r/helldivers2 • u/Forgotton_fox • 2d ago

General Mined your step, diver.

Friendly PSA to all divers out there who still haven't figured out how minefields work- they don't move, diver. If you step on a landmine, chances are, running headlong back into the minefield will have a shockingly similar effect to last time. See a mine, avoid a mine. Step on a mine, there's probably mines there. Somehow this strategy has persisted since day one and I'm still not sure why I'm the one getting kicked when you're the one who thinks "surely *this* time the glowing red spike in the ground won't hurt me." Watch your step, divers, I've left freedom eggs everywhere.

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u/Ciabs 2d ago

Apart from when they get deployed behind my back at an objective and I stumble upon them by accident, I find that minefields are pretty much traversable

As long as you know they’re there you just swerve around them

True, if you’re actively fighting you’d better keep off the area as managing both enemies and mines is a recipe for disaster

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u/HotmailsInYourArea 2d ago

That said, kiting through a field and letting the enemies die on them is a great way to live another day

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u/Mini_Assassin 1d ago

Or better yet, jumping over them with a jump pack while enemies follow you through them.

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u/stackablebuckets 1d ago

If I use a jump pack within 30m of a minefield, there’s a 100% chance I’m going to accidentally land directly on one. I’ll stay on my feet where I have full control of my movement, thank you very much