Earned this Achivment on a Tier 10 Operation

Any tips for a new player? Less gameplay tips (I'll figure that out as I go), more like unwritten rules and etiquette?

Hopefully we get our service technician back now!

Blog Post:

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/07/10/helldivers-2-control-group-warbond-launches-july-17/

Throughout my 991 hours of playtime ^holy^ ^shit^ ^get^ ^a^ ^life^ I've seen many divers using the HMG at the lowest firerate possible, sometimes at 600RPM when just picking it up from a corpse or something, but people using it at 750RPM has been a VERY rare occurrency, at least as far as I could tell when I wasn't busy surviving.

Obviously if you pick it up because you have no other option you're going to go for the less uncomfortable setting, and if you're trying to shoot down a gunship you won't go Rambo with it, but other than such edge cases...

... what gives?

Why would you choose the ohfuckohshitohfuck stratagem and not use the ohfuckohshitohfuck setting when five hulks are chasing you (A.K.A. the ohfuckohshitohfuck situation)?
As far as I can tell THE appeal of the HMG is its insane DPS.

Super Earth will always reclaim our way of life from the vile fist of autocracy.

I got a lot of warband catching up to do having not played since launch.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/43075401

3PM CET/6am PT/9am ET

via: https://x.com/helldivers2/status/1940410142832607418

This video is tied to FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee post.

Sauce: HD2 xTwitter

From the high command dispatch:

A large-scale, coordinated Automaton offensive has launched without warning.

Forward orbital observation posts confirm the rebuilt Jet Brigade is the vanguard of this assault. Unconfirmed reports indicate these formidable adversaries may exhibit new capabilities.

Helldivers: deploy to all systems under attack. Counter the offensive. Defend all affected planets, and prevent further territorial losses. Engage this high-risk threat with maximum aggression. Assess and neutralize any and all new tactical augmentations.

In an assault undoubtedly intended to deny our citizens the reconstruction of their destroyed homes, this unprovoked assault further evidences the enemy’s hardwired cowardice. It is a testament to their reliance on socialist deceit, rather than the true and righteous martial strength found only in a free and volunteer fighting force.

The intelligence gathered from these first encounters will be critical, and will ensure the Helldivers contain and punish this incursion with corresponding tenacity.

Full Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/516339151333753417?l=english

https://www.freedomalliance.gg/heroes/

(Main post photo via: https://x.com/WARCHAIR130486/status/1934979486006829450)

COMMEMORATIVE CAPE ISSUED

A cape has been issued commemorating the defense of Super Earth from hostile, evil, and threateningly unknowable alien forces. This cape represents the boundless gratitude of all citizens for the Helldivers' selfless and innumerable sacrifices.

For those that fought valiantly on Super Earth between May 13th and June 2nd.

via: https://x.com/helldivers2/status/1934943606525055188

According to SteamDB, the last two patches lifted the region lock for all but seven countries:

via: https://x.com/HelldiversAlert/status/1933601837556588666

Helldivers,

Following the recent operation, you are instructed to review the attached strategic document in detail. It contains critical insights and data relevant to the mission's outcomes and future directives. Your attention to this matter is essential.

Source: HD2 xTwitter

MAJOR ORDER: The remnant Illuminate forces have evaded Justice. Some of their remote bases endure. The unprovoked Illuminate assault on Super Earth will never be forgotten. Justice for the Illuminate atrocities has not been averted—merely postponed, for a greater and more immediate threat has emerged in the Galactic War: Massive Terminid outbreaks erupted simultaneously across multiple Super Earth cities.

This unprecedented assault of Fascism into highly-populated areas puts millions of citizens in grave danger. The Helldivers must respond immediately. Repel the Terminid invasion from our cities.