Helldivers 2 Declares Victory: 'The Battle of Super Earth Is Won' — What Next for the Illuminate?

Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War appears to person reached different turning point, with the Federation declaring triumph implicit the Illuminate.

“The Illuminate person retreated from Super Earth battlespace,” reads the in-universe connection to the game’s community. “The Heart of Democracy has been defended. The Battle of Super Earth is won.”

The Illuminate’s penetration surely took its toll connected Super Earth, with lone 2 Mega Cities near standing: Prosperity City and Equality-on-Sea.

“Remaining Illuminate forces were past observed making FTL jumps from Super Earth orbit,” the connection continues. “The force has besides vacated New Haven, Pilen V, and Widow's Harbor, burning the aboveground of those planets arsenic they fled. No stations observe Illuminate forces — the force has gone into hiding. They volition beryllium found.

“After days of nonstop fighting, Super Earth stands. The mettle of Managed Democracy has been tested; the volition of the radical has flooded the enemy. The Helldivers person achieved victory.”

The happening is, no-one really believes the Helldivers person achieved a long-lasting triumph here. As is developer Arrowhead’s way, Federation connection is by default propaganda, and further turmoil is astir surely coming down the pipe. And players truly privation to pursuit the Illuminate arsenic they retreat, perchance to their location satellite to stamp them retired for good.

Meanwhile, an in-game connection revealed the President of Super Earth was killed portion warring backmost the Illuminate forces. But again, determination was a steadfast dose of scepticism from players, with immoderate saying it mightiness person been an Illuminate connection successful disguise. What’s truly going connected here?

It’s worthy noting that Helldivers 2 suffered a contention this week surrounding the invasion, starring to a caller flood of antagonistic reviews.

In the days since the Heart of Democracy update went live, players person fought to clasp the assorted Mega Cities of Super Earth, which correspond to large cities successful real-life. York Supreme, for example, corresponds astir to New York, and Remembrance to Buenos Aires. As the penetration continued, much and much cities fell, leaving lone Equality-On-Sea (Shanghai) and Super Earth's capital, Prosperity City (Stockholm) standing.

Efforts rallied down Equality-On-Sea to marque a past stand. But Equality-On-Sea ne'er deed 100%; the existent arc closed with the cities' percent metre astatine 99.9783%. Many of the antagonistic reviews are successful Chinese, and portion the instrumentality translation doesn't look close capable to quote, determination are immoderate recurring points 1 tin easy glean: vexation implicit driving the narrative, the cognition of a thumb connected the standard from Arrowhead, and repetition mentions of "99.9783%."

What’s next? Well, for a start, the Federation needs a caller president. Let’s spot what Game Master Joel has up his sleeve.

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