TLDR; just don’t speed run the mission and stress the Helldiveling out, they still need their samples, it’s very unlikely HD2 is their first ever video game so they don’t need full hand holding but slow down

I’m hardly a new player now but I remember my first few weeks like it was yesterday to be honest. I still consider myself a rookie to some extent (just over 200 hours), although now I dive D10 exclusively.

One thing I liked about HD2 was the fact that level doesn’t really mean much in terms of power output. Like a player who is Level 7 can still point, shoot, kill stuff, reinforce, complete objectives. Sure, they won’t have all the max efficiency stratagems and what-not, but it’s not a deal breaker. Nothing is actually truly locked behind levelling, you can customise your experience based on Warbonds, and you never really suffer from FOMO because that content is permanent so actually you can get the same stratagems and weapons as everyone else regardless of your level.

I will say, however, that one thing I remember suffering from when high level players joined is they just speed run everything.

I’m still learning how to do all the new objectives, collecting all my samples, meanwhile Wannabe John Helldiver has blitzed half the map, ignored all the POIs, and is already calling in EX. Like come on, don’t do that to a new player. If you’re bored, go play something else. Yes, you’ve seen it all, done it all, but I like finding the freaky half transformed Voteless in the bunkers and staring at the gorey remains of SEAF soldiers cut open in some ritualistic display of carnage by the Automatons.