Helldivers 2 Maximum Difficulty is Insane

[@yassinet5]

You may leave Malevelon creek, but Malevelon creek never leaves you.

[@afroponix3414]

I’m still having flashbacks

[@igorsvideo389]

Its crazy in there...

[@thenarrator3616]

It took me a few drops to even know what to do

[@ahmadmirzatappi8142]

The tree Speaks binary!!! Wait.... You hear that... The beeping THEY'RE IN THE TREES?!!! "dad, that's just our CCTV alarm if someone on the door"

[@jaydub2546]

​@@thenarrator3616 That happens at first anyway. Wait until theres a new threat and were all blind 😂

[@Jimbaraya]

Some tips for surviving a bot wave during a long extract 1. Smoke is very helpful. Either Eagle or Orbital smoke. The bots will continue to shoot at your last known location. 2. Dual mortar + ems mortar sentry is very good at holding a point. You can also hide them behind a wall to be safe from bot fire. Sentries also do not trigger scout flares if they don't see you and only the sentry. 3. If you get the stratagems scrambler, just keep chucking out stratagems because once there is only 1 or 2 left available for you, it lowers the randomness 4. You can actually prone and hide in bush if there is something nearby. Bots are actually very blind when you are crouched or prone 5. You can have a part of the team draw most of the bots away while someone hides near extraction point, remember to crouch or prone. Bots are very sensitive to explosions or gunfire, so even a sentry firing somewhere else will draw them away. 6. If all else fails, you can hide until the timer runs out and then only run in once Pelican arrives (like what you guys did) 7. Some people intentionally trigger the Traitor barrage by going out of bounds for 10seconds. This will give you a non-stop barrage that may take out the bot swarm 😂 Amazing extract btw haha

[@ArgelTal_]

and i might add: every 5 shots with the autocannon is a clip, so you should never fully empty it for quicker reloads.

[@Morphologis]

Thanks man! We learned a lot over the last week, this was from last weekend when we were all a bit new to the game. I went straight for the highest difficulty from the start, trying to complete all the sets needed to unlock the next difficulty level.

[@Jimbaraya]

@@Morphologis haha yeah, the craziness of near max difficulty is amazing. I find the best place to play around is difficulty 5. Then you and your team can find your preferred way of destroying heavy armor, buildings, dealing with mobs. After that comes any fun stuff like smoke, ems, shield emplacement generators 😄

[@lilneoman1]

Just a side note about the stratagem scrambler: you can "reroll" just by opening the menu and typing the stratagem code again. So throwing them out does reduce the possibility of getting the next one mixed up, but unless you actually need to use it, I wouldn't suggest it. Instead, I just keep retyping the easiest/fastest code available until I get what I need, then throw

[@Jimbaraya]

@@lilneoman1 yeah, that's the ideal scenario, I'd also want to retry instead. In a hectic scenario where I really don't have the time to play a mini-gacha game, I've found better chances in just throwing everything out instead of retrying the 5th or 6th time as several bots push my way. My common stratagem loadout anyway is orbital laser, airstrike, support weapon, and a sentry. So regardless of what random stratagem I get, there is no issue chucking the airstrike or laser somewhere hostile, the sentry behind me, or even the support weapon on top of a bot for a lucky shot 😄

[@yeskevz]

"I think this is the end. I don't think we're getting out of here." is the most heartbreaking thought a helldiver can think about in Malevelon Creek

[@CyberKnightX21]

This is like watching the tragic end to an epic action movie

[@CyberKnightX21]

And now I've had to buy the game. I just need to remember to download it lol

[@Arkskii-gf03]

​@@CyberKnightX21🧢 how do you forget to download a highly popular game , upload a video of you playing 😊

[@CyberKnightX21]

@@Arkskii-gf03 bought it on steam using the phone, then just had to remember to hook the computer up and download it.

[@marcusmeins1839]

Animatrix the second renaissance part II

[@captainpro1]

​@@Arkskii-gf03you're denser than tungsten

[@Corvx]

You can extinguish the flames on you by diving to the ground.

[@TheWizardGamez]

SDR

[@ziliestarrive]

Diving like hell, hell diver… bravo Vince.

