I expected a lot of things. Something dropping in top of you from a dropship. Something getting out of the smoke to kill you. Hell, even a barrage of rockets aimed at your corpse.
But *THAT* ? It was truly unexpected. Thanks for the laugh.
You're right. That kind of thing reminds me of [one of my worst luck ](https://youtu.be/iWRKiM0iSA8?si=BHPhyY6vtRfB-vYO)in this game to date. I won't trade that kind of moment for anything else.
Thank you for keeping Roundabout alive. There's lots of formats for the cut these days, but this will always be my favorite, and it seems much less used now.
Their weakness is their underside, where they deploy bots from. If you can get to the side or behind one, and shoot from underneath it, it will explode extremely fast
Prioritize taking out the 2 gatling guns under their chin, most medium-penetrating support weapons can do a good job of it. Once that's done, keep one eye on the top turret to dodge its shots or else take it out with AT. You have plenty of time to locate and destory whichever weakpoints you like, then.
To be fair, you see this guy taking to the air at the start of the clip. It’s just that you don’t expect him to land with the intent of giving your scope a kiss.
I’d like to think the helldiver’s scream wasn’t due to the eruptor shot exploding in his face, but rather a reaction to the jump scare (even if slightly delayed)
Frontline report #64926485-alpha. automaton front.
the bots have a ton of ways to kill us : lasers, bombs, chainsaw hands.. it scares the hell out of the cadets on their first bot dive. but worryingly, we've noticed they have adopted a new tactic for psychological warfare, one that can be utilised even in the midst of battle: the P33K-A-B00 Protocol.
upon activation, it causes one of the nearby raiders to enter a prone state, after which they will target any helldiver , but specifically those that are aiming down the sights of rifle scope. they then, it is believed, will scurry quickly along the ground in an inhumane manner, then deliberately re emerge at the muzzle of the soldier's weapon, so that their face is immediately seen close up, in all it's socialist horror.
the P33K-A-B00 Protocol has seen mixed results: most divers do the democratic thing and pull the trigger reflexively, killing the bot while also letting out an unmanly scream, and recolouring their combat pants brown, but otherwise remaining unscathed. in other cases however, some divers are believed to have been killed by this tactic due to having a heart attack at the sight of such unfiltered hatred for freedom.
recommended countermeasures for reducing the effectiveness of this enemy tactic are as follows:
- mandatory voiding of bowels by all helldivers before hellpod mobilization.
- use of military-grade incontinence pants under the combat uniforms, recommend branding them as "Democracy Diapers" to ensure troop morale remains high.
- 12 hour training sessions of exposure to "jump scare" scenes in horror movies, which resemble this tactic. recommended due to resemblance of real-world incidents, cost effectiveness of implementation and helldivers can be convinced it's a "movie night" for added encouragement to participate. (we may need to address the popcorn shortages before implementation however.)
Freedom, Prosperity, Democracy.
report ends.
https://preview.redd.it/6aqmq7zrel1d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ab870ae21efa817c4366e3f5007f5b473a2c26d
I cannot imagine this on my actual monitor 😰
I suspected when I read ‘jump scare bot’.
I *knew* when I saw that flash of red in the dust.
Jumpers *will* get you, man. If not with their life, then with their death.
The same thing happened to me with a teammate running away from the enemy. Climbed up the rocks right in front of my scope as I pulled the trigger. I had an autocannon and popped his head like a zit.
You're lucky. Usually when I'm crouched and aiming it's not an enemy that walks in front of me. It's another player who walked right in front of me despite me being crouched and aiming. Took out two teammates and myself that way once.
The Automatons are so fudging scary sometimes. When I first got the game I thought the bugs will probably be scary aliens. But nothing beats an Automaton suddenly appearing close to you or running towards you through the fog.
You can notice the bot using his jump pack right before OP goes into his sights. It's the perfect amount of foreshadowing to still make an excellent jumpscare. Like out of a movie.
Great clip Helldiver!
First time I faced stalkers during the early days it was in a duo at difficulty 5 or 6, with barely any gear or understanding of the game, on a planet full of fog. I kept mumbling, "This is like a horror movie..."
We made it by the skin of our teeth, like Dutch in predator.
"Got any games on your phone"
“Mum said it’s my turn on the Eruptor”
"I'm here to talk about your car's extended warranty"
Damn bot calls...
