Helldivers 2 Beginner's Guide

[@SithHappens9567]

It’s like little me staying home from school to play old school cod online with the boys except now it’s old me staying home from work to kill bugs/terminators with the fellas. Let’s do our part for DEMOCRACY!!

[@HighDiver5555]

I feel that

[@BPCougar8000]

I've been playing with randoms all week sporadically but I'm really looking forward to playing with my gaming buddies this Friday night or even plotting it out so one of us gets on early before the rush so we can all join him

[@SithHappens9567]

@@BPCougar8000 if you ever need someone to play with add me and we’ll do our part School_assassin i could use more friends.

[@georgemanheim5637]

me

[@ctrlaltchris]

FOR DEMOCRACY!

[@ivannevarez9174]

Tips from lvl 45: Railgun and personal shield are a MUST. CC and delaying the enemy becomes more important than damage output. Heavy armor is a death sentence. Bile Titan takes 3 rail guns to the face. Charger takes 3 to the arm or two and then small arms fire. KILL STALKER NESTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN. They will end your run. And lastly keep moving. Staying in one spot guarantees mission failure.

[@hallow2387]

do you throw grenades down the holes to do that? also what are your best armour choices and gun choices

[@Pyromaniac963]

@@hallow2387Yes nades work, but also the grenade launcher and many orbital/eagle stratagems work too. Best gun is the first Breaker shotgun from the core warbond and best armour is anything light, go with whichever has perks that you like as they are all pretty useful imo.

[@jordanwright3024]

Do you do quickplay or play with friends im a slow leveler cuz i have to wait for friends to get on

[@BbyGLK]

damn lvl 45 already? log off so there’s space for the rest of us on the servers!! (lol just kidding)

[@masterking905]

Does automatically do matchmaking or do I've to personally inv friends in order to play with others?

[@powermix24]

This is the game ive been wanting forever, can't believe the amount of fun you can have! Simply amazing. 40$ is kinda nuts for this game

[@Scotland_James]

Right? It’s more complete than 70 dollar games

[@STR0ZZ]

I think theyve done it to be fair and to encourage more people to play. I truly hope this game kicks off and dose well

[@Donikin]

I only got the game because of the price tag, the cost definitely gave a huge boost to the player base

[@virginianative847]

I pad 30 lol

[@Anonymous-qo4so]

It usually the lower cost games that end up being fucking amazing.

[@MarshalBKing]

Just for clarification, the SOS Beacon prioritize showing your lobby/session to other players. Even if you don't call it in game, people can still join you as long as your matchmaking is set to "Public" and not "Friends only" in the gameplay menu. Have fun Helldivers :)

[@DUCKSXLE]

1.5x playback speed, thank me later

[@failoverflow4888]

I’ll thank you now

[@chrisljudge]

You’re doing gods work. Thank you

[@cheechp3209]

Ty

[@paulharsh78]

Ty

[@D3LTATRAX]

Ben Shapiro mode.

[@brianhum8765]

Change the strategem controls in your settings from WASD to your directional keys so that you can key them in without impeding your movement control. When the fight is at it's nastiest and you need to call stuff in faster than ever, only being able to move in the direction that matches your strategems will get you killed so many times. Dynamic aiming setting is also a real convenient way to just 3rd and 1st person aim by holding/pressing the same aim button (while aiming in 3rd is plenty fine in most situations, even most assault rifles are surprisingly proficient at sniping via tap firing in 1st person at long range).

[@Stiftoad]

Ngl binding strategems to mouse buttons has been a godsend Highly recommended if you own a mouse with 4 extra keys

[@brianhum8765]

@@Stiftoad yea really any keys other than how you move

[@Radintoriov]

While you didn't have any unlocked, boosters are an absolute godsend and a tip I would give is to try and prioritize unlocking them as soon as the page they are on becomes available: boosters are equipped in the drop prep screen just like stratagems and they apply to the entire squad. The first one is already useful since it applies both at the start of a mission and whenever someone is reinforcing after getting killed, but there are also other really good ones like the increased stamina capacity + regen combo that makes traversing the map in general as well as, ahem, "tactically relocate" much quicker since you can sprint for longer and more often

[@MTB4RNR]

Are they “permanent” boosters or single-use?

