Helldivers 2 Proves You Don't Need FOMO to Thrive in The Live Service Market | MMORPG.com

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Helldivers 2 Proves You Don't Need FOMO to Thrive in The Live Service Market | MMORPG.com

2024 has been quite the year for games already, and one game that doesn't seem to be slowing down is Helldivers 2, which proves you don't need FOMO to thrive in today's market.

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Angrakhan

Yeah, to be clear the super credits you need to unlock the Premium Warbonds can both be found in game while on missions... this encourages you to explore... as well as you can spend your medals (currency earned for completing missions) to unlock super credits in the base Warbond that you get access to by buying the game. I personally unlocked one of the Premium Warbonds without paying a dime extra, and I am FAR from a hardcore player. I'm only level 22 in game. Some people are 50.

Also, as mentioned, these items are all sidegrades of the base Warbond gear. A quick example, the heavy armor in the base warbond has a bonus of -50% explosion damage. The heavy armor in the Cutting Edge premium warbond has the exact same stats but -95% electrical shock damage. Pro tip: not a single bug in the game does electrical shock damage or explosion damage. It's mostly to protect yourself from friendly fire. Which is better? Very much depends on what equipment your teammates run. The other heavy armor option give bonus limb health and throw distance due to the fact one arm and one leg are prosthetic cyborg limbs. Which is better? Again... depends.

There are no must-have items in the premium warbonds. They never expire, and you can grind for them without paying a dime extra, and yet people will still bitch about battle passes being the ruin of all gaming.

Mr.Gutsy

Me. I'm lvl 50. Bought both premium warbonds spent $0. I also bought 2 armors from the super store. Spent $0.

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ValdemarJ

Family member bought the premium warbond and has been focusing on the free one first in case it ends at some point. They always have good things to say about the game and interesting stories to tell or show me.

vonryan123

Looks like a good game it really does...that rootkit....I mean anti-cheat gives me the willies

Samhael

ValdemarJ said:

Family member bought the premium warbond and has been focusing on the free one first in case it ends at some point. They always have good things to say about the game and interesting stories to tell or show me.

They've gone on record to say those warbonds won't go away.

From their FAQ on Discord:
Q. Can old Warbonds be purchased a year from now?
A. Warbonds are evergreen, so players are welcome to take their time in unlocking, and we'll be keeping things fresh with future updates containing new Warbonds to choose from.

Bloodborne67

Respect to these developers, it was such a breath of fresh air to see a battlepass or anything not be FOMO. I hope other developers take note.