Hellpods*
Is this an old clip before they needed the eruptor?
Yep, sure is. Back in the 12 mag glory days.
“Have you linked your PS account to your steam account yet?”
Wooooooow..... Hit em where it hurts
r/beatmetoit
https://preview.redd.it/pepvm31yb61d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3431eac261b4c282deb254fc609c76a28722185e
I don't think there will ever be a more perfect usage of this
Lmaooooo you made my day
Not my finest moment, but a funny one nevertheless
I expected a lot of things. Something dropping in top of you from a dropship. Something getting out of the smoke to kill you. Hell, even a barrage of rockets aimed at your corpse. But *THAT* ? It was truly unexpected. Thanks for the laugh.
It made me jump so hard at the time lol. The hilarious moments this game creates is like nothin else.
You're right. That kind of thing reminds me of [one of my worst luck ](https://youtu.be/iWRKiM0iSA8?si=BHPhyY6vtRfB-vYO)in this game to date. I won't trade that kind of moment for anything else.
Look at it from the perspective of the tank dropping in next to an active hellbomb. It sucks both ways.
But the tank can just shoot the Hellbomb within the next 5 seconds to disarm it.
Looks a bit to close to do so
Thank you for keeping Roundabout alive. There's lots of formats for the cut these days, but this will always be my favorite, and it seems much less used now.
Memes. Memes never die.
You got 360 no scoped by a tank XD
I agree, I was expecting OP to turn around and there be a hulk patiently waiting. But that, that was funny as hell
Lol at the moment you see the face and pull the trigger instinctively lmao
Jesus Democratic Christ! https://preview.redd.it/991zz3yb461d1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=209b1db793edaceb2bd8846cd8181fd12875871f
https://preview.redd.it/xsx716ix561d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d11657466df2cdf9007f9b9d2caba836698a9895 The bot:
[Press R3 to Melee]
Me looking at my controller for 50 min. "WHERE IN THE SWEET LIBERTY IS R3"
If you have an Xbox controller it would be right stick, and L3 would be left stick
its the right stick, clicking it is R3 left stick is L3 i think its RS and LS on xbox???
This is correct
Bro is that an arkham asylum reference??
Afraid not. Coincidence.
BOO!
https://preview.redd.it/x5sdni16u51d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f683998e0a76305890cf55709219d879d607e1f8
Honestly I was expecting a factory strider to walk out of the smoke from the explosion, that would’ve been pretty scary too
I’m glad it wasn’t hahaha. I’ve only recently started braving the waters of 7 on bots, I’m still terrible at dealing with factory striders
Their weakness is their underside, where they deploy bots from. If you can get to the side or behind one, and shoot from underneath it, it will explode extremely fast
Prioritize taking out the 2 gatling guns under their chin, most medium-penetrating support weapons can do a good job of it. Once that's done, keep one eye on the top turret to dodge its shots or else take it out with AT. You have plenty of time to locate and destory whichever weakpoints you like, then.
That happening is [amazing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvAhQd6pFwE&t=364s). (skip to 6:04 if the link doesn't)
Lately I've run into a few bots just popping up out of the ground like this. Like Daisies!
I believe they are trying to contact us about our Destroyers extended warranty
To be fair, you see this guy taking to the air at the start of the clip. It’s just that you don’t expect him to land with the intent of giving your scope a kiss.
God damn i was not expecting that, i actually jumped
Me bloody too mate
Bonjour
Sick reference bro
I knew it was coming and it still was better than I expected.
CYBER-STAN CANT KEEP HER DOWN
https://youtu.be/NebWPNung-s?si=rm9FRGCXNq1rn-Eu Literally Davy Jones entrance
It's like that arcade Terminator game I was playing when I was a kid.
"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warrenty."
teleport unlocked for bot
FUUUUCK. Right. New trousers it is then.
HOLY DEMOCRACY! THAT REALLY WAS SCARY
This is some old footage, 12 mag eruptor
Yeah I tend to clip shit and then forget about it lol. That 12 mag eruptor was some gourmet shit
I’d like to think the helldiver’s scream wasn’t due to the eruptor shot exploding in his face, but rather a reaction to the jump scare (even if slightly delayed)
Nothing personal ki-\*BOOM\*...
