I began playing HD1 when HD2 launched and put a discount on previous games (I have an 8-year-old laptop and no money so no HD2). I bought the base game, thinking I'd mostly play solo since my internet has been bad for a long time, making me hesitant to try online. I learned about the game and hit a wall at difficulty 7 (tanks = IFV), because I couldn't unlock equipment from higher difficulties. I reluctantly decided to try online, and it was a blast of joy, the game works so well. I discovered HD1 etiquet...

Here's the requested stickied thread for any ideas or suggestions for Helldivers. Please note that we are not promising that these ideas or changes will be made; at this point in time we are quite happy with the way things work. However, it is always great to hear your awesome suggestions which do quite often inspire us. We do read all posts, even if we don't always post or comment on them :)...

I've had it for a while and I enjoyed the bit I played. I didn't really realize how unique the franchise is. Any point in getting started in 1 now? Have I missed out on all the good stuff, or are there still enough people in-game that you can get the (mostly) full experience?...

Subject: Weapon Balance & New Weapon Suggestion for Fighting Illuminates Hi Helldivers Team, I’ve been playing for hundreds of hours and love defending Super Earth, but I wanted to share some feedback about the Illuminates faction and weapon balance. Right now, fighting Illuminates on high difficulty feels frustrating because: Overseers are too tanky and require a full magazine to kill, which wastes ammo and slows gameplay. There are too many tank and shielded units at once, making it feel overwhelm...

For those who would like a permanent cursor for Helldivers 1, I recently released a utility with that feature: https://cobaltdragon.itch.io/hellsniper It comes with several colored variants and the ability to import your own custom images as cursors. Please report any bugs....