The Helldivers 2 neighborhood is vehemently in opposition to being given an Anti-Tank Mines Stratagem for causes that began off as failures however have developed from being a meme into precise in-game lore with the newest Main Order. It’s now on the level the place gamers are actively combating in opposition to being handed the Stratagem totally free.

The newest Main Order in Helldivers 2 duties gamers with defeating 1.5 billion enemies over two days. This wouldn’t usually be an issue, however the reward for shedding the Main Order is splitting the participant base. Ought to we lose the Main Order, we’ll get the Anti-Tank Mine Stratagem as a brand new deployable weapon. Nonetheless, gamers have been combating in opposition to having this Stratagem for thus lengthy that they’ll’t assist however need to succeed, in order that they don’t get it. After all, the complete factor is difficult additional by those that simply need to play missions and win each Main Order.

Whoever wins, we lose

In early 2024, one of many first Main Orders in Helldivers 2 made gamers select between Anti-Tank Mines and one other Stratagem, relying on which planet was liberated. Gamers opted for the opposite Stratagem, then failed the subsequent Main Order to unlock Anti-Tank Mines. After that, gamers had to decide on between saving fictional kids from fictional hospitals and unlocking the Anti-Tank Mines Stratagem, they usually selected the kids.

Since then, combating in opposition to getting the Anti-Tank Mines Stratagem has been greater than a meme in Helldivers 2. It’s lore. The present Main Order flips this on its head, although, rewarding gamers with the Anti-Tank Stratagem in the event that they fail it as a result of it exhibits they need assistance.

On the time of writing, gamers have killed 500 million enemies out of a objective of 1.5 billion. Ought to they fail, they’ll be given the Anti-Tank Mines Stratagem. This needs to be simple, contemplating we decimated 100 million Terminids in below 3 hours. However gamers are holding again.

Gamers on the Helldivers 2 subreddit don’t assume we are able to uphold the meme this time, and others can see Sport Grasp Joel laughing maniacally behind the scenes. Consumer IsorokuYamamoto659 says, “Based on the maths, we’re not on time based mostly on the period of time that we’ve got left.” However I’m not satisfied. We nonetheless have a day and a half, together with two weekend evenings. There’s loads of time to hit that quantity.

The tug of warfare proper now’s between these Helldivers who need to uphold the meme and those that need the Anti-Tank Mines Stratagem. I don’t understand how evenly matches their teams are, however the informal gamers and those that simply need to full each Main Order will certainly be pumping these numbers as a lot as they’ll.

The ultimate cog on this complicated machine is the truth that we simply failed a prolonged Main Order that noticed us coordinating to kill as many Automatons as attainable to liberate 5 planets. Below every other circumstances, I feel the neighborhood may pull collectively to fail this Main Order and get that new Stratagem. As issues stand, I’m fairly certain we’ll succeed and might kiss these Anti-Tank Mines goodbye.