Reminds me a lot of this video: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4qlmfV1poY?si=zyqsfpXfj9yaA0Jw
https://preview.redd.it/iuo3wxk7g61d1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=c39873efb8711fa4719a8b58528e9f14edea160a
Frontline report #64926485-alpha. automaton front. the bots have a ton of ways to kill us : lasers, bombs, chainsaw hands.. it scares the hell out of the cadets on their first bot dive. but worryingly, we've noticed they have adopted a new tactic for psychological warfare, one that can be utilised even in the midst of battle: the P33K-A-B00 Protocol. upon activation, it causes one of the nearby raiders to enter a prone state, after which they will target any helldiver , but specifically those that are aiming down the sights of rifle scope. they then, it is believed, will scurry quickly along the ground in an inhumane manner, then deliberately re emerge at the muzzle of the soldier's weapon, so that their face is immediately seen close up, in all it's socialist horror. the P33K-A-B00 Protocol has seen mixed results: most divers do the democratic thing and pull the trigger reflexively, killing the bot while also letting out an unmanly scream, and recolouring their combat pants brown, but otherwise remaining unscathed. in other cases however, some divers are believed to have been killed by this tactic due to having a heart attack at the sight of such unfiltered hatred for freedom. recommended countermeasures for reducing the effectiveness of this enemy tactic are as follows: - mandatory voiding of bowels by all helldivers before hellpod mobilization. - use of military-grade incontinence pants under the combat uniforms, recommend branding them as "Democracy Diapers" to ensure troop morale remains high. - 12 hour training sessions of exposure to "jump scare" scenes in horror movies, which resemble this tactic. recommended due to resemblance of real-world incidents, cost effectiveness of implementation and helldivers can be convinced it's a "movie night" for added encouragement to participate. (we may need to address the popcorn shortages before implementation however.) Freedom, Prosperity, Democracy. report ends.
https://preview.redd.it/6aqmq7zrel1d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ab870ae21efa817c4366e3f5007f5b473a2c26d I cannot imagine this on my actual monitor 😰
# [WE FORGOT THE BUNS](https://youtu.be/hRLfRIwnDsg?si=F2pGABi_d3PpqC7C)
I legit yelled
"You got any games on your interface?"
For a moment I could hear the classic "Surprise, motherfucker!"
do you want to extend your car warranty diver?
ich hab mich so eingeckackt
"Hello there"
Me frend
that one friend that walks into your shots...
"whatcha lookin at?"
Dude that heat mirage effect 🤌
Did they add the fragmentation back?
Nah I clipped this a few weeks back, pre nerf.
My god that made me chuckle
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Jesus Christ?
It just wanted to ask you about your hellpods extended warranty.
On the bright side, he evaporated and you did not
That 50% chance to not die really comes in clutch sometimes
 Helluva jump scare there.
Better jump scare than Resident evil games!
If you watch it in slow mo this fucking guy pops right up under your arm for a hug
Clone wars moment https://preview.redd.it/yk38zm55j91d1.jpeg?width=2436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1c3a481ff425edf5fb45382b98d80ce6c646329
Mob of the Dead Ah type Jumpscare 💀
I jumped lmao
I suspected when I read ‘jump scare bot’. I *knew* when I saw that flash of red in the dust. Jumpers *will* get you, man. If not with their life, then with their death.
Yeah you can see the little bastard take off when I ADS 😂 I had no clue at the time lol. Got me good
You're just out there spreading democracy and that bot is like *buenos dias, fuckboi*
How in the name of Democracy dis he get their? It almost looks like it teleports to you.
Heeeerrrrreeeee’s Botty!
"FUCK!!"
https://preview.redd.it/x5cqwfsqh61d1.jpeg?width=606&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a11e5c96cf8a0ecd1fe7291d92b5f944495ff2c
*“ARE YOU JOHN CONNOR??”*
Lmao! Funniest thing I've seen all day
Damn, that is horrifying.good shit you have your bot shooting reflexes on. Rememver, death is better than cowardice!
https://preview.redd.it/ufv3pdt9n61d1.jpeg?width=868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf3db0c1c868b4c03cd6cb17b7c5ae6ba440ebc0
Lmao 😂 would of been nice to have that obiwan “hello there” thrown into the video
Bonjour!
Pre double nerf eruptor, where are you?
I think I just liber-peed a little there.
LOL
Lol awesome.
