The Game That Begged People To Stop Buying It 

Because people like elon musk help market it to nazis

Because people like elon musk help market it to na t zis

LOL "decided to be fun." careful there, there are games that creators actually do say, this isn't about fun, this is about addressing a real issue. Of course these games also have staff blaming players for not buying the games.

This game is just deep rock galactic

2:20 i love how you say "the larger marketing push behind the game" lmao, like the only guy doing advertising officially was Johan Pilestedt with his tweets... and thats it. fullstop. there was not a single whisper of advertising anywhere to be seen, it wasnt even on the steam front page on launch day. so how did it manage to break records with absolutely no marketing? its simple. they made a single video, which plays when you first boot up the game. and that video is supposed to be a satirical fake-propaganda piece about the premise of the game while making fun of it all in a half serious way. but this effectively meme video somehow became a true propaganda video that rallied the pc, ps5 and xbox communities together in a never before seen unified coalition of allied forces spreading managed democracy across the galaxy. breaking decades old scars and bitterness between them all for the common goal of living out their starship troopers x halo reach/odst fantasies that microsoft/343 industries have blue balled them with for too long. then when the honeymoon phase of hype surrounding the video subsided, it retained the vast majority of its playerbase and baffling every projection analysts wildest expectations. due in part to the amazing true live service system that is actually "live service", where instead of waiting for pre-planned roadmap based content that most live service are known for (along with recycled seasonal events), they actually have a revolutionary new system that turns the entire industry on its head with how smart it is. its name? .... Joel. literally, helldivers 2 has a dungeon master called Joel. anyone who loves D&D like crazy would gush over hearing "video game" and dungeon master" in the same sentence. secondly is the incredibly fair monetization system, with microtransactions that actually feel "micro" instead of "macro", like seriously look at the cod battlepass worth $10 (up to $40 depending on where you live) or the over $50 you need to spend to afford a megabundle from overwatch 2 and tell me it isnt a macrotransaction. you know how much the most expensive microtransaction is in helldivers 2? $19.99 for 2100 super credits. thats enough for 2 entire premium warbonds. TWO. you know how much the most expensive superstore armor is worth? $1.99... and you know what the best part is? ... you can earn it in game. you dont have to spend a dime past the initial purchase of the game. exactly as all things should be. you paid for the whole experience so you should be getting the whole experience. and helldivers 2 does that so well.

The title is for the algorithm which seems to have worked in his favor

It is fixed

@@mysterious___1 i know i've been playing a lot this past week

That makes me less unhappy about the fact that I need to get a PS5 to play it

@@assassinunknown6664the game is also on PC

If this is an insane take than I'm afraid it's already over, to call "having fun" an insane take is insane in it of itself

@@Soup_Time346in a way, I did mean it as a joke considering how people would just start bandwagoning on "you're just shit at PvP lol git gud." but at this point, I can't tell when someone's legitimately wanting PvP in games like Helldivers 2 or not. Quite frankly, I don't judge whatever people enjoy, but jeez man, not everything needs a PvP/Competitive scene.

@spartan8ter yeah I get that, I wish we could go back where games were just there to have fun and not hang microtransactions or some stupid meta loadout over your head

@@Soup_Time346Well, as much as we want to, Helldivers 2/Palworld/Lethal Company are the closest ones we'll get for awhile. Unless another mad lad makes another gem

@@spartan8ter ever heard of highfleet or lost skies?

They haven’t asked for Xbox assistance yet, that’s why.

yes sir!

They are not letting me in. I've been waiting for a while now.

@@jayp8950 dude I’ve been waiting for the game to allow us to even DOWNLOAD (I use Xbox-)

already did my daily 5 missions

raahhhhhh

Spilled with Liber-Tea.

Sweet liberty

damn son 😂😂😂😂

GET THEIR OIL!!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅

Sounds rough man. Hope you and your family can recover.

Whats bpd?

