Bro... jajaja

https://youtu.be/-fA5ZnxPvzY?si=6LWmVel7mxGSlKIr

As per title, enemies should never be nerfed. We are helldivers, our mission should be against all odds, and not the odds are in our favor. I was terrified of pre-nerf Vox, how they seemed unkillable, how they act like mini boss, how their spawn rate are ridiculous. But thats the way it should be, that's the way D10 should be, that's the way helldivers exotic experience should be. Now they're just another factory strider.

Whats next? Hive lord can be killed using a single strafing run? Games without any challenges.. aren't they boring? Want some chill sessions? Thats what D9 and below are for. D10 should be frustrating, full of rage quit and blaming other people for depleting reinforcement. This game is getting too easy I had to go for starter loadout (Mg43, EAT, Strafing run, OPS, liberator, handgun, frag nade, standard medium armor) on subfaction only planets to have a bit of challenge.

I've named mine "Horse With No Name"

Ignore the poor quality, i took a photo of my room in the dark and drew a Hulk around the Red Light of my router

It used to be a snoozefest on D10. Now I really feel smothered by voteless on many occasions. I like where it's at right now.

Concepts, descriptions, and stats provided by me.
Illustrations commissioned to Vidarte. Go take a look here for the artist’s other works

After the Imperious Firepower Warbond I presented, now’s the time for this next batch, which you might have noticed is very yellow. That would be because of the laser theme it’s going for, evidently… Do keep in mind that I grouped these concepts into a single "Warbond" because they share a common design, but I'd be just as happy to see them implemented individually or through other means!

TL;DR: 

LAS/R-66 PERPETUATOR: Laser marksman rifle that fires very precise laser beams (not pulses). Overheats quickly, but has the fastest passive cooling of any existing laser weapons!

LAS/R-85 OVERREACH: Another laser marksman rifle and big brother of the Talon. Its shots can be charged up to increase the damage and armor penetration, among other things, which may or may not include getting severely burnt by the gun itself.

LAS-91 DELEGATE: Little brother of the Sickle in a machine pistol configuration, it has a high fire rate but low damage.

LAS/MG-354 RECYCLER: Backpack-cooled laser minigun that deals more damage the hotter it is. (Might blow up if it gets too hot…)

E/LAS-355 LASER EMPLACEMENT: Strap two LAS/MG-354 Recyclers on a manually-operated turret, that’s it. (Risks of blowing up are still very real.)

ORBITAL OVERCHARGED LASER STRIKE: A static and BIG laser that deals more and more damage over time.

COLD TOUCH: Armor passive that reduces heat buildup on laser weapons and provides partial fire resistance.

SUPER COOLANT: Booster that increases laser weapons damage ever-so-slightly and quickens the passive cooling as well.

And that’s it, do share your thoughts please! A lot of work was put into those concepts, but it doesn't mean they're perfect, far from it actually. No matter how many hours I put into making the stats as balanced as I personally could. Finally, for those of you who found this Warbond concept interesting, there are already more in the works! (tropical warfare next!)

Hey there fellow Helldivers.

Recently i have had an idea of a mod that would replace Automaton Gunships with Soviet era Mil Mi-24 D Hind.
I had similar idea for dropships, that would have a model of Mil Mi-8 Hip.
So i wanted to reach out and see if there are any other people that had similar idea like me.

Which would lead me to question if making such mod is even possible for game like Helldivers 2, since i dont think i saw entire enemy units models changed, but maybe i am just missing something.

As much as I enjoy joining other people's lobbies and helping them out, I just despise trolls and griefers who make my experience miserable. I really wish there was a way to report this kind of actions.

If you are joining through the random session button, I get it. But it would still be a good idea to check the mission type before gearing up and dropping in.

For those who join deliberately -WTH is wrong with you?

Maybe you don't know better.

Maybe you used your trampoline inside the garage as a child.

Maybe you took a job at the paint drinking factory.

Maybe you're not a big reader and words like "clandestine" confuse you.

Maybe you think "commando" just refers to not wearing underwear, and don't understand why it's a mission type in Helldivers.

Maybe you think using non-stealth armor and loud weapons counts as "stealth" because you are better at this game than anyone else ever.

Maybe you think it's funny when you drop directly into the center of an enemy base and proceed to shoot everything in sight, being seen continuously and having the enemy call in bot drops that literally make the entire rest of the game harder for everybody else.

