Some of the best things in life can come from folks working together. It seems that may be the plan with Johan Pilestedt, the newly crowned Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Arrowhead Games. Pilestedt hit the ground running, asking the Helldivers 2 community for their best Eagle Stratagem ideas.
Pilestedt sent out the request for ideas from the community on Twitter. “Ok,” he wrote, “give me your best @helldivers2 eagle stratagem ideas!” Naturally, the community was quick to respond to the post, which has more than 4,600 replies at the time of writing.
You can suggest ideas for new Helldivers 2 Eagle Stratagems on Twitter
I suppose that’s one way to kick off your new position. Pilestedt dropped his role of CEO just this week to be more hands-on with the development of Helldivers 2. It’s good that he won’t be focused only on balance patches. On that note, Pilestedt, I have a request: Please bring back my Eruptor. Things just haven’t been the same.
I’ve been scrolling through the replies, and some are quite good. I’m fond of the bomb with an attached Helldiver, an idea straight out of the movie Dr. Strangelove. And it seems Pilestedt, too, is a fan.
Another player suggested something like the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system. Pilestedt suggested it could be an ideal way to recover samples without the hassle.
“So many great ideas,” Pilestedt wrote in a follow-up message. “Keep them coming! Also, this is way more fun than a conference room brainstorming. Let’s see if any gets picked up.”
Whether some of the ideas end up in Helldivers 2 is up to the new CCO. But hopefully we’ll see the best ones show up as new Eagle Stratagems someday. I’m particularly fond of the Fulton idea since I can’t count how many times I lost samples on some hopeless, fire-tornado-infested rock or another. A few other great ideas I spotted include a fuel-air bomb, a magnet bomb (it’s like throwing Magneto at Automatons, I love it), an aerial recon, and one that allows the delisted countries to purchase and play the game again.
If you also have an idea, now’s a good time to get the CCO’s attention.
