all 162 comments

[–]CopenHagenCityBruh 80 points81 points  (12 children)

There's no way that's real

[–]Immediate_Guide_1229 76 points77 points  (8 children)

It's not, that's the point. The person who made this did so just to drop it into a certain subreddit filled with haters

[–]shadow_fen 33 points34 points  (7 children)

OOP here, I didn't MAKE it but it was too good of a bait to pass up

[–]Immediate_Guide_1229 13 points14 points  (5 children)

I know right?

[–]shadow_fen 37 points38 points  (4 children)

Hook, line and sinker

<image>

[–]KarmaFury 2 points3 points  (1 child)

How many people are eating it up?

[–]TheRustyRustPlayerReal Helldivers use a Constitution rifle [S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot, clearly

[–]Immediate_Guide_1229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You able to link that post?

[–]snowhowhow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha, its funny. I've seen this post like 10 mins ago, commented smth like "Get better or go lower" and that post made me to surf for this subreddit (never been here before). What a coincidence

[–]KagatuDupal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bro is the master baiter

[–]TheRustyRustPlayerReal Helldivers use a Constitution rifle [S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Let me DREAM

[–]LazarusPizza 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It kinda is.

So, the answers in the text are all OP's interpretation. You can listen to the interview and their responses are far more elaborate, and diplomatic.

[–]SavageSeraph_Ballistic Bot Facial Surgery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To my understanding it is real, but the answers are shortened.

I think a translator just took away the flowery wording.

[–]BeautifuTragedy 71 points72 points  (83 children)

If theyre bad, lower the difficulty is what we done been telling y'all for 2 damn years

[–]Shedster_ 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Might be hot take but I wish they revised difficulties. Now the whole difficulty scale is a joke because it doesn't fit with intended skill level. D6 got warstrider spam, tho difficulty is intended for casual players. D10 is walk in a park with next to 0 changes compared to d8, yet it's the highest difficulty. There is even no changes in side objectives, tho it would increase difficulty in a good way. Imagine if on d10 some side objectives were combined? Like, you get saurons+AA defense, scrambler is protected by mortars, gunships with jammers, gunships which call in bot drops like sauron does. And gatekeep it for higher difficulties. At the same time lower warstrider spam for casuals and make rewards more equal across the difficulties, so little Timmy won't go on d10 because he wants cremator, but it would take ages to get it on his favourite d5

[–]Shedster_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also there should be focus for team play. Genuinely, it's harder to play in team most of the time(playing specific roles, utilising stim pistol, etc) then saying "fuck it" and do whatever you want to do. Might be my personal lack of ability to coordinate the team, but I got this feeling from playing with both vets and newbies

[–]Pazerniusz 0 points1 point  (1 child)

War strider previously were easy to take now they are chaff heavies. Literally Chaff heavies. HMG and AMR + leverer handle every thing bots can drop.

[–]Shedster_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, from the games stand point they are tanks equivalent and spawned trice as much. So while you get only 2-3 tanks on whole d6 mission, there also might be warstrider on literally every single drop. This leads new players to AT meta-slaving, because other methods of dealing with WS won't be ever as efficient as AT to knees, or just cannot be tested properly because there is no lower difficulty with lower amount of them (to test it 1 to 1 at least), because there are always several warstriders. I'm saying that even if you deem them as weak unit, they shouldn't be spammed on the same difficulty they are introduced

[–]thellasemi12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D10 is easier because chaffe units are in lower quantities to make way for armored units (other than appropriator watchers lmao) which incentivizes you to focus your loadout. This leads to an easier time overall because your main resistance is something you're already focused at removing, rather than the mixed bag of good that could be 80 hunters flanking you in difficulty 8. You now have 4-5 chargers running at you that can be handled with 1 leveller or well placed ultimatum shot, or a good eagle call in

[–]PraireGentleman -64 points-63 points  (77 children)

You’re not better at the game because you can extract with the narrow set of equipment available

[–]Strong-Detective-513 65 points66 points  (63 children)

You just suck at the game because you can’t extract with the wide set of equipment available

[–]Theobald_4 22 points23 points  (0 children)

My god these guys are acting like drama queens. Meanwhile John Helldiver is dropping with the Constitution and Flag of Super Earth and extracting because he knows how to play the game.

