37 Advanced Tips & Tricks WILL Make You Better at Helldivers 2

[@Claysthetics]

Taking me a lot longer than I wanted to to finish the Terminid Guide so this is something I threw together in between, what is your favorite way to play helldivers 2?

[@19421986lonewolf]

Hopefully I suck a bit less now. Thanks Clay. See you tomorrow.

[@Claysthetics]

@@19421986lonewolf We all suck together, I'm looking forward to being able to stream again tomorrow

[@Geckogold]

I still prefer stealth. While you're squishy if you get caught in an extended fight, if you bring a lot of stuff that goes "BOOM!" to hit them really hard on the opening strike, you can often kill most of them before they're even aware of that 500 kg/orbital laser/cluster bomb that you just threw at them. Remember, it still counts as stealth if there's no enemies left to alert your presence! Plus if things get too hot, it's easier to disengage and on most maps, hide behind some cover to make enemies lose line of sight. And I like being able to see enemies when I ping the map.

[@crunchyroach7613]

no one mention of using ADS or frame of you using ADS to take down anything, sloppy and lazy firing from the hip poo poo

[@PuertoRicanStyL]

I'm pretty new to this game so all tips are helpful. This game is fun and hilarious. Just like at 3:39 "This is so good no one is going to believe me!" Then immediately shoots a rocket into the back of their teammates head at point blank range, lol. I've accidentally walked in front of people when enemies are around a few times. It's absolutely hilarious.

[@GoobleryKu]

lady and gentlemen? accurate lmao

[@StivyIvy]

He definitely stole "guys and gal" from major kill lol

[@Claysthetics]

@@StivyIvy Nah this one started years ago with lost ark being 0.001% female audience in analytics and I just stuck with it

[@Claysthetics]

@@GoobleryKu Always has been

[@AStickOfDynamite-y3c]

And the lady is Vidya game mom

[@sebastiansatorius3242]

I have met at least 3 ladies during my random drops. So they are somewhere 😂

[@I39393I]

the secreat way to enhance your killing potential! BUGS HATE THIS!

[@Claysthetics]

@@I39393I THIS ONE TRICK THAY THE BUGS HATE!?

[@NoxGlvdius]

I always host random queue on 10. 9/10 it’s a solid experience, we always extract with a good amount of reinforcements. Only a few times, there’s bad apples being toxic and trolling, i just kick them after tking them. To ensure extra punishment. I never kick people who are using “off meta” because it’s cringe, and people who do kick divers for using different weapons, most likely suck and can’t clear a fortress by themselves. And most of the time im using off meta. I mainly use Jump Pack since for me it adds an extra layer of gameplay, like blasting the EAT mid lift to do those cool air shots, or shooting mid lift to hit enemies in the air. Idc what people use, just don’t purposely be an a-hole.

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

i also do level 10 only and always get the more experienced players which will always guarantee a better time then playing with low levels

[@slash4660]

"Can't clear fortresses by themselves" that's a high standard. More than 50% of players solely play on 7 and below

[@Claysthetics]

@@NoxGlvdius I didn't think of doing lower tiers because I only play on 10 and from everyone I talked to the experience is about the same but degenerates at lower tiers with more chaos divers etc. I think it's more the mindset of wanting to improve and be better honestly as long as someone doesn't spam team kill it's pretty easy to rake in the wins

[@Claysthetics]

@@slash4660 Last time we did a deep dive it was 95% of players float tier 4-7 alot of it was guessing based on most hardest difficulties and achievements earned but a very low amount of people sit in 10s all day which still surprises me

[@Claysthetics]

@@BuckingHorse-Bull I had a lot of 40-80 players do really well and it's fun to see people trying to improve and be better. I honestly think as long as someone is at least trying that's always going to be a good thing.

[@Tachyon_77]

2:40 Me personally, I play with random people 95% of the time, so I always try to keep my stratagem weapons and backpacks ready in case I get called in across the map and have to wait multiple minutes for a new weapon

[@conspiracy1914]

yeah some people ping over and over again while the team is split. it would be better if their partner called in. which he is currently too busy surviving a breach. some needs patience

[@IamCoalfoot]

"Accidental Team Kill" Last night I dove from a bot that took a swing at me and fired my Senator two times. Once for the bot, once for the teammate twenty meters away. I couldn't do that again if I tried lol.

