Summary
Helldivers 2is at times a rush of adrenaline racing away from insurmountable mobs and at times a quaint jaunt through a ravaged yet beautiful landscape while attempting to collect resources. But no matter what players get up to once they land, there’s sure to be a ton of inadvertently hysterical moments they experience between each mission objective. No sooner than when players drop in are the chances of termination sky-high, whether players are cut down in a hectic frenzy of friendly fire or by some mechanical or insectoid monstrosity, andcalling inHelldivers 2’s Reinforce Stratagemis inevitable.
This Stratagem works like many others inHelldivers 2—players must input a directional button code and then toss an item in their hand for the player to be summoned to that drop position. This is currently the only way players can be revived during a match with others and makes relying on teammates vital for success in the Galactic War. Unfortunately, not every random queue of players may want to work together harmoniously on every task inHelldivers 2and that’s when Reinforcing can become rather tedious for the player being revived.
Reinforce Stratagems Twist the Knife in Helldivers 2
Reinforcing Can Separate Players from Their Goals in Helldivers 2
The worst instance ofReinforcing fallen squadmatesis when a player calls in their Reinforce Stratagem when they’re as far as they could be from them, particularly if that fallen player was attempting to complete an optional objective. It can be demoralizing spawning nowhere near that part of the map and deciding if it’s even worth it to trek back there or not, all while hoping to oneself that other players will eventually make their way over to it before it’s forgotten about or there’s no time left to complete it.
If someone was killed on one end of the map and is now dropped back in on the opposite end, it’s also incredibly tedious if not downright impossible to retrieve the items they had dropped. In some cases that might only be aGuard Dog or Jump Packthey can eventually summon again or a common sample someone else might retrieve elsewhere, but it is fairly detrimental if that player was holding onto a bunch of rare samples and now has to wait a while before they can accumulate those pieces of equipment and resources again elsewhere.
Sometimes Reinforcing far away means the team won’t extract with nearly as many samples as they might have, though some players may only be concerned about the medals they’re awarded for mission completion and the XP they receive afterward.
Reinforce Stratagems Encourage Constant Teamwork in Helldivers 2
All Helldivers Prosper When Spreading Democracy Together
Fortunately, samples are shared amongst all players and therefore the entire team is rewarded when everyone is inclined to explore before the mission’s time limit expires. In essence, the strict parameters of Reinforcing discourage players from drifting away on their lonesome, but a lazy or oblivious group of players might not end up getting everything done that they could have andeasily lootable sample rewards inHelldivers 2will be left abandoned. That said, players don’t have a say in the matter and must be Reinforced if they want to revive.
Because Reinforcing is the only way back, players depend wholly on others choosing to hastily punch that directional key prompt and send them diving back into play. However, doing so carelessly might mean players are landing in equally precarious areas and get eliminated as soon as they respawn, such as if they appear right asHelldivers 2’s Eagle Cluster Bombdrops or a Charger comes barreling toward them. It’s often better to wait until players are clear of a mob or have reached an objective before Reinforcing so that everyone can recuperate and resupply together.
Helldivers 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.Helldivers don’t go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead’s best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.
