Join The [Helldivers] And Fight For Super Earth!

Mx. Quill

Do you love freedom? Do you wanna spread democracy throughout the galaxy? Do you wanna shoot space bugs (and sometimes your friends) in the face? Then join...



Helldivers is a silly dumb game by the Magicka guys, and it shows. You team up with up to three others to complete missions, shoot guys, and occasionally squish teammates with your drop pods. It's basically Starship Troopers: The Video Game with some ODST thrown in.



And if you buy it, it's Cross Play, Cross Save, Cross Chat, Cross Everything between PS4, PS3, and Vita. Plus it's a few dollars cheaper for PS+ members.



The PA Helldivers Friends List
(PA Name / PSN)

Emerlmaster999 / MisterBeeb123
SeGaTai / SeGaTai
Conn / ConnConnor
IDDQD / FlynntLoch
LutExIV / LutExIV
Syphonblue / Syphonblue
Voranth / Voranth
Artereis / Artereis
Indie Winter / indie_winter
Zoku Gojira/ ZokuGojira
Qanamil / FauxRomano
JohnnyChopsocky / Stud_Beefpile
Unco-ordinated / LiquidSolid
No Great Name / NoGreatName
Farangu / Farangu
MegaMek / Mekredd
Doctor Fink / Doctor_Fink
Raiden333 / PA_Raiden333
CaptainNemo / CaptainNemo1138
Bolthorn / Bolthorn
acidlacedpenguin / AcidLacedPenguiN
Aretè /ninjafrizz
DiannaoChong / diannaoch
italianranma / italianranma
Rchanen / rchanen

I'll try and update the list as I see names, but it's probably safer to PM it to me.


For Super Earth!

Artereis

I just bought it.

*edit* PSN and PA tags are the same.

Magic Pink

I fought cyborgs instead of bugs for my first planet. They're just like bugs except SURPRISE they sometimes shoot rifles and have grenades. Then I got squashed by my escape shuttle.

+2 INFLUENCE THAT WAS FROM ME WOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo

Mx. Quill

I cannot play without the laser sight, tried the stun grenades and my shots went everywhere.

I am enjoying the upgraded SMG, armor piercing rounds and mini-stuns are great.

FuriousJodo

Yeah, laser sight really seems pretty essential - though I found Heavy Armor to be extremely good against Cyborgs.

Loving the game so far - I still haven't fought the third faction.

PSN = FuriousJodo

SeGaTai

Added a few of you, anyone else can add me PSN SeGaTai

Conn

@Emerlmaster999 go ahead and put me with my PSN "ConnConnor" in the OP friends list, please.

I look forward to diving into hell with all of you, for managed democracy.

IDDQD

For Super Earth and Space Fascism!! Co-ed showers for everyone! I'd love to get in on some bug squashing with the Arcadians, please feel free to add me to your respective friends lists. PSN: FlynntLoch

LutExIV

I wanna dive hell with you guys! LutExIV on psn. I will be intermittent between the vita and ps4. Is this cross play?

Magic Pink

LutExIV wrote: »

I wanna dive hell with you guys! LutExIV on psn. I will be intermittent between the vita and ps4. Is this cross play?

Yup.

SeGaTai

So does event XP seemed bugged - Can't imagine they really think there are that many ppl playing that there expecting that much XP per event. But right now it seems like all contributions aren't doing anything

Mx. Quill

Maybe it goes slowly, or they're holding it back to give people time to unlock weapons and the like to survive it?

I updated the Friends List, will send requests later tonight around 10pm. I'll go get a mic tomorrow.

SyphonBlue

Add me to the list

Syphonblue/syphonblue

Voranth

Had a blast with this game on launch day, missed Day 2 but logged in today to see that the community influence in Cancri finally has a sliver of yellow. I wonder if they update it once a day instead of in real time.

Also: War were declared! Cyborg and Illuminate campaigns are active!

Gellert City in the Gellert system is under attack by cyborgs, the event timer only has an hour left as of this post!

If you would like to helldive with me my PSN is Voranth.

Qanamil

I went ahead and picked this up because I'm weak to hype and it looks fun. I'm sure I'll catch you guys in game in the coming days.

Mx. Quill

I couldn't get past the training in the Vita version; the joystick's sensitivity is pretty bad, reload is swiping down on the right side of the rear touch screen, grenade is likewise mapped to touch (meaning you don't have full movement when throwing one), and it just looks like so much of it had to be downgraded to run at all.

Reminds me of the Vita's version of Borderlands 2.

I wonder what the PS3 version is like.

canuckont

This game is some serious fun when you get a good team going. I don't think I've had this many shenanigans since my highschool days.

Qanamil

Got some great games in with @SeGaTai. Lots of droppod shenanigans.

