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Catherine Lewis

In Helldivers 2's new Major Order, Game Master Joel takes off the kid gloves once and for all: you're gonna fight Automatons and you're gonna like it

Automatons seen in Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 players have been issued a brand new Major Order, and it seems it's taking direct aim at all of the dedicated bug-squashing fans who aren't so enthusiastic about spilling oil from the deadly Automatons. 

Bugs have been put on the sidelines, as we've now been tasked with eliminating the Automatons and liberating Troost in Helldivers 2 as part of Operation Swift Disassembly. Lore-wise, this Major Order comes after captured bots, interrogated using "Unpleasant Sensory Experience Simulations" (whatever that means), revealed that the Automatons are gearing up to launch "The Reclamation," which is believed to be "a massive invasion of unprecedented scale." 

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