Thebig buff patchthat arrived this week forHelldivers 2apparently introduced a new bug that allows players to fly across the map. Man, what is it with emotes inHelldivers 2and their ability to let players defy gravity with such confidence?
Players on the officialHelldiverssubreddit recently revealed the exploit. In a short video clip, a player rhythmically taps the Emote button to, well,teabagthrough the air with the greatest of ease.
According to the poster, the exploit was unintentionally discovered when they were trying to make use of a different exploit tied to emotes. In July, players learned thatemoting while hurtling through the airmay prevent lethal fall damage. It looks like it’s not just the weapons that got buffed by the patch.
Anyone who has played games long enough will understand that updates and patches can lead to bugs.Helldivers 2is certainlyno stranger to the idea. The game typically experiences issues brought by patches, ranging from new bugs to crashes. In this case, the bug was likely introduced by the new emote wheel function that was added by the update. I’d take surprise flying powers over a new way for the game to crash any day, thanks.
The bug will likely get fixed eventually. Emoting to prevent fall damage is a glitch that has remained, likely due to the Arrowhead CEO enthusiastically endorsing it. But flying for free isn’t something I can see remaining in the game. If anything, those averse to gravity will have to wait for a Jump Pack buff,which is in the plansaccording to creative director Johan Pilestedt.
We are looking at the jump pack next patch 😉
Until then, I expect to see my fellow divers tea-bagging their way across the land to power-squat on Shrieker Nests with authority. If we can’t win this war with weapons, we’ll do so with Slavic intimidation.
