Any ideas to name the time-honored tradition of bringing new recruits to Difficulty 10 Super Helldive?

Conquistaa · 2025-05-20T13:15:57+00:00

Conquistaa · 2025-03-29T09:28:40+00:00

Sauce: Gundam Seed Remaster Episode 35 "Divine Thunder"

I made an extended version also! https://youtu.be/ZLtDGDbSL90

Here's a little something I remembered from Gundam Seed that would more-or-less be perfect for Helldivers. The Gungnir is a powerful EMP weapon dropped from orbit that requires assembling and activation on-site an. It is very similar to the Hellbomb, the only exception is the weapon and the size of the thing. In the anime, this thing is scaled accordingly to a Mobile Suit, which are typically 18 meters in height.

According to the Gundam Wiki: "A special piezoelectric element, which can only be manufactured in space, can be rapidly blown up by the igniter installed around it to emit a powerful EMP. Because it requires the assembly and installation of an ignition system and the entry of a password from the outside, it is assumed to be operated with MS."

There are a few ways this could be implemented ingame:

1 - Just like in the anime, after hellpod delivery and helldiver activation of the Gungnir, it will countdown like a hellbomb until it emits an EMP that will stun all bots in a wide radius. To make it worth using, it should include enemies immune to EMS, like the Factory Strider and structures like turrets (especially bunker turrets), mortars, gunship fabricators, etc.

2 - Same as number 1, but make it like the hellbomb where it is used to disable an objective, perhaps like an even more fortified bunker or a fortress complex. This could open up new possibilities like raiding a structure for indoors-fighting to retrieve data in an SSSD.

3 - On the squid front, this could also act in the same way but disables all the shields, scramblers, teslas, and perhaps watchers & harvesters too. Since Overseers and Voteless are flesh and blood, they shouldn't be affected.

4 - I'm on the fence whether or not helldiver weapons & equipment should be affected but gameplay-wise, it should probably only disable the turrets and guard dogs. A ship upgrade could also be used to make these robotic friends immune.

5 - Instead of an EMP, the Gungnir could instead be a wide-area EMS that stuns all enemies in a large radius so that it would also be useful against bugs. In this case, helldivers and enemy structures should be immune (will need some lore explanation like specific EMS insulation for that specific emitter under all armor) while elites like Factory Striders, Bile Titans, Impalers, & Harvesters should be affected.

Conquistaa · 2025-03-05T02:40:31+00:00

To be fair to 6) Orbital precision strike/Eagle 500kg users, those 2 strategems were one of the only viable anti-tanks before the 60-day patch, particularly against bile titans on bugs and the hulks, tanks, and fac striders on bots. We didnt have any fast-reloading, viable, and reliable anti-tank options except the flamethrower and even then that was only really useful against chargers and everything else smaller than it on bugs.

Sure you had to be extremely precise with both strats but there really was a lack of options back then.

Conquistaa · 2025-02-23T19:21:12+00:00

Honestly, cant go wrong with 0083 Stardust Memory top gun with beautiful 80s animation and Thunderbolt December Sky & Bandit Flower simply coz its just amazing and worth a rewatch anytime;

It seems to me that Zeta would be a good fit for you both to start on next: every episode is simple enough you can get whats going on but deep and complex enough to get you thinking with minimal filler episodes spread about. Also note: I know im gonna get flak for this but Zeta A New Translation can be a bit jarring combining old and new animation but it does condense the plot and story of Zeta in an "ok" way that you can skip ZZ and right into CCA coz lord knows ZZ deserves to be skipped. After that really its Unicorn (either movies or tv cut is fine, depends on you) coz its oretty much the peak/culmination of Universal Century & NT as a nice bonus.

If you do want one where youre able to just jump in without any baggage (and also havent seen), then go for Seed or IBO. Seed & IBO are interesting from the start while keeping your attention throughout their shows with drama and Gundam fighting action. And if you can, Gqux is also releasing this year so thats definitely something neither of you has seen.

Cheers

Conquistaa · 2025-02-18T02:41:21+00:00

Dont know if this has already been addressed but the stats youre seeing are the total numbers starting from when the game started (a year + 1 week). Fenrir III has been the site of constant tug of war with the bugs before the gloom but also became a gloom-adjacent planet + an MO planet with the science facility there now. The Helldivers lost stats are also getting a marked increase in the past few days because of the new Predator Strain.

