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Helldivers 2 director asked players how to fight serial kickers, and the community's got one surefire way to humble toxic hosts: throw their samples in the abyss

Players are fighting back against this unsporting behaviour in the best possible way

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Helldivers 2 community's ambitious plan to liberate 5 planets in 3 days in jeopardy as galactic war trackers catastrophically fail—but don't worry, Joel is on it

Today's patch is also causing new crashes, it seems.

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High on managed democracy, Helldivers 2 soldiers taunt D&D-style Game Master Joel after liberating 6 planets, defending 2, and capturing 2 whole sectors in days

Fellow soldiers are responding with a 'please don't do that'

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Helldivers 2 grunts capture sightings of a returning faction while the game's director desperately restarts the propaganda machine: "The Illuminate are already here"

A faction from Helldivers 1 has allegedly been spotted

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Helldivers 2's infamous crossplay friend request bug may finally get a fix soon

The bug preventing Helldivers 2 fans from using crossplay to play with their friends may finally get patched in the near future.

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Helldivers 2 propaganda hits a new peak as devs lie about flying bugs while players forge documents: "These traitors are working overtime to fill your heads with lies"

Don't believe the lies, cadet

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Helldivers 2 players are closing in on their first "permanent" win in the bug war, so surely nothing will go horribly wrong when game master Joel presses a big red button

"Breaking: Helldivers to permanently contain bugs"

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Helldivers 2's latest major order gives players the chance to make a sector permanently bug-free with a planet-sized pesticide system

Quarantine those bugs to death.

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Helldivers 2 players are preparing for the worst as clues suggest a classic enemy much bigger than Bile Titans could be about to rear its ugly head

Series veterans think Arrowhead is about to add Hive Lords to the mix

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With Automatons threatening Ustotu and Draupnir, Helldivers 2 grunts worry the obsession with recapturing the infamous Malevelon Creek might derail the war effort

And they might have a point

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Thank Liberty: Helldivers 2 will soon fix the biggest problem with its high-difficulty missions

Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead will soon adjust the "spawn rates and health pools of heavy enemies" in an upcoming patch.

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Helldivers 2 servers are getting crushed under the onslaught of mechs

It is once again very difficult to get into Helldivers 2, because the demand for mechs is overwhelming the servers.

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Helldivers 2’s persistent campaign echoes one of World of Warcraft’s greatest triumphs

Helldivers 2’s mass campaign is reminiscent of another bug-squashing enterprise from World of Warcraft’s past.

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Helldivers 2 director addresses "inexcusable behavior" from devs amid balance patch criticisms: "This is not a message that the studio stands behind"

In the aftermath of Helldivers 2's new balance patch, talks between players and devs got pretty heated.

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New Helldivers 2 Cutting Edge Warbond battle pass gets a release date and trailer — and spoiler alert, it looks awesome

The latest Warbond battle pass for Helldivers 2 has been announced and it's chock-full of awesome stuff. Come check it out; it's sure to shock you!

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Helldivers 2 tells players to save a planet before they can unlock mechs

Helldivers 2 is sending its players to defend the planet Tien Kawn - failure means that they may not get mechs.

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Helldivers 2 CEO says Arrowhead has "taken action internally to educate our developers" after game balance debates got out of hand

Comments from community and development figures fanned the flames

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Helldivers 2 may be set in the far future, but it still has a lot to say about the present

Helldivers 2 serves up action and explosions alongside a sophisticated warning about the evils of fascism.

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Helldivers 2 needed its own D&D-type game master because the co-op shooter "is going to run for a long time, we'd love to see it go for many years"

Arrowhead's dungeon master was put in place to "keep the never-ending war engaging for players"

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With Super Earth losing another planet to the Automatons, Helldivers 2 players want the community to think harder about galactic strategy

Mantes' fall seems inevitable - but what comes next?

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Helldivers 2 review: The most fun galactic war (Would you like to know more?)

Not playing Helldivers 2 is the biggest threat to our democracy there is. Here’s why.

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Helldivers 2 lights the way for AAA – by rejecting its norms

Opinion | How to win friends and influence people by embracing friendly fire

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350,000-strong Helldivers 2 contingent curses now-infamous galactic D&D master Joel as their next big campaign after Malevelon Creek takes a turn for the worst

That's a lot of soldiers to commit to a losing fight

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Helldivers 2 boss finds Starship Troopers renaissance 'humbling,' says the game is that 'without the plot armour', and nothing captures that better than your frantic near-death videos

Next time you die to a brood commander, imagine Johan Pilestedt steepling his fingers and smiling.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 director explains the limits of Joel the Game Master's power: "The war fought and liberation of planets — that's all you"

The creative director behind Helldivers 2 has clarified exactly what Joel the Game Master can and can't do.

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