[@joshouathor3783]

Permanent

[@OneSocaJumbie]

"Tactical relocate" sounds awfulyl close to a traitor's retreat soldier, but we'll let it slide, for Democracy! 😆

[@BbyGLK]

thanks for this break down!! i realized when i would play with my friends it was so much going on that i didn’t really understand what was happening besides securing democracy haha

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

I love the smell of Liber-Tea in the morning! I noticed no tips for Automatons. Tips: Aim for the head. With the exception of tanks and heavy mechs, headshots can kill the rest very quickly (even the ones with shields). The Automaton dropships can be instantly destroyed along with their passenger(s) by hitting one of their 4 thruster pods. Use cover or the Ballistic/Energy Shield equipment. They can save your life if you get caught by a large swarm all firing lasers at you.

[@CiromBreeze]

The EAT-17 Expendable Anti-Tank actually calls TWO rocket launchers down, not one. You can share it with your friends, or just use two yourself. 70 seconds per call-in is surprisingly short, and unlike the GR-8 Recoilless Rifle, the EAT-ITs don't take up a backpack slot. I'd actually put them about equal in terms of usefulness, but it does depend on the situation.

[@sauceinmyface9302]

Backpack slot has a lot of competition. The guard dogs and the shield generator are really, really valuable.

[@Radintoriov]

It's honestly pretty competitive with the recoiless especially when playing solo since in addition to getting two launchers per drop, the quick cooldown makes them expendable for luring patrols away and just disseminating a bunch across the map. Recoiless gets better with other players since with the assisted reload it can be fired incredibly quickly.

[@craigfunk3453]

I'd certainly use the rockets more against automatons. A tad slow killing a patrol and a dropship got called? Blast that ship out of the sky and take its reinforcements with it. With the bugs I say the rockets mostly have use against chargers and titans to help crack that armor if you can't quite get a consistent line on a weak spot

[@Scotland_James]

You could fire every rocket from the recoiled launcher before you’re cooldown is done for another 2 expendables

[@CiromBreeze]

@@Scotland_James Yes, but when do you ever need to?

[@bz0rrr]

This game is amazing-- came out of left field to deliver something I didn't know I desperately wanted-- for democracy!

[@Tonytaru]

I love Rurikhan guides. Always long form with tons of detail.

[@MillerTheOriginal]

'Shields up, iron breakers' ah, music to my ears

[@Deescovery1]

This is cool man I’ve never really seen anyone do like a gameplay analysis. This game is awesome learned a lot watching

[@TheFabulousRBK]

Jumped into the game blind and tried starting with Automatons. Even on early difficulties...stick to bugs.

[@rocus80m]

Same here bro, thought like wtf difficulity to Trivial and I suck so badly wtf xD

[@Anonymous-qo4so]

Yeah, definitely staying with bugs until I get leveled up and get more anti-armor and shield generator stratagems unlocked. Don't wanna go to Vietnam half-assed.

[@javierbetancourt8985]

On PC you can remap the stratagems to be the arrow keys so you can still move while calling them needs a little practice but worth it

[@paulianhodgson]

Ah that’s cool!

[@Antech91]

One thing that might’ve been good to point out is that NO weapon will EVER reload automatically, even if it’s empty. This is something that you really have to get used to, but I love it.

[@dynaelder5037]

Best guide for details I have found. All the other guides I have watched don't mention these important details.

[@Jazzy--]

I recommend reloading the machine gun when it has a few bullets left in the mag. The reload with an empty mag is significantly longer, making it super dangerous to reload mid combat. Either reload before it's completely empty or reload between combat scenarios.

[@chrisspectre81]

So much freedom and democracy in this content. Thank you sir!

[@SilentSpeak]

Just to correct you there looking at the map does not prevent you from running in fact what I usually do is Sprint and then open my map so I can continue sprinting and when you do that you could even tag if you're dexterous enough you can even tag stuff on the map if you have an armor that pays enemies when you tag on the map that really helps

[@SilentSpeak]

But you will lose the map if you fall down even a little bit it will close the map if you stumble not if you get hit though I don't think but if you get hit by a charger yet it will close the map

[@SilentSpeak]

Basically if you're in control of your actions even if you die it will not close the map but if something happens that's not in your control like a charger slams you it will close it now I also noticed you cannot shoot while you have the map open or press l1 and go down strategies while it is open and I can really mess you up because you might need to shoot all the sudden cuz hunters are on you especially lately with the newest update hunters absolutely insane so I always make sure as soon as you're done using the map you close it down I really like this function in the game it does give it even more realism after all you do have that badass touch screen on your wrist

[@Skaatje]

45:35 I thought you would die from your own drop there, would have been pretty funny. Great guide man, I learned a lot! Thanks.

