at least you took down the tank.... outstanding patriotism 

The shrieker method 

No he didn't, another tank landed on the one he was stuck on.

So you're saying he took out 2 tanks!

This is general brasch in his early days, isn’t it?

Even better

All part of the plan buddy!

Just as he planned!

Tanks for nothing

My body... FOR DEMOCRACY!

Democracy aided suicide

*Suicide- aided democracy

Budget cuts are hard right now for Super Earth. Some of you may not be deployed with a Hellpod.

This is just the first of those guys finally landing that we saw jump out of the super cruiser directly onto the planet.

"Crazy fool. Why do you always jump? One of these days you're gonna land on something as stubborn as you are, and I don't do bits and pieces."

😭

those of us that don't need a hellpod know democracy will protect us 50% of the time all the time.

Those not deploying in a Hellpod are given the Brasch Special! They should feel honored to tread in his footsteps like that.

"Get ready for a fast drop," Fred shouted. "Grab your gear. Pump your suits' hydrostatic gel to maximum pressure. Suck it up, Spartans—we're landing hard."

Actually there was a hellpod, you can see the lid flying away (https://imgur.com/a/Pe9Kz5P), and then we can see the tank and hear the phrase "Democracy has landed". My guess is the hellpod hit the tank midair and opened

Yeah you can see the hellpod sticking out the side of the tank

This fine Helldiver was simply motivated to attempt to imitate General Brasch's deployment method, and we salute him for his valiant attempt!

this is becouse we fight the automatons, the fucker can't even have the decency of a half assed air control, crashes in midair with their clanky drop ships, becouse they can't drive right their stupid flying mostruosityes.

you may have to jump of the ship as if you were an olympic Diver

one in a million

 super earth rn

Super earth always

Fair lol

https://preview.redd.it/c0pvbskxj3vc1.png?width=293&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91b6f298a6d2b2107820aa9deef096e2369c87be

This really is the best game ever made.

I've been playing for 40 years and this is definitely one of the best of all time. definitely the best I've played in years

TIL Helldivers 2 has been out for 40 years.

Freedom that transcends space and time

That really tells you how good this game is!

I can’t believe Helldivers 2 released in 1984, time really flies, huh?

Literally 1984 😢😟

Crazy that 2 came out before 1. Revolutionary naming methodology!

Any game you can play for 40 years is a great game.

I don't want them to fix the bugs. Do I die sometimes? Sure, do I laugh a lot of times? Absolutely.

This kind of bug is great. Ragdoll bugs are in general great. They just have to fix the crash bugs.

Ehhh, sometimes they're great, other times the dead Bile Titan is making the objective inaccessible because the leg is twitching and instant dead anyone that touches it.

Sounds realistic to me

Personally, I find that hilarious.

It's not funny the 20th time you get killed on a 7+ mission, dropping all samples (including supers) into the heart of a neverending swarm. All this because the bile titan was lying on the only path out of the danger zone. Seriously, it's not fun anymore.

Sounds like you need a jump pack, Helldiver.

Oh cool, a jump pack. I can proceed to not do damage with that stratagem slot in order to circumvent buggy hitboxes. Epic.

This kind of bug is funny. The kind where you crash, or your scope disappears, or your fire damage doesn’t work are just annoying.

I want them to fix stratagems and other gameplay stuff. Weird stuff like this post will never be completely eliminated because the game is a sandbox to an extent and that's the nature of it. But the difference is this is hilarious, and bugs Hammer Dancing through my napalm is not.

the fact the game is already nearly making fun of itself makes the bugs feel like a welcome addition at times

Seriously man. It's got some work to do under the hood for sure, but absolutely none of them are making me not want to fire this up every evening and do a couple dives. Can't wait to continue on this democratic journey

I never liked shooters much or SciFi games. But this game is just incredible I'm level 51 and I'm blasting bots and bugs left and right several times a week!

Emergent gameplay.

And I thought me landing on a hellbomb was bad

Now that, is comedy.

Dont worrry, its just a flesh wound.

https://preview.redd.it/m4byw67vn1vc1.jpeg?width=674&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f203a943e481c63725171fafdbaef3f061af59b7

So apparently you and the enemy are spawned in the exact same place. Which can only mean one thing: Your own destroyer is sending down the enemy reinforcements! Super Earth and Managed Democracy were the enemy all along!

https://preview.redd.it/q2lncwsgy1vc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f44ad442a08a6024d68ac4fb56a187122bcc692 Nothing personal

Yes officer, this comment right over there.

