Helldivers 2 is set to be one of the biggest successes of 2024, and developer Arrow Head Games is gearing up to release its biggest update yet. Escalation of Freedom is an upcoming update that adds fresh missions, fresh threats, and of course, fresh bugs.
Coming August 6, Escalation of Freedom challenges players with a fresh 10-level difficulty and introduces fresh mission objectives, such as locating and extracting a wailing larva that attracts Terminids. The game is also getting fresh, larger fortress-like outposts for players to take over. The swamp biome gets a spookier look, and acid storms can now reduce the armor of players and enemies, so both sides take more damage. New Terminids and Automata will battle players, and Arrow Head Games teases that Escalation of Freedom offers more surprises that players will have to discover for themselves. Watch the trailer to see what’s coming.
Escalation of Freedom also brings quality of life improvements, including an update on mourning digging. According to PlayStation Blogthe game is getting “a system where if a player is kicked, they will spawn in a new session as the host with all of the team’s loot from the previous session. All items can now be picked up by the player before extraction. The kicking team will see a message in the chat widget that the player has been kicked, but their loot will remain unchanged.”
For more information on Helldivers 2, check out our review.
