Helldivers 2 With Strangers Is Not What I Expected 

1. I'm aware samples are shared ❤2. The PSPlus information is wrong now as it was a temporary offer for one weekend, sorry! I was told by a reliable (CLEARLY UNRELIABLE, GREG) source that it was being made playable online by non-PSPlus users. Thank you solider, that is all.

It's actually incredible what a AAA company like Sony can do for a company like Arrowhead, I used to have to beg people to give Helldivers 1 a chance, and now I have to wait in a queue just to play. I couldn't be happier to see one of my favorite games become so popular and trendy. A dream come true!

Helldivers is legit helping me fight my drug addiction (no joke ) LONG LIVE SUPER EARTH 🌍 🔥🔥🔥

This is what multiplayer games used to feel like back in the PS3/360 days. This game makes me feel like a teenager again 🥲 I’m happy young teens and kids are now able to experience a pure fun game instead of a mtx simulator.

I’ve had such a good experience with randoms honestly, it’s an honor to serve with you all o7

As long as the person who is carrying the sample(s) extracts, everyone gets credit for the sample(s) for their own ship.

The reason sticking together is important is because the resupply is a shared strategem. If the group splits up and a resupply is called in, the other half of the team will likely run out of supplies before the cooldown is over.

I thought this game would not be for me at 53 and don't like button pushing console kind of games that I have to run around like a teenager on a high dose of sugar jumping like a lunatic. Absolutely love this game, most fun I've had in a long time. Pushing buttons for ultimate destruction, running around like a lunatic dodging bugs, dodging mine fields, dodging bombs, dodging your own teams fire, dodging auto turrets screaming like a child and having a laugh. This game has fun, atmosphere, fun teaming up with most people, lovely scenery and it's nice not to be serious and no pressure to do well. Even a fail is a blast.

I've had such a great experience with randoms, I am proud of you my Helldiver comrades.

“This is SES Leviathan Of The Stars calling all Helldivers! I repeat calling all Helldivers, Malevelon Creek needs help and so do our comrades. Please send reinforcements, message on repeat..”

All i've done is search for randos seeing as I have no friends on PC or Ps5. It's like DRG, the community is amazing and almost every lobby people are communicating either via mic or ping/emote

I've been playing without the reticle and minimal hud as well. Actually makes the laser and sights mean more as a mechanic. I'm loving it. edit to add for anyone wanting to try this: background opacity - off primary objective - dynamic mission info - map only strategem visibility - header hidden stamina - dynamic reticle - hidden compass - map only Deef also made weapon and health dynamic, but i didn't. most others are preference

Gentlemen as a 30 year old guy with all my old pals retired from the frontlines, i can say with a whole heart that teaming up with randoms and making friends with fellow divers, are an experience i didnt dare to dream about again. It feels like im 16 again, and its incredible

The developers really got it right with the whole vibe of playing together. Games like BF4 and those before it just nailed the feeling of teamwork. It was about us, the squad, taking on the world. So, there I was last night, playing solo and having a hard time staying alive. I sent an SOS, when other Helldivers arrived, the tides turned. We got to the extraction point and we all just clicked into place, setting up this insane defensive position and calling in all our stratagems. Watching the Terminids come at us, then boom-explosions left and right, and our turrets just going off. It was like a scene from a movie, only we were the stars, making those last stand moments not just cool but epic in the chaos and the teamwork. The cherry on top was the soundtrack, feels like Starship Troopers. I play for these kind of Helldiver moments. Democracy feels good brother.

man I really hope this channel blows up, I must've watched a dozen videos on this game so far (jerma, drewski, rubixraptor, jackfrags, probably more I'm forgetting), and this was easily the most entertaining one yet

The thing I like about HD2 is that when you chuck a magazine you toss out all the remaining ammo. Really forces you to retrain the reload after every trigger squeeze instinct.