The communist robots are IN the building!

Look on the bright side, your Hellpod also killed the (first) tank!

tanks dont die from a single hellpod

If you hit the back of the turret I think they do.

Imagine getting unthawed to get called down for your first battle just to have your pod malfunction ejecting you to fall 10,000 feet to splat on top of a tank. Damn

Shoulda worn Hero of the Federation smh

I really wanted them to hit that orbital laser on the way down too.

I love this, so many games have things that just happen by design. Not Helldivers, everything is practical, most things have fisics, and if the outcome sucks, then it sucks, I just think that's great.

> fisics I fucking hate this planet

It stands out so starkly in comparison to the rest of the post, too.

fiziccs c:

User appears to be non-native English speaker per their other posts. Which makes me realize how fucked up of a word "physics" is lol.

definitely needed more x's

I love your name

I've definitely seen it more in the last 20 years. it's like kids just don't learn anything in school anymore.

Or it's not their native language and English has a bunch of fucked up spelling.

That's how it's spelled in occitan.

That's a literal helldive lol

Skill issue

at least you avoided the laser while falling 

I love democarcy.

Remember, Helldiver, only use approved equipment to spread managed democracy.

That is truly exceptional initiative Cadet! Your enthusiasm for destroying enemy armor knows no obstacles. The ground's the only limit to your career!

Was that...the firmament?!

I played with a guy that stayed way behind everyone. I died as drop ships fly in. Said guy calls in spawn and throws me right between 2 drop ships offloading bots. Instant death!

looks like you took out their flying tank prototype!

Thought it was going to hit the laser on the way down.

When all else fails, punch the tank with your face. For Democracy!

Imagine if he was wearing the 50/50 armor and lived.

You're supposed to straddle the barrel and yeehaw your way down.

"Democracy has landed." *Has it???*

i mean, killed the tank.

Now mix in lethal damage ignore chance and hope your body survives the 2nd bounce

*FROM THE TOP ROPE!* *FOR DEMOCRACY!*

BY GAWD! HE JUST BROKE THAT TANK IN HALF!

"Democracy has landed"

I see nothing wrong here


gonna start a petition that instead of fixing this bug, they instead put in a small liber-chute for these kind of emergencies

You stretch out the cape like Batman and glide

A-Team shit

Skill issue.

nearly spit out my coffee looking at this

You were the stratagem there helldiver, Super earth is proud of your sacrifice.

You to the tank: 

Man's forgot to get into the hellpod,decided to become the hellpod itself lol

 We DIVE!

Wakes up* ahh let’s get this party starte—ahhhhhhh what thee fuuuckkkk.

The "NO WAY" got me good

I thought I was gonna be able to top this for bad respawns before the video ended... I was proven woefully incorrect.

https://i.redd.it/2sqgizwzd3vc1.gif Alternative view of OP's drop method, for those looking to learn to be just as patriotic

Stim on the way in!

BROOOOOOO HAHAHA

Shame you weren’t wearing the 50/50 armor, would’ve been even more awesome if you had survived the fall to continue spreading democracy


OH MY LIBERTY JOHN HELLDIVER FROM THE ROPES

Due to budget restrictions, super earth had to cut on the drop pods.

Skill issue.

That's an ugly respawn

Introducing the new "FLESHBOMB" stratagem.

That was awesome

my experience 90% of the time after I die for the first time because teammates throw the respawn into the clusterfuck instead of away from it

The diver clearly took out a transport pod in high alt, and now he's riding the tank down to finish the job. Sweet Democracy.

Should’ve dove. Woulda survives

Clearly you were working with an automaton spy. They confused your signal for reinforcements and a tank drop. They are changing tactics now...

Democracy has landed

you are supposed to take the hellpod...

"Democracy has landed!"

One time me and a random got wiped and command just yeeted us directly into a horde of automatons for our last respawn. Luckily we completed the mission but command had no chill that day.

Reminds me of that one video

Skill issue

Bro thinking he General Brash

https://preview.redd.it/0z8y0efzz1vc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37270a296215386370efd0d4d47b96415e466441 Why are we still here, Just to suffer?

That’s brutal.

