Helldivers 2 fan dreams up in-depth Assault missions pitch that the game's director calls "crazy similar to a prototype objective from some years back"

Helldivers 2's creative director has responded to a fan-made pitch for some new objectives that could be added to the popular third-person shooter, and it turns out that developer Arrowhead already tried out a very similar idea years ago.

One Helldivers 2 fan account on Twitter recently shared a mock-up concept of what assault missions could look like if they were added to the game, to deliver sweet liberty straight to the doorsteps of the Terminids and Automatons. It suggests, for example, that Helldivers could be tasked with fighting their way through an armored Automaton fortress, before activating terminals to get rid of its shields so that a Hellbomb can be dropped on its core. Similarly, they pitch the idea that players could blast their way through Terminid-infested mountains and call down a Termicide Injector, which would need to be defended until they extract.

Fellow Helldivers thirsty for more bug and bot-related violence are loving the ideas, and perhaps it's the popularity of the post that's encouraged director Johan Pilestedt to weigh in on the matter. "This is crazy similar to a prototype objective from some years back," he shares.

This is crazy similar to a prototype objective from some years back