What you need to know
- Over the last several days, Helldivers 2 players have reported (and posted gameplay footage of) mysterious blue laser beams sailing across or falling from the sky and damaging or killing players.
- Some argue that these are just munition deflections off of armor that are being seen at off-angles, though if you ask me, there's clearly something more going on here.
- Players have been unable to find the source of these attacks, leading to speculation that hidden teleporting Illuminate enemies are behind them.
- The Illuminate is a faction from the original Helldivers that had energy shields, electricity weapons, snipers, and teleporting capabilities. Notably, it's the only enemy type from the first game that isn't in the sequel...officially, anyway.
- Developer Arrowhead's CEO Johan Pilestedt is denying the existence of blue beams, essentially gaslighting players: "Blue beams aren't real, [they] can't hurt you."