[@MyLazyEye23]

Good to see you Iron Breaker. Haven’t seen you since I was playing Monster Hunter and really appreciated your videos. I’m a little scared of this game and your video helped me dive in. Thank you!

[@gigabot3662]

Expendable Anti-tank drops two at a time. In the video, you assumed you got only one in error. So it's not one rocket every minute, it's one every thirty seconds, and you don't need to reload it or carry a pack letting you use something else. Same stats as the Recoilless Rifle.

[@screamingiraffe]

Entertaining, btw, you don't have to stay at extraction spot, just let it send down a shuttle after the timer runs out and keep far away from the platform, all of the bugs will wander off and leave the platform area, the shuttle will come down with no bugs in the area.

[@thedarkgenious7967]

Honestly I already know all this from my prolific career in HD1 and some short experimentation starting HD2, but I'll still watch the whole way through because it is just fun supporting the Glorious instructors of Super Earth!

[@brandonLeddy]

The best video I’ve watched so far that explains everything in this game and makes me want to buy and play this game great job

[@williamponce9946]

Awesome explanation, thank you very much. I am sharing this with my friends

[@iamrathercool12121]

Such a good game! Loving it so far

[@nathannoel1071]

Great watching you play and explaining the game. Been on the fence buying this game because I don't game online very much. Usually solo.

[@elhazelrah]

I gotta be honest, I forgot about the ship management kiosk. I've been playing with 1st Orbital and machine gun only for multiple levels lol. 🤦‍♂ Great video! Needless to say I learned alot!

[@LuisKunha]

Many people are saying that the game is P2W. But after having purchased the premium pass I really don't think so. Weapons and armor have practically the same stats, the only thing that changes is the skin of the weapons and armor. You can buy passives in the normal pass on other armors. And not to mention that the best weapon is the shotgun which is in the 4th tab of the normal pass lol And I bought the premium pass with the credits I earned playing

[@bartell20j]

It's not, you can find the premium coin in game... also, having good equipment doesn't mean a win

[@javiergarciagonzalez3538]

Dude, i was having the worst time trying to figure out this game. I'm not into shooters but this game isnt just a shooter, is it? I craved to have fun with this game and your video very much did that possible. I salute you man. Thanks!

[@cubemage3336]

15:00 not just supplies. all yellow strategems are shared. that includes the ones you get during a mission like the turret thingies.

[@wombatnation1709]

I like the autocannon a lot, basically a recoilless with a 10 round magazine you can reload yourself if you wear the backpack. And it reloads faster than the recoilless. Probably does less damage but is still good for chargers and it can close bug holes

[@invaderIRK1]

I hate to be the one to defend cod, but when u reload a mag that isn’t empty yet, that’s called a tactical reload and your guy actually keeps the mag after switching it with a new one.

[@saltking2133]

Ruri ?!? The man who got me through Monster Hunter is now bringing his expertise of killing monsters to murder bugs and bots? IM HERE FOR ITTTT

[@polarbear4696]

I cannot wait to get into this wif da boiz, bringing a questionably extreme love of daka to the 'ole galaxies

[@ShinFTW33]

Glad to have someone age appropriate advising me on games instead of teenagers, felt wrong

[@TatharNuar]

18:00 If you turn on Dynamic Aim Mode in gameplay options, tapping right click will put you into first-person aim right away as a toggle. It's nice if the middle-mouse toggle is awkward or too slow for you.

[@TatharNuar]

Also, calling stratagems with arrow keys is a common keybind change so you can still move while punching in the code. Making the switch early is the best time to adjust to the initial awkwardness.

