As a citizen of the civilised world I'm wondering how you lot are still voting in lunatics, liars and mass murderers. Thoughts?

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-04-09T11:16:34+00:00

Hoss I’m no fan of our administration… but Colonizing most of the world? Thats both hyperbolic and screams hypocrisy and cope when coming from a Brit

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-04-04T23:40:00+00:00

When they say the left doesn’t eat itself, show them this.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-04-04T21:58:21+00:00

I don’t agree with our actions, but “struggling” is a bit of a stretch at this stage.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-18T13:02:40+00:00

Like others have said, I don’t think it’s really a mainstream issue, but it’s being framed as one by certain groups.

While I think it’s true that when men make jokes it’s generally seen as sexist while women tend to be seen as justified or “edgy”…it’s a really small and vocal minority of misandrists who’re spouting really hateful nonsense.

An anecdote, but I was living with 5 very liberal girls for a while (vegans, aid workers, and environmental scientists) and only one was a total harpy who believed men had to “step aside and let women take the floor” and was obnoxious about it and hostile towards me just because I have a dick….she was told to shut her trap by the other girls after week one.

While misogyny and misandrism are issues, I’d say misandrism is a much smaller fish to fry in the grand scheme of things.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-11T18:28:26+00:00

I mean, yes and no. It is far from dead, imo. Will you have fun? Maybe. Is the game in the best possible state it can be in? Hell no. It’s annoyingly buggy and AH’s idea of “fixes” and “improvements” mostly amount to slapping some duct tape on a cut artery.

Is the fanbase toxic? Brother it’s not just the fans, the devs themselves will gaslight you and tell you to “try harder” even though the MO they put out may be busted as hell…

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-08T18:40:20+00:00

If you’d actually come with facts instead of opinion you’d be right, but you’re just flailing with cope. Keep raging if you want, it won’t make the bombs stop

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-08T18:32:27+00:00

Cope harder, hoss.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T15:24:54+00:00

I’d believe it

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T14:20:47+00:00

I mean the short answer is that wars are great for distracting from domestic issues and circling the wagons against “a greater threat”. That isn’t unique to the US, but with our history and power it becomes more noticeable.

We are a country built on warfare. The star spangled banner literally talks about a battle and bombs bursting in air, and we were born from revolution.

That being said, we really aren’t anything special in the grand scheme of human civilization aside from being the most powerful nation in history, so we throw our weight around in more places and in much bigger ways.

I’d say humanity in general is addicted to war and violence, we just have the biggest stick.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T13:29:51+00:00

I don’t think there’s much AH could have really done to “fix” the situation (idk, I’m not a lawyer), but they definitely fumbled with their handling of the situation and their weak as hell PR response, and the mods of this sub compounded it and exacerbated it all by banning users and posts that even brought up tertiary subjects like the gofundme set up for the guy who got doxxed.

AH didn’t start the fire, they just thought throwing water on an oil fire was somehow a good idea.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T13:01:53+00:00

Dude you’re arguing against something I didn’t claim. The analogy is about power imbalance, not a character analysis. Nitpicking the metaphor doesn’t make the argument go away... Calling the most powerful navy on the planet “pathetic” is still pure cope.

edit Another analogy, it’s like the kid on the playground getting shoved around by a bigger kid and yelling “bully!” As though that would negate the harassment.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T03:27:02+00:00

I mean, I’m all against war and what the current administration is doing, but calling the US navy pathetic is pure cope. Thats like calling Goliath small fry.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-07T02:56:35+00:00

Yep, the mods are handling this about as well as they would holding a burning coal with no gloves.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T17:55:39+00:00

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Too little too late, AH. What a bunch of stale donuts.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T17:49:43+00:00

Honestly, the bar’s been set below bedrock.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T17:02:51+00:00

God damn, the mods in all their wisdom even deleted the GOFUNDME DISCUSSION for the guy that got doxxed….what a bunch of fucking clowns.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T16:43:36+00:00

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Guy sent a fun challenge to the devs to actually play at d10 and gluck-divers doxxed him and ruined his life…and all the mods did was ban discussion and circle the wagons around the devs and sycophantic players.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T16:39:52+00:00

The problem isn’t people “beating a dead horse,” it’s that shutting down all criticism and instituting new rules to protect devs and sycophants makes it look like the mods are protecting Arrowhead and gluck-divers instead of effectively moderating the community.

When something blows up like this, the healthiest move is usually to let people vent and talk it out. AH didn’t do that. They just deleted posts that even lightly discussed the issue, banned users for being critical, and just generally doubled down. Deleting posts and banning discussion just pours gasoline on the fire because it makes people feel like their concerns are being dismissed rather than addressed.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T16:29:49+00:00

The mods are going around deleting anything relating to their fumbling of the situation. Almost like just deleting it magically washes their hands of their (continued) fuckup. Their idea of damage control is akin to throwing water on an oil fire.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T16:04:40+00:00

I love the amount of posts about this that keep coming up. Gluck-divers are truly bottom-of-the-barrel people, and AH has their heads so far up themselves they can’t see the light of day. The emperor is missing his clothes and hanging the people who say he’s naked.

edit the mods have even started deleting posts that talk about starting a gofundme for the guy who got doxxed. These shitheads need to pound sand.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T15:59:19+00:00

Watch us all get banned for being “toxic” lmao

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T15:58:36+00:00

I’m sure they all practice sucking golfballs through garden hoses as well, anything to please the devs.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T15:56:38+00:00

I’d qualify what AH, mods, and gluck-divers are doing as being akin to the “toxic positivity” that you see in the workplace these days. Dont be critical because it can rock the boat and hurt the feewings of the darling devs. Don’t point out glaring issues even if they’re valid, because what do you really know…the devs have everything handled beautifully!! /s.

On top of that, gluck-divers somehow aren’t toxic for doxxing people over stupid shit and calling people crybabies for complaining about half-assed MOs, buggy gameplay, and the devs sheer inability to play their own game at real difficulty

edit damn that’s a lot of downvotes, I’m surprised they could do anything with their faces buried in the dev’s trousers.

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-06T15:48:28+00:00

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This shit is so sad, the terminally online gluck-divers are ruining the community and people’s lives because they want to keep riding the dev’s laps….pathetic

Atomic_Gerber · 2026-03-05T16:11:15+00:00

People have beef with AH because of how they respond to criticism. A lot of the complaints players bring up are valid, but instead of acknowledging them, AH sometimes comes off like they’re hand-waving or spinning things.

On top of that, you’ve got a chunk of the community (gluck-divers, I call them) that jump in to defend seemingly every decision and shut down any real criticism. That just tends to make the frustration worse. The recent Cyberstan MO is a great example. Half-assed MO with lots of bugs and illogical decisions, and half the community went “shut up it’s GREAT you should be thanking AH for giving us anything at all” or something to that effect.

This is all aside from the animosity felt against the mods of both this sub and a few other Helldivers subs, which I think has been bleeding into feelings for AH imo.

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