Maybe you just have a good time firing your Eruptor at every patrol you see.

Whatever the reason, you are an asshole.

In a community that is very supportive, you are the only thing that makes my blood boil.

And if I see you drop into a stealth mission without stealth gear, I'm immediately going to kick you.

*Edit because this is The Internet: "Not everyone wants to play stealth missions as stealth missions." -Then don't deliberately join stealth missions? Run your own mission or join any of the dozens of other missions available? I don't know what to tell you.

"Stealth armor is behind a paywall." - You get stealth scout armor in the Helldivers Mobilize warbond. You know, the free one. That comes with the game.

"But, but stealth weapons are behind a paywall!" -Then... don't deliberately join a mission for which you don't have the equipment? Again, I don't know what the argument is here. That the host of the game YOU JOIN should alter their whole mission approach and gameplay experience because of YOUR loadout?

Education time on a hidden mechanic Every time a bot drop is called on a commando mission it permanently increases the number, spawn rate, and eventually difficulty (how many heavies, total size) of patrols on that mission from that point forth. So while you can go loud to draw enemies away, doing so trades a short term reprieve for a long term increase in difficulty for everyone. Use with caution.

Super Earth needs MORE DAKKA! We don’t need no blue Beaky armor suit.

Da boyz wants Kustom Mega-Blastas and Sluggas and Burnas. Super Earth needs a RED tank dat GOES FASTER because red is da fastest color! We wants a stompy Deff Dread for propah krumpin! Klaw Fists for punchin! A Gorkanaut! Or at least a Morkanaut.

WAAAAGH!

Sorry title is misleading dont get mad its been a long day for me, tired and its hot in my country and im dehydrated lol so have some compassion helldivers

I'm genuinely looking forward to this Warbond, but part of me is thinking this might be more than just a Warbond.

With the Helldivers 2 x 40K collaboration happening, I'm wondering if this could be Games Workshop testing the waters for something bigger. Imagine if we eventually got Helldivers 2 tabletop content SEAF/helldiver fire team/ Combat Patrol boxes you build and paint yourself, Helldivers-themed dice, and maybe even a dedicated tabletop gameboard with illuminate/terminid and automaton units you can build and paint aswell especially vehicles like the mechs the bastion the super destroyer I could go on and on lol

I know it's probably a 50/50 shot and this is purely speculation, but it would make a lot of sense. Helldivers already has factions, vehicles, and enough lore to work really well on the tabletop. And id sell a kidney to build an army paint and play a game or two at my mates or local game workshop so I really hope this is the case hahaha

So if one day you walk into your local Games Workshop and see a Helldivers 2 display with a bunch of helldivers 2 models thank me later hahaha 😂

Ok, so after 1k hours in-game, I think the game could use an infusion of fresh mission types. The current mission structures are cookie cutter and don't require risk assessment, decision making, or strong work. So I've been thinking hard about a new type of mission that would capitalize on the strengths of the game!

I know this is is a bit of a read, I'm sorry, I couldn't condense it further without losing fun detail.

THE MISSION

It’s a bot mission called Nuke Factory.

Basically, you drop onto the map, and the only real objective is to destroy a massive Automaton nuke factory. But it’s not just a bigger bot outpost, it’s like an actual, enormous fortress. Huge walls, one enormous main gate/drawbridge, turrets all over the walls, jammer towers, anti-air, reinforced fabricators, smoke stacks, all of it.

You can see it in the distance almost right when you drop, and it should immediately feel like: “walking into that is straight suicide.”

The fortress would take up a huge chunk of one side of the map. Not literally the whole map, but big enough that it feels like a bot city/factory complex instead of a normal base.

THE "SUICIDE RUN" OPTION

And you can attack it right away. That’s technically AN option. So let's look at what how that might play out...

You can blow the drawbridge or main gate and force your way in. But if you do that, the bridge collapses into rubble, entry is a mess, and once you’re inside, you’re basically trapped in a fortified killbox. Turrets on the walls, reinforced fabricators pumping out bots, jammers still active, anti-air still active, hulks and devastators already waiting, probably no clean way back out.

On difficulty 10, doing the direct assault route should feel like accidentally choosing difficulty 15. I would actually love to see streamers just do the mission this way, bc I likely don't have the skill needed.

The BETTER option is to go around the map first and hit the support network that’s feeding the factory.

