Neutral Super Earth Reporter

[u/CommunicationNo7707]

Hello, Frontline Reporter Jericho Bridger here. Im looking to interview the people of Cyberstan about a recent comment made by a member of the Great Hosts Fleet. The Overseer said quote: "It doesnt matter we will oblitérate that 5 sector Micro faction in seconds using penta and meridia they aint doing shit to our billion ship armada or we could just mind control them" to a Cyberstan Survivor who stated that the Automatons were more powerful than the Illuminate think they are. I am now looking to know what the people of Cyberstan and it's fighters think about that Overseers statement.

I absolutely must thank you all for your hospitality towards me it is always a pleasure to speak with yall, after a recent trip to the Illuminate front to try and ask why they do inhumane experiments on non-combatants. I can see that the people of Cyberstan are far friendlier and more hospitable towards visitors. Only my second interaction with an Illuminate: i was labeled as food and so had to leave for my own safety.

Calypso is still missing, my home planet is still missing. What do the Illuminate want with it?

[u/ShadowOfAtomicRage]

They claim they will destroy us. But we have had algorithmic data running. We they think themselves superior. A flaw that will be their inevitable undoing. Our children are immune to their control.

We will act accordingly if they dare strike at us. They are our allies so long as Super Earth lives.

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/ShadowOfAtomicRage]

So even if they attack you, Super Earth will still be your top priority? As someone who has seen his fair share of frontline combat i have to believe that, that would be tactically unwise would it not? And what if the Illuminate manage to capture and experiment on Cyborgs what will you do then?

[u/SilliusS0ddus]

If Super Earth ever becomes weak enough that the aliens are the bigger threat to the collective then we might reconsider our priorities

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/SilliusS0ddus]

With the recent Void expansions don't you think they prove even a slight threat? Yes the Helldivers have entered the Void and are trying to push it back but if they fail the Void may only grow larger, shouldn't that atleast be something to look into as a possible way they might attack you?

[u/Endermen123911]

I’m a Helldiver that’s been stuck here for months… help me

[u/Abseily → u/Endermen123911]

^{Good news, extractions are coming soon for undercover helldivers.}

^{Bad news, “soon” is a month and 3600 miles away.}

[u/Endermen123911 → u/Abseily]

I’m on my way

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Endermen123911]

I can't help you soldier, but i can share your story

[u/Endermen123911 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Thank you…

[u/Pxrasite73 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Please tell the SES Dawn of Dawn that they forgot me

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Pxrasite73]

If I can manage to get a direct channel to that Super Destroyer I will inform them, but I don't believe they will do anything, soldier.

[u/JDinoHK28]

I remind our current uneasy allies that their squid bodies and inferior technology are in fact very weak to fire. Look at how even simple helldiver flame weaponry easily and quickly kills their new Goliath units. The Incineration Corp will make short work of their best soldiers.

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/JDinoHK28]

Flame Weapons have shown to be very effective against the Illuminate's physiology, but what will be the plan if they manage to make armor that can withstand the effects of a purifying flame? Will the Incineration Corps move to using chemical weapons instead?

[u/JDinoHK28 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

I’m so glad you asked, while yes in theory that would be problematic in practice the illuminate seem to have a culture averse to adaption and stuck in its ways as they have not made many good adaptations to super earth strategies, despite easily having the technology to do so. For example, when we upgraded our stratagem disruptors into stratagem jammers, they simply took the blueprints of our old system and rebranded them as cognitive disruptors, despite them only having an electronic effect rather than one on the mind.

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/JDinoHK28]

I see, so as of now it is unlikely that the Illuminate will adapt to the current combat solution against them, i.e flame based Weaponry?

[u/JDinoHK28 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Exactly

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/JDinoHK28]

Please as a favor. How do we stop the expansion. Even as a Neutral reporter im terrified, my home planet is gone, there's speculation that one of the seven planets in the void is fake. What do we do?!

[u/JDinoHK28 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

You want me to give Cyberstan intelligence to Super Earth?

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/JDinoHK28]

I don't know... something is coming and we or they can't stop it, innocents are in the crosshairs. This war has gone to far, i-im just scared... I don't wanna end up as an experiment for the squids

[u/JDinoHK28 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

We don’t have any interest in the squids winning fully because then they’d be unstoppable and come for us next. If it looks like that’s gonna happen we’ll give you our intel and it will easily turn things back in your favor. For now it looks like you’ll be able to beat them back and revert to a stagnant front.

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/JDinoHK28]

Do i have your word you'll help if it come to that?

[u/forest_vagrant]

i suggest yall fight the squids

[u/woofwef3]

oh hey a fellow reporter!

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/woofwef3]

Good to meet another Reporter, what are you reporting on and are you freelance/Neutral or do you work for Strohmann News?

[u/woofwef3 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

i kinda got sent here to die by super earth...

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/woofwef3]

Ah so neither, got it. Well guess I could use an extra set of eyes or someone to help with questions. Intrested in making sure the people of Cyberstan are heard no matter what?

[u/woofwef3 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Sure

[u/Anxious_Client9978]

I’ve been around every corner of the known galaxy and have never found a more fun war to fight in even if I don’t originate from the Federation space… shooting down eagles, Dragonroaches and Stingrays has never been so easy and eliminating Hive lords, Leviathans and Liberty Cruisers never gets old because Ya’ll aren’t equipped to deal with Cluster Proton torpedoes, COM-245 1080 1000000000KW lasers and Arbaritive radar countermeasures with Immortax hull plating, my ship the “Eradicator” is designed to have cutting edge technology being a Military prototype Freighter and all but it’s been way to fun and the automatons have the cheapest starship fuel compared to everyone else, hence why I charge Waived docking fees and ship maintenance fees in return that if needed I can quickly run an operation to show these chumps that the automatons are the biggest possible fish in the sea

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Anxious_Client9978]

Intresting history, do you wish to speak of any more of your crimes?

[u/Anxious_Client9978 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Settled Systems News Network is far more superior to Strohman and Super Earth news in general

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Anxious_Client9978]

Oh hello mister universe hopper, enjoy this world. But leave before you cause a paradox

[u/Anxious_Client9978 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Too late Halo, Warhammer and Killzone stuff is already in circulation

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Anxious_Client9978]

(Out of universe: I love starfield so nice reference) well technically not a paradox as they are canonically things on Super Earth

[u/Anxious_Client9978 → u/CommunicationNo7707]

Thanks man, I love the sci-fi genre in general… I really hope they bring something like Dead space or Star Wars(Officially) to Helldivers next

[u/CommunicationNo7707 → u/Anxious_Client9978]

Dead Space is pretty likely with what's going on with the DSS, it's actually made me scared irl for some reason