The reinvasion of cyberstan is disappointing

[MisinformedOwl]

P.S. since i'm ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sick of seeing people think i want bots to be removed from the game forever. I'm saying a longer break, and introduction of illuminate. Read the damn post jesus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ christ.

I feel super winded by bots just instantly returning and capturing entire sectors instantly.

I always believed the major order was completely pointless and wouldn't lead to more content like many believed it would. And safe to say after today i think i'm completely right. Whats the point in wiping out an entire faction if they're going to be gone for all of a day.

A better option in my opinion and one that would have made the whole scenario more interesting. Is the illuminate seeing the bots wiped out decide to step in and eradicate super earth. Then say a week into the war with illuminate the bots show up. Attacking from the opposite side the illuminate are in a pincer attack. Claiming both cyberstan and encroaching on super earth after making a pact to eradicate the helldivers.

I was a bit "cba" with things after seeing every single major order was just bots bots bots bots bots bots bots bots. Seeing we were about the wipe them out was genuinely exciting. But i see now it meant ♥♥♥♥ all and now i really just cant be arsed. Off to bug planets i go unless this recent patch with no patch note has something interesting on bots.

[MisinformedOwl]

Originally posted by Mildly Nuclear:

Alright, seriously? Both you and the people who were saying the Automatons are gone forever are DUMB. Did you SERIOUSLY think that the devs would just lock away half of the game's content at the moment (third after the third faction gets added) for more than a couple of days?

Not what i'm saying. read the post ffs.

[Vespertellino]

Originally posted by Dav:

Yeah, I think everyone knew this was coming but I would've liked a week of peace on the Western front to let us enjoy the victory a bit

yup, me too

[Slithy]

I, and many others, have been saying this was going to happen for weeks now. This whole thing isn't a surprise.

[Footman]

The invasion fleet wasn't an ass pull. They hinted it in the messages from Super Earth long in advance. Transmissions from outside the galaxy, "The Reclamation," it was all there for anyone who delved into the story instead of just jumping straight to the objectives listing.

[MisinformedOwl]

Originally posted by Footman:

The invasion fleet wasn't an ass pull. They hinted it in the transmissions long in advance. Transmissions from outside the galaxy, "The Reclamation," it was all there for anyone who delved into the story instead of just jumping straight to the objectives listing.

They can do that, BUT it doesnt make it both, cheap. As well as dumb that superearth, dispite players reporting seeing invisible ships in the sky somehow managed to lose 3 whole sectors instantly. Telling me no one was watching cyberstan? It's just really dumb narratively.

[Sleepy_Walker]

I was really hoping the SEAF holding forces would be more capable at resisting. Right now it sure feels like multiple sectors got encircled and there is next to no defense or resistance to such a move.

I agree with the idea for multiple defense planets, even if it was 20 planets at once. Then the planet HP pools could be represented by SEAF resistance, which would be stronger in certain areas. Then it is a mini-game to break through the encirclement and defend the planets that are just behind it since those would probably have a decent defense. I would expect cyberstan to be lost the fastest, given cyborg assistance.

[Malthar]

Its a game, just dont fight them if you dont want to

[Malthar]

Originally posted by MisinformedOwl:

Originally posted by Footman:

The invasion fleet wasn't an ass pull. They hinted it in the transmissions long in advance. Transmissions from outside the galaxy, "The Reclamation," it was all there for anyone who delved into the story instead of just jumping straight to the objectives listing.

They can do that, BUT it doesnt make it both, cheap. As well as dumb that superearth, dispite players reporting seeing invisible ships in the sky somehow managed to lose 3 whole sectors instantly. Telling me no one was watching cyberstan? It's just really dumb narratively.

Yes, Super Earth is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid canonically.

[Anxiety.exe]

-we had a whole like 4-5 planets left to play on.
-we could only fight bugs
-some achievements are locked behind specific armies

any of you criticizing the games industry clearly lack the judgement to make a fun game.

[Anxiety.exe]

Also that whole thing about people saying that it's important to know that the game is satire? That our characters, the soldiers, are fools that fell for propaganda?

This is why it's important. That information lets you know that Super Earth is playing a game. The bugs provide fuel, the bots provide chips for tech.

If we ever pushed them back, made them retreat, or ended them? Not only would Super Earth have no enemy to fuel the propaganda, but Super Earth itself would run low or out of fuel, and chips.

The entire point is that the war benefits Super Earth.
To end it for even an hour is bad for them.

[Billy]

Would you cry foul if you tunnel visioned an undefended base in an RTS and proceed to be ambushed on another front through the fog of war?

I'm totally fine with this development, we got new missions and new planets to fight on, this is going to be very interesting especially if the cyborgs are going to be involved.

[Gnome_Bandit]

As somebody who never played the first game I'm happy that I'll be able to fight in Cyberstan and see the place but deep down I know there's a 95% chance it's just gonna be a duplicate template of some other planet I've already been to 99 times.

[Footman]

Originally posted by Malthar:

Originally posted by MisinformedOwl:

They can do that, BUT it doesnt make it both, cheap. As well as dumb that superearth, dispite players reporting seeing invisible ships in the sky somehow managed to lose 3 whole sectors instantly. Telling me no one was watching cyberstan? It's just really dumb narratively.

Yes, Super Earth is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid canonically.

Just look at some of the Destroyer upgrades. Hand carts? (Zero-G) Rear loading naval cannons? Hell, one of the first upgrades is roiding up the loading crew East German Style.

[MisinformedOwl]

Originally posted by Anxiety.exe:

Also that whole thing about people saying that it's important to know that the game is satire? That our characters, the soldiers, are fools that fell for propaganda?

This is why it's important. That information lets you know that Super Earth is playing a game. The bugs provide fuel, the bots provide chips for tech.

If we ever pushed them back, made them retreat, or ended them? Not only would Super Earth have no enemy to fuel the propaganda, but Super Earth itself would run low or out of fuel, and chips.

The entire point is that the war benefits Super Earth.
To end it for even an hour is bad for them.

The point about needing fuel for propaganda is actually a pretty good point. And honestly if that is the case then fair enough. And yea, the people of super earth are dumb, but the military leaders are not.

[Djason]

if I knew that it was gonna be a whack a mole I wouldnt burn myself out 100% on bots. I wanted to see the devs do something new for a change and throw us a new enemy (since they allowed us to push to "eradication") or a better twist than "Somehow palpatine survived".