The Helldivers face an overwhelmingly hostile galaxy. Each deployment means risking mortal peril, whether or not by means of armor-shredding Terminid talons or the metal onslaught of the Automaton menace. Some of Super Earth’s troopers, nevertheless, fall prey to a extra delicate killer: the physics glitch, a cruel enemy that is comfortable to pulverize a Helldiver as punishment for tripping over the fallacious little bit of terrain. It’s an insidious foe, however it additionally occurs to be very humorous—humorous sufficient that Helldivers 2 artistic director Johan Pilestedt thinks it is most likely a internet constructive for everybody if it is left unaddressed.
Earlier this week, redditor 0_2AL uploaded a clip from Helldivers 2 exhibiting the spectacular failure of their try at navigating degree geometry (by way of GamesRadar). While attempting to run via a trench, their helldiver will get snagged on a little bit of invisible terrain on the foot of a lamppost, main them to attempt to dive forwards to free themself.Â
Ok now this one is simply ridiculous from r/Helldivers
The lamppost had different concepts. The participant’s helldiver lands inclined after leaping out of the ditch, solely to all of a sudden ragdoll as they’re yanked backwards by an invisible, vengeful spirit, colliding with the lamppost with sufficient drive to kill them on affect. A tragic loss, but additionally a foolish one.
As you’d count on, the feedback include numerous lighthearted jeering on the fallen helldiver, in addition to some mild ribbing at Arrowhead’s expense. “Actually it is lifelike since you had a stroke and hitting the ground moved the blood clot to your mind,” one commenter wrote. In reply, Pilestedt entered the feedback with a philosophy we should always all share when a videogame man will get imploded as a result of the bottom determined to be bizarre: Sure, it is unrealistic, however it guidelines, so who cares?
“The stability/realism can suck it. This is an ideal storm of unlucky physics jitters and affect calculations,” Pilsetedt stated. “While a bug, IDK if value fixing as a consequence of how hilarious it’s.” I also needs to observe that, on the realism entrance, this can be a videogame the place each infantryman is assigned their very own interstellar house cruiser with infinite ordnance.
Obviously, it may be irritating when a geometry glitch unceremoniously murders your man, particularly if it means a mission failure or misplaced progress. Helldivers 2’s slapstick antics, even after they’re unintentional, remind us to not take all the large bugs and killer robots so severely. Even if videogames might obtain an ideal simulation of actuality, freak accidents are unavoidable. A automobile drove immediately into my house just a few months in the past! Shit occurs! At least in video games, it often means you get to look at somebody fall down all bizarre.
This unlucky ragdolling incident wasn’t a catastrophe for everybody concerned, nevertheless. I’m happy to report that, courtesy of redditor sketch_56, in honor of its service, the lamppost has been named a hero of the automaton collective:Â
Comment from r/Helldivers
