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Players were quick to get in on the joke.
“Those could be anything,” one democratic bystandersaidof the flying bug footage.

“Probably just swamp gas reflecting off an eagle.”
Pilestedt signalboostedthe claim, calling the skeptical recruit “a true patriot.”
But that’s far from the only elephant in the room.

But is that the whole story?
And can we trust the words of flying bug deniers?
The Helldivers 2 community is less certain.

I don’t want to get political, folks, but that seems a touch excessive.
Some folks in the replies are, to put it mildly, unconvinced.
“Consider yourself under investigation by the Ministry of Truth, traitor.

How much are the bugs paying you?!?!”
asks one democratic soldier.
Take it easy, mad lad.

We’re talking about bugs here.
Termicide does have its supporters, of course.
Take this modern classic, for example: “I have survived 10 Helldive Operations In A Row.

Other Helldivers quickly accused the user of being an Automaton and pushed to terminate their illegal broadcast.
It’s genuine role-playing on a mass scale.
Everyone’s in character, and that character could be from any of several factions.

That’s the power of an engaged community and user-generated content, and it is glorious.













