Phenotype posted:

I burned another $40 to play this from the comfort of my couch, and what in the absolute gently caress? It doesn't bring my progression across to PS5? The Steam version wouldn't let me play until I went through Captcha Hell to link it to my Playstation account! It never even occurred to me to check, because why would I need to do all that if I wasn't creating The Helldivers Account Linked To My Playstation Profile?

I don't think they do refunds so I played a couple hours anyway, and man, I feel a lot more vulnerable on a controller. I don't know how you play without being able to whip the mouse around to target all the little bugs that rush you. I also wish there was a better solution to push-to-talk than using the PS5 mic button, cause it brings up a little Playstation mute notice every time you press it.

LuciferMorningstar posted:

This explains some of the seeming inconsistencies we're seeing. Would be nice if the weapon stats said how weapons actually perform.

WoodrowSkillson posted:

they could have just ripped the sound from HD 1 and instead somehow did even worse

Tom Tucker posted:

People who don’t clear the map confuse me. I’m here to kill bugs not hide from them. The game is at its most fun when poo poo hits the fan and you have to stand your ground and annihilate wave after wave of enemies which you get when you seek out trouble and shoot patrols you could sneak past.

Yes it’s more optimal to do the objectives of you’re trying to get exp or rec slips or something but otherwise just play the game I say.

smellmycheese posted:

Spookydonut posted:

the stagger on the arc thrower and consistent charge time now means you can stun lock a hulk

incogneato posted:

Is there a good use for orbital gas strike? Every once in a while I get a huge batch of kills from it, then the next few uses I can't even tell if it's doing damage. I'm not playing on especially high difficulties, if that matters.

It sure evaporates me and my teammates quick enough if we step in the area too soon, though.

Risky Bisquick posted:

Regular Helldivers 2 experience

https://i.imgur.com/I2YjTQ5.mp4

Zwabu posted:

The extra PSN account thing is lovely IMO, but how is it different in any way from having to make Ubisoft and Rockstar accounts to play games from those companies purchased through Steam? Assuming no one gets shut out of a game they bought, the main difference is the awkward handling of letting people play without doing it then enforcing it.

Retro42 posted:

At a glance, Apex Legends is sitting ~250k players on steam right now(or basically whenever). It's always required an EA games account to play. COD is also up there around 100k, and that's Activision.

Yeah, Sony fumbled the ball on HOW to handle account linking but in reality they are basically a small-fry in the "Account required to play online" ecosystem.

Sagebrush posted:

I played one Destroy Eggs mission where all four of us brought the mech and called it down at the beginning and that was pretty fuckin cool until we all ran out of ammo five minutes later and the game went back to normal.

I honestly am kinda struggling to understand what the upcoming vehicles -- I think the only confirmed one is the APC that we see destroyed around the maps sometimes -- are supposed to bring to the game. The maps aren't really big enough to require them; a dedicated team can already clear the entire mission of POIs and side objectives with plenty of time remaining. The terrain in this game is generally very hilly and bumpy and often has narrow passageways and stuff, which I can't see a wheeled vehicle navigating very well. Vehicles give you speed at the expense of maneuverability, but there aren't really any places in the maps where you could get up a good speed, and in this game losing maneuverability is a death sentence. If everyone is inside the same vehicle, that means the whole team can get killed by a single tank shot or bile titan spew. And unless we can stand on the roof or shoot out the windows, being inside a truck removes firepower from the team.

Like obviously this is all out my rear end because we haven't seen the implementation, but in my best estimation I just don't see the point. Maybe if they are introduced simultaneously with much larger, flatter maps to use them in? An entirely different mission type where you have to transport stuff point A to point B and it's much further than the team could walk? Idk.