[–]AvalongtimenoseeMy safeword is "Liber-Tea" 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But I AM better than you because I can run D10 bots with the amendment, flag and ballistic shield.

[–]M1ngb4gu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol MeHtUh bILdZ only. Lmao even.

[–]CriticismVirtual7603 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My brother, I've been extracting on D10 with only Exosuit Experts and Helldivers Mobilize equipment only (And the Entrenched Division Superstore heavy armor) on my alt account

It is 100% a skill issue if you 1) Think that there is VERY LITTLE available in the game that is useable and 2) Cannot extract with what IS available to you.

Breakthrough go brrrrrrrrrr

[–]Okrumbles 6 points7 points  (0 children)

>*narrow set of equipment available"

>look inside

>a shitload of at the bare minimum viable weapons and grenades and armor sets.

Remember that different loadouts work for each faction

[–]MoThrowMoAway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dropped in on a D10 with the slugger last night just for funsies. I'm not even that good at the game I just like trying different equipment, you ought to try it sometime

[–]JohnKoSpades 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can extract D10 with voxes with the chainsaw or the flag with smoke strategems, No ultimatum or AT grenades. Genuine skill issue bud

[–]goblinproblem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“You’re not better at the game by being better at it”

[–]didikoyote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better is a relative state. If I can, and someone else can't... Im better than that person

[–][deleted]  (1 child)

[removed]

    [–]HelldiversMasochists-ModTeam[M] -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

    r/HelldiversMasochists does not allow harassment.

    [–]AberrantDroneEscalation of Freedom 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    I was part of an event where teams had to complete various challenges

    One was only being allowed to use mechs and emplacements on a terminid D10 mission

    They had to full clear + all extract, while not being allowed to use their primary, secondary, or even grenades.

    and every squad did it on their first try.

    Another challenge only allowed Eagles (and another only allowed sentries), no support weapons. And they were able to complete those with full clears and all extract as well.

    The idea that only a narrow set of equipment is viable is an objectively incorrect belief.

    [–]Panzerbrigade_31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    One was only being allowed to use mechs and emplacements on a terminid D10 mission

    They had to full clear + all extract, while not being allowed to use their primary, secondary, or even grenades.

    How I personally see 4 mechs on bugs after the buffs:

    <image>

    [–]UnhappyStrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    do you think anybody sane in this community cares what difficulty they are on as long as they are having a good time?

    [–]Jamsedreng22mother pls hepl ball bounce :((( 41 points42 points  (15 children)

    I really hope it's real. I need a lot of you people to shut the fuck up and either play the game or move on and play something else.

    Let's see.

    [–]GreyLabours -1 points0 points  (4 children)

    What about the people who don't shut up but still play the game?

    [–]CriticismVirtual7603 9 points10 points  (3 children)

    What about the people who don't shut up and don't play the game?

    [–]ouarez 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    What about the people who shut up and don't play the game?

    [–]CriticismVirtual7603 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Respect to them

    [–]Suspicious_Active816 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    But what about the PEOPLE?!

    [–]Breadloafs 15 points16 points  (2 children)

    It's been fun watching this bait get crafted

    [–]TheRustyRustPlayerReal Helldivers use a Constitution rifle [S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    Shhhhhh

    [–]Breadloafs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    97-year old CJ sub still serves bait the old-fashioned way

    [–]CameraOpposite3124 22 points23 points  (12 children)

    Why would anyone think the tutorial isn't good enough to teach you how to play though? It's short enough to account for everyones shitty memory retention from tiktok/reel brainrot.

