Helldivers players saved the children, so Arrowhead Game Studios is making a donation to the Save the Children charity

Draugoth

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Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 were faced with a terrible choice: A major order gave them the option of liberating the planet Marfark, which would grant access to a new strategem, or heading for Vernen Wells to save thousands of survivors trapped in Super Citizen Anne's Hospital for Very Sick Children—with no discernible reward. Despite the promise of new ways to blow things up, massive armies of Helldivers drove on Vernen Wells, forgoing more 'splosions in favor of saving the kids—and I think it's fair to say it was the right call.

"Since the Helldivers2 community chose to save the children, A Arrowheadgs does the same," Arrowhead COO Johan Pilestedt tweeted.

"We have made a donation to, well, Save the Children. Great job Divers!"


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As noted by GamesRadar, there was a major propaganda push in the Helldivers subreddit urging players to go hard on Vernen Wells after the major order was issued. For some it was a narrative imperative: Helldivers are heroes, so it goes, and Helldivers players are nothing if not committed to the bit.


Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme
(Image credit: JuanTienda (Reddit))

Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme

(Image credit: Knightmare_memer (Reddit))

Via PCGamer
 
I'm a level 73 Admiral and I'm honored to say that I, and my ship, Prophecy of Steel, was apart of the liberation of Vernen Wells.

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Honestly at this point im just going to take the oposite option to AT Mines every time.

It's far funnier watching part of the community implode over never getting them than any joy of actually using them would bring.
 
So you're saying the childrens fate was left to the choices of players in a videogame?

Arrowhead probably would have donated to this charity anyway but that feels a bit dystopian.
 
"Gamers are so toxic. Just a bunch of closet white supremacists who love the male power fantasy."

Gamers proceed to save digital children with no reward, when they could have got a new toy to play with.

 
Next Major Order gives no prize for completion.

Gamers : Fucking cunts. Your game sucks! Steam review bomb. Dev's recieve death threats.
 
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