[@asneakychicken322]

It's amazing how many people don't know this, it's like the most basic common knowledge, stop drop and roll and all that

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

@@asneakychicken322bro you are covered in metal. if you are burning metal, its probably covered in gas or something. that aint going out.

[@catedoge3206]

yuh

[@lilneoman1]

Last night, i also just completed my first mission operation on Helldiver difficulty at Malevelon Creek (I am a changed man)! Some tips for everyone: STEALTH IS KING. You can get much closer than you'd think as long as you're crouched or prone. If you're stealthy but going loud, hit the units that can call for reinforcements first, generally the grunts that just look like humanoids rather than hulks and such. DO NOT BE SEE AT AN OBJECTIVE or you will be fighting many hulks at all times. If someone is seen, have them run off while the others sneak in and complete the obj. We did this to evac 30 civs silently after leading all patrols away from the area Spill oil!

[@darkstormww7479]

meanwhile that one guy being chased by 4 tanks, 7 hulks, 200 rocket devastators and running towards a commisar that hasnt fired his flare yet

[@THELANKANCOMRADE]

I am glad this game has got this successful. I've been keeping away from these Coop games because most of them look like they were made for kids with flashy colored graphics, effects and worlds. THIS feels like a proper mature setting for a mature audience!

[@Morphologis]

Agreed, the style fits my preferences. It's incredibly well done and a good laugh with your buddies.

[@malvirothe5742]

You're never too young for democracy

[@youtubeisracistx]

sounds like your just a bad parent who would poke fun at kids.

[@dudeydude77_clips]

I’m level 45, the key to both enemies on helldive is to not let them call reinforcements, or better yet, don’t let them notice you in the first place. Use light armor with the scout passive to decrease your detection radius and ping the map to see where enemies are. You can do a lot of objectives by crouch-walking or crawling between large groups of enemies without them noticing you. I also have a patented strategy called the 180-laser: if you need to assault a base but can’t afford for them to call reinforcements, you throw an orbit laser into the center and immediately run wide all the way around to the back. They won’t detect that you’re there and you’ll be able to kill anything that survived the laser without them calling reinforcements.

[@keenzo1998]

Zzzz

[@FutaCatto2]

You are Level 45 and just like every of other Level 45's, you just spam Defend missions.

[@SamA-xq1bm]

​@@keenzo1998 I bet you're fun at parties

[@franzjacobhernandez186]

to be fair, that strat does kinda sound boring compared to the usual run-and-gun high octane gameplay people are used to at lower levels. I think it's cool that higher difficulties require thinking outside the box strats and that stealth is actually viable, but if I'd have to choose between running lower level difficulties where the moment -to-moment gameplay is bombastic and cinematic or crawling/crouch walking to bases just to throw orbital strategems for 40-ish minutes, I'd probably choose the former. Or just stick with Helldive difficulty for the bugs. I think the lack of consistent ranged damage makes that helldive feel like a cakewalk compared to trying it on creek.@@SamA-xq1bm

[@dontrunoff4958]

@@SamA-xq1bmyou think this is a fun way to play?

[@davidmendoza4686]

Some of the most 18 fun minutes I've seen ever had on KZbin, thanks for uploading this epic extract man!

[@Hylanvahr]

Congrats! That difficulty pulls zero punches, but there's a way to mitigate some of the challenge if you have patience and discipline. The team I normally run with discovered that stealth (crouching and prone) with light scout armor is a must in Helldive mode (we avoid blitz and civilian defense missions in that mode). It's still not easy if you attack an outpost and they get a flare up for a dropship. What we do is a staggered line formation. Our point-man scans for threats in front as he leads, and the guys behind check left, right, and back. if the coast is clear on all sides, we run, but most of the time we crouch walk or crawl. We avoid patrols and never shoot unless we're discovered or for objective. Going prone lets you crawl right next to enemies (literally inches) if their backs are to you (you can really play this game infiltrating bases like you're Solid Snake, no joke). Yeah, we sometimes mess up and have to deal with lots of insane hell, but if we thin out the bot numbers and run away, we can usually get back into stealth and resume the mission (we only do secondary objectives if they're along our pre-planned route or if they are jammers). This has helped our grind to max rank tremendously. BONUS TIP: From Suicide Mission up to Helldive, always be on the lookout for "dick rock". Not kidding, look for a phallic looking rock each run. That's where the Super Samples are that you'll need for the tier-3 ship upgrades. Happy hunting!

