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For some Helldivers 2 players, the fascist role-play has gone too far (www.polygon.com)
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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.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago

This article is literally discussing gamer drama that happens in any game. It's just analyzing around Helldivers specifically. The game is great, don't let this deter you from playing.

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