Helldivers 2 Launches 'War on Dissidence' Major Order Turning Surveillance Inward

Overview

• The new directive designates domestic territories as warzones and labels trivial behaviors like extended breaks, slang, and too much or too little eye contact as signs of dissidence.
• SEAF forces have redeployed to interplanetary cities with curfews in effect, surveillance is pivoting to monitor citizens, and Helldivers are left to hold external fronts alone.
• The active objective instructs players to liberate Afoyay Bay to enable construction of the Center for the Containment of Dissidence.
• This crackdown follows an earlier order tied to the Center for Citizen Surveillance & Safety, which reported dissident activity on every Super Earth planet except Super Earth itself.
• Community theories suggest human rebels or Illuminate-linked cultists, though analysts caution a full fourth faction is unlikely while the studio prioritizes stability and performance fixes.