[@franzjacobhernandez186]

since you're going solid snake mode do you guys ever run the DMR primary weapons or is the breaker still king for that kind of strat? Also are smokes useful for stealth, or is just breaking line of sight w/distance easy enough you can just keep running more offensive strategems?

[@Hylanvahr]

@franzjacobhernandez186 Three of us use Breakers, one uses Scorcher. We just started using smoke grenades which seem to be hit or miss for stealth. We use light armor with reduced detection range and run two offensive orbitals each with shield packs and railguns.

[@Henrydog808]

Probably one of the most epic HD2 videos I’ve seen yet!

[@le0castle]

Hey Morph, I love your SC Vids, and I love that you are enjoying Helldivers 2! Just one tip: It's better to rebind the stratagems to the arrow keys so you can call them while moving. Especially for the later difficulties this is a must, IMO.

[@yetiplayerone]

Helldivers2 has been so much fun and so satisfying when we extract! SO Stressful just watching your video! We haven't attempted the Maximum difficulty yet but now I'm dreading it.

[@NFTMASSACRE]

Not going to lie, the bugs at this difficulty are definitely more intense than the bots.

[@SandyCheeks1896]

I know it circles back around to the bugs. They are SO aggressive and massive in number.

[@fwg1994]

I know that's what everyone says, but having played mostly against the bugs, helldives against them feel fairly doable. I know the animations to look for one starting to call for reinforcements, so I can pop it before it actually does; I know the weakpoints to take down chargers, titans and spewers pretty quickly; all the enemies tend to be pretty grouped, so I can get a good read on the situation at a glance; I can avoid most attacks just by sprinting in light armor; and reinforcements do get called on me, I can just run away and get them to lose aggro by running around a few things that break line of sight. Against the bots I haven't figured out how to consistently stop them from calling in reinforcements; they're a lot more spread out and farther away, so I can't get a read on the situation as quickly; I know how to take them out pretty quickly, but I swear anything with a weakpoint on the back decides to focus me anytime I try to circle behind it; I can't dodge attacks and stay alive nearly as well; the spawn buildings are a lot harder to destroy quickly; and I haven't really figured out a stratagem set I really like for them yet. I probably just need to play lower level bot missions and work my way up. I got my first helldive missions done on bots, and the last one got a little spicy at the end, but it wasn't too bad for the most part and we had full extracts with the super samples in all but the last one.

[@SandyCheeks1896]

@@fwg1994 the thing with the bugs is that it’s true that a wider variety of loadouts will reliably work on them. Team comp and loadout choice for bots needs to be much more honed.

[@Porkwhitemeat]

Nah man bugs are way easier to deal with and I only run 7 8s and 9s. Bugs you can kite light armor is king. I can go all game at 9 without dying vs bugs. You cant really kite automatons the same way.

[@NFTMASSACRE]

I also only play against both bots and bugs at 8 or 9 sure it might be somewhat harder to kite the bots but its also much easier to stop them from continuing to spawn, or even having to engage them in the first place, they're basically blind, can walk right into an outpost and toss a grenade in the hatch before they know you're there. Further, once you know what you're doing around them its incredibly easy to win firefights. Hulks are a 1 shot with the railgun, certain primary weapons can deal with the devastators pretty easily and tanks/turrets can get consistently annihilated by a variety of strategems. there's nothing near as durable from the bots as say, a bile titan. as for the light armour thing, currently, unless they've fixed it, armor rating doesn't matter for survival. light armour is literally the only thing worth running. @@Porkwhitemeat

[@lordfarquaad5358]

This is one of the best games I've ever played with friends or other people, easily. It's such easy fun while also being extremely challenging, I'm truly in love.

[@EyesOfByes]

That James Bond/Star Wars score is hearpounding even for us viewers!

[@Morphologis]

The music and sound design in this game is half of why it feels so great to play. Such an underrated but vitally important part of an excellent gaming experience.

