Helldivers 2 has announced the latest twist in its galactic war, and it's one that will have Helldivers rushing in en masse. The planet under attack by the Automatons is Tien Kwan, a name that will be familiar to any liberty-loving patriot who saw Arrowhead's mech tease a few days ago: Yep, this is the place where they make mechs.
Now, the question of why an Automaton might want an exosuit is just the type of commie reaction I'd expect from someone who isn't currently diving into Tien Kwan at a rate of knots. Make no mistake that if these robots get hold of more robot bits they'll probably be comforted or something, and such shall not be tolerated.
This is the kind of situation where one name is going to be on every player's lips: Joel. The Helldivers 2 game master is most every other game.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Our factories are under attack, halting all output. Helldivers have been deployed to liberate Tien Kwan! pic.twitter.com/NM4A26jZlhMarch 7, 2024
Even though the game has only been out for a few weeks, the Tien Kwan liberation follows on from one of the game's first great emergent moments. The liberation of Veld saw an absolute flood of players, stung by collectively failing the previous major order, swarming that planet as soon as the order to do so was given. The opening hours made it look like this was going to be a cakewalk. Then someone fiddled with some dials and things got very complicated and messy.
Helldivers 2 has come absolutely roaring out of the gate, and unreleased elements into random games.
