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[blackjon24]

I am a complete moron when it comes to multplayer games but isn't this why you have open betas and stuff to test out the server? Why didn't they do that with helldivers 2? Seems like they didn't start it on the best foot

 

[ZeMMiK]

i could play 1 game! Suddenly 3 other people where on my ship, we walked to the hellpods and did a game...that was fun. No luck after that. At least I understand how it could work. Going to try in the weekend. I hope it is fixed then

 

[sodstall]

Ok, finally stopped after 4 hours. Super fun. I was jumping in and out of parties that I had on PSN. Probably played with a lot of you guys but don’t know who’s who. VERY ADDICTIVE.

Can someone explain how missions work on the planets. At some point the game was telling I was abandoning a current mission and that got me confused.

Very similar to HD1.

If you abandon a planet after starting/completing its initial(first) mission, you are abandoning that planets set of missions required to liberate that planet. I believe it gets addressed as a planets "operation(s)". Leave mid operation and that planet and its variation of missions disappear and a new planet and new missions get generated & put back on the map for you.

 

[DelireMan7]

7 hours of coop with a friend.

Amazing experience. It felt like REmake 2 compare to the OG Resident Evil 2.

A complete change of visual and gameplay but stay faithful to the original.
Gunplay is very good and (I never thought I would say that one day) but haptic feedback on PS5 are amazing. Very immersive. First game where it has a real impact for me.

Challenge is definitely there.

Not a huge fan of the progression system and how to acquire new stratagem and weapons (mission gives money and you buy what you want). Previous system (reward from planet) was better in my opinion. If you wanted some stratagem, you had to do specific planets. It was forcing you to do some high level missions to get some nice reward.

Few minors issues here and there (Minimap navigation I am looking at you) but overall a very positive first day.

Quite different from the first game but at the same time very faithful to it.

 

[Yekshemesh]

Is there a reason why I can't find a single game when trying to quickplay?

 

[Mortisfacio]

Gonna hold off on this. Reading reviews of GameGuard, P2W and server problems I'll stick with Starship Troopers.

 

[Revolutionary]

Just finished a 5 hour session with a friend and we had a blast. It improves upon the original Helldivers in almost every way imagineable. Difficulty is ramping up pretty quickly, though!

Shame about the launch day issues but they'll smooth out over time.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

Good news is that I played the tutorial and one mission and I really really like the tone. Gameplay seems solid too. Bad news is that matchmaking is as busted as everyone was saying.

 

[TrebleShot]

Amazing game, just had a few hours with a friend and a couple of people from here.

PC - PS5 few disconnects but over all the game play and co op is probably the best ive played. Few patches and it will be incredible.

Those little co op bits, pure bliss.

 

[Ansphn]

Is there a reason why I can't find a single game when trying to quickplay?

Multiplayer usually works after you join a friend at least for me. Then random people just jump into my ship.

 

[Sanepar]

If Sony doesn't acquire arrowhead they are stupid as fuck.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

Couldn't get into a game at all tonight. Did a mission alone though. The gunplay is good and the sounds are punchy. I think it'll be good fun.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Playing on PS5 with my usual MP game friends and this game is fun as fuck. The gunplay and enemy hit reactions are so...juicy. Ripping bugs apart with machine gun fire is so satisfying.

Also...the sound options go to 11. Whoever did that, godspeed.

 

[ManaByte]

Game crashes when equipping armor on PS5.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Orbital strike on sleeping bugs ftw! Game looks so good, I'm just way too tied up with Yakuza and Tekken 8 atm, still might pick it up this weekend just to show support, loved the first game.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Played 7 hours, most of it with a few guys on here. Unlocked hard mode and a bunch of stuff. Napalm is just so crazy and the ICBM... Holy shit lol.

Been laughing my ass off playing this, what a good time.

 

[Represent.]

can you play solo?

 

[crazepharmacist]

Happy with the performance on PC

5120 super ultra wide resolution (comparable to 4K) with every setting maxed and at native getting like 50-60 fps

3090
7800x 3d

 

[Ogbert]

can you play solo?

You can.

But, and this is only my opinion, it sucks. Even on easy you just get swamped by mobs. The game is completely designed around multiplayer.

In a group it’s fun.

 

[ManaByte]

can you play solo?

It’s trash solo. Almost impossible to play.

 

[Belthazar]

I'm pleasantly surprised at how easy it seems to be to get the premium passes by just playing the game. I got 60 super credits on the missions, plus there seems to be around 800 in the free battle pass.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Add krazyeyezkillah9 on PS if anyone wants to play. I'm only level 3

 

[TheShocker]

Curious about performance on PS5. What are the graphical options?

 

[dead monkey uk]

Curious about performance on PS5. What are the graphical options?

40K 30fps or 1080P 60fps is what was reported.

 

[Coconutt]

On PC after the recent update matchmaking seems to be working, playing in a group of 4 who knows what they are doing is darn fun. For democracy!

 

[TexMex]

can you play solo?

You can.

But, and this is only my opinion, it sucks. Even on easy you just get swamped by mobs. The game is completely designed around multiplayer.

In a group it’s fun.

This is where I’m at. It definitely does not scale to playing alone. I find it completely impenetrable to try and do so.

 

[Belthazar]

can you play solo?

You can, but you'd probably be stuck only doing easy level missions at most. And the game just isn't fun without all the havoc from other players

 

[manfestival]

Loved the first game but I know that most of these games tend to run into problems on launch day and whatnot.