[@lprince96]

It sounds more like Starship Troopers to me

[@Paulunatr]

damn, that is brutal. you guys survived through smart play at the end there. just hide for as long as you can and book it.

[@blob2092]

yea but it is also cowardice, a real man doesnt hide from a fight imo

[@Paulunatr]

@@blob2092 discretion is the better part of valor, my dude

[@MetalGamer666]

For higher difficulty, remapping the Stratagem keys so you can run while doing the arrow combinations, is almost a requirement in my opinion. I use the arrow keys.

[@Killer99215]

1 word for making Bot missions easier (non-extract civilian that is): Stealth > crouch and prone a lot, make sound when you have to. 500kg bomb, autocannon, big shield on the ground, EMS Mortar (with the modifier that removes a 4th stratagem, I remove the shield, keep the mortar)

[@GeorgeEscobar-yb4qs]

Great video and amazing team work. I am new to Helldivers but its definitely best game of the year so far

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Just hit level 20 and I’ve been saving since level 15 so I could immediately get the orbital rail, orbital laser, rail cannon and shield pack and jumped right into my first level 8 bug game and it was NUTS. Had my highest kill count at 474 and I didn’t die once. Credit to my teammate who I told to lead the way and he did.

[@hk4lyfe59]

Helldivers: Come experience what its like to spend the entire game running away from the enemies you're supposed to be conducting an offensive attack against!

[@peterdinklage2165]

This is one of the craziest games I've ever played. This vid puts it all into perspective when trying to get friends to play.

[@jonathanpatterson2502]

This is honestly the most fun I have had in a coop game in years. I really wish people would stop review bombing it on steam for the backend issues. Sure it sucks but the game is fantastic once you get in! It will get sorted out soon enough

[@fwg1994]

And the reviews will get better once the issues are fixed too. Just because the game is a ton of fun doesn't mean the people who can't play are invalid, and reviews should reflect the current state of the game.

[@Danny___Riot]

I can’t get enough of this game. It seriously hits so hard on so many levels I’m in love! I haven’t been obsessed with a game like this in a REALLY long time! 😁💖

[@falcor2325]

Tip for scrambled stratagems: Throw support strats if you roll them. It will put them on cooldown and remove them from the pool of rolled stratagems, making it more likely to get what you want.

[@eLitehium]

Watching this was like watching sports! This is why this game is selling like crazy! 🤯

[@Merrlin]

The cruisers in orbit actually don’t leave, they explode in low orbit when the time expires. I noticed this when I was waiting for my friends to join my party, whilst I was standing by the window of the deck where the drop pods are. Another fun little detail the devs added into the game!

[@aintijustthecutest3863]

I'm now totally convinced, this game is designed to give you PTSD! 🤣

[@NguyenQuang-of8jr]

my thought of watching this video is: star war but the storm troopers never miss

[@wolfisim]

Looks like a crazy game, getting it with my friends when it goes on sale. Thx Morph

[@leholyllama4290]

My god. The helldiver dialogue sounds so authentic. Like they are genuinely in pain and anguish. Yet they push through which is so immersive and intense. Super cinematic! yet… Terrifying 😅

[@DaringDan]

Now imagine the PU's Distribution Centers as co-op only? It'd be amazing. I'd never leave.

[@DeviDaylight]

9 difficulty gets easy with experience and know how. Lets see when the 10th difficulty gets unlocked.

[@luked4043]

I cannot imagine doing automatons on helldiver difficulty. Nuts. I went to Malevelon Creek on “Challenging” I think and part of me is still there. We were so damn pinned down.

[@alexpetrov8871]

0:13 "Maximum Difficulty is Insane" - The player tries to run around an enemy in an open space, hoping that their running speed will make the enemy miss... What a nice start.

[@coupe97]

I recently played the helldivers difficulty with 2 players from start, boy that was THE most intense, cinematic gameplay of my LIFEE. I mean, haven't experienced such kind of co-op gameplay, this game is that good!

[@timbo2552]

6:55 "We're not gettin out of this alive." Teammate: "We can damn well try tho!" Rest in peace Helldiver, you were a warrior until the end.

