Helldivers 2 NEW Automaton Base Defense Mission is INSANE

A massive Automaton Invasion Fleet has overran nearly every planet in the Valdis Sector after it was thought that the robot forces had been eradicated. We must now fight back to defend these planets from the attack in the name of Super Earth! Playing with @Stodeh Leave a like if you enjoy the video and subscribe for more. Thanks for watching!
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▶ Helldivers 2 NEW Automaton Base Defence Mission is CRAZY..

[@Tomographic]

THE BOTS ARE BACK ✊

[@Disaster_Tourist]

Stream when new warbond drops?

[@Tomographic]

@@Disaster_Tourist you know it.

[@thePavuk]

They never left.

[@1gn30us]

They may be back, but I and the Flame of Freedom are done fighting bugs, SPILL OIL! (Ps: why does Markara or whatever it is look so similar to creek, please don’t be creek)

[@LuisHernandez-yy4yv]

thank you for the zoom in!

[@timmeh8974]

this new mission might actually be my new favourite. Seeing so many enemies packed on one side of the gate = glorious chaos 😂

[@IamHattman]

Good use case for some if the barrage orbitals looks like

[@thesaucyprophesy2939]

@@IamHattman120mm goes crazy bro

[@cosmicclan2253]

Enemies bunched up? No problem! Simply ⬆️➡️⬇️➡️

[@UnbanBeans]

I know I’m playing on helldive but I feel like I’m missing something. If I have anything but a full squad I get decimated from hulks, tanks, and tanks on hills

[@jacobfarahay6719]

Dude agreed I was waiting very Patiently for a mission specifically like this and I’m stoked. Now give it too us with the bugs

[@IM-jt2wm]

"Somehow the automatons returned"

[@user-qm7tp8ix6f]

And I’m not mad about it

[@thanhhoangnguyen4754]

​@@user-qm7tp8ix6f Plus beside it more a war strategy logistics. We been duped at the rear guard while main force was aiming for Cyberstan all along. Honestly if anything I feel frustrated because we been trick believing we already won.

[@REDSKINRAGE510]

I’d guess that they still need more time with the next faction that’ll be coming to the game soon but that’s just my opinion on the whole “Somehow the automatons returned” situation. Wby?

[@Hallelujah3r]

Thanks Kathleen Kennedy

[@vozzy06]

They used the solar eclipse as distraction

[@BackWaveUnited]

Joel really cooked. Got to be the best game master ever

[@kirkginoabolafia3650]

It's literally BRILLIANT from the devs. "Our players aren't really using heavy armor, large shield generators, or really any other turrets....let's make a game mode that prioritizes all of those!"

[@melostos157]

yup, thats how working against a certain meta works; not nerfing said meta items to death but instead elevating other items to create their own meta…because once devs nerf the meta to death players need to find another meta/strong alternative and thats what gets most players to lose interest *cough* riot games *cough*

[@tigerseye1202]

Careful with orbital lasers on this one. As per usual, our weapons do not care if they hit friend or foe, and I _might_ have destroyed one of our gates with it.

[@Tomographic]

You've been promoted to Major Laser 🎖

[@burningsnow9870]

I keep telling the cadets to NOT orbital strike the gates -.-. Those damn berserkers practically rub their greasy chainsaws together seeing a panicked cadet with an orbital strike stratagem.

[@thePavuk]

Nobody expected that Creek would be considered as "tutorial". People say that Creek was like Space Vietnam. This mission was like Vietcong surprising offensive to USA bases.

[@googuygaming3635]

Tet Offensive

[@8thlvlMage]

The creek was daycare compared to places like Draupnir or Hellmire.

[@ucmanhho9457]

Creek was VC, this is NVA

[@kamal_jab]

This is the Gulf war

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

Malevelon Khe Sanh

[@nathanielcockayne2376]

I love this mission I hate this mission Hahahaha the split second decision

[@tuinhekdeurtje5910]

Also the hulk just deciding he wanted to fight on a different planet

[@TheRogueWolf]

Amazing how quickly a flamethrower can change one's opinions of things.

[@sethraelthebard5459]

The HMG emplacement Strat is INSANELY useful on this mission. It hits hard enough to take down the bots when they funnel into kill zones. If you set up two HMGs on the platforms on either side of the gates, you can create overlapping fields of fire that melt all but the heaviest bots. Hulks and Tanks are the only things that can give pause, and the hulks can be hit on their red eyeslit fairly easily. The Quasar cannon and orbital laser make this mission so much easier. And of course, the trusty 500MG Bomb can level the playing field when the drops become too numerous.

