3:12 "On the front lines between Helldivers and the illuminate, the very essence of warfare will be changed. These stories, told from skirmish to skirmish, will shape the coming months ahead." A line so nice, they had to say it twice.
@@jdennis867 Deracine and Dark Souls 2 proved more than once FS can make mediocre games. If you're hyped that's cool, happy for you. For me this Helldivers 2 update and DL2 The Beast were way better.
Imagine if the Automatons retreat a few sectors and the Terminids fall back to the Gloom to show even they are aware of how dangerous the Illuminate are
@@scouttrooper2871 I like the idea of the map we see is just what we know but what if terminids and automatons were both fighting on two fronts vs us and vs the illuminates the whole time. Almost holding them back. Our efforts only allowed em in our sectors faster.
@@MichaelThomas-q3m bruh tell me about it. And here I thought the bugs were bad when swarming. Imagine that but with energy weapons I died a lot lol, but I only played 2 matches cause bed time.
@@therandomcommenter6629 A LOT, I instantly realized..."Wait...These are the baby tripods...The noob troops...Something will arrive as soon as they find out that we are fighting back"
@@reviaspoMake sure you bring enough punch and a medic armor. Plasma Purifier worked great against the hordes due its AoE and did enough damage against the proper Iliuminate. Strafing run and Recoilless Rifle are great too. Strafing run against the "fabricators" to strip the shield and then shoot a RR shot into the hatch. Add in a machinegun turret against the smaller enemies. Last slot is free to use whatever, orbital railcannon was disappointing, because it only strips the shield. Maybe add in a second turret. 500kg only kills with direct hit, the impact disables the shield explosion the rest.
They tried it, but their AI couldn't handle having them fight each other. The story will probably develop how these factions will fight each other off camera.
@jtrei1737 Nah. I doubt it's a ship upgrade. That would be janky since all 4 divers in the game can resupply. It makes more sense for it to be a Hellpod booster
I was worried they were still try harding to give us needy divers stuff.. now I can see the wait was for true content. Worth. Once again thank you arrowhead.
@snorkelwackjr That was a goated strategem in HD1. There's no equivalent weapon type for what it was back them, but pretty much an Autocannon Encampment, but bigger
I am 37 years old and have not been this excited about a video games since I was literally a teenager. I just started playing this game less than a month ago and I'm now like level 52... can't stop and basically can't wait to get home from work to play. it's bad. But no joke this game is like as close to what I imagined as a kid the perfect video game would be like... I used to make fantasy drawings of super soldiers and fighting in open world environments and with realistic physics and everything. One unexpected aspect of this game I truly love is that it is all cooperative but 100% friendly fire 100% of the time it just provides a feeling of realism and camaraderie that I've never seen in any other video game. honestly this might be the best online multiplayer game ever made.
Me & my friends first downloaded Helldivers 2 in mid-October 2024; we are so impressed by the amount of content and care the devs have put into this game! I'll definitely be diving for DEMOCRACY in 2025! :D
"for as long as it would take for you to blink, we've been waiting... watching as you played around with your toys and your pets.... but now... we have returned. We are the Illuminate... and we will have our revenge."
This was my game of the year. I know it had its issues but I put 319 hrs into it and I had the most fun playing this game I had in a long time! Can’t wait to see what year 2 is gonna be like
Omg this update is fun as HELL. We were getting overran by the zombie things led by the jet pack guys. Those walkers blasting those blue beams down the street as I was coming out of an alley way was crazy. Shit was frantic af. And these airstrikes just hit different when they’re destroying buildings. Best loadout I’ve got so far is an LMG and laser guard dog (for crowd control), that electric armor piercing rifle, orbital laser, and 500kg. Somehow they made this game much more fun
I've always thought: If they were to continue adding new factions throughout the years, they'd potentially be able to swap/mix and match which factions are active at certain times during the war(s). I guess one problem with that would be if one faction is not active at a point in time, a good chunk of the player-base would miss fighting them. I'm just rambling, but I'm excited to see where this game goes in the coming months/years!