[@masterDevis]

"ETA T-minus four minutes." *NOT GOOD ENOUGH, FLEET!!! WE'LL BE DEAD IN ONE!!!*

[@knpark2025]

I was looking for lv 9 bot mission to see what mayhem is in there. After all those "solo no death run" nonsenses I wasn't even interested enough to click, THIS ONE is exactly what I was looking for. FOR DEMOCRACY.

[@JohnBodd]

Literally only had 1 add on this game so far after playing with randoms. I decide to watch Helldivers videos and I see him. Combatwombat!

[@ZoroRoronoa-3]

So this is the legendary Malevelon creek, truly the stuff of nightmares.

[@Corvana69]

This is by far the most gruesome and horrifying gameplay I think I’ve ever seen from this game. 😭

[@knightoggoldenbow4655]

Thanks for visiting the creek we hope you'll visiting us again soon. Fucking PTSD induction facilitie / literally WW Hell

[@matklm]

So people pay 40$ to have PTSD?

[@kevgo_hdgaming9506]

What

[@Jk-vj6ob]

Gay comment

[@swayeccles7588]

How tf a screen give you ptsd? Soft generation

[@ljsgaming5943]

@@swayeccles7588I guarantee you pee sitting down

[@ljsgaming5943]

⁠@@swayeccles7588he’s probably older than you😂

[@IrvNation]

Challenging is about as hard as my crew and I can handle. You guys are insane for this.

[@thatdudeKarim]

Yup.

[@tysonbazzell2349]

How about that musical score? I'm wondering what your opinion is on the Helldiver's carrier. Ship breakdown video in the future?

[@Morphologis]

That would be fun to do!

[@bobbysanti9162]

Institute the draft so that the ODST Legions of the Xbox sector can drop in and spill some oil! We're waiting!

[@austinwest1734]

Going prone with that perk that reduces the range of you being spotted is so underrated

[@patrickclemens]

Two tips: 1. Rebind call in keys to be able to call in strategems on the move 2. Throw all grenades before dying Way to snatch the evac!

[@diegopena4773]

God this game looks like an insane amount of fun!

[@evanparker3586]

5:42 i like how the game spawned so much shit it didn’t even know which one of the bots it spawned killed you lmao

[@sunso1991]

The super destroyer should have a bar. Most Hdivers that came back from automatons missions can use a drink or 10

[@jerdancruz303]

I like how you input em drops out of cover. Very consistent

[@AshMeta]

Recently upgraded to an Ultrawide, and the difference is night and day with Helldivers.

[@the_8eight]

Your sacrifices will not be forgotten gor malevelon, WE HAVE WON

[@bigalf2320]

These were the days…

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

It still is. You must be a ragequitter

[@Dustin277]

This could've been star ship troopers for years😮‍💨🙂

[@DarkNight118]

I like this game. Glad to see you playing too!

[@lazygamer2995]

that extraction was absolutely wild!!!

[@Fwuzeem]

I'd love to see a 'realistic injuries' mod for this game, as this sort of stuff is totally insane.

[@MotoRide.]

8:25 "Those rocket dudes..they're the worst!" 8:32 xD

[@D1gglesby]

Morph dying with four grenades really made me sad :( Helldiver difficulty is really wild.

[@somedcgoomba7148]

My guy ran in front of like every rock instead of behind lol.

[@AetherMindrex]

Stop, Drop, And Roll!! This works for fire in the game too. Imagine that. I mean, you guys were screwed anyway. Haha. But, it might help in the future.

[@jameswilkes451]

Lmao you have Wallace from Wallace and Gromit on your team? Glorious battle!

[@กลั้นน้ําตา]

Helldiver but you're the average helldiver for enemy to show off

[@durtyred86]

If CiG added a game mode similar to this on AC, it would blow the lid off of our beloved as a whole. It looks amazing. I can't help but think about the A2 and A1 bomb run call in's with the Valkyrie or Prowler as our extraction ships. Sorry about the random interjection lol.. Couldn't help but think about the possibilities!! 😅

[@raphaelcesar7373]

This reminded me of star wars battlefront, all the crazy lasers

[@TurboBMRProjectLove]

bro stands in the wide open and wonders why he gets beamed by 20 rockets 💀💀💀

[@rosebeaufort6238]

Fighting automatons is basically men of iron revolt

[@BigBoiBalu]

That was epic and it gave me PTSD

[@stoicswe]

The only thing I wish was that the game would not crash as often as it does on my AMD GPU. It tends to crash pretty often for me, not sure why. Other than that, this game has been AWESOME.