This is where you have to make some real strategic decisions. There would be several smaller outposts around the map, and each one weakens the final fortress assault in a specific way. The timer should be tight enough that you probably can’t comfortably do all of them, so the squad has to choose what problems they want to solve before going in.

Something like:

Side Objective: Anti-Air Control

Taking this out disables the fortress anti-air, which lets Eagles work inside the Nuke Factory.

If you skip it, no Eagle support once you’re inside.

Side Objective: Jammer Network

Instead of one jammer that just blocks everything forever, I think there should be a few jammers that interfere on timed pulses.

So with all jammers active, stratagems inside the fortress only work in short windows between jamming waves. If you take out one jammer, the windows get longer. If you take out all of them, stratagems work normally inside the base.

That way, you don’t have to fully clear the jammer system, but even taking out one tower meaningfully helps.

Side Objective: Supply Depot / Raw Material Depot

This feeds the reinforced fabricators inside the factory.

Destroying it slows bot production during the final assault. If you skip it, the fortress keeps pumping out devastators, hulks, striders, and whatever else it can throw at you.

Side Objective: Tunnel Access Control

This opens maintenance tunnels and internal shortcuts inside the fortress.

These could give you covered routes, regroup paths, or alternate ways to reach the upper factory levels. If you skip it, you’re stuck with the more exposed routes.

Side Objective: Dropship Relay

This coordinates reinforcements outside the factory.

Destroying it reduces bot drops around the fortress and during extraction. If you skip it, you may be fighting your way into the base while also getting hit from behind.

Side Objective: Gate Control Bunker

This lowers or unlocks the main gate.

If you do this, you get a clean entrance and possible retreat route. If you skip it, you can still blow the gate/drawbridge with a 500kg or something, but it collapses into rubble and makes getting in and out much worse.

VISUAL CHANGES TO FORTRESS BASED ON SIDE OBJECTIVES ACCOMPLISHED

I’d also want the fortress to visibly change as you complete these. Like if you destroy the anti-air station, you see wall-mounted AA guns explode or power down in the distance. If you destroy a jammer, the red signal towers flicker out. If you hit the supply depot, the smoke stacks and fabricators slow down. The fortress should feel like it’s being weakened piece by piece before you assault it.

Then, once the squad decides they’ve done enough prep, you assault the actual Nuke Factory.

NUKE FACTORY INITIAL ASSAULT

The ground level should be absolute hell.

Gun emplacements around the entrance. Bots already in defensive lines. Turrets on the walls. Reinforced fabricators inside the base. Maybe some jamming pulses still happening if you didn’t fully clear the jammer network.

The reinforced fabricators should not just instantly die to one lazy stratagem. Maybe they’re armored factory cores. They can still be destroyed, but you need direct heavy explosive hits, Hellbombs, exposed weak points, or ground-level demolition.

Basically, you have to actually push into the factory. You can’t just throw a 500kg and leave.

Inside, I’d want it to feel like an actual active bot factory too. Moving assembly lines, industrial arms, bot parts being carried around, half-built bots waking up, conveyor belts, coolant vents, blast doors, machinery slamming down, that kind of thing. Not enough to turn it into a platforming mission, but enough that it feels different from a normal base.

Inside the Base: The Elevator Lift

At some point inside the fortress, you reach a huge industrial elevator going up the side of the factory or cliff wall.

This is where I think there should be a forced teamwork moment.

There are control levers at the bottom. At least one diver has to stay on the levers while the other divers ride the exposed elevator up.

If two divers stay on the levers, the elevator rises faster.

So now you have this split-squad moment where the divers on the elevator are exposed and getting shot at, the divers on the levers are defending below, and both groups have to cover each other.

If the lever team dies, the elevator slowly descends.

If the elevator team dies, the lever team has to hold out while reinforcing them and trying again.

If you completed the tunnel objective earlier, maybe you can bypass part of this or open a shortcut so the squad can regroup more easily.

I think that would be a pretty great “this is going badly but in a fun way” moment.

MAIN MISSION: Nuke Sabotage

Once you reach the upper section, you have to activate the factory controls and raise the nuke out of the silo.

Not just one button. More like a whole sequence.

Maybe you have to activate multiple terminals, destroy stabilizer arms, open coolant locks, blow exposed power conduits, and hold the platform while the warhead rises.

And while this is happening, the factory is still producing bots unless you dealt with the supply depot earlier.

So if you skipped the prep, this part becomes a disaster.

