'Took me 150 hours to realize this in Helldivers 2...'

This is Helldivers 2 gameplay..

Just something small i noticed about the blue and red stratagems in helldivers 2...

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[Lesoishere]

I didn’t even know too busy running away from them😂

[ElewIV]

Red doesn't automatically alert them to "you". They know where it was thrown from so if you throw and move quickly they won't find you.

[alistair]

The devs once said that they hear the sound, so it's not the blue call-in as such, it's the pod hitting the ground. They said this is why people are often swarmed at start, because the first sound is the hell pod hitting, and then everybody calls in support weapons which will alert them as the second sound

[Theo-srou]

Blue is my favourite colour! so that is my go to stratagems

[Darkwater]

Corrections for Red
1. If you don't land it in their line of sight they will not react. (They will if the strat DOESN'T kill them all)
2. If you throw a red strat, it doesn't get seen AND you don't hit any enemies with it, they will investigate the sound of the shot. (Think precision/rail cannon) though this is just a waste for a distraction)
Edit: Spelling

[mattm]

It seems like they know the direction the red strategem was thrown from, but thats it. With bots I used to think I was busted because theyd start shooting. But if youre behind something you realize they dont actually know your location.

[TonberryShuffle]

If you're prone while throwing a red they don't notice you. They freak out because they understand he threat but don't immediately know your location

[DSplatter]

The bugs: “SOMETHING AGGRESSIVE IS HAPPENING FROM THAT DIRECTION”

[PeculiarTendencies]

It took you 150 hours to realize this because this interaction was reworked (at least once but possibly more). I remember that before the many patches after February, enemies would not know where you were if you threw an Offensive Stratagem. The only exception to this is that they would investigate where the stratagem was thrown from; they would never "immediately be alerted to your position".

This hard work was undone by someone when they reworked patrol behavior.

[joshuazhao]

Yep, and the Shield Relay is the best Blue distraction stratagem, great to distract bugs, low cooldown, and can take quite a few hits. Once the bugs are investigating the Shield Relay, time to rain down FREEDOM!!!

[AdamsDisownedJack]

I did notice this, but i didnt think it would be in solo.
I always thought the enemies could hear my character yell "SENDING IN AN EAGLE!" Which led me to believe that enemies could heat helldivers.

[shahshank]

Red won't alert them if yiu are out of their range and use the 30% throw farther armor. Juat stay hidden behind a rock and throw. They may turn to look in your direction but those stupid bugs are dead! Hahah dumb bugs. Ahhh a hunter. I died.

[ZolaRZeaR]

That hunter at the last second calling in a bughole like "I FOUND THIS MF" lol

[unrelentingduress]

This is exactly why sentry stratagems are useful on offense. Is you throw them at a flanking position next to an objective you lure everything out of the base.

[midwestrebel]

Yup that's why i hate right when we drop in ..
The whole squad starts calling in stratagem for support weapons in the same area 😂

Especially on helldive, so thats why we get swarm so hard unless you land in a good area

[PardalJPR]

You can always be a true Helldiver and call a orbital bombardment or a airstrike on your own position when you're surrounded by enemy forces.

[mr.rabbit]

Fun fact: Red stratagem beacons will also distract enemies, albeit for *considerably shorter*

:)

[andrewgriffin]

That's the basics of re routing patrols with the smoke orbitals for cover. They will check the area where it thrown, if they have not seen you. Smoke orbitals come down faster eagles are for distance coverage. The smoke orbital is a bigger area they have to walk, through thus more time unseen.

[hivecasts]

Except for Eagle straffing run for some reason. They keep looking towards where plane left.

[ammonbergevin]

You have singlehandedly just leveled up my stealth gameplay