Why do people just charge into 30 enemies and an eagle beam

[Bono my tyres are gone]

Are people just attracted to the red beam? And why even charge a wave of enemies if you have guns?

[Khasym]

This is why I don't take the eagles/orbiters. I don't like glassing my own team mates, and for reasons I can't fathom, people keep running near point blank with bugs and unloading on them. Like I know the shotguns are powerful weapons, but they DO have range.

Far as dodging the strikes that's a bit more complex if your beacon lands on a slope, the hill will obscure the actual landing point. It'll LOOK like you're on the safe side of the hill, as the laser clips into the ground terrain and the beacon vanishes....then you get a face full of Orbital/Eagle strike.

[Mandalorian Deathknight]

i prefer the eagles and orbiters
with the turrets it has a higher teamkill then anything

had a turret do a 180 on me

[Lucifer]

Because situational awareness is a skill that many people don’t develop.

[Chippawaffen]

Use the voice chat to say you are throwing in that boombooom stuff?

[l]

Mortars are the worst for this, they'll just run next to enemies after being able to hear it fire, get bombed, respawn then get bombed again

[Quill]

Originally posted by Chippawaffen:

Use the voice chat to say you are throwing in that boombooom stuff?

or Ping

Ping also works

[Quill]

Originally posted by l:

Mortars are the worst for this, they'll just run next to enemies after being able to hear it fire, get bombed, respawn then get bombed again

Mortars are very good at defensive holds but very easy to friendly fire due to their lethality

Very important for people to see the danger of a Mortar being up and being close to enemies

[Sundancer]

ppl running in red beams and keep dying lack awareness its simple

i got ppl in games so focused on fighting something they blend out all other things around them.

[Breakingzap]

Helldivers are closely related to cats

[Quill]

Originally posted by Breakingzap:

Helldivers are closely related to cats

So that's why so many people run the laser drone

[NotReallyMyName]

Remember.

Blue stands for Democracy, charge towards it if you wish to spread Liberty and Democracy.

Red stands for Liberty. You bring Liberty to your enemies so you can then come in and spready more of the Liberty and Freedom for the Managed Democracy. Don't throw it towards Democracy. Unless democracy is a Field of Liberation and Family Values (EMS field for those who are not sure what that means).

[jey123456]

someone gotta melee bash all those bugs.

[PhellAsleep]

I blame the decades of exposure to religious indoctrination in media, telling people to "go towards the light".

[Kalenath]

Originally posted by Lucifer:

Because situational awareness is a skill that many people don’t develop.

When your instructions are basically 'There is the enemy, here is a gun, CHARGE!' well... Things will get messy.