game in bunkers and the like. Doing side objectives yields no medals, just experience and requisition points(used to buy stratagems)
its a great game.... when the matchmaking works.
Definitely trying to get used to not ammo dumping 😅
Playing on Trivial is a great way to farm the low level mats!
Would use the term co op very lightly.
tip: De-limb bugs... heads are limbs, right?
They used to be!
Set up macros for stratagems for speed using in combat.
Epic game
can we get Helldivers weapons reaction from firearms expert please?
This games so fun
Should look to immediately rebind the strategem keys so you can keep moving while calling them in otherwise the default binds use the movement keys so you end up stopping.
What are you on about? The button you hold that lets you call them in holds you in place. Rebinding won't do anything
@@mrROAR104 no he Maybe on to something unless it's a bug. Sometimes I've been able to move while calling strategens and other times I'm stuck in place. Not sure why
@@mrROAR104It absolutely does allow you to move.
@@mrROAR104 rebind to your keyboard arrow keys and strategum to space bar for a much more fluid experience.
"Aim for the nerve stem"
Game needs a starship troopers crossover
What do u wanna live forever!?
citizen... soldiers... i think he's an automaton commander
Faith has been resorted for online service games
It’s like McDonald’s, I’m lovin’ it
For super earthhhh
Anyone who’s seen starship troopers knows that a crippled bug is still 78% combat effective.
AIM for the brain stem, and put it down for good
REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING!! AN YOU WILL MAKE IT BACK ALIVE!!!
It would be nice is this game would have came to all platforms. Cool game but looks like it would get repetitive really fast
Sony made it so good luck.
Laser weapons are extremely underpowered and need a buff asap theyre absolutely useless.
Love the laser weapons. You’re doing it wrong 😂
@@michaelr9839 A month has passed my guy, they buffed them.
We were three months into 2017 when Breath of the Wild came out and everyone set it as a GOTY contender. With the stir it is causing on the gaming comunity, why not Helldivers 2?
Someones didn't see Starship Troopers...
I just enlisted I seen terrible things I seen giant monsters chasing civilians 😅
Anybody else having trouble connecting to cross platform users? I’m on ps5 and can’t accept friend request from anyone on PC
PlayStation gets this and Xbox gets starfield ...I don't think there will be any Xbox when the ps6 comes out R.i.p. xbox
It’s on steam but not Xbox. What’s the point of Xbox again?
Seems like fun. Too bad. Just paid $39; was first stuck waiting for a black screen to disappear, next it’s been about 10 min more because the servers are full…..still waiting. Don’t see the trying to connect timer anymore, just a wallpaper screen now. This is great….still nothing.
Is this game any good?
Based on the other comments, what do you think?
@@Nightflash28 No idea, I can't read
Bro its really good and a lot of fun. It seems easy at first but once you progress it gets chaotic. Definitely recommend
Game is dope asf, just the servers are a mess atm
Literally just read an article that says the exact same stuff this video says 😂
Like word for word
I wish I knew matchmaking didn't work
GOTY
Why are all of the sound effects that you used from the game such horribly low quality
Literally never dived in the actual game.
Mmm a bunch of stuff the literally tells you
Messed up this ain’t for Xbox
Don't like you can't use the same booster SMH not even enough booster to select
You unlock more eventually everyone will have different boosters
Why would you need the same boosters twice? What's the point of 2x "all Helldivers start with max ammo"? Much smart.
@Nightflash28 no I'm saying for the next person if you have an team of 4 only one person can use one of them each
@@BabyFaceKillaXX They each apply to everyone
@Radioflyer32 it not you can use the same booster if somebody else using it
Game needs PVP. This is just holding hands with your friends, knowing you’re going to win. FR
I wish I knew it would crash a lot and I would not be able to find any players, then I would not buy it.. It has Sony logo in the intro, what a shame for such poor quality.. thats not usual for Sony games.
The servers are just overloaded with launch being about a week ago and insane amounts of players
No you didn't, all the pleasure of the game is to discover this kind of tips when playing again and again.
Il you already know all the strats before playing the game then it would loose all its purpose..
You cheated not only the game, but
yourself.
You didn't grow.
You didn't improve.
You took a shortcut and gained nothing.
You experienced a hollow victory.
Nothing was risked and nothing was
gained.
It's sad that you don't know the
difference.
Time stamps would have been nice to us not have to skip through a video. Thumbs down from me.
this game was literally the worst game i have ever played. Drop ships coming in ever 10 seconds or less, completely unmanageable
Game is very repetitive. It's fun but come on! Game of the Year?! Lol Fanboys will be fanboys. Just like Days Gone fanboys.
Heres some things i wish i knew - its overhyped bang average with a hard coding problem meaning it cant support more than 450,000 concurrent players - and also hilarious how fantards are ignoring its shameless pay to win and has one of the most laughable battle passes ever made, which is quite a feat in itself.