This reminds me of CnC 3 Tiberium Wars so much... when scrin invaded GDI bases (especially Germany) and in some missions you had to guide a few surviving squads throughout the city liberating certain areas... and then you would face the annihilator tripod: shooting beams and lasers just like the harvester in this game. I am so hyped
Just playing 5 hours straight with old boys and new friends. This game continues to suprise me and will always have me coming back for more! Helldivers 2 baby! ❤
All warbonds are available to puchase with ingame currency, that you can find, the "maps" were always included. If you don't want to grind, the warbonds are roughly 10$ each. I suspect there will be a new one shortly.
Yooooooooooooooooo you guys saw the new melle weapon?!?!?!? It can be seen at 1:07 Like some stun energy spears. It maybe some alien technology wink wink
I've just been dreaming about more urban maps, it got boring just going through the same landscapes all the time. I just hope they keep adding variety like this (maybe a little more consistently).
3:12 "On the front lines between Helldivers and the illuminate, the very essence of warfare will be changed. These stories, told from skirmish to skirmish, will shape the coming months ahead."
A line so nice, they had to say it twice.
@@loganswaisgood8524 Couldn’t decide between the two takes? Just leave ‘em both in!
I didn't notice this at all until you pointed it out and idk why
lol came to the comments to react to this
@@loganswaisgood8524 oh good so I wasn’t having a stroke.
When AI writes the script
They stepped on the teddy bear! This means WAR!
They took my dog.
They made me cheat on my wife
The took my right to pay taxes
they removed my toe nails 😭
@doodlehates_uttp This is the worst part. And the fact they took my dog!
4:44 Dude, even the Supply Drop had a turret gun!
@@foxbomber5 this may be a new ship module🔥🔥🔥
@@dnkman Or perhaps a new booster in the upcoming warbond that makes all pods have Liberator turrets on them.
Hope the turret won’t shoot me when i run for a resupply.
@@984047 it definitely will shoot us
Is the fire turret new, too?
Hypest part of the whole award imo
Uh what? Elden ring is probably the overall best news
@@jdennis867nahh
@@jdennis867Meh it's just some half baked stand alone DLC reusing assets from old games. Killed any hype when I saw the Nameless King
@R.Kardos fromsoftware don't miss. They get a instant hype when it's a game made by them
@@jdennis867 Deracine and Dark Souls 2 proved more than once FS can make mediocre games. If you're hyped that's cool, happy for you. For me this Helldivers 2 update and DL2 The Beast were way better.
2:59 “The voteless” Nice, beautifully named.
Me speaking my mind at any rally (joke)
And an absolute Homage to XCOM 2: WOTC with the "Nameless".
@@984047 yes, they lost its citizen. Now they cant vote.
Devoteless
Shout out to everyone that stuck with HD2. NEVER STOP SPREADING DEMOCRACY!
o7 For Democray!
For Super - Earth
@@danny314lawrencegive em hell bois
hooah brother
@@danny314lawrence yessir! o7
So, the Husks from Mass Effect, Elite Zealots from Halo, the Walkers from War of the World's, and the Warthog from Halo. Plus urban combat!
@@kawaiku It’s soooo intense!
My friend and I just call them tripods and triarch stalkers now
Exactly. This is why I love Helldivers. It is the dubstep remix of all of my other favorite games.
@@kawaiku all wrapped up in a nice bundle of democracy
Hahahaha, when I dropped into mission I had the same feel. Man I hate Husks.
I got huge XCOM vibes fighting the zombies and Illuminate in the city.
Just finished an xcom 2 campaign recently, this feels like I'm jumping back into it again
They drew heavily from Halo but I can see Xcom as well.
The lost and faceless
I hope Urban Combat is coming to the other fronts.
I agree, I think this shakes things up drastically
@@SirAroace definitely in the Siege of Cyberstan in a few months
Urban combat with Automatons would be peak.
Imagine if the Automatons retreat a few sectors and the Terminids fall back to the Gloom to show even they are aware of how dangerous the Illuminate are
@@scouttrooper2871 I like the idea of the map we see is just what we know but what if terminids and automatons were both fighting on two fronts vs us and vs the illuminates the whole time. Almost holding them back. Our efforts only allowed em in our sectors faster.
@@GonzalezS777 so its lIke Total War... Everyone is fighting for supremacy
Naah imagine illuminate taking over the bodies of terminids like they did with the voteless
@@RetrovexAmbient I’m getting Mass Effect vibes here with the ravagers.
My Night Shift is over in 45 min and i aint gonna sleep !!!
@Sanmaster58 have fun man, I still got got like 5 hours .-.