@@dariodramacborderline personality disorder

@@agnotwot7997 sorry for that(dealing with such issues of a loved one sudenly lashing out)

That's really rough... May your family find peace

Word of virtual mouth

Totally, I only got the game cause I asked my friends who had it if it was any good, they firmly recommended it and I'm glad I got it. Trust word of mouth from someone with the same tastes as me, more than reviews or such

facts. just look at palworld, "pokemon with guns" turned the game into an absolute huge success. Palworld sold so many copies.

Too true lmfao

I was hooked on it, but what killed it for me was the grind for Po8 that felt like a second job. And the fact that they will reset all upgrades and production facilities every season undermines the hard work you put it, and you then have to regain those manufacturers and upgrades. A lot of people made the argument that you can just get your upgrades back quickly from the Po8 you have left over, but what they fail to realize is that a lot of us don't stick to just one game. We all split our time into different games, which means we can't generate enough Po8 to get all the upgrades. If we couldn't even get all the upgrades, what makes them think we can regain our cheaper upgrades quickly? It's like starting a new save mode in regards to the smuggling aspect if the game

Honestly, there have been a *lot* of games that forgot to include the fun over the years. For a whole lot of different reasons.

@@MajoraPRIMEThey reset EVERYTHING?! bRUH I'm glad I didn't spend more than 3 hours on that thing what the hell

@@pyerack They reset everything except the Po8 you earned. Still garbage concept tho

never surrender 💂🫡

Uhh, you don't know what an rts is do you? Look I get what your trying to say, but that is just plain wrong.😅

@@terryhiggins5077 i didnt quite write what i wanted to say correctly 😅, hope its correct now. Ps: atleast the meaning got through 😅

@@H3xCore no worries, and yes that makes it much more clear.

That argument at the end always makes me so irrationally angry lol

​@AsadAnjum it might make you angry, but I literally pulled out my gaming laptop that I hadn't touched in almost a year because I wanted to play this game, and I own an Xbox. 🤷‍♂️ they made a good game its a kind I've wanted to play. I've played D2 since D1 and I guarantee you I'd be playing it regardless of what TFS looked like right now.

I've grinded Helldivers 1 500 hours, and taking a look at EDF I was astounded at the colorful chaos shown in the trailer.

Time to tamohawk spiders for trespassing

Well everything requires a little bit of luck

Facts we look forward to spreading democracy after a long days work. I also think it’ll translate well into more patriotic Americans anyways sorry what are politics; we must liberate Draupnir from automaton control

It's nice to be part of something, the whole roleplay war HD2 has going on where the enemies are literally being controlled by a game master of sorts makes you feel like you're actually helping a larger cause.

Now we can fight for DEMOCRACY!

I'd call it "Space Somme" with all the dead men and machines littered on that planet.

Funny thing is, people are still trying to fight it and actually started making a push at one point. It’s why I love this game it’s not static and actually feels like how a war game like battlefield should’ve done it

​@@connorroot5728I especially love that a lot of the divers that keep pushing into the creek have mostly adopted guerilla warfare tactics. I see a lot more stealth being used against the bots than the bugs.

@@pyerackyeah, I just recently enjoyed watching a video of a dude playing solo on highest difficulty sneaking around like Solid Snake lol

I barely survived 😂 my first time was hell... Helldiver

And that is why is so fun as HELL

It's always tough to see the games that get unlucky, but it's nice seeing good ones get lucky from time to time

THIS!

I honestly find myself enjoying solo a little bit more than multiplayer. I can move at my own pace and I don’t have to worry about a teammate dying or them killing me lol

Good point. I have dropped a lot of online games because at some point you cannot progress without playing in a team. With HD2, there are a number of missions I can complete solo, even on harder difficulties.

I've missed out on talking about so many good games recently. Play Prince of Persia

The developers haven’t made an incompetent decision, Sony has.

We will buy it and you will like it! -gamers.

I will always have the golden cape. This game earned every cent I gave them.

I don't think it's a good idea to promote pre ordering. One good pre order cannot change the terrible others.

@@hehitmeinthekneegur1551 Never said that. I didn’t even preorder, but got the Super Citizen after launch. I chose to keep it instead of refunding it because I found the game more than earned my extra dollars. Now, if it were CoD, I’d only grab preorder because my father enjoys that game series(and that is something I’ve bought for him every couple of years or so.) Anything else might as well not exist for me to care about it.