[@TheKairos2011]

Ah yes...the 500 Milligram Bomb 😂

[@nomaad000]

I always run with the hmg placement, it's the only civilized fashion to deal with problems.

[@ralle2014]

@@TheKairos2011 Well actually 🤓👆 a big M as unit prefix stands for Mega, as in 10^6 and not 10^(-3) which milli, little m, is. smh my smh my head shake my head 😤

[@DarkDesypil]

I would actually recommend against the laser if you are trying to keep your doors up as long as possible. If a bot gets right up to the wall while the laser is out, the laser can and will immediately destroy the door

[@mrpotato6567]

Had a guy do this earlier I was in awe of his genius mortars and eagle airstrikes really help once those HMG’s go down

[@chaywarburton3488]

I love this mission... the kill box and strat spam is the best xD FYI... The smaller bots can still call drops and bring them right on top of you, so they will drop in the back but can get to a point where it's right on your head. Everyone needs the EMS sentry and Orbital EMS strike at some point. Auto Cannon Sentry. 500 KG. Laser. Auto cannon.. anything that just goes BVOOMMM! I see on average maybe 10 hulks and 4-5 tanks at a time lol....

[@marubinmgd6838]

Double quasar is good too especially when the dropships spawning ramps up near the end

[@SANESX]

​@@marubinmgd6838My favorite tactic is self double Quaser. Drop a second one in mid gate then keep fire and switch during overheating.

[@Cyberhawkzz]

Use both mortars. One stuns them, one kills then. Offset the whole match. Of two people do this, you’ll have like 5-6 out at one time.

[@chaywarburton3488]

@@Cyberhawkzz I'm not a big fan of the left side, 2nd dropship always hitting the top of the cliff... that one is frustrating.

[@Low-effort-individual]

Some of the cliffs you can drop turrets and mortars if you drop there

[@ZiGGi03]

Helldivers is a breath of fresh air I can’t get enough of you guys playing together! Such a laugh . Great video bro keep the helldivers games coming. Their great 👍

[@Tomographic]

Glad you're enjoying the content 🥰

[@rydermaroevich5384]

There’s definitely going to be a super earth defense mission, sounds amazing

[@diegopena4773]

Imaging a mission defending the surface of mars or the moon 🥵

[@maximal144]

A defence mission in the city evac civilians and protecting gates and evac ships would be crazy man, like "what the hell we defend"

[@thesqualful]

Stodeh with “brother ehhh” was hilarious

[@Jimbaraya]

I found it amazing you guys were able to do the hold despite giving up the first wall up so early. We find that heavy armor with fortified perk, vitality booster, ems and mortar sentry works well in this map.

[@Sir-Raph]

This mission on Helldiver makes for some amazing *_Helm's Deep_* action!! Feels great collapsing your defence perimeter as sh** gets crazy.

[@darca-6283]

"Violent acid storms" ah good!

[@Mazapine]

New mission is a blast, I'd love for them to have one of those set in a city or town

[@ZiGGi03]

When super earth gets attacked I think we will get more of that . The textures and farm equipment are already in the game so will be added soon I imagine . I hope we get that sooner than later though, it would be epic .

[@mazack00]

The bots setting up on the high ground and laying suppressing fire was amazing.

[@mclovin2408]

Pro tip for this mission, grab a walking barrage and when it gets rough throw it so it fires through the doors, obviously don’t fire it when the door is still functional though. Cluster bomb is also a life saver same with the 500 kg bomb.

[@davidhunter7545]

And you three handled them swimmingly! Another epic conquest for Democracy from Tomo and his boys! This is exactly why I subscribed, great content, anxious drama and fun with friends.

[@Disaster_Tourist]

Not only does Tom bless us with some of the finest gameplay, he treats us viewers to peak video editing as well. 4:52

[@octaviusceasar1315]

we did 4 of these last night, got our stride after the first 2 losses. one of which was when the dropships started dropping tanks INSIDE the base and it broke the generator when we shot it down by mistake and it crashed into the ground. must haves : at least 1 mortar and 1 quasar per diver. only 1 EMP mortar, anymore and you guys are slowed as well. get Gas Strikes, damn things are very effective. orbital burst strike. oh, and try to call down as many quasars as you can, so you can fire and swap while its on cooldown. hella fun mission

[@cybertonto72]

Now I want to see you guys do it with the correct setup

[@gugugaga5867]

You guys are my guilty pleasure during working 😂😂

[@shanemcdevitt2568]