FREEDOM NEVER SLEEPS!!
@@ZephyrusAsmodeussame 😪
I can't seem to get connected in :/ ps5 and getting request error msggs
I got 6 hours still
Don't think i missed that sick looking armor too, I'm always down for some new kickass heavy armor
Especially now we get vehicles, heavy armor will be useful on longer range missions
It's part of one of the upcoming warbonds. Everything that's being leaked looks soooo sick!
Wait this is only the vanguard of the illuminate well imagine what the full might of the illuminate would be like
@@MichaelThomas-q3m bruh tell me about it. And here I thought the bugs were bad when swarming. Imagine that but with energy weapons I died a lot lol, but I only played 2 matches cause bed time.
Oh trust me there are definitely some missing units
@@therandomcommenter6629 A LOT, I instantly realized..."Wait...These are the baby tripods...The noob troops...Something will arrive as soon as they find out that we are fighting back"
@@GNZ-uo1lr they are collecting ghouls for the actual forces
@@reviaspoMake sure you bring enough punch and a medic armor.
Plasma Purifier worked great against the hordes due its AoE and did enough damage against the proper Iliuminate.
Strafing run and Recoilless Rifle are great too. Strafing run against the "fabricators" to strip the shield and then shoot a RR shot into the hatch.
Add in a machinegun turret against the smaller enemies. Last slot is free to use whatever, orbital railcannon was disappointing, because it only strips the shield. Maybe add in a second turret.
500kg only kills with direct hit, the impact disables the shield explosion the rest.
Anyone else notice the "Flame Sentry" and "Anti-Tank Emplacement" stratagems @ 4:38?
@@HighFive212 also the resupply had a rover on top of it
A new Booster??
They had new armor too
Do have to buy the car with the war bond or does it just spawn on the map somewhere
@@Spider-Man42069 it comes in the war bound but you can find it in maps as well
FLAMETHROWER SENTRY SPOTTED
Anti tank Emplacement too!!
Lets go we got the teammate remover
I'm begging for one plant to dive into where all 3 enemy factions are at war with each other and we have to complete missions during it.
That would be sick
With targets from multiple factions like destroy bot artillery bug hives and illuminate brain diffusers or whatever they’re called.
I believe the devs said they couldn’t get the ai to work right
They tried it, but their AI couldn't handle having them fight each other.
The story will probably develop how these factions will fight each other off camera.
The engine wont hold that action.
4:44 that resupply got a turret!!
New Booster maybe?
@@coranbaker6401 probably a ship upgrade ? imagine running toward your supplies for stims and it just shoots you tho...
@@jtrei1737 Kinda your fault for looking very “voteless” like.
@jtrei1737
Nah. I doubt it's a ship upgrade. That would be janky since all 4 divers in the game can resupply. It makes more sense for it to be a Hellpod booster
@@coranbaker6401 ah, that makes sense
2:13 “they would NEVER do something like this themselves” 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was worried they were still try harding to give us needy divers stuff.. now I can see the wait was for true content. Worth. Once again thank you arrowhead.
I so called it, I knew the game awards they were going to drop this!! Almost 200k again woo
@@riodave4954 how do we play the map?? Can't find it
@tacticalplayer6337
It is only in one planet called Calypso down there, it is currently has the highest player count.
@xrafter yeah saw that but it's only termide infected and doesn't even display the new enemy factions colors. I'm on steam as well
@@tacticalplayer6337
Weird. Many steam users reported many issues after the last update.
I’m not used to IGN saying anything that’s true. This is strange.
3:59
FLAME SENTRY STRATAGEM
FLAME SENTRY STRATAGEM
FLAME SENTRY STRATAGEM
Anti-Tank Emplacement is new as well
@@Lord_Alzorn Did you see the gun on top of the resupply? That's probably a new booster.
@snorkelwackjr That was a goated strategem in HD1. There's no equivalent weapon type for what it was back them, but pretty much an Autocannon Encampment, but bigger
Flame sentry seen on the stratagems list
It's also shown in action
Also anti tank emplacement.