SeGaTai

Illuminus and snow is some bullshit right there - but a fun time even in death

Magic Pink

So:

Bugs: low HP but move really dang fast

Illuminatus: pretty easy but have attacks that straight up kill you

Cyborgs: BULLSHIT. The flamers can get you into repeated down-and-bleeding loops and they fucing suck and the scouts are almost impossible to stop from summoning extra monsters. Otherwise higher hp and have distance weapons. Definitely the toughest of the enemy races

FuriousJodo

I've found that cyborgs pretty much require heavy weapons to do well against. Also heavy armor.

Mx. Quill

Yeah, Bug Tanks go down very easily to flamethrowers.

The Cyborg equivalent can tank two or three mechs. Only way I've seen them die quickly was to a rocket launcher that takes forever to reload.

Magic Pink

did anyone else notice community points not working last night? Everything seemed to be at the minimum amount and stayed there no matter what.

Murgatroyd

Counterpoint! You can reliably solo most cyborg missions up to difficulty 6 or 7. I've been having issues grouping up lately, so solo has been kind of my thing for a couple days. Using the shotgun you can eliminate the enemies who signal alarms very quickly, usually only 1 or 2 in a group, so it's reasonable to not actually trigger an alarm until extraction. If you're going after bugs, they can basically all trigger alarms so you're just always in combat there.

Cyborg mechs (and now, I've discovered, tanks) are rough, but using artillery/avoidance they're not impossible. Also, you can run from most objectives and regroup and not fight them at all.

Magic Pink

Murgatroyd wrote: »

Counterpoint! You can reliably solo most cyborg missions up to difficulty 6 or 7. I've been having issues grouping up lately, so solo has been kind of my thing for a couple days. Using the shotgun you can eliminate the enemies who signal alarms very quickly, usually only 1 or 2 in a group, so it's reasonable to not actually trigger an alarm until extraction. If you're going after bugs, they can basically all trigger alarms so you're just always in combat there.

Cyborg mechs (and now, I've discovered, tanks) are rough, but using artillery/avoidance they're not impossible. Also, you can run from most objectives and regroup and not fight them at all.

I can solo them fine they're just a pain in the ass. And the scouts in the cyborg mission ALWAYS get their alarm off, I've never had a bug or a illumines manage it. Those mama-farking cyborgs do it before I even see them on screen.

Indie Winter

indie_winter here, ready to fight for managed democracy

FuriousJodo

If you are using the rocket launcher someone with a resupply pack to help them reload is very helpful.

LutExIV

I got up to lvl 3 on my Vita yesterday soloing. I gotta jump in with some of y'all, I can feel the potential of this game waiting behind the MP pad...

Zoku Gojira

Online now to help regime change some undemocratic planets. And hopefully get myself a battlemech in the process.

Voranth

Thanks @Zoku Gojira and @Indie Winter for the missions today, sorry for my girlfriend grenading you a couple times :P

Qanamil

I was surprised to find the SE++ thread so much more active! Get with it, Super-Earthers.

I'm writing down names I see in the past couple of pages now to add to PSN, though I imagine I have a lot of you from other games already.

Qanamil

And intentional double-post:

It really is worth playing with other people, even strangers. Everybody I've played with so far has been super chill.

Unco-ordinated

I bought it. Not sure when I'll get to play it but I'll throw my name in:
Unco-ordinated / LiquidSolid

Beltaine

Got the M5 APC Strategem.

GAME. CHANGER.

They just need to get the Multiplayer to be a little more stable. Every time there's a host migrating, I get booted and have to close the game and restart to reconnect.

Johnny Chopsocky

I hear some bugs, 'borgs and bots are talking some shit about Democracy.

This will not stand. You have my guns and every bullet they can muster.

JohnnyChopsocky / Stud_Beefpile

No Great Name

NoGreatName

Going to start fresh and stream.

Add me?

Zoku Gojira

Voranth wrote: »

Thanks @Zoku Gojira and @Indie Winter for the missions today, sorry for my girlfriend grenading you a couple times :P

Hey, no worries. When any Helldiver worth his cape gets blown to bits, he just pulls himself together and gets back in the tube for more, with a song of Super Earth in his heart and a single manly tear in his eye.

FuriousJodo

I really like the strafe strategem, it just has such a satisfying visual/sound. But it also has a tendency to take out a buddy or two.

Mx. Quill

I haven't been replying to the PMs, but I have been adding you guys to the initial post. Just so you know.

Magic Pink

SO has anyone run into the giant roly poly bug? How the heck to you kill that? We were shooting it in the glowing orange butt for about 15 minutes but no dice and then he squished us. Either it has INSANE hp or Mega Man has lied to me.

Farangu

What the hell, just got this on a lark. I'll be around for the next few hours, so if anyone wants a meat shield just add me, psn name is same as here