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Helldivers |OT| Everybody Fights, Nobody Quits.

Godamn. Myself, Xater, Dhruv_Hanoc, and x_lyze just cleared a level 10 (Suicide Mission) on Planet "Overgoe Prime" at 11:00 minutes flat. That was probably the fastest and most efficient run ever. Good job guys!
 
Agreed. Sometimes you need the ability to kill tanks and the turn rate neccessary to kill patrols more than you need overwhelming firepower.


I just bought a cheap headset, so I'm all set for some helldiving soon!
 
So after watching the gameplay footage there's something that's bothering me..
When playing online with others do you all need to stay togehter ?! So you can't wander off and separete and do other objectives simultainusly ?
 
Alkastelca said:
So after watching the gameplay footage there's something that's bothering me..
When playing online with others do you all need to stay togehter ?! So you can't wander off and separete and do other objectives simultainusly ?
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You can't separate, no. It's a design choice that works well imo.
 
It's amazing how differently the game plays if you have a different group.

My first group was all about avoiding patrols and getting the job done. Low death counts great XP. My second group went in guns blazing on patrols with desperate stands the whole mission. Huge death counts lots of fun but we failed alot of missions.
 
Xater said:
Nah no mic audio either sadly. I don't think the PS4 saves that. Unless there is a setting I am missing. My upload will be done in 12 minutes.
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I think there's a setting you need to turn on:

Share Button --> Press Options Button --> Go to Share Settings --> Video Clip Settings --> Hit "Include Microphone Audio in Video Clip"
 
Liquid_015 said:
I think there's a setting you need to turn on:

Share Button --> Press Options Button --> Go to Share Settings --> Video Clip Settings --> Hit "Include Microphone Audio in Video Clip"
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I see. Changed that for the future.

Anyway, her eis the link to the video of us doing the HEavy APC mission at level 10 in exactly 11 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZQrnMoJDx8&feature=youtu.be

Edit: Ok video is there just not in HD yet.
 
oh well, I wasted 5-6 points in the LASER gun. it's not as good as I thought, so slow at aiming.

also takes forever to level up after you hit 15, I guess I need to grind level 12 missions on double xp events. still, good luck getting to 25 lol. I can see another shotgun and SMG being unlocked later on, hopefully they're even better than the first ones.

HalfBakedProphet said:
The mechs do not need a nerf. They can't scratch tank tier enemies with the gatling gun and Tank bugs eat them for breakfast with their charge attack. Actually, if you had 4 players in mechs and everyone was out of missiles in a 8+ mission, your team is worthless and you're better off ditching the mechs. You'd be eaten alive

Do mechs tear shit up on difficulties 1-7? Yup, especially when the missions only last 7 or 8 minutes. And they should feel powerful. Doesn't mean they're overpowered or unbalanced, especially when the missions start pushing 20-30 minutes and you're swarmed by big bugs that laugh at your Gatling Gun.
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eh, it's true that they're not as good when you start getting tanks but usually what you see is one player or two not using them in order to shoot down tanks or heal.

as for the rest of the team I think that they should use them. you basically get a shield which you might need, you destroy or kill much faster any other enemy besides the harder ones (or almost anything if against the bugs), you move faster if snow or swamp etc.
 
Finalow said:
oh well, I wasted 5-6 points in the LASER gun. it's not as good as I thought, so slow at aiming.

also takes forever to level up after you hit 15, I guess I need to grind level 12 missions on double xp events. still, good luck getting to 25 lol. I can see another shotgun and SMG being unlocked later on, hopefully they're even better than the first ones.
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Once you are at such a high level samples become more important than XP.
 
Just bought it yesterday, brilliant game! 4 player coop is so much fun, gonna add some of the people here for some matches, feel free to add me too: Honome_US
 
Was wondering if there is anyone online right now that can help me with the 3rd mission of the planet Errata Prime.

The reward is the RailCannon Turret, lv9 difficulty I soloed the first two, but I can't do this one even with randoms
 
Got in with one random group and did great. The rest of the time I got matchmaking errors. Not a single GAFFER showed up as playing. I find it hard to believe considering that I have added about 15 people but maybe its true. I was glad the match I got in worked because it was a lot of fun. Also soloed the missions to get the Walker. That should make it easier to solo some of the harder stuff if I can't find groups. Love this game but damn fix the matchmaking.
 
k1t4j said:
Was wondering if there is anyone online right now that can help me with the 3rd mission of the planet Errata Prime.

The reward is the RailCannon Turret, lv9 difficulty I soloed the first two, but I can't do this one even with randoms
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Ahaha, as I post this I try again and manage to do it ^^ what a rush.

Loving this game so far, being sneaky is such a rush
 
Just had a random group where one guy stole my supply pack leaving me with no ammo for my recoilless rifle and every time he died he kept snatching it from me clearly showing he didn't know what he was doing.

Other than that, it's a blast to play with a coordinated group of people.
 
Falifax said:
Just had a random group where one guy stole my supply pack leaving me with no ammo for my recoilless rifle and every time he died he kept snatching it from me clearly showing he didn't know what he was doing.

Other than that, it's a blast to play with a coordinated group of people.
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Yes, a lot of people are still learning to play. I started playing yesterday and i tried to recall a torrent but end up typing for a bomb because i was not familiar with the icons yet. Luckly i didn't kill any teamate with the bomb but was close!
 
