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Helldivers 2 players are currently facing two different factions, the Automatons and Terminids, and many are patiently waiting for The Illuminate to make themselves known in the future to shake up the game. When it comes to the current factions in the game, the Terminids are the clear favorites, with there usually being many more players fighting on those planets than in the Automaton sector.
U/CouldBeBetterTBH took to Reddit to discuss the disparity between Automaton and Terminid player counts. This became more apparent than ever when a recent Major Order tasked players with taking out 2 billion Automatons but the community failed at just 78% completion. The Reddit user discussed the large difference between Automaton and Terminid player counts by saying,
“I sincerely doubt that since even when we get Major Orders where we’re only fighting the Automatons for progress we still have 30-50% or more of the entire Helldivers 2 Community hunkering down on Bug planets at nearly all times.
What else can we do at this point besides cheat the game rules and add some kind of Medal/Sample multiplier effect onto Automaton planets? Nobody wants to play against the Bots, we are always the minority of the playerbase and keep failing all of our Orders and keep losing planets because nobody wants to touch our worlds with a 100-mile-long pole.
Something needs to draw players onto this side of the Galactic Map or else we’re never going to make any progress in the West unless Joel keeps tweaking the numbers and throwing pity wins at us every single time the Automatons become a focus or even a part of a Major Order.”
If a Major Order focused on the Automatons doesn’t get players fighting on those planets, it is difficult to figure out what would make players switch sides, perhaps the reward multiplier that u/CouldBeBetterTBH suggested could work. But, if Arrowhead Game Studios wants to continue to focus on the Automatons, then they need to figure out a way to draw players to those planets. At least for now though, players are free to eradicate whichever enemy they prefer as the current Major Order calls for the community to kill over 3.1 billion Automatons and Terminids. To help rack up a high kill count each mission, we highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can figure out the best loadouts for you to bring democracy to the galaxy.
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