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Several weeks ago, on November 13, the Democracy Space Station started working. The first reviews weren’t stellar, and the players even wanted to send it into the Gloom at some point. However, over time, Helldivers started appreciating the Democracy Space Station, well, at least sometimes. Now, around 20 days after the DSS was released, Helldivers 2 players finally received a manual. Alongside all of the basic information, the Community Manager also shared some helpful tips and what the players could expect in the future.
Helldivers 2 Community Manager Issues a DSS Manual
On December 2, Baskinator, the Community Manager, shared a guide of sorts with the community. She gave some basic information on the DSS, for example, she explained what the purpose of the DSS was.
Baskinator noted: “The Democracy Space Station is a community-built and managed system that adds additional strategic elements to the Galactic War, and it serves as a starting point for future community-driven Galactic War systems”. She added that the DSS could have a huge impact once the players were coordinated.
Of course, every good manual has detailed instructions and some cool tips. She explained the voting process and the donation of resources for the activation of the Tactical Actions.
The Community Manager shared: “Each Tactical Action has one in-mission effect and one strategic effect (something that affects the Galactic War itself). If the activation is timed correctly and on a matching campaign, such as a Defend Event or a Liberation Campaign, it can result (and already has!) in one of those dramatic shifts with unforeseen effects–even to Game Master Joel–on the War”.
Sure enough, the CM shared some great tips. First: “Eagle Storm is best used on a Defend Event, since it is pausing that timer”. Next, she noted: “Planetary Bombardment dramatically increases the liberation rate of every successful operation and is best deployed on a default frontline planet (Liberation Campaign)”.
Finally, she stated: “Orbital Blockade basically prevents a new Defend Event from originating on the planet where the DSS is stationed, and is best used and deployed in a bottleneck situation where you want to stop the enemy front from expanding. Note that it does not stop an active Defend Event”.
Helldivers Get More Information on the Future of the DSS
The thing that Helldivers 2 players truly appreciated is the insight this manual offered into the future plans for the DSS. Introducing something so grand into the game just for a couple of functions wouldn’t really make sense, so it’s nice to know that there’s a lot to come.
Baskinator revealed that the devs would improve the Planetary Bombardment action. That would include improving the precision and effectiveness, as well as coming up with adequate warnings for the players. The voting system would also be improved. In the future, the players will have an option to “Vote to Stay” pinned on top of the menu.
Another great change will be the addition of passive effects that will affect the planet the DSS is on. So, the Helldivers won’t have to activate a Tactical Action to have some benefits from the DSS. Finally, the CM revealed: “Adding more tactical actions to the DSS that will enhance the “Community Controlled Space Laser” fantasy with even more impressive destructive power at the planetary scale”.
The majority of players agreed that this announcement was very cool and informative. However, it also raised the question of getting more information in the game. GhastlyEyeJewel stated: “Wow this is really cool info! Too bad it’s not in-game anywhere! I keep having to go to Discord to find basic info on many things! It’s a rollercoaster into a grave”.
This has been a major problem for a while, so we hope the devs will find a way to communicate with the entire player base. In the meantime, meet us on Choohe, the Major Order is still in progress. For Liberty and Super Earth.