[@chaffychaffinch]

W video all around, I really respect you saying the most important thing is teamplay and just having a good time. That's what it's all about.

[@KlyosXA]

Battle Budy system: Split 2-2. One teammate has the ammo backpack. The one team that has the ammopack does not call in supply strategems as that can be called by the team that doesn't. Get things done faster and no one is starved for resources.

[@drohas8185]

Great info. Love your guides and glad you put a big emphasis on etiquette

[@spacebarjazz]

I think a useful tip is to try to save big barrages for breaches and outposts. When I get matched with newer players (30 and under), I see a lot of them throwing big barrages like Napalm or 380s as a panic button against one or two large enemies, like titans or hulks. By the time the barrage is over, the big guys are often still standing (especially versus napalm), and now their big grid deletion ability will be on cooldown when the enemies are ready for a call-in. It doesn't bother me that much, and I'm happy to play around it. But I can't help think about the fun killstreaks they're missing out on.

[@Imold-j6z]

I love setting up PVP matches on the 15 minute eradicate missions. How you set up the match that you. Complete the main objective. Battle Royale kill each other. Use up the remaining lives. until only one remains and they get to board. Yes, all 4 people have to kind of agree to not just end the mission early. I strongly recommend bringing in Expendables and mines Firebomb Hellpods. Littering the place so that when you're running from each other.

[@Claysthetics]

@@Imold-j6z We usually do throwing knife death match on eradicates and search and destroy it's always a ton of fun if everyone does it. The Expendables are also labeled as the disposables around these parts 😂

[@empty5013]

that airburst clip is incredible and couldn't have ended in a better way

[@ninjaseal2]

The community part of this was heart warming. Here's to fighting for freedom with the people we care about!

[@RandomHammy]

Talking about kicking and quick play, I've been getting kicked a fair bit just for being high level. Don't just randomly kick people because they have high level or get more kills than you please!

[@emdo.unlimited555]

I got kicked one time because i wiped the entire map and getting in the way of their learning. I shouldn't have gone hard and deserved the kicking. Now i run around more in aupport when i'm in a squad sub level 35

[@jjr6461]

Tip #2. STOP USING THE TESLA COILS IN CLOSE QUARTERS AREAS. That thing doesn't care if you're friend or foe, grandma or a trick-or-treater. Throwing it in an area where we have to defend such as a fort is just getting your teammates killed, losing the objectives, and wasting respawns

[@Schlalan]

1:51 LMAO Yeah like what's up with that? It isn't just me?! 😂

[@jtmckend6741]

Liberation rate is actually determined by how much xp you earn, so extracting with evety one counts just about as much as clearing all the enemy forts/bases.

[@Joffrey373]

ORBITAL NAPALM DOMAIN EXPANSION!!!!! Hahahaha for real though S tier video man thank you for making this!

[@Donnie-q9o]

Most players I queue into a mission don't even go for the yellow blinking beacons you find around the map or just go for the main objective and extract.

[@Strothix]

W vid, W takes, W democracy.

[@Claysthetics]

@@Strothix no you

[@SibkoDC]

I recommend trying completely random loadouts on whatever lvl you feel comfortable doing that, ton of fun lol. (I used wheel name generator for awhile to do this and would just update the lists with every warbond)

[@FantomShade]

I’m a beginning HD2 tuber experienced HD and I love all the communities we have the people the salutes and the hugs!!!!

[@Bubbachichi]

I think this falls into the communication part of the vid, but barrage awareness. Please, take note on what the barrage youre about to throw does. Your napalm barrage does NOT close bug holes, stop throwing it on a small nest, if youre gonna throw one, throw a 120 or a 380mm barrage, that actually closes bug holes, or even better, just throw a 500kg on it. And WARN US WHEN YOU THROW THEM. Please, when you are playing near someone, throwing out a hold position on the wheel is great, and i've noticed teammates not running into my eagles and orbitals as much (normally im ahead of everyone by a lot, so i throw them assuming it will be like 80 meters from my team, but theres always that one guy who doesnt pay attention and runs straight into an eagle airstrike, dies, and kicks you, or kills you.