HalfBakedProphet said:
The mechs do not need a nerf. They can't scratch tank tier enemies with the gatling gun and Tank bugs eat them for breakfast with their charge attack. Actually, if you had 4 players in mechs and everyone was out of missiles in a 8+ mission, your team is worthless and you're better off ditching the mechs. You'd be eaten alive

Do mechs tear shit up on difficulties 1-7? Yup, especially when the missions only last 7 or 8 minutes. And they should feel powerful. Doesn't mean they're overpowered or unbalanced, especially when the missions start pushing 20-30 minutes and you're swarmed by big bugs that laugh at your Gatling Gun.
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Completely agree, only in lower difficulty missions and certain terrains do mechs feel OP, which is perfectly fine. If you have earned good gear, early missions should feel trivial. It is one of the nice things in games with RPG mechanics, to be able to slay early content once you have leveled up. But OP overall? Not even close. Like you said, those charging bugs one shot kill you in a mech suit and the agility isn't high enough to dodge one. The cyborgs will throw lots of grenades too and it can be difficult dodge them in the mech especially if it is close quarters and you may be walking on top of squad mates.

That is what makes this game so brilliant. Straight out of the gate, the weapon feed back and blend of chaos and cooperation when playing co-op makes it addicting as hell. Then, once you start getting a decent set of stratagemens and upgrades unlocked and taking on higher difficulty missions, this huge strategy game unfolds before you. Coordinating your squads load out can make a huge difference. I feel like my group of friends and I could have taken much harder missions earlier on if we played a little smarter and didn't just keep picking turrets. As mentioned a ton of times, the maxed UAV is clutch for easy samples and knowing where all the patrols are. Once you know that, things like the distraction beacon are a huge help.

Killing patrols before they alarm is massive later in the game too. I kind of just brushed it off for the first few difficulties because it was just more stuff to shoot your awesome guns at, but shit get's insane really quick when you trigger three alarms in a row from difficulties 5+. Making sure you have a good patrol squashing guy on point in your squad makes a huge difference.. That shotgun is beautiful for quickly taking out a cluster of enemies on patrol. My favorite weapon, the sniper, is shit for anti-patrol duty, so I am trying not to be on point when moving into objective areas. Much better for snipers to hang back an one shot the mid-tier enemies.

Ahhh I just want to play this game even more after posting about it. Damn you work!!! I can't to get into some of the crazy high difficulty missions. Going to be so rewarding to clear those. This game is a few minor patches and tweaks away from being near perfect. So much fun.
 
Honome said:
Yes, a lot of people are still learning to play. I started playing yesterday and i tried to recall a torrent but end up typing for a bomb because i was not familiar with the icons yet. Luckly i didn't kill any teamate with the bomb but was close!
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You can recall turrets after they have been placed? how?
 
anyone up for co-op now? I want to go for some level 9-10 missions.

Xater said:
Once you are at such a high level samples become more important than XP.
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it depends, usually I don't bother with them if the mission is hard and I want to get the planet reward. like in 8+ missions I don't risk it, unless of course I go there just for grinding.
 
Finalow said:
anyone up for co-op now? I want to go for some level 9-10 missions.


it depends, usually I don't bother with them if the mission is hard and I want to get the planet reward. like in 8+ missions I don't risk it, unless of course I go there just for grinding.
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Im on now: Honome_US
 
Is anyone else having connection issues? Seems like that's the only gripe I have right now. They just need to update it so I get a consistent online experience with friends.
 
SolidChamp said:
Is anyone else having connection issues? Seems like that's the only gripe I have right now. They just need to update it so I get a consistent online experience with friends.
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I do. We played for 3 hours, used SOS beacons every match, no one joined. That was even after we had a bunch of trouble joining each other's games.
 
Completed another Difficulty 12 Hell Dive. A group of us actually had tried to fulfill different "MMO Roles", as in we had someone who focused on burst damage, a "support/healer" character, someone with Heavy Armor and syringe, and someone focused on picking off patrols at long range. Worked pretty well, but I'm not sure if it was because of this or just good communication.
 
super-famicom said:
Crawl to reduce your "aggro" radius, Distractor beacon to draw patrols away from the path you want to take, Stun Field (forgot the real name) to slow down enemies.

I can get through the easy missions without firing my gun using the above stratagems.
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I got through three objectives on a level 6 Gellert city without firing a shot.
 
what rocket launcher is better? Eat-17 or the first one, rl-112 or something.

anyway room still up if someone wants to co-op.
 
Looking for some gafers to play with this weekend. I'm only level 4 and just getting my feet wet. Feel free to send a friend request: PSN: Ferrolla33
 
Honome said:
Yes, a lot of people are still learning to play. I started playing yesterday and i tried to recall a torrent but end up typing for a bomb because i was not familiar with the icons yet. Luckly i didn't kill any teamate with the bomb but was close!
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Especially when you dont realize how large the blast radius is on the hell bomb. My whole team was decimated when someone activated it right around everyone. People are nice about it though. Its been a good community so far.
If anyone wants to add me

Psn
Killer__ego
 
Started the game last night.

With the right dev support, this game has potential of building an awesome community. Reminds me alot of Destiny.

It really is something special.
 
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