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The United Nations asked Arrowhead if it'd give a talk on psychological manipulation by totalitarian states (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca

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TLDR:

"Actually, we got a message from the UN asking if we want to talk, in some form, about psychological defense against manipulation," added Pilestedt. This might all sound like the game is getting a little too real, but he said the key was in finding the right tone and using the imagery in an almost educational way: "We do it all in fun and good spirits, and we actually try to get people to recognize the science of what is a totalitarian state. If you start wearing the same uniform as everybody else and do salutes constantly, you might be in a totalitarian regime."

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 3 days ago

Sweet Liberty, my leg!

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The fuel that Super Earth relies on and invaded Tyranid space for is called E-710.

Spell it backwards.

017-E (OIL-E).

This message was sponsored by the Ministry of Truth.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 12 points 3 days ago

[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Sounds like dissident propaganda to me, face the wall

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 16 points 3 days ago

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Automaton’s propaganda branch must’ve wrote this article.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My favorite story is the buff tragedy of last August, where AH had made the game too hard and they basically nerfed the game. Prior to, I was reading ppls' reactions on Fbook, and faaaar too many ppl had to have it explained that HD2 isn't a meta super soldier fantasy, it's a satire on fascist propaganda. They'd reference the back of the case, saying you "are an elite squad using overpowered weapons"...

I guess AH is too effective of a propaganda machine 😂

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

It was quite the struggle for a while. Had they not rebalanced everything prior to the squids coming back the galaxy would be entirely voteless

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Super interesting. I feel so weird playing this game right now with all that is going on in the world.

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you recognize it as satire, then I think you have nothing to worry about. If you view it as a goal....

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I get the satire, but it’s more like the game is all about “saving democracy” and here we are just sitting around playing a game. We should be really fucking saving democracy right now.

[–] GoTeamBoobies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I feel you. My job feels pointless, I just want to yell at the whole company that we should stop and go protest or something... But IDK if that would even do anything

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

Gimme that sweet 500kg IRL and democracy will be saved in 3 days

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Oh in that respect understandable lol

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Sounds like someone never watched Starship Troopers.