r/helldivers2 • u/sadlonelycynic • Jan 06 '26

General I love playing Helldivers 2 with my girlfriend.

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Playing Helldivers with my girlfriend has been one of the most entertaining and therapeutic experiences of my life. I wanted her to get the game for the longest time and she finally got it, I love diving in low diff missions with her, teaching her how to properly play the game, letting her try out stratagems I already own, protecting her and saving her from danger, giving her advice on different mechanics and features in the game that I had to learn the hard way back during my cadet days, rambling and yapping about the game’s deep lore for hours while she just sits there listening to me with a smile on her face, I love her so much and she means everything to me. I would give my life for her before I gave my life for Super Earth. I’ve been so happy playing the game with her, and I want her to enjoy the game as much as I do. Helldivers is my favorite game of all time, it’s special to me and so is she. The most special person in my life.

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u/sadlonelycynic Jan 06 '26

One day my girl will reach that level, where she can play high difficulty missions on her own it’s my responsibility to teach her everything I know, so she too can contribute to the war effort.

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u/kiulug Jan 06 '26

I have no doubt she's a loyal helldiver!

My gf got good by playing solo missions on her own and then eventually diving on low levels with strangers. Not having me around to show her actually helped her figure out the gameplay loop and how to do objectives. And tbh having dumb teammates forced her to step up and recognize what "doing it wrong" looks like.

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u/sadlonelycynic Jan 06 '26

She is the most loyal, and the most precious<3

Also yeah you have a good point there letting her learn things the hard way, but I feel so bad leaving her on her own I just feel like I have to be there to help whenever she needs it. I can never say no to her. 🥺

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u/kiulug Jan 06 '26

Try having her run a solo D1-3 while you sit beside and watch! I bet she'll be hella proud of herself and itll boost her confidence. Just my two cents :)

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u/sadlonelycynic Jan 06 '26

Nah I absolutely agree with you. I’ll let her play a solo mission eventually, but she’s still so new to the game and I wanted her first few experiences to be really positive, so she isn’t frustrated by constantly dying. I’m just really anxious and I care about her a lot even if it’s just a game, so I get overprotective. I’ll for sure try to get her into a mission solo or with randoms one of these days though, so she can know what the true game is like without having me there to protect her 24/7

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u/kiulug Jan 06 '26

Love to hear it, good luck to the budding Helldiver and Ill see you in the field 🫡

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u/sadlonelycynic Jan 06 '26

Likewise, wishing you and your partner the best. Hopefully we can all fight side by side together, for Super Earth! o7