- cross-posted to:
- games@hexbear.net
- cross-posted to:
- games@hexbear.net
It took GantztheDemon 10 days to be able to play Helldivers 2 again. On Feb. 21, TikTok user AJGaming shared a video featuring Gantz killing them. The sequence went viral overnight, garnering 4.8 million views as of this writing. A subsection of the Helldivers 2 community, hung up on the politically charged satire theme of the online shooter, labeled the player as a “traitor” and began inciting others to shoot on sight. Alongside dozens of TikToks campaigning for a witch hunt, Gantz’s PlayStation account was temporarily banned after receiving hundreds of reports.
I’m just seeing a huge amount of people drama farming around Helldivers. The game is great and so is the community overall. Easily one of the most open and accepting communities I’ve seen.