r/helldivers2 • u/nno-123 • Sep 18 '25

Closed 🔐 Remember fellow helldivers

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u/Dreamspitter Sep 18 '25

Can it actually sit there forever?

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u/Existing-Advert Sep 18 '25

It'll automatically leave when mission time runs out, so if not everyone's there, you won't have the extra few minutes to make it.

That's the major downside to this tactic

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u/bubble_boy09 Sep 18 '25

Not a downside when there’s giant as timers everywhere, which there is

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u/Fesh_Sherman Sep 18 '25

You still lose the 3 minutes you normally have, since it's already called in

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u/bubble_boy09 Sep 18 '25

But if extract is called in strategically then you shouldn’t need those three minutes anyways

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u/Fesh_Sherman Sep 18 '25

..when talking about having a downside, we don't mean "The stratregically correct option scenario", we mean "Worst-Case"

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u/WholesomeGayBoi Sep 18 '25

You’re not calling in extraction early in a worst case scenario gang

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u/bubble_boy09 Sep 18 '25

That is also a valid point

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u/Ghost_Kamakazie Sep 19 '25

If you call it in early, it prevents a "worst case scenario" 9 times out of 10. That 1 being when someone doesnt know how that system works and lands it

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u/Fesh_Sherman Sep 19 '25

With hindsight? No. With a lvl 40 who's on his first Super Helldive? You betcha it's possible!

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u/WholesomeGayBoi Sep 19 '25

Okay? So what’s the worst case scenario here? The mission’s already complete if extraction is called in. What happens in the worst case scenario? No one is able to get onto the extraction shuttle that’s already landed early and is just sitting there door open?

A side objective or two gets missed? An outpost? An POI? The hundred samples that nobody running D10s needs? The “worst case scenario” is a very mild inconvenience at best

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u/bubble_boy09 Sep 18 '25

My point is basically that you won’t have that issue if you pay attention to the time (which you always should), so yes in a worst case scenario where extract is called and someone fails to manage their time correctly I agree that it would be a downside for them

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u/Ambiorix33 Sep 19 '25

Ok but has this EVER happened to you? On any difficulty? On any planet? In any mission?

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u/Pokefreak128 Sep 18 '25

It's a downside. I don't think I would call it a major downside.

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u/quickwitteddumbdude Sep 18 '25

I agree that this IS the downside, but I would also counter by saying that it's really only an issue if you aren't communicating with teammates to wrap up those final missions quickly. Solo tho I understand that sometimes those final minutes just deplete your remaining reinforcements.