That was mental cant wait to play new mission

[@waywardgun]

Wow, I'm glad we waited to have 4 of us to try this! Also quick PSA side note I feel like the orbital precision strike is underrated. As you start with it at level 1 I think people write it off. I'd still pick the railcannon strike for bugs just because its easier to hit fast targets, but for bots it can 1 shot tanks & hulks, has a much faster cooldown than the railcannon and a bigger AOE. Especially useful on this mode where you can get the large targets to sit still at the gates and just drop it right on them

[@themanwithinflatableknees8770]

Genuinely. This video sums up why i love this game. Mates having fun and a lot of screaming 😂

[@Jolbulka]

this looks LIT

[@haikopaiko]

I played a few on tier 8. It went pretty smooth when we focused on using EAT on the drop ships. Pretty fun mission type 🤙

[@jalontf2]

back from the front. spreading the word in the new defense mission, spamming Shield Relays on the gate keeps it alive. 2 of us kept the very front gate up until the 8th rocket (on level 7)

[@user-no6pn7gd2f]

That is very well done. Insane hordes.

[@Womprat_]

This mode reminds me of that starship troopers game that released awhile ago

[@JustPablo5000]

That's what it is! Thought I was going crazy and couldn't remember where I saw it.

[@GeoFry3]

For the flank defense on the landing pad. Drop a static and regular motar back a bit and then call down 2-3 quasar cannons so you can shoot down the multiple drop pods that will land each time. (Shoot, swap, shoot, swap, shoot, swap.) You will stall the right flank landings and chew up those that manage to get to the ground.

[@peterswrath8806]

this looks insane. cant wait to play this later today, after school

[@paulnazzy9379]

Bruh "what's the worst that could happen" famous last words 😂😂

[@jamesgillum9604]

jeeeeeeeeezus that quickly became complete pandemonium, very well done completing that it looked so damn hard

[@cyanidesyn123]

Haha watched this live last night. So good

[@Gabe-kb7bn]

did it for the first time and it was spectacular this is now prob my favorite mission

[@LILCAT04]

Look at Tommo protecting the evac! Hell yeah!

[@beanzeani2440]

you delivering so much h2 content is exactly what I love to see

[@shmeebs387]

I think they should have waited a bit before the bot counter attack. Let the victory breathe and feel like a calm before the storm. Like make it feel like the bots retreated to build up this new giant force. Now it just feels like the bots were holding back for no reason.

[@seancrittenden7826]

The defense mission is unreal! Top tip when you lose the first 2 gates split up 2 top firing from the last gate which you leave open to stop it getting damaged and two defending from the broken gate game changer for bots as they focus fire on the divers on the second gate not the last

[@zanehussain4166]

HELL YEAH

[@Skate_lift_hunt]

That was an INSANE success on that one! I thought for sure you guys were cooked a few times there.

[@AndroidG13]

*sees the stratagems the team chooses* "Oh god they have no clue" 🤣

[@Mr_G87]

I feel this is what the extermination missions should have been (not necessarily in concept but in structure). Instead of an open structure where the enemy comes from all sides, have more of a fort like structure (or a conjunction point where enemies come from) to better facilitate organization and strategy (else it devolves into pure insanity being flanked from all sides), like instead of being timer based (rockets launch), just have a kill count.

[@theKhaosFactor]

A good strategy might be to keep the door open until the bots are in spitting range, to preserve the structural integrity. once the wave is repelled, open the door again continue preserving the integrity.

[@vipulgupta2048]

Found you through the first video from Jackfraqs of Helldivers 2. Jack has gone a bit too mainstream for my liking nowadays. Glad you are sticking around with Helldivers, spilling oil and killing bugs.

[@JadaKilla]

Oh, so that’s how me and my one buddy was able to complete it. Just the two of us us on Hell dive difficulty.

[@coldflames1D1A5]

Bots: Its over Tomo! We have the higher ground.

[@W1gglePuppy]

Ems sentry and gas strike work really well.

[@lucasm8516]

That was insane

[@1ucky1ux]

As someone who LOVES defense strategems, I love this new mission

[@theKonfusion]

"Look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day, at dawn look to the east" - Pelican 1 (the white)

[@rapatouille]

love your voice impressions

[@Plaidear]

Can’t wait to there’s super earth defense missions

[@GMo4824]

First time I’ve seen the Ballistic Shield in use like that

[@emrysmcgee4994]

I gotta buy this game dude just to enjoy the pure chaos of it all.

