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The Escalation of Freedom update is coming on August 6 and it is bringing some QoL improvements and lots of exciting new details. Well, mostly new, as one exciting addition actually had a huge part in the first installment of the game. The Impalers are coming back to make the lives of Helldivers 2 a living hell, but the veterans are here to help.
Helldivers 2 Devs Announce the Return of the Impalers
The developers announced this addition in the lengthy blog post, as well as in the YouTube video. The statement read: “Escalation of Freedom is unleashing some new threats to our liberty that will take some serious strategizing from the Helldivers to take down”.
It continued: “Back by popular demand: the Impaler! This big guy from the original Helldivers creates some new challenges. No longer can you run from the bugs when the Impaler is around–big, imposing, and destructive, it demands to be dealt with”.
The players who haven’t played the original Helldivers were, well, delighted but a bit scared. Veterans, on the other hand, didn’t hold back. SGTAlchemy noted: “A graph chart can not tell you how much I’ve been wanting this Terminid added into the game. I can’t wait for these bastards to be released”.
Scojo91 said: “I actually didn’t think they would get added so fast in HD2 because in HD1 they were mostly difficult because they would be off-screen when attacking. You’d have to put in effort or coordination to get to them to kill them. I assume in HD2 a similar Impaler would be too easy to handle. It’s 3rd person and you don’t have the sight limitation anymore”.
Veterans Share Their Best Tips to Defeat the Impalers
Many veterans from the First Galactic War offered their knowledge in facing the Impalers in order to help Helldivers 2 soldiers. Nervous_Attention930 shared some tips. They stated: “Must prioritize on killing them first when spotted on the battlefield in the bug infestation. They will cause major losses if left unchecked”.
This player continued: “Their main attack is the tentacles which will pop up under the ground. When they attack, it becomes vulnerable to attacks on their face. They will stay in place when they attack Helldivers so rush to kill it quickly when they attack”.
This-Examination5165 added: “Word of attention: Flamethrowers sucked against the Impalers. They took no damage at all if their faces were hidden. Even when engulfed in flames & when their faces were exposed they still took barely any damage”.
As Helldivers veterans, we are strangely delighted that the Helldivers 2 community will be able to meet the Impalers. The rush of adrenaline when you see one is amazing. Well, you’ll experience it soon enough. Until then, both the bot and the bug front need you. Let’s spread some democracy.