I couldn’t agree more. It genuinely makes me emotional seeing people my age get all giddy and into the role play of this game. TikTok is full of helldivers players sharing clips and the news of the war, and every time I get into a new group, I just find myself laughing like a kid. The intro to this vid made me cry a little, because I knew someone else appreciated this game the way I did. I think everyone does, it’s a spot of pure fun in a rather hard-living world. In an era where AAA game companies seek to make products for profit, it’s so amazing to see a small group of people make something they were passionate about, and see it bring them so much success, an us so much joy. I know it’s just a game and I know this was long winded, but I really do appreciate video games as a medium and how they’ve helped me cope, and getting one as good as this just hits me hard.

Fun fact: the higher up difficulty you are, the higher chance you'll run into either a chinese hacker, or people who kick during extraction.

First video I see of someone playing this game with strangers. Smart move, thx

Man, I love the vibe of your videos. Was hoping you'd do one on Helldivers. Keep up the good work!

Does anyone else think this game is Risk of Rain 2 dialed up to 300 ? One thing the devs got right was the environment and player interaction with it, more complex enemies and game modes can be added later, but the base games is incredible.

From the orbit drop animation and the TV brakes i feel Starship Troopers vibe all over it... and I love what i see.... im gonna play it...

I feel like we are seeing something new in gaming, its rather exciting

Hail to the Liber-Teaaa ! 😁

So good to see you enjoying this. My crew used to play the original and love that HD2 is getting this insane wave of love form the community. I know this is playing with strangers but a tip when playing with a crew together which you probably can relate to with your Ghost Recon play. We usually assign one player as mission leader (job of directing the teams efforts and calling the strategic retreats). Helps get us moving on speed and not get locked down with bug holes. The other tip is a "set and peel" maneuver which helps pull away from a hairy situation and cover retreating helldivers. Where the last man retreating pulls back and sets up and lays cover fire. Loving your vids and cant wait to see you on the hairier missions! FOR DEMOCRACY!!!!

Unhinged deef is now my favorite Deef 😂😂😂😂😂. "I'm doing my part"

Glad to see you uploading frequently, great content as always

I love your content, voice, writing and direction of your videos. I really get excited when I see your notifications.

This game gives me Doom Eternal vibes mixed with Warhammer 40K/Starship Troopers. I enjoy your videos, DEEF. I'm glad to see you have fun with Helldivers 2

I’ve already added 6 randoms to friends list. The shared experience of taking down some objectives really made the playtime wonderful. I’ve had a few negative matches, but by and large, the random teammates have been neutral or positive.

oh great experience bro, i hope i can play this game someday, i just love watches people having fun

What an awesome video! I love the comedy u put in there. I just became annoyed with a lot of youtubers and their reviews. But this right is just perfect :) i love it, thank you!

YEEAAHHH BOYYYY all my favorite gaming channels are dropping vids on Helldivers 2 but yours is the one I've really been waiting for

Can´t tell you how many times i laughed at that intro 🤣

The fact that when you throw down an SOS beacon, it shows up on other Helldiver’s maps- is astounding. It makes the game see so much more seamless which is AWESOME

Oh maan laughed so hard during your challenging mission, great commentary!

I've never had the opportunity to ever play Helldivers or Helldivers 2, but man, this is right up my alley. A fantastic soundtrack, and very smooth gameplay from the looks of it

Firstly: I think this game took off because is simple! You have an objective so you do it! Secondly: joining random matches and hearing other players yelling bloody murder and vulgarity that rivals classic COD lobbies is somehow relaxing and nostalgic.

I would have never thought that a Game where I mostly play with strangers, would be so lovely, heartwarming and most of all funny. I only positive vibes, a lot of jokes, cool people, laughinh all night.. with people from all around the world. Seriously, every single round is super fun. The Helldiver Community so far is the best thing that happened to me in many many years.

