I got DEMOTED to a Cadet in Helldivers 2 - Impossible Challenge

This was the HARDEST Helldivers 2 challenge I've ever attempted. Two stratagem slots and default loadout versus HELLDIVE. It's also the most angry I've ever been at the game.
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[@itseasymode]

Thank y'all for watching ❤ 51 minutes is too dang long! Next one, I'll edit down to 20. Promise! But I felt like I had to tell the full story of this challenge, and cutting it down wouldn't do it justice. Hope you enjoy!

[@rigonevarez2905]

I liked how long it was

[@danieltaylor3570]

The full struggle is always better

[@Dantedesanto]

Agreed. No need to trim it that much

[@l1ouston]

I have a challenge for you! Attempt a pacifist run. I did a video on it and succeeded. (But its german though) The Rules: You can use everything, but do not kill a single enemy. Finish the primary target and extract.

[@Dantedesanto]

@l1ouston that sounds less stressful than this challenge xD

[@presentrama]

IT PAINS ME SO MUCH HE USED FRAGS AND NOT HIGH EXPLOSIVES

[@itseasymode]

You wouldn't believe the pain I felt when I finished, went back to edit, then realized I didn't use high explosives...

[@epicgamer7579]

well hey, he used even worse explosives, so i guess it was just an extra challenge

[@VeneficusCubes]

Was about to comment that too. Thing is frags actually do more dmg than HE but the tool tip doesn't display shrapnel damage. Plus they have lower Armour Pen. For all of those who cry about eruptor not having shrapnel, frag nades are literaly eruptor shots. Minus balistic damage on direct hit.

[@__Razer]

@@VeneficusCubes Frag nades = Eruptor shots. So when Eruptor was nerfed, Frag was nerfed in the same way?

[@uncleulysses2328]

@@VeneficusCubesthe shrapnel was removed from frag grenades too when it was removed from eruptor. Frags are shit even before that happened HE was always better

[@speedyazi5029]

The default armour is actual a sleeper. It is heavy armour with medium speed making it very powerful against Bots. Bugs… not so much.

[@Necro_fury]

eh i run the white version all the time from the superstore vs bugs, same exact stats. almost always run it with a shield tho

[@SireDutchball]

Meanwhile being level 100 and playing Trivial: *Gordon Ramsay eating at McDonalds*

[@elijahcook575]

Trivial is literally Just looking at scenery and flicking scavengers

[@SireDutchball]

@@elijahcook575 I use trivial to go treasure hunting for supercredits

[@Jumbuck1151]

@@elijahcook575 Scavengers are a final boss for some of the game devs, that's how they balance the weapons

[@adwans1491]

Your stratagems are also way better with upgrades though

[@itseasymode]

I think the only improvement is faster call-in time and slightly lower cool-down. I haven't bought any of the tier 5 modules yet. But yeah, they're def better than what they would be as a true level 1.

[@adwans1491]

@@itseasymode yeah dont worry. I am not blaming you xd

[@A_realMC]

@@itseasymodemaybe you could create an alt?

[@bananaphone739]

@@A_realMC way too much work

[@alik250]

​@@bananaphone739 creating a free steam account and enabling family sharing is too much work?

[@The_Hunta62]

Starting armor is definitely some of the best in the game in terms of overall versatility so no wonder you did it

[@drag0nmancer]

you should have gone traitor for the forbidden 5th stratagem on those eradication missions. what mattered was the mission completion, not survival. people dont utilize the secret 5th stratagem and it boggles my mind. you can still extract while being labeled a traitor.

[@itseasymode]

I actually thought about it, but thought it would be TOO cheesy. Felt like cheating a little bit. But hey, I also camped on top of rocks, so 🤷‍♂️

[@drag0nmancer]

@@itseasymode its a game mechanic, just like emotes during ragdoll to reduce fall damage. Never be afraid to use game mechanics to your advantage. Hunters never hesitate to do jumping headshots from the 3 point line, so neither should you.

