Helldivers 2 players cheated so hard that Arrowhead had to "disable the Galactic War" and change a Major Order, but don't worry, "the offenders have been volunteered" to test "bio-safety protocols"
Super Earth is once again asking for your aid
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Helldivers 2's Major Order and Strategic Opportunities are back online after Arrowhead Studios temporarily disabled the Galactic War in order to remove players who allegedly cheated from the count and "volunteer" them for the testing of "bio-safety protocols."
On Discord, community manager Miitchimus told players about the cheating issue. "At around 0615 this morning, we had several players attempt to auto-complete both the Major Order and Strategic Order using in-game exploits," the post begins. "We temporarily had to disable the Galactic War whilst our team investigated the cause but now believe we have addressed this issue."
The Major Order and Strategic Opportunities went live at the same time as the post and the completion percentages of the missions were adjusted to their pre-alleged-cheating state. According to one Reddit user, this meant a drop in the expected completion of the Major Order by around 10%.
The current Major Order is to "complete an operation against Automatons 8,000,000 times on Cyberstan", while the Strategic Opportunities ask players to kill millions of Chargers, Impalers, and Bile Titans, as well as complete 150,000 Terminid operations.
In the past Arrowhead punished cheaters by exterminating their pet goldfish, but this time they will suffer a different fate. A further Discord update from Miitchimus reads, "Falsified mission data has been traced to dissidents corrupted by Automaton lies.
"The offenders have been volunteered to beta-test Permacura's Bio-Safety Protocols. This exemplifies the magnanimity of Super Earth: even the disloyal may find redemption by contributing to scientific progress. To ensure fleetwide integrity, Helldivers must now complete Full Operations to progress the Major Order. Proceed with your orders. Defection will not be tolerated."
The Helldivers Companion app currently estimates that the mission will end with less than 6.5 million operations cleared, so there's no better time to join the cause.
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