Helldivers 2 devs confirm grinders aren’t helping Automatons—but they aren’t spreading democracy either

The Helldivers 2 grinders who cannot stop farming XP and Requisitions on the “kill Automatons” missions, deemed by some as treasonous behavior, aren’t actually hurting Super Earth’s cause, developers have confirmed. Players had previously expressed their anger with those who keep abandoning operations, believing it’s helping the enemy.

As Helldivers 2 has gotten bigger, it has attracted a particular type of player who finds sustenance in endlessly grinding for XP and currencies in video games. That wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if there wasn’t a full-scale Galactic War happening in the game between Super Earth and its tyrannical and socialist enemies, the Terminids and Automatons. Failing operations in Helldivers 2 contributes to the enemy’s war score, which could lead to planets falling into hostile hands. However, the developers have now confirmed in a Feb. 26 Reddit thread that’s not actually the case. Abandoning an operation does not help the enemies, but neither does it contribute to Democracy’s spread, said the devs.

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