Helldivers 2’s Major Orders Have Turned Into Filler—and They’re Killing the Fun

Helldivers 2 just rolled out a fresh Major Order, and it is very much one of those wink-wink, go-with-it assignments. We are apparently prepping for Liberty Day by... stealing robot explosives for fireworks. Sure. Why not.

The new order: steal the bots' boom for Super Earth's big party

High Command wants squads hitting Automaton worlds Marfark and Zosma to "procure" explosives for the Super Earth Patriotic Pyrotechny Display tied to Liberty Day. Yes, the same automatons you flatten hourly with 500kg bombs and orbital strikes. The galaxy that manufactures ordnance like it is a breakfast cereal now needs you to swipe party supplies from the robot army. Do not ask questions, or the Democracy Officer will start breathing down your neck.

"Preparations for Liberty Day have begun."

- Official Helldivers 2 update on Oct 14

This has the strong scent of stall content

Remember when the orders actually felt like they were moving a story along? Back in September, Operation Righteous Reclamation dangled real hive world invasions on Oshaune. Everyone got hyped. Then Rupture Strain bugs crashed the party, and suddenly we were hauling DSS construction materials and saving random planets with zero emotional attachment.

There was even that Automaton intel fork between Vessel 00 and Nucleus intel. The community voted, waited for juicy lore, and got... confirmation of things most players had already pieced together. Underground Illuminate got teased at one point and then faded into the white noise. If you feel like the game slipped into a content loop after September, you are not alone.

• September: Operation Righteous Reclamation teases Oshaune hive world action, hype hits maximum.
• Rupture Warriors arrive as burrowing lungers that wreck squads; backlash is loud; Rupture Strain is straight-up removed.
• Major Orders pivot to resource hauling for the DSS and defending a carousel of planets that feel interchangeable.
• Automaton intel choice (Vessel 00 vs Nucleus) wins a vote but leads to little in the way of new narrative.
• Illuminate whispers surface, then vanish into the background.
• Now: you are collecting Automaton explosives on Marfark and Zosma for a Liberty Day fireworks show.

Feels like Joel is buying time until Ruptures return

The community nickname for the dev-side puppetmaster is Joel, and it sure looks like he is tossing us busywork while the team retools the Rupture Strain. On Sept 17, Arrowhead said improved versions would be back in five weeks. Do the math and you land around Oct 22. Liberty Day hits Oct 26. That timing does not look accidental. This fireworks scavenger hunt reads like a buffer to bridge the gap between now and the Ruptures' comeback.

Arrowhead does extremes, not middle ground

Here is the worry: when Arrowhead swings, they usually swing hard. Rupture Warriors launched as underground missiles with lunges you could barely anticipate, and missions turned into panic drills. The studio yanked them out completely. Now they say the enemies are returning "improved," which probably means we are getting one of two versions: still terrifying, or neutered to the point of being background noise. Their history rarely lands between those poles.

So, does this actually move the needle?

If the goal is Liberty Day dressing, sure, this Major Order does that. If you are looking for meaningful narrative progression, it is hard not to see this as a holding pattern. The real test arrives in that Oct 22 to Oct 26 window: do the Ruptures come back in a way that is challenging without being misery, and does Liberty Day deliver more than a fireworks cutaway for Super Earth's kids?

Until then, have fun robbing bots for party poppers. It is democracy. Or something like it.