[@adeadfishdied]

People scream at me when I call in the hidden 6th stratagem to unlock an infinite flying auto cannon. The 5th slot is super handy for eradicate missions, and the 6th is nice for full clearing maps.

[@svenvleminckx5590]

​@@adeadfishdied whta is a flying autocannon?

[@MatthewKelley-mq4ce]

News to be ​@@adeadfishdied

[@theBoomerDoomer]

Easy, you're a legend for even attempting this. Also, I love the use of the "Death by Hellpod" 'strategem'. Absolutely impressive.

[@itseasymode]

Thank you brother!

[@TimothyTinnitus]

Your devotion to this horrifying challenge amazes me. Asking your democracy officer to give you 5 minutes of family time to recover. Keep up the good work John Helldiver!

[@mclovin2408]

I’m level 72 and this is literally what I run all the time, except I partake in all 4 stratagem spots, and I bring the senator in place of the peashooter.

[@salaciousdaz8316]

why?

[@mclovin2408]

@@salaciousdaz8316 loyalty to my liberator assault rifle, my weapons have gotten me this far, it will get me to level 150, then and only then I will start to change my loadout.

[@speedyazi5029]

@@salaciousdaz8316The Liberator is one of the actual good ARS and the MG43 Machine Gun is a sleeper pick after it’s ammo and reload buff. Precision strike is S tier.

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

​@mclovin2408 I still am ranked as cadet at level 49 and I have never used any armor other than the classic helldiver armor. It's too iconic to let go of.

[@brianames7898]

The wall of martyr’s most common word will be “hunter”

[@presentrama]

how did the helldiver in the intro going into the ship have a flamethrower at 0:07

[@itseasymode]

there's a hidden flamethrower on the tutorial course that i found while replaying it lol

[@Xbotls]

​@@itseasymodewhere?

[@Xbotls]

​​@@itseasymodebtw I love your videos can we play together sometime

[@ifs-wolves9034]

​@@Xbotls It's next to a skeleton not far from the extraction area. Right side I believe.

[@captain_ava]

Not to be that guy. But i presume you had all your ship modules, not making it a true lvl 1. Big respect tho and i love the vid❤ Keep up the great work (i would not be able to do this lmao)

[@itseasymode]

No, totally fair point! I wish I could turn off the modules for a game. The lower cooldown definitely helped. But thank you for watching!

[@samusrox]

I actually do this to practice it really helps you die less in normal matches if you want to practice to get better and not for just the challenge then I would do lower difficulties until you can do them consistently with no deaths then go up until you’re at max difficulty and I actually think that eradicate swarm I think is the best mission actually because you have to dodge and stuff more

[@Ertzy_]

Huge props to you doing this ❤, that was awesome

[@vladdumitrucampian3046]

I feel you bro, i once conpleted a nightmere mision in mothergunship with no weapons, only two fists.

[@mystery_exe]

The real problem here is the reduced stratagem count and the lack of a booster. The starting gear is actually super solid. Especially the armourset and the percision strike are some of the best in the entire game imo.

[@NathitTheGamer]

Thank you for suffering for my entertainment 😂😂😂

[@larrellhill1386]

This was hilarious 😅 bc in a sense I found with this game that difficulty balance not that bad bc they are gracious enough not to hit us with bullet sponge enemies. Just have your strategy movement down when observing the map before the mission but the real difficulty is truly this going into these missions with bad loadouts will truly make you hate this game 😆 but I believe that’s what changes it up & makes it exciting adapting and finding a way thru it . This was fun to see. Need more vids like this

[@jolewisskates4173]

Dude I had to comment. Holy shit this looks painful, I would have gone through a couple of monitors doing this😆 thank you for your service soldier!

[@stuflames4769]

The basic armor is legit, at least

[@TwinFlameGaming1]

Watching you go through all that let me know how upsetting even trying this would be. 😂 Good video though.

