Helldivers Players Seek Vengeance, Liberate Symbolic Planet in Suspected April Fools' Prank
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Helldivers players sought revenge and reclaimed planet Malevelon Creek from the Automatons after a prior defeat. This was a major order that gave players 24 hours to liberate the planet.
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The planet has symbolic meaning to players as the site of a traumatic loss early in the game's storyline. Its liberation stirred up desire for vengeance.
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After around 2 hours on April 1st, players succeeded in liberating Malevelon Creek as well as planets Draupnir and Ubanea.
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This rapid success and ease of victory raised suspicions that this may have been an April Fools' Day prank by the developers.
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Going forward, players spotted clues about massive cloaked ships over other planets, sparking speculation about what may happen next.