Super Earth Teeters! Helldivers 2 Last Stand Against Illuminate Hit by Fierce Battles & A Mysterious “99.9783” Stalemate
The Galactic War in Helldivers 2 has crashed onto the shores of Super Earth, and the situation is grim. Democratic forces are making a desperate, heroic last stand against the relentless Illuminate invaders (dubbed “squids” by the community), even as major cities fall one by one. Yet, amidst the chaos, an unexpected surge of international camaraderie has been complicated by a puzzling battlefield stalemate and potential cross-language confusion.
For the past week, Helldivers have been engrossed in Major Orders tasking them with defending Super Earth’s Mega Cities. Despite valiant efforts, metropolises from York Supreme to Remembrance have been lost. The planet’s natural wonders have been sacrificed in a desperate bid to turn the tide, forging heroes and unlikely alliances as players devised ingenious tactics to down colossal Illuminate Leviathan spacecraft menacing urban warzones.
Now, only two bastions of Super Earth remain: Prosperity (Stockholm) and Equality on Sea (Shanghai). The defense of Equality on Sea saw a remarkable, reported surge of players from China bolstering the lines, leading to a flurry of heartwarming memes celebrating newfound geopolitical harmony – think “This Land Is Your Land,” but with a U.S.-China focus, filtered through the lens of dedicated Redditors.
However, this unity soon faced an unexpected trial. Players pushed the defense percentage for Equality on Sea to an agonizing 99.9783 percent, but no further. Despite countless Helldivers flooding the battlefield, the objective remained stubbornly incomplete. Frustration mounted, leading to a wave of negative Steam reviews, seemingly from Chinese players, spamming the enigmatic number “99.9783.” This confusion, amplified by language barriers, has sown unfortunate dissension within the ranks.
The root of this internal conflict may lie in a translation issue with the Mandarin-language version of the current Major Order. According to some community members on Reddit, instead of conveying “percentage held,” the translation might read closer to “defense success.” This could have led Chinese players to believe they needed to achieve a full 100 percent completion to succeed, rather than simply holding the line until the Illuminate onslaught subsided. What began as a united front has become an “oddly unexpected mess.”
As if internal strife wasn’t enough, the tide of battle appears to be turning against Super Earth’s remaining defenders once more. One significant factor is likely the time zone difference: many players in China would have logged off for the night. (Helldivers 2’s concurrent player peak on PC typically occurs around 10:00 a.m. ET). This means a long, arduous night lies ahead for those in later time zones.
The pressing question now is whether there’s still a chance to repel the Illuminate, or if this devastating invasion is all part of developer Arrowhead Game Studio’s grand design for the current phase of the Galactic War. Could Super Earth be destined for obliteration, perhaps collapsing into another black hole? Will other strange cosmic anomalies come into play? Or might players uncover technology for a desperate temporal gambit, fighting over the very fabric of reality?
Knowing Arrowhead, something completely unexpected is almost certainly on the horizon. Regardless of the outcome, the way players react and adapt to the unfolding drama will undoubtedly remain the most captivating aspect of Helldivers 2’s ongoing saga.
