Helldivers 2 players resign themselves to failure of the ongoing Major Order, which means after months of dodging them, the comically-ignored mines are nearly here

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With less than two hours to go, Helldivers 2 players are resigning themselves to the fact that they've failed the Major Order.

Helldivers 2 players have spent the best part of a few months repeatedly dodging the Anti-Tank Mines in just about every conceivable way, including voluntarily rescuing kids over the Stratagem. The current Major Order, however, threatens Helldivers 2 players with immediately unlocking the mines unless they vanquish 1.5 billion enemies around the galaxy.

At the time of writing, it's looking like Helldivers 2 players are set to fail the current Major Order, which will summarily unlock the mines for them. The Reddit post below was from yesterday, August 5, when Helldivers 2 players were at just 51% completion percentage on the Major Order with less than 18 hours to go. Fast forward to today, and the completion percentage has risen to 64% with under two hours to go.

It was a blast gents, but the meme is up from r/Helldivers

So yes, it's looking like the Anti-Tank Mines might finally be unlocked in Helldivers 2 in just a few hours from now. "If these mines turn out to be garbage I'm gonna be very sad," writes one Reddit commenter, to which another astutely responds: "They're mines, we already know they're garbage." No one wants these damn mines, but it looks like they're getting them anyway.

One common line of reasoning is that Helldivers 2 players are frustrated by the fact that regular in-game minefields, commonly found surrounding Automaton bases, can chain-detonate if one mine is set off. If the same thing applies to player-deployed mines, that could just be another reason for players to hate the mines all the more.

Take a look at our guide on the Helldivers 2 TR-40 Golden Eagle armor for how to bag the new livestream-exclusive armor set later today.

Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.