No campaign?

[Gonsnakex]

So what is the game about exactly, just random maps with no story at all?

[MacroX]

It never had, the story is about you being given a gun, getting drop out in the middle of an hostile enviorenment with all sorts of things that wants to kill you, now go kill all that stuff

[Slithy]

The story is you get dropped on planets and spread democracy.

[♥ Beepy ♥]

Everyone is taking part in a massive game-world campaign which will shape how events unfold based upon our overall performance, much like the first title.

There is no true SP story-mode if that's what you're asking. It's all about massive battlefield conquests.

[Sybsidian]

Originally posted by MacroX:

It never had, the story is about you being given a gun, getting drop out in the middle of an hostile enviorenment with all sorts of things that wants to kill you, now go kill all that stuff

Let me translate for the fanboi here.

"The dev's didn't have the skill or the time to make a campaign cause they knew that people like MacroX would defend it with their life. So shut up and play the contentless game and quite complaining."

[Roderick]

Well, the first one didn't have one, so I didn't expect one here. Though there is lore in the game to read up what has happened. So... at least it has a story?

[AZP_Max]

if you read the steam page "the story so far" under the game there is the lore

[TheSpoonyCroy]

Originally posted by Sybsidian:

Originally posted by MacroX:

It never had, the story is about you being given a gun, getting drop out in the middle of an hostile enviorenment with all sorts of things that wants to kill you, now go kill all that stuff

Let me translate for the fanboi here.

"The dev's didn't have the skill or the time to make a campaign cause they knew that people like MacroX would defend it with their life. So shut up and play the contentless game and quite complaining."

Man who knew that games like DRG, Squad, Doom, Vampire survivor, Mount and Blade, Star sector, Highfleet, Factorio, Rimworld, Super mario bros, basically most of the rougelite genre are bad games because they lack a story mode. Like I'm all for single player narrative experiences but it seems a bit contrived to say every game is morally required to have one because Sybsidian says so. Hell don't know how Helldivers 2 will be but having a gameplay loop solid should be the main focus. You are being a bit of a clown right now.

[MarcDeBehr]

"Democracy" we're there for the oil bud

[CarcassOfSteel]

Originally posted by Slithy:

The story is you get dropped on planets and spread democracy.

I can' wait to do my part

[Skyisblue-.]

Game is about gameplay, if you need a story, read a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ book.

[MaikElPipas]

Who cares about story? We just care about freedom and democracy.

[AlfaFoxtrot]

Iam doing my part!
Join the mobile infantry!!!

[THEBALLCRUSHA]

there sort of is a story but it will unfold over the games life cycle

[Hand of Gabriel]

Lot's of extreme thoughts to either side. The story of the game is backstory and opposed to the entire game being dedicated to exposition; we're the Helldivers and we're here to spread Managed Democracy across the galaxy as a totally expendable, twitchy, murderous warforce willing to drop into the most lethal environments possible. The "democracy" thing is a recurring (th)meme and we are the brainwashed chaff.

Our story is told over many missions: it is us engaging in fights with the enemy and dying horrifically most of the time in either epic or hilarious ways. As a collective, the battle for the galaxy will evolve through resolving directives, humanity losing planets, retaking planets, and defeating the AI by capturing their homeworlds (most likely).

It's just round-based-gameplay with global trackers and stats centralized around the gameplay loop in a diegetic manner. It's got a story but not the kind an RPG might deliver.

[Forced2Finish]

Originally posted by Sybsidian:

Originally posted by MacroX:

It never had, the story is about you being given a gun, getting drop out in the middle of an hostile enviorenment with all sorts of things that wants to kill you, now go kill all that stuff

Let me translate for the fanboi here.

"The dev's didn't have the skill or the time to make a campaign cause they knew that people like MacroX would defend it with their life. So shut up and play the contentless game and quite complaining."

Not every game has to have a campaign or be SP or be just MP. Not everything is going to be how YOU want it to be. Grow up kid.
Either learn now or learn the hard way.