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Helldivers managed to complete the previous Major Order while being distracted by a completely new biome. The Helldivers 2 players are now facing a new Major Order which could require some clever tactics. The community gathered and devised the best way to approach the challenge.
Some Helldivers Claim There Was a Better Way to Approach the Current Major Order
The current Major Order has players fighting the Automatons in the Xzar Sector. They have to liberate Mort, Ingmar, Popli IX, Mantes, and Draupnir. At the time of writing the article, all of the planets are under Super Earth Control, but with two more days left until the MO finishes, the defense campaign is in full blow.
Now, the players were lucky this time because three out of the five planets had already been liberated before the MO even started. Would they be able to liberate five planets in such a short period? Sure, they liberated multiple planets per order before, but they always had more time on their hands. For dedicated Helldivers, this opened up a whole new topic about the approach to Major Orders.
Recently, more tactically versed players came up with an idea that could solve the problem before it even arose. By taking over the control of Vandalon IV, the players would effectively be cutting some of the supply lines to the Xzar Sector. Many noticed that maybe Joel was trying to instill a new way of thinking into players by giving them this Major Order.
Dry-Upstairs3832 said: “Joel has now attacked two planets with a direct supply line to Vandalon IV. Very clearly trying to teach us that if we take Vandalon IV, our planets will stop being invaded in the sector. Joel speaks the truth! It worked before! We can target Vandalon IV and stop attacks coming from the Western side of the map”.
CrimsonAllah added: “The defense of Mante is a trap to waste time and precious Helldivers’ lives. Attack and liberate Vandalon IV and we end the defense of Mante automatically with a victory for Super Earth on both planets”.
How to Communicate the Tactics to All Helldivers 2 Players?
While most of the players agreed, another problem arose. The Reddit Helldivers 2 community represents only a fraction of the whole deal. There is no way to effectively let the rest of the players know of the plan. There are players out there who are probably wondering why a whole bunch of their fellow soldiers are fighting on Vandalon IV when it isn’t even in the Major Order.
Superhen281 suggested: “He [Joel] needs to add a strategic dispatch into the game so the average person knows. (like what happened with Wasat)”. SupetMonkeyRobot agreed: “This times 10000. I love the direction this game is going but for f**k sake, you need to prove in-game tools to help coordinate strategy across a large disconnected user base. Not everyone visits the discord or sub-Reddit”.
Of course, some players were against using tactics because the Major Order itself wasn’t too hard and it united the players. So, dividing them again on different fronts would probably lead to defeat on at least one of the fronts. DuncanConnell noted: “To be honest, we should just be happy that the community is rallying for every defense mission on the MO planets”.
We’d say that these tactics might not be necessary for this particular Helldivers 2 Major Order. But, generally speaking, it’s always good to see the big picture. Maybe this way of thinking could be useful for some of the next MOs, where instead of fighting on five planets, we could fight on one or two and just cut off the supply lines for the enemies. For now, back to defense campaigns. For Super Earth!