Just lately, gamers combating for democracy in on-line co-op sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2 have noticed unusual blue lasers flying throughout the sky. Others have recorded video clips displaying the mysterious blue lasers taking out gamers with one shot. Some on-line are satisfied that these blue laser bolts are an indication {that a} new enemy faction (seen within the unique Helldivers) will quickly be arriving within the common PS5 and PC sequel.
A little bit background: Within the unique top-down Helldivers sport, there have been three factions. Two of these are in Helldivers 2, the bugs and the bots. Nevertheless, the third faction, the mysterious alien race often called The Illuminate, is seemingly not round. However that is perhaps altering quickly. This once-aquatic race of super-advanced aliens—identified for utilizing shields, robots, AI, and blue-energy weapons—is perhaps arriving in Helldivers 2 primarily based on the video clips and posts from gamers who’ve encountered these odd blue lasers throughout missions.
One of many first mentions of blue beams in Helldivers 2 got here not from followers or Reddit, however from a tweet posted on March 15 by Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of the Arrowhead Studios, the crew behind the favored shooter: “Blue beams aren’t actual, it could actually’t damage you.” Contemplating he additionally playfully “denied” the stories of flying bug enemies in Helldivers 2, I took this tweet as an indication that one thing was positively up within the sport.
Should you go searching Reddit and YouTube, you’ll be able to simply discover video clips showcasing these supposedly innocent and never actual “blue beams.”
Typically the blue lasers are seen flying throughout the sky. Different occasions, gamers have noticed the beams firing at bugs and bots throughout missions.
Maybe most scary of all, is that some gamers have reported and recorded proof of those blue lasers concentrating on squadmates and taking them out with a single shot. That is eerily just like how Illuminate snipers operated within the first sport, too.
Now, there may be the counter-theory that these blue beams are simply bullets or lasers ricocheting off armored enemies or targets. When this occurs in-game, the projectiles flip blue and create a blurred path that appears like a laser beam, which might clarify a few of the blue beams seen within the varied video clips on-line.
But, I’m not satisfied that concept works for the pictures that appear to be fired from out of nowhere, in areas with no enemies or gamers. It additionally doesn’t clarify the pictures that appear to fly out of the sky from excessive above to take out a random squadmate with an accuracy that appears otherworldly, both.
For now, when enjoying Helldivers 2, watch out. If you are out and about spreading democracy, there is perhaps one other hidden drive of aliens watching your each transfer, able to snipe you with blue beams. Or possibly we’re all simply hallucinating like Tremendous Earth’s Ministry of Fact needs you to consider. I’ll allow you to determine.
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