I so far have been really enjoying Helldivers 2 and definitely see myself continuing to play it for the foreseeable future. It also plays extremely well on Linux with no issues. Just install from steam and Play. I did use Proton-GE as I tend to have better performance with games using it but that was it.
I'm so glad Gaming on Linux has become so easy that now I can play games with most of my friends without issues.
Just played #Helldivers2 for the first time in a couple of weeks, and I think we just had our first true encounter with griefers...one of them kept calling in air strikes everywhere we had to be at, and the other shot us any time we had samples, including right outside of the extraction point right as we were getting on ship.
We've been pretty lucky in helldivers so far, actually met a few people we sent friend requests to after because we got along great. I don't understand what enjoyment griefers get from making the game suck for others. Guess I'm not fked up enough 🙃
Join in 30 minutes over on https://twitch.tv/imperorthefirst and cheer for democracy with this new recruit. Capitalism for once defeated itself and thus the stream card for tonight will commemorate this momentous event!
Big game devs and publishers sure know how to take truly amazing games and destroy them. There’s absolutely no reason for this change and yet, it’s being forced. Taking one of the biggest games in years and giving it a massive black eye.
I feel terrible for the developers who actually created this game. #Helldivers2#Gaming
Thinking about the recent #helldivers2 drama, I'm so glad that Shattered Pixel Dungeon has been able to succeed without a publisher. I'm sure I could sell more copies with publisher support, but I sell enough as it is (thank you!), and I wouldn't trade control of my own game for all the money in the world.
Helldivers 2 is the perfect model for a live-service game. The progression is brisk -- you can unlock multiple rewards after almost every session -- the cosmetics and premium battle passes can be earned quickly just by playing, and it definitely doesn't hurt that the game itself is an absolute blast.
If you haven't checked it out, #Helldivers2 is basically a 3rd person Left 4 Dead meets Halo with a Starship Troopers vibe.
May The Fourth be with you all and happy Saturday!
I stayed up late playing Helldivers 2 and now I'm paying for it, I truly need a coffee 😅
Aside from that, today I have a few chores to do, topped by a beard trim by the barber this evening.
What are your plans for the weekend now that's officially started?
#Helldivers2 Re: The 'new' requirement for PC players to link to a PSN account.
In my professional opinion (communications, PR, community management), they could have handled this much better. Yes, it was listed as a requirement in Steam since day 1, but they should have communicated the situation - It was disabled due to explosive popularity, but was going to be enforced sooner or later.
Probably should've been in social announcements and patch notes.
Not playing the game myself (and haven't played the first one either), but I keep running into #Helldivers2 videos lately, and it's fascinating to see how the content creators AND the comments seem to be fully roleplaying the "democracy ! liber-tea !" discourse of the human faction of the game. While being (I think ? mostly ?) aware of the propaganda behind it.
I don't see a lot of games where that kind of immersion happens out of game, especially fandom-wide.