[@the-jokerfoxtrot764]

the number on screen for the ammo is the amount of mags, not the amount of bullets inside the mag, so that weapon has more than 10 bullets per mag, shotguns reload shell by shell so you can reload at any time without losing ammo.

[@mandrews6282]

Right now only two of the available shotguns are rounds reload (Punisher and Slugger). The remaining 4 (Breaker, Breaker Spray&Pray, Breaker Incendiary, and JAR-5 Dominator) are mag reloads (3 are drums and the SG-225 Breaker full auto shotgun uses a reg mag). I have every currently available weapon but the SG225-Breaker has been my weapon of choice lately. Thing is a beast.

[@gigabot3662]

​@mandrews6282 The Dominator is not a shotgun. It's in the Explosive category and functions like a DMR.

[@jamesvermillion8933]

See-my? SEE-MY???? Great video, but....SEE-MY?????!!!!!! Not Semi (Seh-me)? dude.

[@ohmyjosh3065]

@Rurikhan - Thanks for the video and information, really helpful. Try to get a video out asap on the types of missions/objectives, how to complete it and whether its recommended to solo or play with a team. This will also help noobs understand objectives of missions, lots of them run around like headless chickens and shoot at trees and rocks. Sweet Liberty

[@ricardosousa2424]

Don't really need the guide, but here to support a fellow portuguese.

[@Njordsun]

Great vid. Started playing yesterday and this answered a few questions I had. TY

[@Tquintv]

You have to have the deluxe upgrade to play the stratagem arcade cabinet.

[@psiHawk]

I just installed the game on PS5 to play long distance with my son. The game seems like more chaos than I can deal with but your video eased my concerns somewhat. kinda. Okay, not much. But FREEEEEDOM! thanks.

[@scoobydruid]

Just got the game and was confused by things. Thus helped a lot. Thanks!

[@JonGreen91]

Remember that your face blocks the lower right game. So, when you're highlighting 10:14, we can't see that unless you invert your box to the right or disable for that timestamp.

[@HighDiver5555]

Subbing due to the level of detail in this guide and the controls were greatly appreciated

[@Pyromaniac963]

10:55 Small correction, the EAT 17 gives you 2 rockets, 1 on each side of the deployment package. So fire 1, circle around and grab the other.

[@MethodMaster]

This is a great video, i got a ton of value out of it! some unsolicited advice, though, would be to maybe not spend time talking about the key binds (including the ones for different devices) for all the interactions and instead maybe have some sort of HUD or text come up listing the key binds for different devices so you don't cause people to lose patience.

[@dust921]

my TIP is that u can turn your hip fire targeting reticle on at all times..... not shur y thy set it to off but good for run&gun i shotgun so i need + u can change the color of the reticle & u should because your gun is not always on target lol & i like never amie at stuff that close try the normal breaker shotgun with it works good ;) hipfier 4 life

[@Xion_Toshiro]

This reminds me of 2nd Extinction meets Planetside 2 I feel reminded of my time in the Extinction Unit, EX-U I look forward to showing the Enemy; the Bugs & Borgs, why they called us "Extinction Unit"

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Setting your Settings, the most basic of basics - is essential, in every new game

[@Tavorath]

I was so excited to see how Arrowhead studios managed FPS: I wasn't dissapointed.

[@Mmjgamer82]

Auto reload would be nice, Kinda tough when your caught up in a grind and trying to pay attention to your surroundings yet surprised by an empty mag😮‍💨

[@aanadirbloodblade905]

I’m ready to help spread freedom and democracy

[@Xion_Toshiro]

I like the idea, that I can go above & beyond, just the Main Objective, & hang around to do my part, in other A-Os, to contribute as much as possible to as many things as possible It reminds me of Monster Hunter World & Monster Hunter Rise - where I can hang around, after a Quest, to Free Hunt extra stuff

[@calebthemc]

Something to add on 4 I have found purple samples very rarely so I think when green and orange samples show at the bottom it means most likely you’ll only get them with a rare chance of purple

[@brendanbrand3877]

Thanks for this. Starting this weekend and this was helpful!

[@StaindHand]

16:21 my guy said “see my automatic”

[@themissingpeace7956]

This is probably going to be the best game of 2024. I can already tell.

[@grandwizardnoticer8975]

I was ordered to review this remedial course in the name of Freedom, Liberty, and managed Democracy.

