"Protec the lil' uns!" As Helldivers 2's CEO takes a victory lap around the latrines, players have already fallen in love with their new SEAF buddies

Helldivers 2’s Galactic Conflict arrived on Tremendous Earth earlier right this moment, with the Coronary heart of Democracy replace deploying the divers on their first missions to defend the mega cities of their house planet. To date, it is all happening nicely with gamers, particularly one new function – the AI SEAF squads.

To be truthful, you’ll be able to see why. With the newest main order requiring people to casually kill 2.5 billion Illuminate as they work to activate the cannons they will have to see off the squids’ invasion of the planet, each serving to hand on Tremendous Earth’s aspect is a welcome addition.

Earlier than we get into all of the SEAF love, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani has made it clear this was the factor he was speaking about when he teased one thing was coming to the sport that will lead gamers to defecate of their drawers. Sticking his head above the pulpit in Helldivers 2’s Discord server not lengthy after the replace went dwell, the exec merely requested: “What is the pant scenario troopers????”

“Evaporated” was one of many first responses he bought.

Naturally, it is the brand new biomes and large warfare twist that’ve finished lots of that evaportating, however if you happen to check out the sport’s subreddit proper, you may discover the AI SEAF squads people can run into as they run ops on Tremendous Earth getting a load of affection.

Principally, they’re members of the Tremendous Earth Armed forces yow will discover working across the streets and enlist that can assist you tackle the Illuminate of you chuck out the appropriate emotes. Naturally, if you happen to drop a salute, they will salute again, and so they may even be persuaded to observe you round. Relying on who you ask, they’re both surprisingly efficient in fight – under is a clip on one serving to somebody take down an Illuminate Fleshmob – or simply cannon fodder.

Gamers like them a lot that there are already requires Arrowhead to provide us the power to arm the SEAFers with help weapons, grow to be bunker door opening buddies with them, and drop a Warbond that lets people costume of their trademark blue armour.

As one participant with the deal with Excelsus328 put it: “I do not care in the event that they confirmed the SEAF dying to pleasant hearth within the trailer, anybody who shoots these troopers will get the kick”. “Oh god, now I need an emote to sing [the] Tremendous Earth anthem and have them sing it with us like in Earth Protection Drive,” added one other going by Deathzeis.

Has Helldivers 2’s Coronary heart of Democracy replace crammed your breeches with one thing tremendous smelly but, or are you ready on tenterhooks to dive in later? Tell us under!