There is one currency – Super Credits – which can be bought with real money, but developer Arrowhead Game Studios has insisted that the stuff this buys (mostly body armour and helmets) isn’t necessary for progression, and you can earn Super Credits in the game anyway. I’ve certainly not felt the need to buy anything while levelling up over many, many hours of play.

And that’s not all: each Warbond is not time-limited! Once you buy it, you’re free to go ahead and reap its rewards whenever you like.

You'll earn these by completing missions. Each time you start one, you can see the number of medals you'll receive upon completion.

ESTES territórios da Superterra estãeste sitiados por inimigos monstruosos de que só pensam em destruir este finesse por vida da humanidade. Na mesa de guerra da sua nave, sua equipe É possibilitado a assistir ao desenrolar do conflito e participar do batalhas pelo Universo. Você fará tua parte para avançar usando a linha do frente em nome da Liberdade e da Democracia Gerenciada.

TLDR: Helldivers 2 is one of, if not the best Co-op game ever made. Helldivers 2 has fantastic immersion, gunplay and teamwork. There is incentive to do side missions because are rewarded with meaningful content. There are loads of mission variety so the great gameplay paired with the missions will make you want to play constantly. On the top of this great loop, the little things add up make this a near perfect game in my eyes.

An expansive map also means more potential areas for enemies to be lurking. You’ll need to strategize on missions and work toward objectives together, as venturing out on your own could be detrimental. 

There's also a setting to adjust the level of image sharpening. At zero sharpening in performance mode Helldivers 2 looks soft and indistinct, while stepping up to the max sharpening level increases clarity at the cost of additional artifacting. Quality mode exhibits the same difference, although given its higher resolution, the effect is a bit more subtle. Helldivers' performance mode runs smoothly. We're mostly at 60fps in typical play, with a very smooth readout, especially when combined with the game's motion blur. The game can suffer from extended dips into the 50s though, typically during larger firefights. In my gameplay the worst I saw was about 50fps, so the game does manage to stay pretty close to 60fps more generally, although it can spend a long time hovering in the 50s in extended firefights. The quality mode also manages a tight lock on its 30fps frame-rate target, but it clearly has issues with bouts of inconsistent frame-pacing.

“I personally love writing for a game with opportunities for comedy, and that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I hope I can find a game like that soon…”

Can the Helldivers pull together to defend vital strategic outposts against overwhelming numbers, or complete grand story missions before another faction makes their move? Not only time, but the blood, sweat and mangled bodies of Helldivers will tell.

These are the Yellow R at the top of the screen. These can be earned from completing missions, as well as found in Helldivers 2 Gameplay loot.

Jetpacks may seem unnecessary at first, but they can be particularly useful on snowy maps. Just remember you can't go prone with a jetpack on.

Your strategy also depends on which mission you’re taking on, and you do need to consider your armor alongside your weapons. As stated in the co-op and combat trailer, each mission will require specific load-outs which are worth considering, so you’ll need to get really familiar with your available equipment in order to successfully take down any larger enemies.

Helldivers 2 is a great co-op third person shooter that feels awesome, but is ultimately a grind-fest and does its best to hide the "pay to have fun quicker" model it has in place. The slow progression (unless you pay money) has made me lose interest in this very quickly, with little to no motivation to continue playing the same missions on the same difficulty for tens of hours until I can afford the right weapons to proceed. Positives: - Excellent gunplay. The combat "feels" great

Sharing is caring. Helldivers 2 encourages multiplayer, and it's honestly much faster to take down objectives with a larger squad. You can have up to 3 teammates with you on each mission, and multiplayer can be with friends or through random matchmaking. When you're working as a team, you'll have to and will want to share certain things.