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    6 months ago

    My ship is like Grandma’s house. Everyone boarding gets a hug. I’d make oatmeal cookies if I could.

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    6 months ago

    Everyone gets a hug. Pre-mission, mid-mission, post-mission, and just when I feel like it.

    Best emote.

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      6 months ago

      It really is. The rock paper scissors one is really well done, but nothing feels as good as the hug.

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        6 months ago

        That too. Can’t launch an ICBM without basking in the democratic shockwave that follows.

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    6 months ago

    The animation is really surprisingly tender. The Helldivers even softly turn to gaze into each other’s eyes before breaking their embrace.

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      6 months ago

      Seriously! Especially when all the other emotes are like salutes and fist bumps, going to the hug gets me all emotional.

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    6 months ago

    Our group when not in full usually stand at the deck and have the hug emote ready for the random’s that join our mission.

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      6 months ago

      Lol we do the same thing. Or we’ll stand in the corner spamming the Z button to make a circle jerk.

      Two sides of the wholesomeness spectrum, really.

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    6 months ago

    You jest, but it’s small things like this that make this already magnificent game even better. It’s also down to the community, which does seem to be, as a whole, a lot less toxic than most similar fandoms online, especially for competitive games.

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    A fellow helldiver was calling the two button doors “Friendship doors” and needed help opening them. I decided to go over and help, and after I was done, I offered a hug and they accepted. It was the best.

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    6 months ago

    If someone does the scout handshake with you, offer a hug and when the animation starts presss S.

    Hug is even better as a jerk emote than the intended jerk emote.