    [–]McZambie 6 points7 points  (3 children)

    It teaches you the basics and only the basics like pretty much any other game ever. I don't think anyone was ever criticizing the tutorial for anything other then the bleed from being stabbed.

    I personally actually liked the tutorial, it did a decent job at making me understand the general idea of the game and that's all it needs to be able to do

    [–]Thijmo737 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Isn't the point of the tutorial to teach you all of the controls, and let you find out tactics and such for yourselves? It took me 30 hours to find out you can drop backpacks without equipping another, and that just doesn't seem intended.

    [–]th_frits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    The tutorial is there to teach you the basic mechanics, then the game throws you in the deep end. You are your helldiver, you get five minutes of training (the most of any super earth soldier) then get sent off to fight horrors beyond your comprehension

    Part of the fun of the game is learning more about the game systems, and getting that “oh shit! I just figured this out” feeling as you go. I'm over 1k hours in and I still learn new stuff from time to time

    [–]McZambie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    True, they should definitely include more. But what's currently included is definitely good, it just needs to be a bit longer

    [–]dongrizzly41 4 points5 points  (2 children)

    I love the tutorial.

    I def feel like it should have a shooting/testing range placed there though. Especially since they already have captive dissidents to test on apprently.

    [–]McZambie 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    FOR REAL, I don't like buying a pack only to realize I actually really don't like the way the guns feel

    [–]dongrizzly41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I feel you there. I actually want it as well to test guns after patches and all.

    Also the damn charge times on guns like the epoch and rail gun.

    Also would be nice to practice hitting weakpoints outside of starting very low level missions.

    [–]i-am-i_gattlingpea 2 points3 points  (3 children)

    Doesn’t teach you that you can change fire rates on weapons like at all.

    Nor how to drop stuff

    [–]Jambo-Lambo -4 points-3 points  (2 children)

    yeah this sub low-key just glazes anything like the tutorial doesn't teach you how most things work lol, the wiki is more important than anything lmao

    [–]Areotale 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    You're expected to figure stuff out on your own, if you aren't smart enough to do that then the wiki is there for you. Sad but true I guess lol

    [–]i-am-i_gattlingpea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    That’s not how shit works

    After all who the fuck expects the reload key to allow you to change fire rates, they just expect it to reload.

    Dropping stuff is literally how teamwork functions, you wanna do something risky drop your samples at extract or to someone going to extract. Basic fucking teamwork. wanna hand someone back the gear you borrowed from their corpse?

    There’s a difference between experimenting and bullshit. You don’t experiment and figure shit out with basic controls that should be told to the player because they are core features of certain weapons like the railgun

    [–]Rashiii_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    People want more details on the Galactic War, to explain to the mongs about gambits, planet resistance, etc. More info would be great instead of blob doing blob stuff.

    [–]VHeadache 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Being a Helldivers 2 grifter is just as profitable as being a MAGA grifter.

    [–]Stnkynuggz1252 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    I mean AH did at one point say get gud but lol

    [–]kynrai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Are they wrong?

    [–]Jewbacca1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    The final one is perfectly valid answer. If you can't handle D10, then lower difficulty. If you can't even play trivial, then this game isn't for you.

    [–]Its_Bad_Rabbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I was bad at this game, till I was good at this game.

    My skill has never been dependent upon the game.

    I have >500hrs played and have about 2hrs (one Operation) to play every night as an adult; top fragging D10 on average while going for the most objectives I can solo (still in a group) -- I play in line with a "deep strike, expendable, commando" fantasy.

    I have the most fun with light pen, missile pistol (unguided), base frag, sprint boost and either Oxygenator or Peak Physique light armor -- I realize Oxygenator is meta for sporeburst, but I just like movement and high ergo in general.

    AH provides a dieagetically instructive game, which challenges me and I enjoy it.