 

[Zones]

You can, but you'd probably be stuck only doing easy level missions at most. And the game just isn't fun without all the havoc from other players

havoc00 enters the chat

 

[demigod]

Boooo i cant play. 14hr drive to ohio.

 

[Alebrije]

Started the Game level 2 , PS5 no matchmaking is Dead , someone wants to join?

 

[havoc00]

Worth a buy now or wait till server patch ?

 

[Mayor_McCheeze]

This is the most fun I’ve had in gaming in years. Matchmaking is still bonked on ps5 for the most part from my experience.

Apparently playing with friends works just fine though.

Add if you want to play. Can’t find my mic though.

PSN - Mayor_McCheeze

 

[midasmulligan]

Worth a buy now or wait till server patch ?

Definitely wait unless you want to go at it solo

 

[dreamstation]

Definitely wait unless you want to go at it solo

Or if you have friends to team up with

 

[demigod]

Anyone try with Deck yet?

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Best multiplayer game I have played since Apex Legends in 2019. To be fair, that is not saying much. Sucks that matchmaking is fucked. Really looking forward to playing this on a regular basis. So much content can be added to make it better too. I have really high hopes this game has legs

 

[Faust]

Got a chance to play a little bit and so far its pretty enjoyable.

I like the living world aspect in that areas on the galactic map will expand, shrink, and focus on certain locations offering some variety in missions and worlds. Not a huge fan of the grind that is getting the "paid" battlepass. Wouldn't be so bad if you were guaranteed the 1000 credits for completing the free one. Doesn't seem like missions pay out in credits outside of very rare circumstances.

Weapons feel good, I like the use of strategems, and the interactivity with the bugs and being able to shoot out legs on some of them is neat. Will play some more over the weekend.

 

[Faust]

It’s trash solo. Almost impossible to play.

I have completed a few challenging missions solo with only a couple deaths due to poor placement. Only been playing for about 2? 3? hours. Definitely not impossible. Just requires you to play more strategically, use your stratagems well, and upgrade your stuff. I can see soloing higher level difficulties once I unlock some better weapons and toys.

Similar to EDF in that regard. You can absolutely solo the hardest difficulties in that game, but you need to grind to be able to do so. Don't expect to take on the harder challenges with mid tier equipment or starting weaponry.

 

[[Sigma]]

Fun times! Just like HD1 in a lot of ways. You can sneak your way solo thru stuff. Also played with my bro for the first time in years, he loves the game. That's a change from COD lol.

 

[R6Rider]

Put in around 4 hours tonight.

Game is fun as hell! Playing on PS5

- Lots Strategem to unlock and work towards
- Good variety of locations and objectives
- Optional objectives that can even reward you with premium currency
- Awesome variety of weapons to use
- Armor and gear has variety and looks awesome
- The theme is hilarious from the dialogue to the little descriptions of things in the world
- Good haptics and adaptive triggers

Played with friends so didn't try matchmaking. Although there is a friends issue where they won't show online correctly.

Had one crash so far and one disconnect in which I was able to rejoin.

Visually isn't amazing, but has a good style. Best to turn off the terrible motion blur and increase the sharpness as you see fit. Performance mode seems to be very smooth.

 

[Darkone]

Anyone looking for an addional Helldiver add me to the list, My Steam friend code is 8230042.

 

[Darkone]

Worth a buy now or wait till server patch ?

Worth it, so much fun!!!
Even with issues, what game today dont have issues in release.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Is there a commo-rose like system like Battlefield has so you can communicate without needing to use a mic?

 

[[Sigma]]

Is this game really using that trash FSR? It's pretty bad regardless of what they're using. I would play at 4k/30 but my PS5 is hooked up to my OLED and you know 30fps on LG oled is torture. Anyways enough complaining. I bumped the sensitivity up to 1, I like that for the most part.

But yeah im good on multiplayer shooters this year. With The Finals and now Helldivers 2. I've slowed down on The Finals some but that's to be expected given I play other games. These two are definitely going to be my top 2 games played this year though. Any shooter after these that I gravitate towards is just extra gravy at this point. Damn im really playing multiplayer shooters again and they're gaas lol. Not advocating for gaas, I just happen to love these two particular games lol.

 

[Varteras]

Watching Moistcr1tikal play it. Looks like a lot of fun and chaos. The boys convinced me to pick it up. I wasn't going to but $40 to have fun blowing up bugs and bots with 3 friends is too good to pass up while I wait for FF7.

 

[R6Rider]

Is there a commo-rose like system like Battlefield has so you can communicate without needing to use a mic?

Yes, it has several ways to mark and communicate including a selection wheel and chat box (there's even text to speech).

On top of this, you can mark on the map, 3D mark where you are aiming, and you can also mark things by looking at them such as enemies, ammo, etc.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

- The theme is hilarious from the dialogue to the little descriptions of things in the world

This.

I love the tiny details, like when the game is loading and it says something like "please wait democratically".

Should've seen the look on my gf's face when I actually told her I was waiting democratically.

 

[Blitzmangoman]

Is there a commo-rose like system like Battlefield has so you can communicate without needing to use a mic?

There is a basic one, yes.
On PS5 it's the same button as in BF (R1).
Press once for Ping (if on enemy it will be red and there will be a voiceover) and if you hold the button there is a few options like I need ammo, need help, follow(?), sorry I forgot, just played for 1-2 hours and got disconnected and my buddy and I didn't use it a whole lot because we talked via Partychat.

It's a fun game for sure, can't wait to play more.

 

[havoc00]

Worth it, so much fun!!!
Even with issues, what game today dont have issues in release.

just bought it too drunk to play though