Whether it's restocking ammo, calling down specific weapons, or wiping out an army of bugs, use your Stratagems! Some have limited uses, but quite a few are unlimited -- so don't be shy about pulling them out. These will form part of your loadout before each mission, so you can swap them in and out to test the ones you like best.

What’s unique about the story of Helldivers 2 is that it’s driven by the player community. Planning for that is a huge challenge – we have what we think will happen, but we ultimately can’t control what the players do. Which as a player I find cool, but as a writer I find really scary.

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The game is still as chaotic and as fun as the first game. With the added caveat that the game is now third-person so that you don’t commit as much friendly fire as before. Of course, this isn’t to say that the game doesn’t have friendly fire or even self-inflicted damage, but that’s part of the fun.

has been released, providing the first idea of what to expect from the title in terms Helldivers 2 Gameplay of combat and content. Intense violence and blood and gore suggest that combat will be more brutal than the previous Helldivers title from eight years ago, but the release of a rating suggests that a release date or announcement for the game could be pretty imminent. 

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This was likely done to ensure good performance and quality visuals without having to worry about how the game would run on aging hardware.

There’s a lot of options to customize and optimize your performance and graphics, but it’s certain that the performance of the game is not an issue. Helldivers 2 Audio

If you don't manage to make it out alive, you can also earn the Job's done! trophy, where you complete the main objective but fail to extract.

smartly lets this tone seep into every crack and crevice that shows off even a hint of personality. Characters invade alien planets and scream about liberty and napalm strikes are an unlockable weapon.

While the rewards from the Premium Warbond aren't all cosmetic, the equipment on it isn't any better than what you can get from the normal Warbond that's free to access.

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Doing so would get you more rewards, but it may leave your timer to 0 and you wouldn’t be able to use your stratagems or support items that you call down from your ship anymore.