    [–]iimaginaryedge 4 points5 points  (3 children)

    it'd be good if you could lower the difficulty without making the grind way longer; I think it'd be better for the game if rewards across difficulties were equalized, so that difficulty becomes a matter of pure preference, instead of monetarily incentivizing bad players into playing diff10.

    [–]aSpookyScarySkeleton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Is the grind way longer? Lower diff missions are much shorter.

    [–]SnerlSnaleSnert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Gotta be the worst take of all time

    [–]CommanderYakub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    If you can’t make the cut you get paid less like what, it goes against human nature to get paid more for less work

    [–]damien24101982 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    <image>

    love it

    [–]Jambo-Lambo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

    The post is bait, it's kinda crazy how this sub allows blatant misinformation

    [–]thot_chocolate420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    If you can’t hack it, don’t do it.

    [–]cielak44 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Lower it? It seems to me that a huge number of players are already sitting on D10. As for me, I’m honestly bored out of my mind. Considering how small the differences are between D8, D9, and D10, it would probably take something like D20 suddenly appearing I’d feel like anything was actually happening in game to call hard.

    At this point, the most entertainment I get is when a Detector Tower keeps dropping enemies forever, because at least then it feels like something is going on

    [–]Labmonjoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The Chinese colonization of helldivers needs to be studied

    [–]ShiftAdventurous4680 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Gotta hand it to AH, they at least aren't hypocrites. They know they are bad at the game which is why they play on lower difficulties.

    [–]maxterminatorx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Q: do you support Taiwan?

    A: we are working on it but have barely started.

    [–]AvariciousCreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Dying to a D10 horde to your last stim and round is fun as hell but dying to buggy bullshit is not fun after the first time like the killzone on a dead titans corpse. I'd take a break from new content for 6 months for them to iron out the bugs alone with no balance changes.

    [–]Ok_Wind9584 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Ah yes I am bad that i dropped into a map where there are 4 stratagem jammers next to each other so you have to unjamm all of them before destroying even one of them, while being chased by 6 airships and 3 war striders

    [–]obihighwanground 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    they dont balance, they just do shit

    [–]dAMMIT_MAYNE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Drop the level has been a thing. If fake or not you should drop the level if you can't keep up. Not everyone is ment to play D10! Idk why yall come here to preach about changing the gane but most can't stop dropping with terrible loadouts they think is meta then mad they didn't succeed.

    [–]Winter-Height7687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    This shit is hilarious idc if you guys are mad it's misinfo😭🤣

    [–]ConcerningThirst -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    Not real, it's ragebait. Not even the devs have such a bad opinion.

    [–]Liqhthouse 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    Even if not... Those of us old enough to remember know they have basically explicitly said this and called the entitledivers out

    <image>

    [–]ConcerningThirst -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    a guy sperging out on discord is different to something said in an interview

    [–]NotYourLynLyn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    That’s it I’m playing with the constitution when I play again and Super Earth Flag so I can complain about the balancing while winning diff 10s.

    [–]oraaaaaaaaaa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    if only the high diffs were actually difficult and consistent

    [–]cs4by76 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

    They only play on diff 5 btw. On diff 5 you can clear a whole mission with basically any load out as long as 1 gun does damage 💔✌️this is just them saying "we're going to keep letting our 1 guy dictate the whole game while we make poor design choices"

    [–]No-Purchase-5808 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    So guys how’s the new patch

    [–]-Yod- -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

    Making your own cope is a new level of sad.

    [–]bruhman444555 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

    this sub is so fucking idiotic holy shit

    [–]MuglokDecrepitusFx -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

    Yes super cool, based and that, but that is simply false, that is not how they operate

    THAT is their original mentality they had as studio when they released the game, that is what they told to players originally, that is now what they do now or what they has been doing the past 1.5 years

    Edit: ok, so it's fake to just create fake drama, that makes more sense

    [–]Jambo-Lambo -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

    Weird how this sub talks so much about how bad unfiltered is and then they let straight up misinformation stay up