Trying out solo play in Helldivers 2 can be a good way of bypassing the current on-and-off matchmaking issues that the co-op shooter is experiencing. As you'd imagine from a squad-based game, solo play is pretty unbalanced—you get less XP due to having fewer players to extract, plus you have fewer overall reinforcements. It's definitely more of a challenge if you're feeling up to you.
If you play Helldivers 2 solo you have to cope with every threat by yourself, and that puts a lot more pressure on your loadout, stratagems, and ensuring that you're covering all bases and possible threats you're likely to encounter. Since I've played quite a bit solo due to the matchmaking issues and have now hit level 40, I've collected some tips that should be helpful if you want to give a stab at solo play yourself.
