Helldivers 2's long-awaited Illuminate faction lastly exhibits up on the map earlier than shortly disappearing, or did they?

Bear in mind the Illuminate? These alien lads from the primary Helldivers that everybody was satisfied would come dashing into Helldivers 2 by way of that black gap the forces of Tremendous Earth turned Meridia into just a few months in the past. Nicely, it seems to be like they’ve simply briefly made a cameo on the sport’s map.

As noticed by gamers on Reddit, a piece of the decrease portion of the Galactic map briefly turned purple yesterday, suggesting that it was below the management of drive which wasn’t the Automatons or the Terminids, earlier than returning to regular.

Naturally, people may solely come to 1 conclusion – the Illuminate popped in, and so they’re apparently followers of disguise and search. Particularly since a minimum of one of many occupied sectors seems to be to have proven what seems to be rather a lot just like the Illuminate’s brand when highlighted.

Arrowhead, nonetheless, disagreed with that evaluation. “Pretend information,” tweeted CEO Shams Jorjani, whereas an in-game message deployed after the purple space had disappeared supplied a superbly rational rationalization for the incidence.

“Some Helldivers could have seen a latest service outage within the Main Order Communication Show,” it learn, “The problem has since been resolved.

“Trigger: Natural tissue degradation on digital tools. Dialogue: Comms. Technician #R-2342 turned stranded in server farm. Reason behind loss of life: publicity. Decision: Electronics changed. Household of deceased fined for damages.” That was the tip of the report, and it’s the story the studio seems to be sticking to.

Whether or not you imagine it’s as much as you, and a few gamers look to have already penned essay-length posts explaining why they do assume that is simply the ruse Arrowhead’s steered. Then once more, given what number of teases like this that might simply as simply be real errors by devs and that are then built-in into Helldivers kayfabe, there’s at all times an opportunity the faction is on the best way imminently.

Do you assume the Illuminate will correctly rock up in Helldivers 2 quickly? Tell us under!