[@Jaeger_Bishop]

Holy hell man, hats off to you for even attempting, let alone completing this challenge.

[@salaciousdaz8316]

the MG stop and reload must have made it 1000 time harder on solo. Stalwart would have made this SOO much easier.. and maybe a cheeky orbital rail strike too. Well done for finally getting there!!

[@162manoj]

this is insane, well played!

[@SteenXACID]

the tilting is what really killed me xd Great video bro lol

[@eyiss7236]

another channel did a challenge similar to this and called it “level 10” they used machine gun, orbital strike, supply pack, and eats.

[@wavekingplays7910]

i respect that he had enough self respect as to not play with the automatons, not to nulify the absolute torture you did endure

[@budderboy494]

Those missions made you so made you didn't punch a hole in your monitor, rather you punched a hole through Meridia

[@Holden.Tudiks]

Damn this is crazy. I’ve messed around with cadet loadouts but always with all 4 stratagems You’re wild 💀

[@chrisstraley2002]

How can I NOT SUB? after seeing all that PAIN... Then looking and seeing I'm only halfway through the video.. just SO GOOD lol. 😂 (I'm truly sorry for that pain and anguish though, no lie XD)

[@darkstormww7479]

lets be honest, a couple of us totally brought our friend on his first mission with us to helldive.

[@ryanjoseph4806]

Bruh… through the fire and flames edit hits so hard. Very nice. Very very nice

[@admiralsosa55]

respect. told many people before doing helldive and before you go on the reddit to complain ‘the game is too hard’ run solo every difficulty.

[@us3r158]

Precision is pretty good later on, just need to be careful you don't choose an orbital scatter mission with it

[@LHPixel8]

Amazing, This vid needs more attention

[@tuni5630]

Nah I never saw a Bug breakdance. Love this kinda Video bro keep it up ❤️

[@thearchivist250]

I greatly appreciate that the starting weapons and strats are still decent. New players can still contribute when playing with higher level friends.

[@ryanjoseph4806]

I appreciate your willingness to dive into hell with pure rage in your heart. I am also this way.

[@sparkplug161]

Actually a lvl 1 wouldn't even have all the ship module upgrades xD

[@jis11]

The thing that was killing you when you didn't die from attacks was acid DOT from titans spitting

[@svenvleminckx5590]

You should also do this with friends! Would love to see that

[@mustang_5197]

this has inspired me to do something similar, go back to the roots of the game and use some more basic stuff, great video!

[@ILieToEveryone1337]

MY LUNCH VIDEO HAS ARRIVED RAAAAAHHHHH

[@ourlordandsavioredupes4102]

Holy shot this is hilarious😂

[@m4xfl4xst4r]

I could feel your rage, lol

[@arcangel6974]

I think these challenges prove something: Without the Incendiary Breaker, players just struggle. Feel like people really gotta get used to more weapons than just the Ol'Reliable.

[@randomslimer]

One time when I was farming SC on trivial, 3 level 1s entered my ship. And I couldn't suppress the urge to throw them into a helldive (on the bug planet because I heard they are easier) to see how they react, fully expecting a wipe and failing to extract. I'm not that good of a player, and I also spend 99% of my time on the bot front, so believe me when I say that TCS mission went WAAAAAY better than I expected. Sure one of them left after 4 deaths, but I carried the rest without dying once. I later realized how good of a spirit they had and a bit undemocratic for me to risk them refunding the game if they thought the game wasn't for them.

[@Dantedesanto]

I'd totally be down for a duo version of this

[@triplehhenry]

Bro, this literally just happened to me because I switched from PS5 to PC

[@MatthewKelley-mq4ce]

Not picking up items on the map is a bit extreme ngl 😅 but hey certainly a challenge

[@NathitTheGamer]

Ask your mom I’m dying 😂 23:44

[@darkstormww7479]

I do this a couple of times once every month, the liberator absolutely sucks, 0 accuracy. As for my normal loadout, Primary - varies quite a bit but at the moment im loving the tenderizer, I like the ability it has against devastators. Secondary - Senator Support - AC armour - SC30 trailblazer with a different helmet (Forgot its name), and the black to green gradient with a yellow stripe at the bottom for my cape. Stratagems - Usually* pres strike, 380, eagle air. * I swap out the 380 for eagle smoke strikes on certain mission types, and blitz is just whatever I feel will destroy bot bases that day.

