Talk:Helldivers 2

Recent addition to Operation Free Space section

is it okay to use the official Helldivers 2 twitter account as a source? new to wikipedia proper so i dont know Legitpoodros (talk) 21:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

:i think so since it's official and you can use YouTube as a sorce on articles Idostuffandyes (talk) 17:14, 12 February 2026 (UTC) If I'm reading the rules right, this falls under WP:SOCKSTRIKE, like earlier on the page, which this comment somehow avoided. Also, I'm pretty sure YouTube is not a source. Sorry if this was out of line, but this has irked me for a while. Username?WhyNotZoidberg? (talk) 00:00, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes. Kaiserdiver (talk) 19:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

I think we should add a Magor order catagorey

it DOSNT need to be all of them maybe just like the Magor ones like the ones for Cyberstan as of writing this or the fight for super earth from last year or oshaune Idostuffandyes (talk) 17:50, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Check the setting category, also its typed Major Order. Oatmilkknotexpired (talk) 13:31, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

should we add the cover image changes

just asking since with each update the cover changes and right now the main image is the realease cover think we can keep it but also we could maybe spread the different covers for the game throughout the article like the news one for cyberstan the oshaune bg one the illuminate ones when they invaded super earth maybe even that cover that was made while the automatons took over the socials what do you think Ieditsandyes (talk) 19:13, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I think we could do that but we should do a voting, the democratic way, and see if yes or no wins. Kaiserdiver (talk) 17:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

No, its release cover is the most common cover. If there is any concern that its cover is changing all the time, we can change to only including the logo (see articles for Fall Guys, Fortnite, Valorant etc.) OceanHok (talk) 10:55, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

well it is an encyclopedia and with each update arrowhead has a new cover and adding them would give more info about the game Ieditsandyes (talk) 00:00, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Then change to the logo if you want. It is not feasible to change the cover every time a new update launches. OceanHok (talk) 03:22, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

I mean if you look at the pattern there’s only really 2 major updates a year with 2 new covers Ieditsandyes (talk) 03:05, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

• Note: WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Absolutiva 04:04, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

it's on machinery of oppression now. I did all the proper cautions to make sure it fully credits Arrowhead and playstation, therefore making it reliable. once the next major update occurs I change it to that. Kaiserdiver (talk) 19:24, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

similarity to Deep Rock Galactic

I can't help but notice how similar the game is to Deep Rpck Galactic. It must have drawn inspiration from it. Someone should mention this, looking for sources so as to not add our own research here.

-- ~2026-25316-12 (talk) 10:06, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

So if you didnt know, Helldivers is based off of Starship Troopers. If there is a similarity to Deep Rock Galactic, then it must be entirely coincidental. Oatmilkknotexpired (talk) 13:39, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Warbond Token

In the description of gameplay and the mechanics, the section is ended by the sentence "On 26 August 2025, coinciding with the game's release on the Xbox platform, Arrowhead introduced a "Warbond Token" that allowed players to purchase one Warbond of their choosing. This token was previously only available in the game's deluxe "Super Citizen Edition"." I haven't checked the accompanying source, but I highly doubt it says this. The Warbond Token did not exist in the game before the Xbox release, which added it to the Super Citizen Edition in place of a specific Warbond (Steeled Veterans) for free. It cannot be purchased individually or separately and is only available in the Super Citizen Edition as of the Xbox release. I can't, but someone should find a source that supports this and/or review the provided source to ensure that the text in the article lines up with the source, because the current article is simply incorrect in this regard. ~2026-28993-58 (talk) 20:33, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

External link addition — hd2guides.com

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Hi all — the current External links section on this article lists the official PlayStation product page plus the Helldivers 2 YouTube channel and X (Twitter) account. Those are all official/first-party channels; there's no third-party community reference for the game's stratagem, weapon-warbond, or Major-Order data — the kind of long, patch-versioned strategic content that Helldivers 2 uniquely accumulates because of its live-service Galactic War storyline.

I'd like to propose adding one curated community-guide hub as a reference resource:

• HD2 Guides — Stratagems, warbonds, Major Order archive, patch-current weapon meta

Why it meets WP:EL guideline #4 ("Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues, amount of detail, or other reasons"):

• Curated database content that goes well beyond what belongs in the article body: full stratagem tables with call-in code, cooldown, and effect data; complete warbond archive with per-weapon damage/handling/recoil stats; and a Major-Order timeline that mirrors the article's own "Galactic war" narrative section.
• Fact-checked against patch numbers cited in this article: the site is explicitly re-verified against each named patch (currently patch 01.003.100 / "Machinery of Oppression" and later), which matches the patch cadence documented in the article's Development section.
• Editorial structure — each guide has a byline date and category (Stratagem / Warbond / Major Order / Meta), rather than user-generated wiki content.
• Not user-editable / not primarily promotional — small editorial site, which is why I'd rather propose it here than add it directly.

WP:ELNO checks it does NOT trigger:

• Not user-generated (unlike Fandom / IGN wiki, which are user-editable).
• No malware / paywalls / login walls / autoplay video.
• Not a mirror / redirect / affiliate site.
• No SEO doorway pages — URL structure is topic-based (/stratagems/…, /warbonds/…, /major-orders/…).
• Not primarily an ad-supported content farm (ad density ≤2 slots per page).

Precedent on comparable articles: The IGN Wiki page for the game's "Machinery of Oppression" patch is already cited in this article's body (www.ign.com/wikis/helldivers-2/…). Comparable live-service shooter articles (Destiny 2, Warframe) each carry at least one curated third-party guide/data external link.

Full disclosure (WP:COI): I'm affiliated with the site and am posting this proposal to the Talk page rather than editing the article directly precisely to avoid the conflict-of-interest issue. Happy to defer entirely to consensus. If a smaller change would be preferred (for example, restricting the link to the Stratagem-table sub-page only, or waiting until the site has broader Google News / press citations), that's fine too.

Thanks for reviewing. ~2026-40652-12 (talk) 12:59, 20 July 2026 (UTC)