The holiday season means presents, meals, catching up on video game backlogs, and, of course, delivering Democracy! With the festive time upon us, gamers have been catching up with titles they may have missed or not completed, and Helldivers 2 has received a lot of Christmas recruits.
Helldivers 2 was once an uplifting and collaborative live-service gem, but since launch, the community has become a hotbed of outrage.
With new players coming to the game, veteran Helldivers have decided to carry the cadets in lower difficulties, giving them the gift of liberty and high-level stratagems. However, every game has its own unsaid etiquette, and experienced players are teaching newbies how to work as a team when taking on enemies of freedom.
Over on the Helldivers subreddit, experienced players have been noting down some gameplay etiquette tips that newer players should read up on. While things like deliberate friendly-fire and quitting games for Super Credit farming is understood, there are some things that newer players aren't aware of. Leave it to long-time players in the community to show them the way.
The original post by GreenMarmoset covers things like not stealing other players' equipment unless offered, the...