[@alexandermarte4892]

Ha😂 jokes on this guy. I been attempting this challenge a whole month before this video😎

[@cobtyrannon2479]

So Bots next?

[@itseasymode]

Maybe. But genuninely, I think bots might have been too easy. They can be cheesed with stealth. Maybe if make a rule where I can't use stealth? Then it would be damn impossible.

[@Crimtero]

The OG suit is definitely a clean design but they have got to add a standard helmet with a black hood like that one "scout" outfit.

[@GameGod77]

Back in March I was thinking about if the new player experience for HD2 should have more things available at level 1, such as a turret stratagem and a booster. I understand the default loadout was chosen to not overwhelm new players, but by the time you've played like 5 missions you'll be able to unlock a full stratagem loadout, so what's the point in being so stringent? The first booster you get is on page 3 of the main warbond, so you're missing a core part of your loadout for easily a dozen missions. I'm undecided on whether an existing stratagem should be brought down to a level 1 unlock, or if new things should be added and automatically unlocked. Either way, I do think the new player experience would benefit from these changes, and this video is a great showcase as to why.

[@Xcm-yg1vv]

Lore accurate first mission

[@Scarpheon]

I feel like the two stratagems that were disallowed were the only thing holding you back tbh.

[@morgan3392]

I feel you could have used the weapons found around the map. That's definitely what I did as a low level before I'd unlocked them all. It's also how I found my love of the Arc Thrower (may it rest in peace).

[@hlee9627]

I understand the spirit of the challenge of not picking up weapons found on missions. But a level 1 cadet would definitely ditch his/her machine gun for another weapon, either for the better firepower or just because they want to try that shiny new weapon😆

[@ConnaKazie.]

Here's a variation of this challenge that could actually be enjoyable. Full team, same loadout as lvl 1 Cadet, gauntlet. Have to complete a full operation from Trivial, all the way to Helldive. Extract isn't necessary but mission complete is. If fail, restart.

[@keeps3k]

Imagine the music in the beginning is sneaky snitch and you just go stealth for the full challenge, the video would be much less entertaining that way but it would have probably been easier

[@cantcatchfoolz]

If you can time it, the Bile from the Bile Titan can kill the Charger.

[@CashsCoffee]

NEW EASY DROP🗿

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

Solo alone is hard because you simply do not have the firepower to punch through the hordes. Now multiply that with not even having the right tools.

[@Mixinok]

The amount of Democracy I'm feeling in my veins while watching this video is immeasurable

[@user-zg4vu3ev7r]

This challenge highlights a lot of the issues with HD2. Enemies walking and attacking through dead bugs while you can't or just get stuck, hunters being way over-tuned, inconsistent damage received, etc.

[@michagroth180]

Inconsistent damage in this game is so annoying, especially with chargers. Sometimes they run you over and deal 1/3 of your health and other times they lightly touch you and you die in one shot.

[@DangService]

I'm level 35 but I will always be a cadet at heart (also is there gonna be a video about the quad launcher I absolutely love it

[@prabhav1788]

holy crap, an original helldiver channel video idea (almost all other channels spew the same shit)

[@funlovin2865]

Oddly enough stratagem wise this is close to my go to 9 build for bugs, the starting mg, precision strike, supply pack , and something that kills bigs like rail cannon or eats but generally its open choice

[@Boredrimed]

The mental decline throughout the video is scary ngl

[@eazzii_m5408]

I did this on my boys account because he had never played and I wanted to get him leveled up quick to buy some important stratagems to get him started. Hopped on my other boy's ship to play helldive on level 1 and fuckin wrecked. I really underestimated how good the initial loadout is.

