As volatile as any live service game can be dependent on content and updates, Helldivers 2 is on his latest rise after being transparent with his development and polishing off a lot of his controversial nerfs. The G-123 Thermite Grenadeis now exponentially more effective and is sure to become part of the meta considering how quickly it takes down titans and tanks for example, while Bomb Eagle 500 kgnow has a matching AoE to match his massive explosion. These are the improvements that players wanted to see from the game the most, but Helldivers 2 also made some fun changes to their social systems.
Helldivers 2 it has voice communication, and that might be enough for anyone who doesn't mind casually talking to strangers or engaging in co-op play with their friends. That said, emotes have always been an equally sufficient way for players to engage with others beyond objective pings. Before the recent patch, Helldivers 2 players were to select only one emote to equip. It's not a monumental change in the grand scheme of things – and it probably could have been in the game at launch – but players now have an emotional four-slot wheel to choose from.
Helldivers 2 emotes illustrate the joy of spreading democracy
Helldivers 2Emote 's are special in the way some tricks are: they allow players to communicate with each other by having someone else complete a two-person gesture. There are now many emotes in the game, such as Rock Paper Scissors or Thoracic Collision Exultation Maneuver, and they are meant to strengthen the bond between Helldivers even if they are never in the same hall again.
Having only one emote equipped didn't hurt at all. In reality, it was probably a more solid representation of the player's preferences, since they couldn't diversify their options. Emotes are less contextual and more of an excuse to pose or interact with players, so it's never been a major hindrance in social encounters. Some players simply enjoy standing in front of orbital napalm fire with their arms outstretched in an embracing gesture of shared emotion to savor the destruction they have wreaked on the planet's invaders.
Helldivers 2's Emote Wheel means more ways to interact with players
In each case, an emote wheel has been added Helldivers 2. This ensures that players can have emotes for several different personal circumstances, and if nothing else, they use all emotes. Helldivers 2 added since launch, which have remained unused as previously only one could be equipped. Great to see the emphasis on social content Helldivers 2and with more slots, it seems like Arrowhead might be planning to expand the emotes or even double them.
It may not contribute as much to the player's personalization as Helldivers 2The win represents the moment, though future emotes could adopt a different gesture animation aside from the hand-orientated interactions or hugs that emotes currently consist of. Meanwhile, it's always amazing to see players patiently waiting at the foot of the Pelican in an emotional attitude for others to come and interact with them.
Regardless of the toxicity that sometimes plagues Helldivers 2– with noxious fumes and players exhibiting bad behavior – it's great that emotes can bring players back and give them a fun reason to be social, congratulatory or hysterical in almost any situation Helldivers 2 throws at them. Additionally, it should now be even more pronounced with 16 possible emotes coming through and participating in them.