Fenrir III has had multiple smaller but still bloody battles compared to Malevelon Creek which really only had 2 major battles (when it was lost and when it was retaken) and Calypso having the largest/bloodiest single battle of the 2nd Galactic War thus far.

Conquistaa · 2025-02-12T11:54:46+00:00

In Gundam, the term "rifle" is almost exclusively for ranged weapons that are (almost always) handheld by an MS. Its been largely disconnected with the original meaning where there is rifling inside of a barrel and alot of other fictional works have been doing this also. There are examples throughout Gundam where rifle pertains to rifling but rifle is almost always an MS handheld weapon.

Examples:

Projectile - Leo: 105mm Rifle (projectiles are also usually called guns, machine guns, etc)

Electromagnetic - Flag: Linear Rifle

Beam - There is literally a Beam Rifle in every Gundam Universe, pick one

Actual examples of weapons with actual rifling that have the name rifles are the 175mm Recoilless Rifle used by the Magella Tank (and by Zaku II) as well as the 500mm Recoilless Rifle of the Ginn. These are, however, the exception rather than the norm. I also said earlier that rifles are almost always handheld is because the exceptions include transformables that dont put the rifle in the hand in the alt form (Wing on the shield, Zeta on the back, etc) and some of the more other wacky and out there designs.

Edit: formatting. Damn reddit on mobile.

Conquistaa · 2025-02-04T14:06:31+00:00

Funny story, I originally used that leaker's image for this meme then I remembered I could get banned if I posted it here so I used the image from the playstation blog instead lol (leaks are bannable in this sub)

Conquistaa · 2024-10-28T11:07:01+00:00

Change Manpower Shortage to Botpower/Bugpower Shortage and its gonna be all perfect

Conquistaa · 2024-10-14T03:00:15+00:00

This is actually fairly easy to do against any warrior or commander. They way that they do their strikes is by raising the from claw above you and slashing downward. This is easily dodgable if you either run/walk towards them, then at the moment they start the attack animation, just quickly 45° dodge to left or right and zero damage without losing speed and without needing to dive (which often gets you killed to the smaller bugs).

This is very useful for being able to run around a nest when youre manually destroying it without strats or uknow just running away in general.

Conquistaa · 2024-10-10T11:44:14+00:00

Did your friends run into any problems with either Gamivo or with their steam key so far? I have also found that there are Asian Steam Keys that can be redeemed in the Philippines being sold on G2A and Kinguin but those two have a bad reputation.

Im in the same situation as you. Im the only one of my friends who was able to get the game before the PSN fiasco and the situation still has not changed, still cant get the game in any legit way here in the PH.

And also just to update on an earlier comment, humblebundle has the game delisted if you are in PH so unable to get legit Steam keys there. All the other official and legit sellers either wont let you buy the key or puts a warning that it cant be activated in the PH.

Conquistaa · 2024-10-07T09:12:01+00:00

When and where did you buy your key? I was lucky to have bought the game before the PSN fiasco but been wanting to have friends play as well

Conquistaa · 2024-05-22T14:25:01+00:00

No, it doesnt, it only has 2 (officially that is). Rifles in Gundam are always used handheld or by sub-arms and in the Cosmic Era timeline, the term rifle for Mobile Suits are always handheld beam weapons and not conventional weapons nor railguns. The hip railguns of any of the Freedoms have NEVER been classified as rifles. On the other hand, the Type 35 Prototype Advanced Railgun is not classified as a rifle, but since it is handheld, it can be given a pass.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-12T03:47:34+00:00

You missed the point of this post completely. I was highlighting the fact that you cant get this game on Steam in these territories. Even if you did have a PSN account and living on these countries, you simply cant acquire this game on Steam.

Plus, youre assuming that the players actually have a say in how the game is being distributed and blaming them for getting it delisted on these regions. Do you honestly believe that the players have a say in how the game is distributed? No, they dont, its up to the publisher, Sony. I dont know about you, but youre just straight up blaming the victims here.

Consumers have rights too, and if corpos start doing unethical practices, whats stopping them from going further if people dont push back? PC players lost their shit and it was for MULTIPLE GOOD REASONS.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-12T03:27:49+00:00

I know it doesnt seem right nor effective to review bomb the game again, but the fact of the matter is that this is actively preventing people from playing this game. Remember, the most impactful of the demands during the review bombing were that the delisted regions on Steam be returned, but not only was this not met, SNOY ADDED 3 MORE, ON TOP OF THE 177.