[@marubinmgd6838]

Most optimal strategems here is two quasar and two railgun then 4 mortars. Doublr quasar on both players would ramp up the amount of dropship you can shootdown especially near the end of the run where you could see more than 5 dropship coming at the same time

[@trevorthurlow8320]

Awesome… Want more

[@prapulkrishna]

I can't wait to play this game on my new PC next month

[@Ewerboweski]

I did not lile how fast they came back. But this is my favorite mission in the game. I am a sucker for TD modes.

[@g3ar75]

This mission looks awesome, shame I never got to play it 😅

[@wicio54]

Feels like CC startagems may be very effective here if objective is to just stall enough

[@marcoams6239]

Mines and sentries are gonna go so hard on these

[@neko_otaku_guy213]

This looks fucking insane.. I love it!

[@kevinthompson8806]

Madness!! but ilove this game. I keep wonder what wouild Helldiver3 be like. It would be incredible.

[@Keiseru]

I played this mission today and it was awesome. Mortar turrets on the whole team made it waay easier though. It only difficulty 8 however, not 9 like this.

[@ChrisTeeGaming]

'why am I swimming out of the ground?!'

[@patrickgideon8584]

The new mission is amazing imo.

[@Prockski]

Using mortars and a Quasar Cannon for the drop ships makes this much more casual when playing solo on Helldive.

[@carlosespinal17]

Finally the mines will work for something!

[@SomeBlueStuff]

I’d love to do this mission against bugs, proper Klendathu last stand vibes

[@cmpss7292]

Slipspace rupture detected Slipspace rupture detected Slipspace rupture detected Automatons returned like how the whole d*mn Covenant fleet warped in (Halo) Reach

[@TheRogueWolf]

You need explosives for this mission. "How many explosives," you ask? _Yes._

[@gregthepeglegpregdreg]

8:46 EVERY CELL IN MY BODY IS BEGGING ME TO HAMMER ⬆➡⬇⬇➡ ON MY KEYBOARD

[@mandriceugen7809]

"WE ARRRE LEAAVINNG "

[@VenomAJS]

It’s my new favorite mission I love it so much

[@momsspaghetti9970]

Would be cool if we get convoy escort and outside the wire missions for this. Imagine trying to help a caravan inside the fob qith 4 of your buddies and you'd have to fight you way through until you get to the base.

[@gerardbishop162]

I had the shame shock as you guys seeing this new mission with no idea what it was. My favourite mission by miles

[@eXpG_Harlock]

this is like the old defense mission evryone with 2 motars each all with autocannon turrets 2 with anti person minefield 2 with quasar or anti tank rockets and watch the massacre.

[@J.J._Mason]

13:37 nice

[@happinesshotel5375]

My friends and i all ran mortars and it was a breeze for us.

[@nicolousalfeyo1890]

Don't forget your ems artillery with this mission

[@ExireHG]

Tomo + Helldivers = I click for Democracy

[@Tomographic]

🫡

[@aryalandax8797]

You should bring the mortar and chain gun turrets along in this mission,

[@ddevinj7042]

I love this new mission

[@mateuszfelisiak480]

The only mission I will accept mortar sentry pick as not treason :D

[@mizu-mechanica]

8 mortars can SHRED this mission :3 Excellent tower defense mission!

[@somanytakennames]

We had 3 mortars going at once during one of these, the carnage was beautiful.

[@ruffleraveninc3602]

I just thought of something, lemme know what yall think. I think upgrade materials shouldn't drop on death, but rather be tied to extraction. When I've been dying all game, I don't care too much about extracting with my 5 mats, but if they were allowed to build up over time without being lost, I'd complete the mission, have a moment of joy, then realize I've got 30 crafting resources at stake if I don't extract. It'd make extraction even more important.

[@claytonr3573]

And now you get tons of factory striders dropping. 😂

[@SullySadface]

Look at all them clankers

[@standbymode7599]

I defo need a new squad for this game

[@Duckboi2382]

The Helldivers will never falter! We will win!

[@d0g_matic44]

No one assumed that the world's that the Automatons were originally on were just colony worlds, and was just a small part of their civilization.

[@robotguy4]

Finally, a use for mines.

[@HomemadeIndie]

Yes actually, good on! I am gonna take them with me on my next drop, cheers.

[@darksidedoug8335]

Love this mission and hate this mission in the same breath 😅

[@HomemadeIndie]

So they took something out of the game pissing some people off, then brought it back sooner than anyone expected and better then it already was. Good stuff, they are on one hell of roll.

[@SuperEvilMonkee]

Nothing an Autocannon can't solve.