The planet of Meridia in Helldivers 2 has received a worrying makeover and players are preparing for the worst.
Helldivers 2 players have developed a healthy amount of skepticism since the game’s launch and with good reason. Recently having theirTermicide conspiracy theories proven truewith Joel’s latestMajor Orderhas put everything under a microscope.
Sure those sneaky developers might try and distract us with awesome new gear inthe upcoming Polar Patriots Warbond, but they can’t pull one over the Soldiers of Super Earth. Since the breakdown of the Termanid Control Systems and the resulting outbreak, Helldivers have noticed something rather unsettling.
First pointed out by Reddit user u/Superdude1437, the planet of Meridia has had a bit of a glow down. The once verdant jungle planet now looks like a blighted hellscape. At least through the lens of Helldivers 2’s Galactic War map.
Always keen to expand the in-game narrative, Arrowhead sent out an announcement explaining the change. “The Terminid control system has failed. Meridia has turned into a supercolony,” it read. “Termicide may be causing faster reproduction. The TCS must be deactivated immediately.”
That would explain the drastic change in Meridia’s appearance and could give us a hint at what the next major order has in store. Of course, players will have to finish this one first. There are only two days left and the Umlaut Sector is less than 50% liberated at the time of writing.
Interestingly, another Helldiver by the name ofu/Jack_26 has noted that even the supply lines to Meridia have been cutoff in the game’s back end have been cut off. Whatever’s going on down there isn’t good.
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With no access to the planet, players are wondering what things will look like on Meridia’s surface when they finally dive there. Others have speculated that certain signs like earthquakes and giant bug holes mean thatthe Hive Lord enemy is ready to come to Helldivers 2.
Ethan Dean is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and specializes in Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Elden Ring, Pokemon, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, third-person games, and regularly plays newly release games. You can contact Ethan at: ethan.dean@dexerto.com