I am 37 years old and have not been this excited about a video games since I was literally a teenager. I just started playing this game less than a month ago and I'm now like level 52... can't stop and basically can't wait to get home from work to play. it's bad. But no joke this game is like as close to what I imagined as a kid the perfect video game would be like... I used to make fantasy drawings of super soldiers and fighting in open world environments and with realistic physics and everything. One unexpected aspect of this game I truly love is that it is all cooperative but 100% friendly fire 100% of the time it just provides a feeling of realism and camaraderie that I've never seen in any other video game. honestly this might be the best online multiplayer game ever made.
Me & my friends first downloaded Helldivers 2 in mid-October 2024; we are so impressed by the amount of content and care the devs have put into this game! I'll definitely be diving for DEMOCRACY in 2025! :D
4:00 Flame Sentry & Anit-Tank Emplacement
I FUCKING SAW THAT TOO!!!!!
Omg I need those
They need a functionality so that way helldivers can turn into corrupt illuminate zombies
@ZiWil-i7t initially, I just smiled at this comment….but then I thought about it…this is actually a great idea.
That’d be a badass addition to the game itself
The lore speaks for itself turning civs into zombies
make them able to use our weapons so that its more punishing if you died compared to other planets
I've been playing against the illuminate for a few hours, testing things out. Flamethrowers seem to be extremely effective.
For the past hour I can't even get connected in :/
I hate being chased but somehow the bugs don’t bother me. I was hollering and shrieking earlier being chased by the Voteless 😂
@@CleverrrGirrrl gas grenades could stop the chase. It confuses bugs.
They chase me, I use arc tower, I am god.
That new Mohawk helmet is sick!
5:34 melee weapons
Ikr?!? They're stun weapons. The melee weapons and the armor shown in the video seem to be part of one of the upcoming warbonds.
"for as long as it would take for you to blink, we've been waiting... watching as you played around with your toys and your pets.... but now... we have returned. We are the Illuminate... and we will have our revenge."
Props to arrowhead for Doing all of this AND the 60 day plan. So glad I kept playing even during the rougher times, see you out there fellow divers
3:10 no one goona talk about the voice over having a stroke?
thought i was trippin lmao
wym?
YO WHAT AAS THAT ARMOUR YOU WERE WEARING?! BRO BECAME A HELLCENTURION
It's a mod I think
@@arthurpendragon9600 this is an official source. Not modded. Probably in the upcoming warbond. I saw something like it in the concept art
3:11 when you can't decide which take you want to use
Guess who’s not doing laundry tonight this guy
If you look at Mikael's eyes you can clearly see he is under the influence if the Illuminates.
3:14 my guy got scrambled from the tower
Learn? I'm diving rn and learning THE HELLDIVER WAY
Can they control other life forms like the Bugs? That would be bad… might have to link up with some robots for support.
This was my game of the year. I know it had its issues but I put 319 hrs into it and I had the most fun playing this game I had in a long time! Can’t wait to see what year 2 is gonna be like
This being the vamguard of the illuminate makes sense to me. They are numerous, but not as much as id have thought for difficulty 10
4:38 HOLY SHIT UNRELEASED STRATAGEMS, REV UP THOSE FRIERS BABY!!!
I love how different this patch feels from the rest of helldivers. This is insane
Bro the new armor he’s wearing is sick and the turret on top of the supply is sick as well. I love the idea of “ put a gun on it” 😅
Im really loving that the stim pistol is actually really helpful when fighting the illuminates. I love being a support and this update is so fun!
Let me say this now these guys hurt and are unending
I was part of a Helldiver armored corps in the first game I cannout wait to do it again!
why the hell did this not get a secret level ep
Because warhammer
The vehicles are so sick!!!! Four of you roll in, HMG on top
IS THAT A SWORD??
@@DMXKonCur Where??
ON THEIR HIPS
It kinda looks like a spear if you look at the image whenever they pull it out
The director slipped in that illuminate irony and chuckled. Peak satire!
Omg this update is fun as HELL. We were getting overran by the zombie things led by the jet pack guys. Those walkers blasting those blue beams down the street as I was coming out of an alley way was crazy. Shit was frantic af. And these airstrikes just hit different when they’re destroying buildings.
Best loadout I’ve got so far is an LMG and laser guard dog (for crowd control), that electric armor piercing rifle, orbital laser, and 500kg.
Somehow they made this game much more fun
I've always thought: If they were to continue adding new factions throughout the years, they'd potentially be able to swap/mix and match which factions are active at certain times during the war(s). I guess one problem with that would be if one faction is not active at a point in time, a good chunk of the player-base would miss fighting them.
