Helldivers 2 launched the Illuminate, just lately—aaand they’re gone. No, actually. Whereas the Illuminate positively are in Helldivers 2, you really cannot struggle them proper now, as a result of Tremendous Earth’s most interesting gave them the boot so arduous in Calypso that they have been stomped off the galactic map.
The Main Order, which got here alongside the shock replace Omens of Tyranny, noticed gamers defending the galaxy from an Illuminate assault on Calypso. Over 100,000 gamers leapt into motion to take action—a 24-hour peak that the sport hasn’t seen since April—and completely trounced the invading power.
That is to not say it wasn’t an in depth battle, although. For those who’re unfamiliar with how protection campaigns work in Helldivers 2, it is primarily a race. Gamers have to fill out their protection bar earlier than the enemy’s offense bar completes. It got here all the way down to the final proportion level—as this graph, courtesy of helldiverscompanion reveals, Tremendous Earth achieved its 100% protection rating whereas the Illuminate was sat on 99%. The margin of error was razor-thin.
“Order has been restored to Calypso,” reads an in-game announcement celebrating the completion of the Main Order. “SEAF recon models will search out any remnants. As quickly as they’re positioned, they are going to be eradicated.”
The group, in the meantime, is at the moment in full hoo-rah mode. “A HUNDRED YEARS WASTED,” roars a very liberty-drunk participant on the sport’s subreddit, “GET THE F*CK OUT OF OUR GALAXY AND STAY OUT.” The memes, as one may think, are additionally popping out in full power. Helldivers do actually have arms.
Higher luck subsequent time, squid…. from r/Helldivers
I doubt the squids have been anticipating this a lot resistance. from r/Helldivers
I really feel like we would all be chest-bumping a bit too quickly, although. Naturally, Arrowhead is not simply going to eradicate the enemy faction that is the flagship characteristic of its new huge patch for lengthy. I am additionally reminded of an identical second earlier this 12 months, when a concerted effort by the Helldivers 2 group to push the Automatons off the map resulted in a large retaliatory invasion fleet. In the meanwhile, although? Patriotism is at an all-time excessive.
