Whereas loads of members of the large gaggle of parents enjoying Helldivers 2 have been spending loads of time these days desperately making an attempt to work out which of its weapons is the very best, like nerds, there’s now no less than one who’s given up on that an launched a marketing campaign of kinds to attempt to persuade Arrowhead so as to add in correct melee weapons.
What are they doing, you ask? Nicely, amid the intense firefights over planets like Malevelon Creek, they’ve determined to begin bonking as many enemies on the pinnacle as a way to end them off as is humanly doable. No, this isn’t unhinged behaviour, it’s an admirable sacrifice.
“I WON’T STOP TILL I’M GIVEN A MELEE WEAPON JOEL,” the participant in query, who goes by the completely terrifying username xXIns1d1ousXx, has calmly declared in a submit on the sport’s subreddit, which reveals off their fairly spectacular melee kill complete. Sure, Helldivers 2 has a melee kills stat, however proper now it just about solely exists to cowl deaths that happen on account of you slapping an automaton or bug with the butt of your rifle or shotgun, since there are not any correct melee weapons.
This participant, whose gamer tag is the equally disconcerting PoopyDevourer, has someway managed to rack up 116 of these kills as their degree 26 Helldivers alter-ego up to now. That’s fairly spectacular, even when there’s an excellent probability they’ve been utilizing the identical weapons they’ve used to earn the remainder of their 337 kills to melt up foes for a remaining bash, somewhat than inflicting all of their injury by way of up-close-and-personal bonk.
Whereas this appears to be a solo endeavour proper now, they’ve gotten loads of assist from fellow Helldivers gamers who’re eager to get their palms on some weapons that may dish out the sort of punishment you possibly can solely ship by working as much as a foe and swinging one thing at them. A few of these people simply need the saber that you may get within the first Helldivers recreation to be added into the sequel, whereas others are after one thing a bit..more energizing.
From tailored variations of the chainsaws utilized by some automatons, to nice huge hammers, and even lightsaber-style laser weapons, the wishlist shaped as a part of the thread’s fairly expansive. They’ve even considered the way you may stability these weapons with Helldivers 2’s present meta, with the concept of melee weapons taking over a assist weapon slot, however having a buff like excessive armour penetration to make up for it having been floated.
Personally, I feel it’s price it simply so folks can go full Braveheart once they’re dropped onto hostile planets. Who doesn’t love some screamy sword-waving to intimidate your enemies?
To me, that is how you are taking the roleplaying that is already rampant within the recreation to the subsequent degree.