[@kordova2182]

Great video as always. been a while since i played ive been overtaken by PoE2 lol

[@Claysthetics]

@@kordova2182 bro poe2 cooked so many people I'm waiting for the next big update before I grind again

[@whitepaws60]

I felt a sense of pride when I got half way through the video having learned nothing new because I already did most of it

[@jjr6461]

Skill set tip #1. STOP JUST THROWING DOWN STRATEGEMS JUST BECAUSE THE ENEMY IS THERE. If you have teammates in the immediate area as the strategem that you want to throw....WAIT!!!!!!! or communicate your intentions before you throw it.

[@punkasaurian3055]

What is tactical reset?

[@chrisbarnhardt8650]

@@punkasaurian3055 it’s when you agree to kill your diver to be spawned back in (typically) closer to the rest of your team

[@conspiracy1914]

@@chrisbarnhardt8650 or is it full team kill and full replacement is done near extract. not sure this is the first time i hear about this

[@DylanGuitar525]

The first times I played a colleague of mine invited me to his group there I was a lvl 5 going on a super hellfire with my friend and some randoms. We extracted and I didn’t even do too bad. Don’t know why there has to be a meta. Play as a team and spread democracy together 💪🏽

[@nahfeh2008]

Unfortunately I always hit quick play since I have no friends playing the game. I don’t even have gaming friend to start with 😅 am 43 😢. So my sweet spot whenever I have time to play (every couple of weeks or so) is level 7 bugs and level 6 bots and I have no problem playing level 10 illuminates. I play lower levels for the sole purpose of farming samples with squad of course. I really appreciate your channel and videos.

[@AndrewAspiringGamer]

When you're throwing people at their stuff, pay attention to the situation. Sometimes people will just throw me in the middle of a bot drop that already killed me, and spawning in the middle of a fustercluck of enemies who already killed me minus my gear is just wasting a life about 75% of the time.

[@joegarcia4550]

Idk man once I got my new energy shield I refuse to put it down 😂 it's so good to absorb some insane things like a tank shot or tri pod Lazer feeling like master chief some times 🤑

[@TheWerttyFiles]

@@joegarcia4550 Did they buff the personal shield backpack?

[@joegarcia4550]

@TheWerttyFiles it's the new one that came out recently the directional shield is goated

[@datadavis]

I accidentaly domed a helldiver with a directional facing me a few days ago with my shotgun. Mustve been a defective shield lol

[@joegarcia4550]

@datadavis ricochet maybe

[@pehenry]

3:50 - I can't tell you how many randos I see who do not have a backpack or support weapon. Then I offer my MG or HMG and Supply Pack, via chat, and they either straight up ignore me or decline.

[@Cobb]

I stay muted most games but I like the emotes and call outs for basic communication, works well enough.

[@brandonsprouse9987]

Should I focus on clearing easy maps for exp to level fast, or focus unlocking stratagems?

[@almfreak]

@12:50 "Stop the Zerg..." haha, was this intentional or a slip of the tongue? Pretty funny either way!

[@RG-3PO]

Voice chat all of the time is horrible. It ruins the game Hell Let Loose because talking does not equal communication. Repeat after me: just talking is not communication.

[@Claysthetics]

@@RG-3PO alot of people can't talk and play either you see this alot in things like marvel rivals where they are yapping but can't play their character lol. I also do a tank crew on hll so I know your pain.

[@PhilosophicallyAmerican]

I can spit out some quick orders or acknowledgments in clipped military fashion. Heaven help me if we try to discuss anything not game related though.

[@obliviondio]

The vast majority of these tips are not to improve your skill or knowledge of the game. Its just being sympathetic to your teammates. Video should have been either split or seperated into 2 videos.

[@primary2630]

8:30 so if someone else picks up super credits do you also get them? I see people racing for them all the time lol

[@eWeaver144]

Yes, everyone gets and shares the super credits, same as the samples. I think people rush for them because they are excited. Also, if you leave a game or your game crashes, you still get those super credits. Once someone in a game picks them up, everyone in the game gets them immediately, no need to extract.

[@unknowable_sir]

Super Credits are immediately transfered to all Helldivers on the map, and once you have them, they're yours, no need to extract like with samples.

[@obliviondio]

The whole point of extraction is a flawed mechanic in the game since it doesn't benefit you at all unless you want samples and that's it. It also goes without saying that the small alien sample you get on the field is pointless to go after unless you want samples. Now apart from samples.... You will still get the warbond reward medals and xp as long as you've completed the mission even after you've run out of reinforcement lives and the mission ends by dieing early. You'll also get all requisition strips, medals and super credits found even if you don't complete the mission. A very lame system that needs to change.

