“Only 1/3 of the playerbase has done this” Helldivers 2 players say this feature needs reworking

At its core, Helldivers 2 is a team-based game, ideally with four players taking on the Automatons or Terminids and serving as much Liber-tea as possible in the name of democracy. The game’s achievements/trophies reflect this, with some being more team-focused, although most can be completed solo if you want the added challenge. However, there is one that requires a team to do it, and it turns out most players haven’t unlocked it. This could mean that either the mechanic isn’t very good, it doesn’t align with the meta, or most players dive solo.

U/droo46 took to the Helldivers 2 sub-Reddit to discuss the team reloading mechanic. This mechanic allows teammates to use an ammo backpack held by another player to reload their weapons, which is incredibly useful for those using weapons such as the Recoilless Rifle.

There is an achievement attached to team reloading titled ‘Promote Synergy,’ and according to Steam, only 35.5% of all players have unlocked it, and this figure would likely be lower if there wasn’t an achievement to unlock. This is one of the achievements I have yet to unlock, partly because I play solo most of the time and if I play in a team I don’t carry an ammo pack to offer a reload to other people, which I imagine is the case for many players.

Another main reason is that with the current system, you’ve got to give your ammo pack to the other player, which unless you’re expecting it back can be detrimental and leave you unable to attack any larger enemies that come your way, with u/UpsetPuppy_11 saying “I think they should just make it where anyone can come up to you and team load you with you still wearing the backpack, makes more sense than the current system.”

U/Mistrblank also noted that some people just don’t care for achievements, but offered a suggestion to quickly unlock it saying “There’s some argument to be made that people that run those weapons just don’t want to be tied to another person and never bother to ask someone else to reload for them. On top of that, most players don’t care about the achievements. This should be an easy achievement though. Just run AC on bots and follow another autocannon person around and reload them one time and you’ll have it.”

With Arrowhead Game Studios focusing on quality-of-life changes, which is evident by the upcoming Helldivers 2 Escalation of Freedom update, it is possible that the developers could look at aspects of the game such as team reloading and rework them to be more efficient and useful to players. The developers are also very in tune with the community and take feedback on board, so posts like this help bring attention to what the playerbase wants changing and fixing.