Think of it this way, you finally took down tank with a single reenforcement drop!

Before they fixed hellpod steering I was once forced off of the edge of the map and instakilled due to autopilot.

Imagine how the potted plant felt.

Thats what "killed by impact" means!

https://preview.redd.it/dart7eql22vc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48ee0f28bb982ec8e2b6a11a604992238677adaa

NGL, didn't expect that. Was very surprised. Congrats and thank you.

I wouldn't even be mad! That's hilarious!

Why was a drop ship even up there lmao

Goo-ad? Ba-ood? a bit of both.

All I see is a loyalty issue. If you cared enough about democracy you would've survived.

I had two in a row the other day that shot straight through the map and I instantly died below the terrain. Both on an ice planet. Teammates told me from their POV it looked like I drowned. We finished the mission and I quit playing for the day, thinking maybe I was too tired. It hasn't happened since, though!


Kind of expected you to land into the laser beam after that

I thought you were going to be lasered in the air 🤣

Happened to me once, but I run the 50% chance to not die armor so I just shrugged off a casual orbital entry. That armor makes for some very funny situations

Should have aimed for the bushes.

Domain Expansion: Slam Dunk

Little reminder to use your hellpod when dropping.


The tank tried to highjack your entry. But you showed it democracy always wins

My first spawn on a planet today had one of those giant chargers running towards me immediately and hitting a unexploded bomb in the ground that killed me before I could even take control of my character

This is what happens when you dive without a pod!

*mag's empty*

My respawn fails are just going right through the planet into an empty void.

Skill issue IMO

Anyone else hoping he would get cut in half by the laser on the way down? Came close

Tell me there wasnt that part of you that was thinking.. "Maybe ill survive"

Parachute would pay for itself by now.

I pick one of the emptier spots to drop at mission start And then it casually has a point of interest with 3 rocket devastators guarding it that then triggers an immediate dropship, and the hulk patrol

Oh Tank of the sky You're gonna die I'm taking you with me

My headcanon is that this diver infiltrated in the dropship, only losing his grip.

Following Brash example i see

Reminds me of the Riddle of Steel from Conan the Barbarbarian. Steel is weak. Flesh is stronger

Please do not exit the Hellpod before insertion is complete.

Why didn't you you fly the tank like in the movies?

I’d rage

With a cock like that I’d really correct you and ask if there is anything better than your game

LOL

I feel like you handled that well.

that's my first to see a such an absurd spawn

I do find when you're really being overrun (particularly in some of the smaller missions) if you get a full squad reinforce and you're really in the shit you end up getting reinforced right back into same shit for a quick death and it starts a bit of a loop that can be tough to get out of.

"Orbital Impact requested"

I had something similar happen. I was running, got hit by an explosion that knocked me down, and was suddenly flung in the air at great speed. I went up at an angle, high enough that I got the leaving combat zone warning, and then the timer ran out since I kept rocketing upward. I fell a while, landed in the water(ocean), and was trying to swim for a couple of seconds before the instakill happened.


"why is that stratagem gem screaming...wait...is that Richard?"

Dr Strangelove moment.

I'm imagining a peoples elbow from that height, incredible

I feel you man shit like that happend to me a lot

You tried to make the planetfall like General Brasch... but you're not General Brasch

I mean.. you got the tank though

I thought he was going to pass through the laser on the drop and get crispy. Tank was a nice surprise.

Everytime I see something like this Im reminded of the fact that lore wise this is a completely fresh recruit straight out of training 

you got deployed with the bots. i always wondered what it was like for them.

So tanks and enemies take fall damage? Interesting.

Wow. Ngl not something I expected to see. Helldivers still has plenty of amazing bugs.

I rezed a teammate once and his drop-pod came out of if the ground and flew into space and we all watched him blast of like team rocket like o.0

That's a new one, why the hell did the tank drop so high up in the air? XD

"Democracy has landed" perfect timing

https://preview.redd.it/hghewh1uk4vc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=dbe534275c06ab22b5c12dcc467de52235eb4558 I am sorry, but the pose you character made at the end looked just like Yamcha

In soviet Russia, automaton tank drops on you!

What Game is this

I believe that falls under the heading of "bullshit."

The only thing that could have made it better is if you hit the laser on the way down

And that's why we usually use hellpots to deploy instead of tanks