[@unknowable_sir]

@obliviondio extracting is still good to do as it aids in the overall war effort, you get a higher squad effect rating if you do and that helps everyone. I'm doing my part! Are you?

[@obliviondio]

@@unknowable_sir I stopped caring about the MO since the devs can change it as they wish regardless of the player progress. At least if they redesigned the whole extraction experience by forcing the players to get extracted inorder to get the actual stuff that's found on the map then that will by far encourage people to play out the entire mission and achieve a victory. The way it is now will simply not encourage people like me to care to play the missions all the way through or even play through 3 mission types just to add points to liberating planets. There is simply nothing to gain. Furthermore..... If we lose every MO then there's nothing lost at the end. Your character is still be preserved with everything you've had prior. A new galaxy map will appear and the whole system just resets with Joel continuing to be the DM.

[@demonicdude1328]

Airburst is a super slept on support weapon

[@Mello_me]

i use push to talk, I ask if people know their mic is on when they hot mic, 70% of the time they mute and I no longer hear chewing.

[@Mello_me]

4:26 its the opposite of a problem, its a learning opportunity. its information that you did something wrong.

[@classiccarlover]

its a pain to text on console because we cant run while texting in chat making us a sitting duck

[@RottenFilmProduction]

Once you learn how and when to kite in the game gets weirdly easy. You can kind of just stroll around the battlefield like John Helldiver.

[@Gl0ckb1te]

Kite the game? What's this mean

[@terrsus]

@@RottenFilmProduction yes, bots become a lot easier once you accept that relocating and attacking from another angle is wiser

[@terrsus]

​@@Gl0ckb1te being close enough to the enemy so that you can wear them down, but far enough away that the amount of damage you take is manageable.

[@scottcheg9]

Mic is pretty essential if you ask me, you can’t throw a 380 barrage and worn me at the same time with txt can you? I was playing a game last night were I was saved twice simply because I was warned in time with a simple “M4 380 on your location” that’s all it took, I get it sometimes you throw a stratagem and you didn’t see your teammate there, we’ve all done it, but if you don’t say anything they’re just doomed.

[@davidcook680]

Dude I hardly use the mic. It’s on I just don’t talk much. Don’t really need to communicate with anyone. And I play mostly with randoms. Usually we all get what to do. There are a few players I play with from time to time. We play excellent together. Never have to talk much. Just know what to do. One thing is. I always use gas grenades and orbital gas. I can be flexible with anything else. But those two are always ones I’m using.

[@vulcanist]

I really wish some people would stop acting so self important and just play as a team. Had a match earlier today where 3 out of 4 of us knew what we were doing. Didnt even have to communicate the plan. Total strangers. 2 of us went for loot and POIs and the other guy went for OBJs and some loot on the way. We hit side OBJs and every POI on the map. What did the last guy do? Run off alone to the main OBJ by himself while we regrouped at a SAM site. Died alone, got reinforced and just killed all 3 of us on sight and rage quit. No communication, no chat, no voip. Just got mad and killed us. No idea wtf the issue was but we all hadn't died once up to that point. Hate to see it.

[@deadmauciha7696]

Hello had reached lvl 30 playing standart load-out. At LVL 90 realizeed need to buy stratgem hero machine. 115 unlocked everything. Grow up to 130 to unlock new warband. No wont grwo up ... Reached 140 eaiting for update

[@Habanero212]

I just love fighting bugs. 9 months of playing and I just don't like fighting bots. I don't mind the squids though. They've grown on me. Are there groups that just dive bugs exclusively on discord?

[@Claysthetics]

@@Habanero212 I think that if you just ask people to play bugs for a bit most people probably will but I don't know any bug dedicated discords

[@gamerforever5105]

i play whit Mr.Pipz kool dude ,also keep the good job bud GGs

[@jake-vo1cl]

I have only ever kicked 1 person out of my 400hrs on this game because he was running around just waiting for us to collect all if the samples but yet he didn't help collect them nor help bug breaches mind u it was a super helldive

[@datadavis]

I got kicked a bunch of times in the beginning despite not doing anything wrong, doesnt happen anymore though

[@nevasoba5953]

90% of my gameplay is thru quick play. I don’t have a go to set of friends that I can play with. So I have to roll the dice.i would love to find some folks to Clique up with but I gotta take what I can get. That said I genuinely have pretty good experiences.

