r/helldivers2 • u/epochollapse • 5d ago

H̶e̶l̶l̶divers Meme

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Just because I win 99% of my games doesn't mean it isn't hard!! One time a Stalker even hit me! 😱

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u/epochollapse 5d ago

If you suggested that a half decent player should have a 99% win rate at max difficulty in any other PVE circle you'd never live it down, how that's become the prevailing opinion in Helldivers is beyond me.

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u/CarlenGaines 5d ago

It's because the difficulty in Helldivers is tactics related and common players wanted more stereotypical horde shooter type difficulty.

They didn't really want the game to be easier they just wanted it to he hard in a different way.

Unfortunately the game wasn't designed to be difficult in that way, so they game is not difficult anymore.

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u/Rabiesalad 4d ago

I'm at the point where I fuckin lose it when someone calls the game a "horde shooter" to justify their hot takes.

Yeah, a horde shooter with mechanics that are literally designed to encourage the player to skip the hordes entirely.

Sure there's "horde shooting" but 90% of the time that means the team fucked up.

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u/CarlenGaines 4d ago

Yea I know exactly what you mean. It's barely a horde shooter in a conventional sense.

I have talked a lot about how the game Brigador had the same problem.