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According to the wikihow page“how to fall safely”, the best way to minimise injury while falling is to stay loose, keep your arms and legs bent, and roll on impact. According to ragdoll-prone shooterHelldivers 2, however, it’s better to stand to attention in mid-air and perform a crisp salute. It’s long been known that the game’s emotes confer unexpected defensive advantages, with emergency hugs sometimes shielding you against artillery fire, but now, one redditor has proven via careful scientific experimentation that they also protect you against the force of gravity.
On this count, at least, Helldivers 2 is in broad agreement with Wikihow (which advises falling people to protect their heads, albeit not in a patriotic way). On the other hand, it could be that developers Arrowhead have applied a general damage nerf while emoting so that emoting under fire is slightly more practical. Whatever the answer, it’s an enjoyable quirk for a game that has “diving” in the title.
There’s a rich tradition of people using emotes in videogames for tactical gain, though I can’t think of anything else quite like this. Personally, I use them as tools of misdirection in PvP shooters – attempting to confuse and charm an attacking player with a hearty Cheer emote only to callously gun them down the second they return the gesture. InDark Souls 3, meanwhile,you can use the Curl Up emoji to dodge boss attacksif you want to sabotage all sense of theatre and make poor Pontiff Sulyvahn look like an absolute prize fool. Do you have any similar examples to share? In other news,Arrowhead are making ominous noises about the game’s recently added black holethat possibly augur the reveal of the game’s long-speculated-aboutIlluminate faction.