[@Bleuthatup]

The title of this vid couldn't help me at commenting that they buffed the helldivers so much and nerfed enemies so much that current dif 10 feels easier than the original 9. It's almost a joke, but at least people on reddit and youtube aren't bitching about the game being too hard instead of just lowering the difficulty to a level they could beat the game in. Some of my friends even stopped playing the game because they find it too easy now and feel the challenge is gone. A bit sad.

[@jamieamcmaster4752]

All mines and an airbirst is a build i have to try lol

[@maddog9213]

Use the constitution if forces you to get good

[@DugFromTheEarth]

What about a tip for earning warbonds reasonably. Besides all out paying for them.

[@Claysthetics]

@@DugFromTheEarth I have a video dedicated to super credit farming so that would definitely help, some people said they nerfed the rates so I'll be re testing it this week to see but for the most part you should be able to get 1 to 1.5 warbonds per hour in a 4 man just depends on planet

[@gothicpando]

Dats alota tips!

[@AndrewAspiringGamer]

99% of people i kick was because i forgot i had it on public while getting my friends together. Just straight up nepotism. Sorry randos. But I still love ya.

[@imfam0usjay]

LOCKINNNNNNNNNNN BING BONG

[@Claysthetics]

@@imfam0usjay Clawk eeen first

[@imfam0usjay]

@ always LOCKINNNNNN

[@soullessginger-420]

Only problem with kill farming sometimes you exfil and it no joke feels like a lvl 1 exfil with nothing happening, me and a buddy practiced climbing a rock for 4 minutes before we finally said fuck it time to go

[@spacebarjazz]

Moving "inward" away from the map edge can fix this. If you've cleared out all of the enemy outposts, new patrols can only spawn in from the nearest map edge. If any player is standing within about 100m from the edge, new enemies won't pop in except shrieker and gunship patrols.

[@johnnatandc]

People loves to take your shit and then you are left without anything until the cooldown is over :S ... I have been robbed of my mecha, FRV, recoiless rifle... It is annoying.

[@Claysthetics]

@@johnnatandc Yea that's why i wanted to bring it up, nobody is really talking about it and when it does happen it sucks 😭

[@johnnatandc]

@@Claysthetics indeed and I really appreciate man! Good job on the video!

[@conspiracy1914]

i have never encountered that yet.

[@MightyNumpty]

Would it bother people if I drop into quickplay with a mic on? I mostly play with friends, but they aren't always around, and I have been considering playing with randoms. But I am on Ps5, so using the text chat would be... a struggle 😅

[@Claysthetics]

@@MightyNumpty It's always good to have your mic on, but from my experience most people don't talk outside of text. It was mostly a meme for the insane level of background noise some people have that always happens to be dishes 😂

[@Burma1]

I am new to Helldivers and was not sure what you meant by tactical reset, can anyone explain please :)

[@derkaiser9881]

Face the wall

[@spacebarjazz]

I think(?) Clay means blowing yourself up so that you can be reinforced by another teammate somewhere else on the map, like an objective or a buddy bunker.

[@derkaiser9881]

@@spacebarjazz You self delete to get more ammunition/nades/stims.

[@MetatronsCube23]

Lawk eeen

[@neonphoenixoriginal]

First tip is spot on, respecting other’s time and having etiquette is not a problem for most, but I’ve noticed that playing with “ghetto” people it’s just a bad time.

[@KyleM-f6n]

I havent played in like 2 weeks. My Helldiver is on vacation because damn this game is repetitive.

[@Claysthetics]

@@KyleM-f6n It do be like that we need some new missions tbh

[@deitylurker120]

3WEM

[@Claysthetics]

@@deitylurker120 deng

[@cazzzz913]

Worse player - kills everyone at the extract and purposely leaves all samples and extracts himself.

[@ChrisScales17]

I can't handle playing with people who don't pin, mark or have a mic. Do some or do all. But don't do nothing 🤦

[@electrolitez4237]

Just the tip

[@Claysthetics]

Moodeng aproves of this message?

[@nicbarrax76]

Great video! But stop calling me lady.

[@ethangraner7102]

I would never kick someone for a build but trying but if I see that damn plas sniper rifle lol

[@gamerforever5105]

hey bud nice videos ,add me on HD2 we should be the ultimate team