[@aarronforste8706]

EMS Mortar, Smoke Grenades, and more defensive Strats. Work awesome! And turn off your flashlight if you are needing to be sneaky

[@Logolish]

Me: about to extract Hulk: I’m about to break the laws of physics Hulk: makes the fire go through the wall and kill me(I was on my last life) Me: I love this game

[@stephentropy]

Excellent video!

[@existingperson]

helldive is like swimming in a lake of lasers

[@kevin780313]

insane difficulty = reality

[@Oh_Good_Shot]

That was absolutely insane man good gameplay 😂

[@sarbe6625]

I think one of the mistakes you made was not destroying that base that qas relatively close to extraction. The bots actually communicate quite well with one another and will send out additional units to your position once found if the fighting continues. That on top of the continuous spawns from bot drops was making the tide of enemies even heavier than it could've been.

[@battlebunny88]

Looks like you'll need mechs to liberate the creek :)

[@Csy0095]

Can’t wait

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

Friends thought it was a good idea for my first mission after the tutorial to be Malevelon Creek on Helldive Difficulty. That shit was a damn meat grinder

[@pivotnaza]

The enemy should lowkey be able to destroy the extraction ship (with enough damage), that way you could cement the dispair and ruin of a situation such as these.

[@Morphologis]

Oh no, it definitely can be destroyed. It just takes a lot of hits before it blows up.

[@gibster9624]

Morph in Helldivers is fun. Next we need Helldiver Kate. 🤣

[@cortexcarvalho9423]

This game looks amazing and fun!!

[@MilesBurke-w5o]

It’s sounds so funny when he’s in fire and it’s sped up

[@pitied3744]

What happens at The Creek stays at The Creek

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

If this was vr, i would aim my gun backwards over my shoulder and shooting while i run away.

[@_oPhanLong]

Definitely needed to dive when catching fire.

[@kennytolley3836]

Feel jealous he completed hell dive before factory striders!😂

[@ozramblue117]

Looks awesome!

[@Alex-zf3es]

Stands on rock and gets beamed. "What?"

[@BackwardsPancake]

I'm kind of torn on the maximum difficulties: On one hand, it _is_ a genuine challenge. On the other, the way a lot of this challenge works kind of incentivizes you to avoid playing the game as much as possible. You want to stealth around everything if possible, a lot of the normally climactic fights just devolve into endless kiting, and going in with anything except the most meta weapons is throwing (Since the railgun is bar none the most universal, efficient counter to all the heavies and elites that get spammed out at this level - The other specials are just too slow and unwieldy to deal with the volume of targets). I guess my biggest wish is that they'd buff up all the other guns, to give us more interesting ways to approach this challenge. And maybe fix the armor rating too, so we can actually have some protection against the endless spam of potentially one-shot rockets.

[@KH4444444444N]

Welcome to how Millenials felt at the end of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cliffhanger episode "The Best of Both Worlds".Seth Macfarlane said he wore out the VHS tape over the 2 month wait for the conclusion. #resistanceisfutile #wolf359

[@AngelusNielson]

o7 You do Super Earth proud.

[@thejanmithsara726]

Change your control settings. Keep WASD for movement, and put the arrow keys for calling in strategems. By default, they are both set to same, but when you make this change, you can run and move while calling strategems. That make surviving easier.

[@walawala-fo7ds]

Pvp crowd : pve is for care bears. Yeah. Right

[@jdoug4142]

This game reminds of Starship Troopers 😂

[@KingFnixNot30-s4q]

Long Life The Talibots! Glory to Cyber stan !!! 🤖🤖🤖

[@mason7915]

Tip: on PC, rebind your stratagem directionals to your arrow keys so you can run while calling. Unless you have a 60%, then good luck