[@orn8471]

I wanted to try this for the longest time but my squad just doesent find the time

[@joshhudson6151]

amazing video, honestly really fun, but i can tell you have that same hatred I have I have hunters, but unlike what you said (I think around the 15 minute mark) I don't think they are unbalanced, but rather built on purpose to be like that, their name is "hunter" after all, probably means they should be the one getting most kills, plus the slow prevents prey getting away, I mean "scavenger" "warrior" "hive guard" they all tell us their roles even "stalker" and "charger" you can pretty much guess only ones breaking that chain in my opinion in the bile titan and shrieker, however for the titan at least it could be because they just don't hunt and rather are only birthed by a colony if there is a decent threat to them (the helldivers) like how ant colonies in real life will have more or less soldiers depending on how many fights they get into. shrieker however I have no such excuse for though

[@m4xfl4xst4r]

you DO know that smoke strikes still have a ballistic damage element and can break armor and kill

[@mikegaura6072]

I heard that redacted music in the 16-minute mark 😎

[@Crusaderbones]

If I may add you can get unlock the machine gun sentry and the eagle strafing run at lvl 1 which would have made the challenge easier, I know you dont get it from the tutorial but you can unlock it immediately

[@purplex_purple7717]

18:16 this moment even pisses me off I smacked my teeth

[@dapperpotato4243]

Technically you could still pick up support weapons that spawn around the map. Probably make it easier.

[@austinwarren8533]

Ironically enough my first drop was on the bot front on draupnir I believe. After watching this video I’m thinking about trying this challenge out but on the bot front. (I enjoy the bots more than the bugs)

[@georgyushkevich8448]

I think blitz missions are easiest to do. I used to do speedruns on diff 9 to farm medals on this missions - just run arround, close holes and then die few times to finish. Takes like 4-6 min and gives you +8 medals.

[@Helldiver-0013]

Honestly, all I used since the beginning has just been the liberator and the standard pistol and regular impact grenades, but I've switched to the stun grenade. I've used the other weapons, but they don't really feel right for me.

[@Damglador]

I thing machinegun sentry is also available from the start, isn't it?

[@CrankImmortals]

What was your music? I love it!

[@MrTypicalPlayer]

Honestly, I run the basic loadout on 9 pretty regularly…

[@GPutlovis]

Hey, I did this challenge when my friends first played with me.

[@mitchellbarton7915]

Tbh anything a helldiver wears is 🔥

[@jylyxx]

I tried this a few weeks ago, it did not go well...

[@Jason-vz4sr]

Now do it on automatons.

[@stephanokidd4498]

There are ways the game isn’t meant you be played and you did just that. You just might be second best next to John Helldiver

[@franciscosalceda7835]

The starter armor isn’t even that bad tbh

[@goldenhypershadicwhatifs2316]

Try this challenge again but with friends

[@grayavatar9766]

You play better when starving. Must be nature.

[@Haggispk]

Isnt there a jungle on the bot front? I genuinely think you would have had an easier time simply to the lack of hunters

[@nsz7977]

Average bug front experience /s This is an insane challenge

[@gigabot3662]

I prefer G-6 Frags, easy to throw, round, great blast radius. Really not understanding how these are seen as poorly as they are. G-3 Smokes are probably the worst until they buff the duration and radius on them. G-123 Thermites are also not great, they need a damage increase and a higher destruction value.

[@somebirds9910]

I now see ..im super dog shit at the game if only i didn't get super demotivated every time i died even once Any advice?

[@DarthTitanGaming]

Starter armor = best armor.

[@l1ouston]

I have a challenge for you! Attempt a pacifist run. I did a video on it and succeeded. (But its german though) The Rules: You can use everything, but do not kill a single enemy. Finish the primary target and extract.