Amazing what can happen when a coop game uses actual adult satirical comedy, rather than inane Marvel-esque "banter," to encourage it's players to have fun and not take anything too seriously. And also not resorting to grubby live service gimmicks to drive people into the cash shop.

Fun fact about our sun: it actually isn’t Yellow/Orange it’s White, Blindingly White.

Randoms seem to all have different play styles and ways to "solve the problem," but everyone seems to understand that and still somehow work together. The community has just been flat-out awesome so far.

I really like your voice and this video was great! Would love to see more Helldivers content from you 😊

One of the rare moments where its a new game I want to play but physically cant 😞. Hopefully those server issues get fixed a month or 2

I'm doing my part.

This is a masterpiece. Much love Deef, keep up the amazing content ❤

The soundtrack compliments this game so much man, it's so cinematic and badass, like the avengers are arriving on the planet. It's so cool

Normal men will never know the risks that we take and the dives that we make for freedom, liber-teeaa and democracy.

What an intro, had to watch it twice...

i've had some of the most fun experiences with randoms in helldivers, it's probably one of my favorite games right now

Love your content! Hope to see more of it. 😊

I have been playing with Strangers quite a bit while my friends are busy with other stuff. Have had great experiences and had bad experiences. All in all it's experiences that are memorable in many ways.

i was enjoying your panicking. But this: 17:00 "run cubed³" sent me into orbit😂😂😂😂😂

More please, Deef, this was top notch 🤙

I also love that there is an unspoken rule to dive off every cliff

I really want this damn game, and you made me want it even more!! Its times like this when i wish I had a playstation or a good pc instead of an xbox. Another great video see you in the next one man.

Awesome video I am really enjoying this game when I actually can get in due to server capacity

How am I late to a Deef vid😭 Great job bro....keep doing what your doing

Best commentary of a Helldiver vid so far!

Guy going to town on the corpse was hilarious. Reminded me of the scene from ST "It's dead Watson! IT'S DEAD!"

Aside from the random that kept friendly firing on purpose, playing with randoms has been really fun, love hugging people with the hug emote to spread positivity 😊

Randos always makes co-op interesting. I'm eager to try on PC but don't like the anti-cheat security risk. The photo op at 5:08 is epic!

30 min of pure chaos 😂😂😂😂👌👌 love ur videos.

Grate video, I wasn’t actually expecting to watch the whole thing

The QUALITY of this Video!, Great content!

This game really goes beyond my expectation. I would love to team up with you or any fun Helldivers out there!

That feeling you're talking about, the cooperation of random excursions met with heart pounding excitement jaunty laughs, is mostly dead in today's online space. Helldivers was a beacon in that regard. It masterfly weived coop into the gameplay, not just an addition. And they crafted an experience holy unto itself. I'm very proud to see Helldivers 2 manage to hold onto the coop magic despite the live service shift and 3rd person perspective. Playing with randoms never felt this good.

I started HD2 pretty much with difficulty 7 to 9 because of my friends that started to play a couple days early. After a couple games of that I played my first game on difficulty 4 and I was amazed how Relaxing Helldiver could be! It's amazing how easy extraction is if you don't have 2 titans 5 Charger and about 263 other bugs in the landing zone...

Love your video!!! Keep making content like this. It’s so funny. 🤣🤣🤣 Laughing my ass off

21:49 "Gman needs to watch his back. Cause liberty, it comes from all angles." 😭

Soldier, don't forget to tag incoming enemy or anything important using Q. Help your fellow soldier get a grasp for enemy location.

Very entertaining content my friend. Look forward to more. Subbed.

Maniac laugh and tha Hahahaha.......with the music love it.😂😂

"it's not that big it's fine." famous last words

This video got me to get over my nervousness to buy the game as I don't have friends who are into this genre. Thanks for getting me over the hump!

This is so much fun to watch, I'm also such a fan of the accent. :)

I think i'm getting PTSD from this Game, Love it! But the the explosions are straight wild!

they hit the nail on the head with Helldivers 2, the game is difficult (if you want it to) but everything still feels convenient in some strange way

Excellent video, Deef!