@@hehitmeinthekneegur1551 I only pre-order when I'm truly confident it's a game I will want to play and enjoy day one and wait within the last few of weeks before release to assure that (those previews before HD2 released solidified my confidence too). Then there's the game having bonus content you're getting more value out of however minor or major it is and since I have a digital PS5 pre-downloads are convenient so I don't have to buy a game then wait x amount of time to play it even when it's already available no matter how good my dl speed is. There are also other cases for incentive like Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 which has a 10% discount for PS+ members when pre-ordering and since that's a game that's relatively cheap, already know I like (played it via game pass trial) and anticipate the PS5 version being the best play on console (PC adding Dualsense support is the only reason I can't say best place to play in general) there's no reason why *I* wouldn't think that benefits me. Now in the case of people pre-ordering several months before release (especially if it's physical) I don't quite get; especially due to potential shipping issues. There are multiple factors when it comes to this and I haven't been burned yet.

@@hehitmeinthekneegur1551 Idk about anyone else but there are multiple factors that I consider. These include waiting a few weeks before release to make sure I can play it day one (the previews that dropped for HD2 in particular only solidified my confidence anyway), what extra content I'm getting out of it no matter how minor and having a pre-download option (as I'm digital only this gen) so even when the game is already available I don't have to wait x amount of time to play as it'll be sitting there waiting for me on release day. There are even games that have discounts as a pre-order incentive on PlayStation (PS+ members only though iirc) and HFR is the latest example of this with a 10% discount. Now I will say that pre-orders several months before release I don't quite get as it's much harder to assume you'll have free time to play a game day one compared to weeks or days in advance from release. This is especially true for physical copies due to potential shipping issues from the distributor.

Still a lot more to it though. First game you brought up is Left 4 Dead, but Back 4 Blood follows a lot of the same formula and people weren't super fond of that one. Also "bombastic moments" have to feel organic to work in this style of game and that's a hard thing to achieve

@@AsadAnjum Back 4 Blood messed with the elegant simplicity of Left 4 Dead's gameplay loop, lacked a lot of the under the hood polish, modding support, survivors that were quotable and people liked, and introduced a card system that was generally implemented in a way that people didn't like, also the special infected were not well designed, many reviews on the game touch upon this, among other things that if I listed here would make this comment way too long. Back 4 Blood's failure is formed from a compounding list of small to big things that all add up to a generally not enjoyable experience, there's a video by a channel called CrowbCat on it that only scratches the surface of the problems with the game. I get what you're trying to say however: That my comment is glossing over a lot of context and is ultimately reductive, you're right. I should have given it proper elaboration. That being said, the idea of the bombastic moments being organic was kind of assumed.

I bought it a few days after. I already planned to get it when I heard of it, but after that and all the memes, seeing how the community is and the sheer intense gameplay I was infatuated.

@@connerhinds7254 right! The gameplay looked bonkers, and I absolutely love satire such as storm ship troopers. I just kind of felt like a dic k for buying it and then seeing the message not to buy it 🤣 but I had no problems yet... I'm quite certain my first mission gave me PTSD as my head rolled off and it said mission complete.... I was beyond a satisfied customer

Yeah I think the inherent comedy in the game is a big plus, it's the kind of stuff that makes it really special while also encouraging streamers to play it more.

FOR DEMOCRACY!

the 4 horsemen of good battlepasses: Halo Infinite Halo MCC Deep Rock Galactic Helldivers 2

Reverse psychology is surprisingly effective

@@Daniel-f1q5l well, it's not because they were begging people to stop buying it. the guy in the video explained it good enough for me to want it

Based

Earth defence force?????

@@Super_Idol ppl like it but is like a meme

Left 4 Dead, Deep Rock Galactic.

Hell yeah

Honestly I'm far sighted I don't want to be both far sighted and COLOR blind at the same time.

the great thing also is just the community comedy aspect or perhaps more accurately the community basically all roleplaying, which adds to the fun and feeling of belonging. I feel like a lot of communities in the gaming space don't have that.

Now do you know what’d be cool, a crossover between these 2