I'm just rambling, but I'm excited to see where this game goes in the coming months/years!
Been waiting all year for this
They better not nerf my Illuminate. I like how they feel, different, unique stronger, a threat.
Been waiting for this!!!
This reminds me of CnC 3 Tiberium Wars so much... when scrin invaded GDI bases (especially Germany) and in some missions you had to guide a few surviving squads throughout the city liberating certain areas... and then you would face the annihilator tripod: shooting beams and lasers just like the harvester in this game.
I am so hyped
Just playing 5 hours straight with old boys and new friends. This game continues to suprise me and will always have me coming back for more! Helldivers 2 baby! ❤
On the Galactic war map, the Illuminate take the bottom left half meaning that there will be one more faction left to take the bottom right
You tell its raw gameplay, the amount of friendly fire in their footage is insane :D
The no seat belt mechanic reminds me of GTA4 in a good way 😂
I want urban environments in the other fronts too
2:13 no no no, super earth gives them cool capes and funny bombs
new sentries, new armor, new capes this was informative indeed
Ok so we might get a flame thrower sentry and at 4:46 was that a… liberator on top of the resupply shooting at enemies?
This looks so awesome. So hype for the illuminate. Love the update
I COMPLETELY MISSED THIS
I just played with John Helldiver...he got 50 for kills then me. But also I spent loads of time taking pictures of me and John Helldiver.
That was Jonh Helldivers teddy bear
Is this a free update?
yes
It would have to be or it would split up the already dwindling community. Gone are the days of map packs that kill the games communities.
All warbonds are available to puchase with ingame currency, that you can find, the "maps" were always included.
If you don't want to grind, the warbonds are roughly 10$ each. I suspect there will be a new one shortly.
The vehicle is good and all that, but I've been praying for the Tank from Helldivers 1 since launch. Where's our M5-32 HAV?
Time for this Helldiver to return to his Hellpod.
Helldivers, and arrowhead slapped it out of the park today!
Did I just see a supply pod with a sentry on it? 4:43
I think they accidentally leaked the next warbond lol. New armor, guns, and a melee weapon.
I didnt see new guns
Not an accident in any way.
Definitely from the new warbond but I highly doubt it was unintentional lol
Yooooooooooooooooo you guys saw the new melle weapon?!?!?!?
It can be seen at 1:07
Like some stun energy spears. It maybe some alien technology wink wink
nice I didn't notice that the first time, exciting
Love this update. It felt like Helldivers 2 had a baby with Halo and World War Z
They're pretty fun to fight. The vehicle is crazy
The Illuminate are like the reapers meets war of the worlds
im so glad they found a way to incorporate zombies, a fan favorite
is that an anti tank emplacement O_O
@@ariannasser2385 and a flame sentry
Semiautomatics for the Hordes,
Plasma Cannon for That Tripod,
Armor-Piercer for The Squiths
Wait... The tripod is just here for harvest? Not even a war machine???? 😱
We might see a war machine variant of the tripod when the main armies of the illuminate arrives with the rest of the units
Starship Troopers, Terminator, and now Resident Evil in one game?!? ❤😃
5:07 least democratic hug
6:09 I like how IGN is trying to stay in-universe with their "total disregard for Galactic Road Safety Laws"
time to update our geneva bucket list
It’s like Mass effect Geth turning colonist into husks
Reprimand with 11 mags? Is this a new armor passive? Additional primary ammo mags?
I haven't played for a while. Looks like I'll have to dive back in
4:43 what the-, the supply pod have a turret in them
Can’t wait! Divers!!! Break time is over!
Please give the frv and the walkers a small buff. Maybe the ammo capacity? They are very weak.
I've just been dreaming about more urban maps, it got boring just going through the same landscapes all the time. I just hope they keep adding variety like this (maybe a little more consistently).
I got so hyped for this that I immediately turned off the awards and got on!
Dont get me wrong, im loving this update, but I hope they add more variety for the illuminate faction. I feel like the bugs and robots have more.
They will do, bugs and bots got 3-4 extra units since launch so they will probably add more based on the type of game play players like the most
“ON THE FRONTLINES BETWEEN THE HELLDIVERS AND ILLUMINATE” 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Was that a machine gun sentry on top of the ammo pod....dude
Looks awesome!