Anyone can hit me up any time, I am not playing to get exp, I play for the community and I love getting wrecked playing with newer players.
It is part of the game, can't always win, it gives the game spice.
This is supposed to be a game between brothers, I was a little brother, now I am a big one and it is my duty to teach the ropes.
If you can't play often, just move up the difficulties slower.
If you keep doing badly, just go down a level. Common and rare samples are the grind anyway, so don't try to force yourself up to 7 just to get a few super samples.
It'll take a long time, but eventually you'll be able to hang in higher difficulties
If you've been playing Helldivers 2 for a while but on and off, I can tell you that the game is noticeably more difficult than the first few weeks after release. Don't be afraid to lower the difficulty to what feels fun to you.
Thanks AH for adding fire tornadoes, factory striders, gunships, shriekers, and meteorite impacts.
Looks at HD1. Oh no... There's a third faction...
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And have you noticed the automatons moved up a bit on the map, making more room at the bottom?
Yup. Welcome to getting older. Best to find a set of friends who are also old and have careers to play with and honestly, we end up dropping down to the hard/extreme difficulties when we just want to have a win, no shame in that when corporate life already stresses you the fuck out for 12 hours.
how is the community, on average, when you're new and dumb? I don't really have anyone to play with from my RL friend group and I've wanted to get into it. Is there like friendly/casual matchmaking or anything like that, or am I just gonna keep getting kicked from games for having the wrong gear?
I haven't experienced anything too bad, most players seem pretty nice and understanding of fuck-ups. The only important thing is: make sure not to start extraction too early. Try to stick with the other players, you'll get the hang of everything quickly.
Honestly, the safest bet is to make a public match and let people join you so that if they get toxic you can just kick them.
However, I haven't met too many toxic players. The ones that did act toxic were also likely people who are toxic in every game they play.
I've found most everyone is incredibly friendly. You may accidentally be democratized on occasion, but as long as you always believe its an accident you'll be fine.
Make sure to hug at evac, and hug before being sent to the planet. You never know if its the last time you'll get to see your brothers.
I get up at 5am on weekdays to get the kids to school, and afterwards I have free time for about an hour. I don’t really get to play on the weekends because family. I have to say though, playing with our Asian brothers/sisters in the morning is an amazing experience, and I have more fun and success with them than with all of us westerners after work and on the weekends. Working level 9s like they are the tutorial. Clearing maps 100% with 50% time left. Never been kicked or killed. Emotes for everything works very well.
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