Do you want to get bigger rewards in Helldivers 2? Then you must increase the difficulty. However, keep in mind that this also means facing new enemy types, additional mechanics, and more challenges during missions. Even at lower levels, Helldivers 2 can be quite difficult, with basic enemies dealing a lot of damage. And as you move up the ranks, it becomes even more challenging.

With nine difficulty options When choosing, it can be difficult to know how much they differ from each other and how convenient they are for you and your team. Therefore, here we explain All you need to know about each of the difficulties of Helldivers 2.

All difficulty levels in Helldivers 2 and how to unlock them

Helldivers 2 has nine difficulty levels unlockables, each one increasing the challenge with respect to the previous one. This means a greater number of enemies and objectives, but also bigger rewards- More XP, Requisition Slips, Medals and Tokens await you with every step you take up the difficulty ladder.

To select the difficulty, open the galaxy map and choose a planet to fight on. On the bottom from the screen You will be able to set the difficulty, which will show you a selection of operations on that planet for that specific level. Below, we explain how each difficulty works, from Thrown to Infernal.

Difficulty Rolled

• The easiest, designed to learn the basic concepts of Helldivers 2.
• The operations consist in only one mission.
• Objectives: Primary objectives (orange icons on the map).
• Enemy presence: Small enemy patrols.
• Rewards and loot: 1 Medal for successful mission. Common green samples available.
• Modifiers: None.

Easy Difficulty

• A small step up from Tirado that introduces additional core mechanics.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives (optional objectives with blue icons on the map that provide additional support to your team or relate directly to Super Earth. Include Radar Towers, SEAF Artillery, Illegal Transmission Towers, Renegade Research Laboratories, and Capsules (Exhaust).
• Enemy presence: Small enemy patrols, Light Outposts (Terminid Nests and Automata Manufacturers).
• Rewards and loot: 2 Medals for successful mission. Common samples available.
• Modifiers: None.

Medium Difficulty

• The last of the difficulties for beginners. It represents a big leap, introducing tougher enemy types with heavy armor.
• Operations now consist of two missions and one of them can be a shorter Blitz mission.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, Secondary Objectives (An optional Tactical Objective is permanently marked on your map with a blue icon).
• Enemy presence: Small enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 2 Medals for the first mission, 4 Medals for the second mission. Common samples available.
• Modifiers: None.

Difficulty Complicated

• This is where Helldivers 2 really starts to ramp up the difficulty, representing the first of the moderate difficulty levels. From here, playing Helldivers 2 solo becomes much more difficult.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied Tactical Objectives, Enemy Tactical Objectives (optional objectives, also marked with blue icons, that revolve around destroying enemy assets. Include things like Terminid Stalker and Spore Spitter Lairs, and Detection Towers and Emplacements Anti-Aircraft Automatons).
• Enemy presence: Enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 3 Medals for the first mission, 5 Medals for the second mission. Green Common Samples and Orange Rare Samples available.
• Modifiers: None.

Difficulty Difficult

• Another significant step. Hard introduces the larger enemies in Helldivers 2 and the Operation Modifiers. Operations are now three missions long, with one or two being Blitz missions.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, Allied and Enemy Tactical Objectives.
• Enemy presence: Enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, massive enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 4 Medals for the first mission, 6 Medals for the second mission, 8 Medals for the third mission. Common and Rare Samples available.
• Modifiers: 1 Operation Modifier (Operation Modifiers add team-wide penalties or gameplay quirks to all missions in an Operation, such as increased Stratagem cooldowns or a darkened map.)

Extreme Difficulty

• Little changes on Extreme compared to Hard, apart from additional Tactical Objectives, but this means that each mission has more to do in the same amount of time, which will really test your efficiency.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, even more Allied and Enemy Tactical Objectives.
• Enemy presence: Enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, massive enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 5 Medals for the first mission, 7 Medals for the second mission, 9 Medals for the third mission. Common and Rare Samples available.
• Modifiers: 1 Operation Modifier.

Suicide Mission Difficulty

• This is where Helldivers 2 starts to get really difficult. Enemies are plentiful and relentless on Suicide Mission difficulty, and stealthy approaches can be useful in avoiding massive combat. This is also the lowest difficulty at which Super Samples are available.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, greater number of Allied and Enemy Tactical Objectives.
• Enemy presence: Large enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, massive enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 6 Medals for the first mission, 8 Medals for the second mission, 10 Medals for the third mission. Common, Rare and Super Pink Uranium Samples available.
• Modifiers: 1 Operation Modifier.

Impossible Difficulty

• Only coordinated and experienced players with the best Helldivers 2 builds will be able to overcome these Operations.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, greater number of Allied and Enemy Tactical Objectives.
• Enemy presence: Increased number of enemies overall, large enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, massive enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 7 Medals for the first mission, 10 Medals for the second mission, 12 Medals for the third mission. Common, Rare and Super samples available.
• Modifiers: 2 Operation Modifiers.

Infernal Difficulty

• The fight for Super Earth at its maximum difficulty. There is nothing new mechanically compared to Impossible, but the enemies are in almost everywhere, and heavily armored and massive enemies are common. Good luck, Helldivers.
• Objectives: Primary Objectives, Secondary Objectives, greater number of Allied and Enemy Tactical Objectives.
• Enemy presence: Increased number of enemies overall, large enemy patrols, heavily armored enemies, massive enemies, Light Outposts, Medium Outposts, Heavy Outposts.
• Rewards and loot: 8 Medals for the first mission, 11 Medals for the second mission, 14 Medals for the third mission. Common, Rare and Super samples available.
• Modifiers: 2 Operation Modifiers.

How to unlock difficulty levels in Helldivers 2

Advance through the different levels of difficulty in the game is presented as a challenge that, in the first instance, It seems simple, but the complexity increases as you progress. To advance to the next level, it is essential to complete a mission on the highest difficulty level available. However, it is important to highlight that, although the first levels can be overcome relatively easily, the real test begins at intermediate levels, where the risk of losing team members or even facing total defeat becomes a tangible possibility.

The difficulty scales noticeably when reaching higher levels, where the acquisition of credits and experience becomes crucial to unlock Advanced Stratagems, essential tools to face the most formidable adversaries the game has to offer. These enemies, more frequent in these stages, require a higher level of preparation and strategy. Besides, A failed mission at these critical levels forces players to start right from the start, which underlines the importance of patience and building a solid, well-coordinated team.

Now that you know each of Helldivers 2's difficulties in detail, choose wisely based on your abilities and those of your team! Remember that Greater challenges bring greater rewards. Good luck in battle, Helldiver!

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