Fans of Helldivers 2 are gearing themselves up after hearing about Arrowhead's latest announcement. The Escalation of Freedom update is poised to give the game a lot of new additions that will improve its quality and increase overall engagement within the community. One of the noteworthy additions mentioned during the reveal is a new difficulty level. Its purpose is to give players a whole new combat experience, a challenge with great rewards but whose level of toughness will either be loved or loathed.
August 6 is when one of Helldivers 2's biggest updates will be released. With it will come new enemies, missing objectives, and one of the more notable additions, an extra level of difficulty. Arrowhead has made it clear that the upcoming level 10 challenge will feel like a real progression from the game's current highest level of toughness and, while there's no telling just how hard it can be, the update's announcement showed that it plans on being an extremely difficult experience for those who go unprepared.
What Feature Needs To Be Added To Helldivers 2?
I feel like the game needs some way for the community as a whole to communicate with each other. Something like a vote casting system that designates which planets to prioritize for major orders. This would help keep everyone on the same page, at the very least.
Why the New Difficulty Is Going to Become Players’ Biggest Challenge in Helldivers 2
The current difficulty levels of Helldivers 2 are properly balanced so that players can reasonably understand how easy or hard they are. This could change when the Escalation of Freedom update is released as the new challenge is likely to become the most extreme option that outshines all others:
- The upcoming massive outposts and fortresses will play a huge role in making the new difficulty the toughest one
- Enemies from lower difficulty levels are set to spawn at a higher rate, making combat more engaging but also chaotic
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New enemies such as the Automaton artillery units or the Spore
Charger
will make objectives harder to reach or complete
- The unique objectives, such as the one involving a Terminid larva, will be more difficult to achieve due to their mechanics and the number of enemies to deal with
Super Earth may not be safe and sound if the new level 10 difficulty proves the Automatons and the Terminids to be more aggressive and dangerous than ever. Regardless of how hard it may be, the experience it plans on providing players has a high chance of improving perceptions of the game, granted that it's executed well upon release.
Why the Level 10 Difficulty Benefits Helldivers 2
While a new difficulty level can turn frustrating, especially if it's too hard, it can also help bring people together. Communication is key in Helldivers 2, which is why the new challenge is the perfect way to help ensure that players work together properly instead of going as if they were doing individual solo missions. This can improve the experience for many and make the game look more inviting to those looking for a fun and engaging multiplayer experience. Also, a harder difficulty could incite more hilarious moments due to how chaotic things can turn out.
This could result in people posting funny clips of things that happened to them or their allies, promoting Helldivers 2 to the public and compelling people to buy and give it a go.
Helldivers 2 is set to be one of the best co-op games people can play for a very long time, and the Escalation of Freedom update will help ensure that. The upcoming level 10 difficulty may seem intimidating due to how hard it may seem, but it's likely going to be one of the factors that will get many to play and have fun with the game.
Helldivers 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
