Things have been going too smoothly for players in Helldivers 2 for a couple of weeks now. We have recovered a lot of the galactic map, cornering both Terminids and Automata on the edge, we received the mechas, new weapons and equipment; and we have complied with the Supreme Orders quickly. However, it seems our luck has run out.
After several days without orders from the SuperTierra government, yesterday (March 19) we received a new Supreme Order: “Release Fori Prime and Zagon Prime.” They are two planets located at the end of the Terminid front. Fulfilling the order would mean conquering the last two quadrants before the bugs’ last line of defense.
Joel’s Revenge, Game Master of Helldivers 2
All of us helldivers approached the War Table to assault the new locations, but there was a problem… one that Joel, Game Master of Helldivers 2, had not posed in such a complicated way until now: fulfilling the Supreme Order requires a greater organization on the part of the community and only leaves us a margin of three days to fulfill it, a few hours less at the time of writing this publication.
The problem with this Supreme Order is that it requires conquering at least four of the five planets invaded by the Terminids to successfully fulfill it. All this in three days. Many helldivers have said on Reddit and Twitter what most of us think: This is very difficult to achieve in three days.. And there are many people trying to organize attacks. The front looked like this yesterday afternoon at 8-9 p.m. (approx.) Spanish time.
As you can see in the images, the order’s target planets were not available. This confused many players, although the reason is very simple: we must advance the front (literally) to reach them. Helldivers 2 It doesn’t specifically show it with arrows or indications on the HUD, but it has been proven to work this way.
- Sector Mirin: We must conquer Infernal Mire to advance to Zagon Prime.
- Sector Draco: we must conquer Estanu or Crimsica to advance to Fori Prime.
This is a very complicated order, especially since it has been launched during the week and ends before the weekend. Many helldivers cannot answer the call due to their jobs, studies and daily chores. Joel, Game Master of Helldivers 2, you have noticed that our greatest exploits have been during Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is enough to remember the Battle of Tien Kwan, which we won on a Friday much earlier than expected.
So, is it possible to carry out this order? Can we overcome Joel’s revenge for our rapid advance on both fronts? It’s very complicated. The community does not work as in unison as we think. According to Drivers.gg data, there are a total of 13,587 helldivers on the Automata front at the time of this writing. All those people, free to play where and how they want, are not contributing to the Supreme Order. Luckily, there are between 90,000 and 100,000 helldivers fighting in the Mirin and Draco sectors.
And although we must not lose hope, mathematics is not with us. If we take a look at both Divers.GG and the Helldivers Companion app, we see that the release rates are very low. 4.28% for Foru Prime, which leaves us with a release rate of 1.20% per hour and a conquest prediction of 3 days and 7 hours (out of time); and 0.00% in Infernal Mire with a negative release rate.
On the other hand, Crimsica (whose release is no longer necessary to complete the order) has a 2.55% release and a negative ratio. Advancement in Fori Prime would be much faster with the support of all the helldivers who are fighting in Crimsica. Generally speaking, the community has decided to focus on Fori first and then finish off Infarnal Mire and Zagon Prime.
In short: Joel, Game Master of Helldivers 2, his revenge has begun. He has made it very difficult for us to advance to the last line of defense of the Terminids. It could well be a defeat, which would mean a retreat to the barrier planets and repeating last week’s offensive with the termiticide towers. We only have to pay attention to how events develop.
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