Summary
- Helldivers 2 players missed out on the Anti-Tank Mine Stratagem due to failing a major order to eliminate enough Automatons.
- Sony faced backlash for a planned update requiring players to log onto PlayStation Network, ultimately canceling it due to community backlash.
- Despite failing the major order, the Helldivers 2 community remains strong and hopeful for future challenges and updates.
Helldivers 2 players missed the mark with the game's most recent major order, failing to eliminate the required number of Automatons. Completing this major order would have granted Helldivers 2 players a brand-new Stratagem called the Anti-Tank Mine, but they will have to wait until the next update or the next major order to unlock it.
Helldivers 2 fans have had a rough few weeks, with Sony backtracking on its controversial planned update to the game. This update would have required all players to create and log onto Sony's PlayStation Network in order to access the game, even if they were playing by themselves. This caused an immense amount of backlash within the game's community, with a large portion of Helldivers 2 fans review-bombing the game on Steam. This update received so much backlash that Sony and developer Arrowhead eventually canceled it entirely. Now, Helldivers 2 players have encountered another issue, this time failing to complete a major order.
Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 players were tasked with killing 2 billion Automatons. Unfortunately, players failed to complete this order, with the results being discussed online within the game's community. Reddit users posted images of the game informing Helldivers 2 players that the major order had not been completed. Players did end up eliminating an impressive number of Automatons, reaching a little over 1.5 billion kills, but this is still a far cry from the 2 billion needed to unlock the Anti-Tank Mine item, which would have joined Helldivers 2's growing list of Stratagems.
Helldivers 2 Players Fail Major Order
"Even if we failed this major order, I'm glad we could fail it together, fellow 'divers," solemnly stated Dionysus24812 in their post. While this feat seemed near-impossible, Helldivers 2 players should not be underestimated. Arrowhead's past major orders have been decimated by Helldivers 2's massive community. Earlier this year, Helldivers 2 players were challenged with a similar task: defeating two billion Terminids.
The failure to complete this new order also follows the reveal and rollout of Helldivers 2's new Warbond. Officially called the Polar Patriots Warbond, Helldivers 2 fans can now enjoy several new items, ranging from new pieces of armor to brand-new weapons and gadgets for use during missions. Helldivers 2's exciting Warbond system will feel familiar to fans of live-service games, featuring a wide range of items to unlock. In addition to new content, such as weapons, armor, and, more recently, the arrival of mechs, players are also able to use a wide range of items called Stratagems, which can quickly help turn the tide of a mission. Arrowhead teased this new Anti-Tank Mine alongside this now-failed major order, meaning Helldivers 2 players will have to keep on playing without it, at least for now.
Helldivers 2
- Released
- February 8, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Metascore
- 83
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