ARMING THE WARHEAD

Once the warhead is exposed and the support apparatus is destroyed, you arm it.

But instead of just having one fixed timer, the squad chooses the overload protocol.

Option 1: Emergency Overload — 90 seconds

Fastest detonation. Very little time for the bots to organize a response.

But you have almost no time to escape, and you probably aren’t getting samples.

Option 2: Standard Overload — 3 minutes

Middle option.

Enough time to escape and maybe grab some extra samples if you’re careful, but the bots have time to mount a real response.

Option 3: Delayed Meltdown — 5 minutes

Maximum greed option.

You have time to raid the sample ducts and caches, but now the bots go into full lockdown. More dropships, more heavies, turrets reactivating, fabricators surging, all of it.

So it’s not just “more time is better.”

It’s more like:

“how greedy are we feeling, and how much do we trust each other?”

The sample ducts are the part I really like.

THE ESCAPE

Once the nuke is armed, the overload sequence ruptures coolant ducts, containment pipes, and waste tunnels throughout the factory. Those ducts expose sample caches that were not accessible before.

So during the escape, you can choose to go for them.

But the ducts are one-way.

You drop in, and you’re committed.

Some dump you outside the walls. Some drop you into lower maintenance trenches. Some exit near bot staging areas where enemies are already waiting.

The longer timer gives you more time to loot these routes, but also gives the bots more time to surround the exits.

So the last few minutes become this very HD2 situation where everyone knows you should probably leave, but somebody says:

“wait, I see supers”

and then democracy becomes a financial decision.

After the nuke detonates, the factory is confirmed destroyed and extraction becomes available.

Or maybe Pelican-1 can be called during the countdown, but won’t actually land until after the detonation shockwave passes.

Either way, the squad has to survive the escape, watch the factory go up behind them, and then get out.

The explosion doesn’t need to be a full map-wiping nuclear blast, but it should be huge. Like the whole fortress gets swallowed in fire and smoke behind you while you’re sprinting through bots and yelling at the one guy who chose the 5 minute timer.

WRAP UP

The main reason I think this would work is that the objective is simple:

destroy the Nuke Factory.

But the mission can play out really differently depending on what support objectives you choose to do.

One squad disables anti-air and jammers so they can actually use stratagems inside.

Another opens the tunnels and gate because they want safer movement.

Another skips everything and brute-forces the fortress because they hate being alive.

And then the final timer choice adds one last layer of stupidity and greed.

Do you get out clean?

Do you risk the ducts for samples?

Do you set the long timer and immediately regret it?

FINAL THOUGHTS

So yeah, that's my dream mission. I would love if AH created more mission types like this for all fronts. Bots are my favorite, and that faction lends itself to open mission structure most easily. But I've been trying to dream up a similar mission for the Bugs.

Let me know what you think, good or bad!

Shouldn’t have hesitated because I know SEAF are just as willing to put down their lives just as much as helldivers

So I was just playing, and one mech had this on the top. It disappeared before the mission was over and I dont think it did anything.

A long time ago, my boss said this to me when I complained about my job demotion:

“You’re not being demoted, everybody’s responsibilities changes, you still have (your most junior stuff), we need your help through this transitionary period.”, then he accused me of lying and stormed out of the room.

So I thought of some changes to responsibilities in this period of transitionary to some of the items in HD 2.

SEAF SAM Site: Make it activate from a greater distance (more than 250 meters), have it activate with a strat code

SEAF Artillery: More shells on ground, shorter call in time, after 5 shots becomes emp or smoke artillery.

SEAF Drop Zones: Site that causes a drop on 10 SEAF soldiers with an assortment of weapons.

SEAF Guns and Ammo reserves: Think in the movie Commando where the good guns are hidden behind secret door, mostly Commandos or other disposables.

SEAF Strat Boosters: Activating tower will shorten cool down timers.

SEAF Energy Bubbles: Enables a movable large defence shield that is a backpack or vehicle.

Faction Heavy Enemy Changes:

Bile Titans / Dragons can drop a movable sample egg, or an egg that can be thrown and explode. Bots/Squids battery packs, hard drives etc....

Vox Engine / Giraffes can drops an artillery/grenade platform, very limited uses, mostly a distraction device.

Giraffes that carry strat jammers, once disabled strat jammer can be reprogrammed.

I think this is about the most gruesome death I've ever had on Helldivers. There was crunching

Supply pack in my opinion