[@BudsRoses777]

Been having a blast last night was legit some of the best co-op fps gameplay ive ever had and thats something coming from a 54yo who started out playing asteroids.

[@Xorital]

Dude i was nervous during that last 5 seconds 😂😂😂.

[@ft3434]

Amazing video !!! I raw dogged it but now I understand the way 👌🏽

[@buck1982]

Great Informational video Rurikhan !

[@thegoomba336]

Thanks man. This was a great video. Gave me alot of good tips.

[@metalgearsnypa1364]

HOORA!! Just downloaded the game but watched this and read the comments before loading

[@Lunar_Yojimbo]

Thank you for information Have good days 🍻👍

[@thehumblepundit9790]

Thank you so much for this excellent primer. I loaded up the game for the first time, had no idea what I was doing and dropped into a VERY hot zone full of what looked like Terminators and was immediately blitzed like 15 times. How do you suggest picking your first few missions? As much detail as possible, plz!

[@justdean8113]

That's my issue too bro.

[@gurgelplus]

Terminators with lightsabers😂

[@5stoneservant990]

Standby sick granite handset hitching

[@mrhailstone1810]

Damn, i didnt realize i used to watch your HOTS Videos back in the day with TNG or however the group was called

[@bigmatthews666]

Love me some Space Fascism

[@seanryu5214]

Very glad I watched this video. Was wondering why I was burning through ammo like crack.

[@der_peevmeister]

_The amount of democracy in this video is liberating._

[@TriforceofPi]

Love the idea that if you die during an extraction, they still drop another helldiver down just to immediately extract.

[@r3gret2079]

Just got the game, I didn't even know you could que solo. That's huge. This shit is crazy intense, and I perpetually have no fuckin idea what im doing. I'm jus runnin n gunnin. Side note, I have NEVER heard anyone call the "X" button "cross". Tripped me out. Lol

[@bschneidez]

Every time a new game is good, I can count on you to have a guide out by the time I buy it lmao

[@ImBadGamez]

If you're playing on pc rebind the stratagem keys to the arrow keys so you can call them in and redeploy other players while you're running for your life lol.

[@patrickmcconnon93]

Watched at 1.5X speed and this video actually still makes sense, and sounds fairly normal. crazy

[@greedystevie7943]

Fr 😂

[@snorriarge2547]

Thank you very much, this was very helpful.

[@matthewake7293]

The groins of the medium sized robots is another decent weak point. Pretty sure the hit box is bigger than the head as well

[@prestonvandenbulcke4992]

Last 30 seconds you ran out of stamina but had full stims. Pop one for boosties and you could have cleared mortar. 👍🏻. Great video though with awesome explanation.

[@oktoberVAL]

thanks for the video, I'm a complete moron. tips worked!

[@ricomartins_]

best tutorial for beginners so far :)

[@BardTails]

This will be helpful for the day I can finally get in through the queues 😂

[@walkingcubkid]

For some reason I can’t switch to my side arm whenever i run out of ammo for my rifle on the ps5….

[@krbaker89]

Thank you for this guide!! 😊

[@charli3tango266]

The five D’s of Helldivers 2: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and…..dodge.

[@efales75]

Great video, very thorough.

[@g80gzt]

PSA: Boosters are a godsend. They are not consumables. You unlock it, you have it, every mission, forever. Unlock that hellpod space optimization, never have to *instantly* call supplies again, unless you use a different booster. Think of them more like team perks.

[@GatoTravieso37]

So who are the automots or what have you? The developers? And the termites side, the players?

[@ShinFTW33]

That sweet bullet flavoured freedom

[@richt.2966]

I can hold down R to bring up weapon options - but how do I navigate that menu ? My mouse and arrow keys do nothing .....

[@Alex-xg8py]

I must be blind but I saw no information on extractions. First mission I had to quit as I couldnt activate a terminal and the game didnt clarify how to activate these.

[@DavidGillen]

Less than one minute in and I'm already asking what's a stratagem? No explanation?

[@machiavelli4462]

Im new to pc. I dont have a mic that works yet and i need helldiver friends!

[@xxstylinonyaxx2622]

00:23 yeah like when you turn around and there's two stalkers behind you ready to end your career