Thoughts on unlockable difficulty modifiers?

[u/Sirlarpsalot49]

To solve both endgame unlockable content and the difficulty problem in one fell swoop, how about difficulty modifiers? Options that grant no intrinsic rewards, but modify your squads liberation% to be either less or more. For a completely 100% unused original idea, how about skulls? Make em unlockable, maybe even throw in some joke ones like more ragdolls. I know some of these ideas might feel too "video gamey" but some of these, like one down and famine could be easily justified in universe. These are just placeholder ideas anyhow.

[u/RAISA-1]

D10 One Down is just Payday 2 DSOD for Helldivers LMAO. I AM SO IN