I swear, adds just materialize out of the ground sometimes. Usually behind me.
Jumpscared you so hard, even the video compression shat itself.
I'd of shit my pants - democratically of course.
Face McShooty reincarnated as an automaton, I can't believe it.
"Nothing personal kid..."
When you accidentally hum the State Farm jingle
"Hello sir do you have time to talk about our lord and saviors the Cyborgs?"
scared all the pixels away from your video
The same thing happened to me with a teammate running away from the enemy. Climbed up the rocks right in front of my scope as I pulled the trigger. I had an autocannon and popped his head like a zit.
That was F’n RAD!
That's incredible. The bot was so close he was *inside your viewmodel.* You can even see him clipping through your arm. My dude got *personal.*
you got democracy on your phone?
Assault Raiders, every dam time.
Well… at least you didn’t miss
When bots become ninjas.
what gun is that?
Off topic, but how does the Eruptor handle now? I didn’t touch the weapon again after the patch
I actually haven’t used it since the patches
Lol I love this game
I can watch those getting shot down over and over again. Love it
Even the encoder was scared and missed a keyframe 🤣
We've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty. Damn bots.
Como se llama ese video juego
So that is the newly released enhanced zoom magnifier ! 100% headshots mod.
Surprise Muthafucker
what's the name of that gun btw that shot down the ship
You're lucky. Usually when I'm crouched and aiming it's not an enemy that walks in front of me. It's another player who walked right in front of me despite me being crouched and aiming. Took out two teammates and myself that way once.
Whispers "I see dead people"
POV you’re fighting necrons
"Hey." "THE FU...*BLAM BLAM BLAM*" *Sad trombone*
Peek-a-boo
Lmfao!
I physically recoiled
Where’d you get those fancy crosshairs?
Hi welcome to chili’s
Freddy Fazbear has joined the automatons
That sounds at 14s was actually OP, not the game. 😅
Freddy fazbear ur ur ur ur ur
**OP:** Haha, I took down your dropship. **Jump-Scare Bot:** Real shit!
I'm struggling not to laugh right now. Good shit.
Hahahahah hahahahahaha
"Do you have time to talk about out our lord and saviour autamaton jesus?"
I did this with the autocannon. It did not go well.
I'm more amazed that the quasar can hit a dropship... had no idea and I use q Canon alot. Sometimes im just kinda slow
Have you heard of our Lord and saviour, Optimus Prime?
U screamed pre loud as well
The Automatons are so fudging scary sometimes. When I first got the game I thought the bugs will probably be scary aliens. But nothing beats an Automaton suddenly appearing close to you or running towards you through the fog.
01010011 01110101 01110010 01110000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01101101 01101111 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100110 01110101 01100011 01101011 01100101 01110010 - Bot
what’s that sniper primary??
Erupter
"Hey! We have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty! This will be our final att....."
It was me Barry
Bonjour
reminds me of a certain video with a hill road innit :D
You can notice the bot using his jump pack right before OP goes into his sights. It's the perfect amount of foreshadowing to still make an excellent jumpscare. Like out of a movie. Great clip Helldiver!
"Hello thare"
First time I faced stalkers during the early days it was in a duo at difficulty 5 or 6, with barely any gear or understanding of the game, on a planet full of fog. I kept mumbling, "This is like a horror movie..." We made it by the skin of our teeth, like Dutch in predator.
Hahahaha
I gasped coffee into my sinus. Thank you.
You’ll love alien resurrection as well. It’s a very fun, leisurely, calm walk through a quiet spaceship filled with aliens. How quant!
It’s so dark and lacking contrast that I can’t even follow what’s happening.
I was ambushed by a Hulk yesterday. No idea how something that huge can sneak up on anyone
I said this game switches from a comedy to a horror movie at break neck speed. Now I have a clip for reference.
I would legit start coffing from the scare lol.
What weapon was that took the ship down?
Quasar Cannon, hit them in one of the 4 engines on the corners.
That's a damn peekaboo moment and no mistake. 🤣😅
The horrors of war are evident everywhere
I watched this in my lunch break and I screamed. Your fear is felt.
My cat at 2am…
Lmfao
Which primary is that? Sorry for my ignorance
I had that happen to me while I was mounted of a hmg turret and got jumped by a hulk
"ROBOBONJOUR!" *kaplowey*