*The existence of high casualty missions implies the existence of low casualty missions*

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

Just became a helldiver a few days ago and I can't get enough of spreading liberty

Games with randoms are either the greatest thing ever or an absolute mine field, intentional or unintentional

FOR SUPER EARTH!

I want to love this game also much but I feel almost overwhelmed by it then the first game I try to jump into I'm treated to " you have been kicked". What a thrill 😂.

this game is the most fun I have had in a coop game in for as long as I can remember and I’m absolutely addicted to this game

Games like this (very similiar with DRG in this respect) can suck you in the premise so hard, that when you play with randoms, they aren't random. They Helldivers fighting for Liber-Tea, god damnit! If they see a nuke, they salute Super Earth. If they see bug, they scream until either their mag is empty or bugs dead. They are comrade in the very military sense of the word, and that helps build community so well. Such a shame my laptop isn't strong enough, I can't fight for Democracy, but I can support the brave souls fighting the soulless hordes.

"M.I. Does The Dying. Fleet Just Does The Flying." Yes the game gets increasely harder. Yet as do more missions successfully you'll unlock more Orbital & Eagle strikes and weapons & armor. Certain support weapons or strikes are better used on mass groups of enemies or larger armorer enemies. The squad supporting each other is quite a fun dynamic of the game. Hitting the unarmored weak points or blowing off the armor is possible. Going after dropped gear and samples is thing. Sometimes exploring non mission sectors you find a weapon and resupplies. Many mission terminal quest points, better to wait and setup a defense before using. As for the drop ship after calling it in, rather then standing on the pad, retreating to a better spot or running a train of enemies away from the pad is better option. Calling in combine strikes and then sprinting into the shuttle with stims can be narrow escape. BTW there is stealth in the game, so crouching and going prone helps before attacking or getting spotted. Some patrols will walk on by. Others you have to hit key enemies before they call in reinforcements. You can solo, which is riskier. Even random squads has its own craziness, and can be much fun if able communicate. Making battle buddies and teaming up is all part of the fun. A coordinated squad on coms is best. The game give rewards for helping lower tier missions as well. So racing to the hardest level, isn't always ideal. Everything is currently unlockable by level 20, with enough creds by 33 to have all the stratagems bought. Still need to run mission for medals and samples. And since any mission can give super credits as loot and the Warbonds as few credits as well. Enough playtime you can buy the cool super store armors. Don't feel like loot box rip off game at all. Currently Armor Value isn't working between Light, Medium, Heavy Armor. So it's better to use Light armor with whatever extra bonuses you desire. "I'm doing my part." "Service Guarantees Citizenship."

Please do more this was great 😂

I am very happy with this game. I can not wait to see what else they do with it.

Me and a friend will be getting this next month, I'm excited to play it, it looks like so much fun. And the movement options (diving, ceawling, fps aim etc) along with the environment and physics look great. It looks like Aliens Fireteam elite (which was also good) but except made by a bigger or more experienced studio.

tip for the charger is to run the left then spin around and dive towards him at the right, it has a slow turn so it wont hit you and ull be right behind him. also his front legs are his weakpoint but u need to take off the armor first

I screamed so hard at the end it even suprised me 😂😂

That intro had me rollin

I haven’t laughed this hard playing a game in ages. Absolute blast. Malevolen Creek, we will never forget.

i was so depressed the entire day and this video made me laugh without effort.....

... So glad you are having a similar experience to me and my friends have playing this game.... Lol. 🤣🤣🤣 🍄💜👏😁

As a solo player, never in a million years would I think I'd love this game so much. Team up with randos and go save the galaxy! (also, I'm not using a headset, do I need to?). I've just been following the more leveled up players around

Lost it at the Laughing theme. Genius.

Amazing video! Great game to play with complete strangers