Teamplay Makes Your Life (and Death) Better
Helldivers is heavily based on your ability to be a good team player. Not only because of all the mutilation dangers listed above, but also because the planets you are supposedly bringing democracy and freedom to are really dangerous. Helldivers gets hard pretty fast if you don’t have a teamwork oriented party.
Now, remember this, since each of the four team members is needed in order to deliver freedom and well, let’s be honest, destruction too, to hostile planets. This naturally becomes more important as the difficulty levels increase. Taking this into account, covering each other’s backs, sharing resources and defense mechanisms, and taking turns to complete main objectives becomes vital.
You should also communicate constantly with your teammates. Letting them know what kind of stratagem you are using will make things a lot more comfortable and quick. Also, this has the added bonus things being a lot tidier when someone has to activate stuff or even get out of a vehicle. Speak up and don’t be afraid to give orders if your team is being shy. Put on your best shouting commander voice for optimal results.
After all, you won’t want to be the one activating a Hellbomb if it means you’ll be running into an ambush while trying to escape the explosion. In a similar way, I bet no player will gladly carry a black box if it means having to fight endless enemies using only a secondary weapon. It all becomes easier when it’s done by a team. Moreover, if things go bad, it will also be more enjoyable when all players are involved. Helldivers is fun both when missions are strategically perfect and when things go straight to hell.