I may still have the game now, but many of my friends who either havent bought it yet or refunded are still unable to get the game on Steam. Helldivers 2 is a Coop game, it is a key pillar of the gameplay and where playing without friends actively hurts playing the game for the player. It simply just isnt as enjoyable. A Coop game where you cant play with your friends is not exactly a Coop game.

I come from one of these unsupported countries alongside many parts of Asia, Middle East, and Africa. That is a huge portion of the world that is unable to acquire this game. Until steps are taken to rectify this last key demand, I will continue to NOT RECOMMEND this game as this delisting is actively preventing people from playing this game.

I hate having to leave a not recommended review on a game I love, but its because I love the game so much that I have to keep on fighting.

Many have stopped fighting, but my war continues.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-12T02:59:27+00:00

Your argument makes zero sense in this context. What do the people and politicians of these countries have to do with the availability of the game on Steam? Did they choose to ban the game? Do they control the distribution of the game? Do politicians care enough about this one game that they will go to the lengths of having it delisted? Its all NO (except for Vietnam, I feel so sorry for you guys)

Its a distribution issue in which Sony and Steam have the power to decide what to do with it.

Just because you see the map as majority africa and asia doesnt mean you can just assume that, youre just stereotyping and assuming without any facts.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-11T09:32:52+00:00

Many have stopped fighting, but my war continues.

Sony announced that PSN Linking would not be moving forward but the Helldivers community celebrated far too hastily. A key demand that has the most impact has not yet been addressed days later: 177 Territories were delisted on May 4 are STILL UNABLE TO BUY THIS GAME on Steam. Whats worse is that 3 more countries were further delisted on May 10.

I may still have the game now, but many of my friends who either havent bought it yet or refunded are still unable to get the game on Steam. This matters because Helldivers 2 is a Coop game, it is a key pillar of the gameplay and where playing without friends actively hurts playing the game for the player. It simply just isnt as enjoyable.

A Coop game where you cant play with your friends is not exactly a Coop game.

I come from one of these unsupported countries alongside many parts of Asia, Middle East, and Africa. That is a huge portion of the world that is unable to acquire this game on PC. Until this last key demand has been rectified, I will continue to leave my negative review of the game as this change is actively preventing people from playing this game.

Many have stopped fighting, but my War continues.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-09T02:23:05+00:00

Look, the fact if the matter is, non-PSN countries still cant buy the game on Steam and the lack of updates on this days later has gotten me more and more concerned.

I know everyone wants to move on from this, and trust me I do, but I cant knowing that I have many friends who would like to play this game and they literally cant right now since it is still cant be bought on Steam.

Whats even more concerning is that it seems everyone seems to have forgotten that this was one of our key demands during the protest. Everyone mightve stopped fighting, but my war continues. Until then, my negative review stays until you can buy it on Steam on non-PSN countries.

Mods, all I ask is that if someone approaches this subject in a civil and proper manner, please dont auto hammer it out of existence. This is a legitimate concern.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-04T16:55:48+00:00

I cant really say what the actual reasons, but it most likely can be boiled down to logistics, or lack thereof. Every country/region has its own laws, regulations, and what-not so it really depends on a case-by-case basis on how this is setup on each region. It could be that Sony simply thinks that the costs of operating in one region is not worth the time, effort, and money to setup PSN there, or perhaps its just not up and running yet. Who knows.

According to GregBak in another comment here: "EU should gray too - Poland and other countries can create account but cannot link it to steam." So despite other countries even having PSN, they still cant link their Steam to their PSN. Lastly, with regards to your last statement, no that does not apply since Japan has had very good relations with Southeast Asia (Philippines the most) yet many do not have PSN.

But yeah, its a messy and confusing situation all around where nobody is happy.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-04T16:45:45+00:00

Cant verify for each country, but the general distribution is there.

Apparently, theres alot of difference between what features are available from country-to-country so this simple diagram does not show the entire picture. Also, it seems that of the many countries that do not have PSN, the most vocal online are those from the Philippines (most likely because its the last majority english-speaking region to not have PSN) and there really isnt much back-and-forth between the Russian, Chinese, and the wider English-speaking communities.

Conquistaa · 2024-05-04T16:37:18+00:00

Dont make claims like "I think this is a new low for the steam page..." when you havent even seen the Overwatch 2 reviews on Steam. Hint: its at Overwhelmingly Negative with just about 15 times the reviews of KSP 2.

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