As fickle as any content and update dependent live service game can be, Helldivers 2 is in its latest surge after being transparent with development and removing a lot of its controversial nerfs. The 
G-123 Thermite Grenadesis now exponentially more effective and will definitely become part of the meta given how quickly it cuts down titans and tanks for example while 
500 kg Eagle bombnow has a proper AoE to match its enormous burst. These are the improvements that players most wanted to see in the game, but Helldivers 2 also made some fun changes to its social systems.
Helldivers 2 it has voice communications and that may be enough for anyone who doesn't mind talking to strangers on a regular basis or engaging in co-op games with their friends. That said, emotes have always been an equally sufficient way for players to interact with others beyond objective-based pings. Before the recent patch, Helldivers 2 had players choose only one emote to equip. It's not a monumental change in the grand scheme of things – and it probably could have been in the game at launch – but players now have an exciting four-slot wheel to choose from.
Helldivers 2's emotes illustrate the joy in spreading democracy
Helldivers 2His emotes are special in the way some gimmicks are: they allow players to interact with each other by having someone else perform a two-person gesture. Many emotes now exist in the game, such as Rock Paper Scissors or Thoracic Collision Exultation Maneuver, and are meant to solidify the bond between Helldivers, even if they'll never be in the same hall again after that.
Having only one emote equipped wasn't harmful at all. In fact, it was probably a firmer representation of a player's preferences because they couldn't diversify their options. Emotes are less contextual and more of an excuse to pose or interact with players, so this never really hindered social encounters. Indeed, some players simply enjoy standing in front of an orbital napalm barrage with their arms outstretched in a huggable co-emote gesture to savor the destruction they've wreaked on a planet's invaders.
The emote wheel in Helldivers 2 means more ways to interact with players
In any case, an emote wheel has been added Helldivers 2. This ensures that players can have an emote for several different personal circumstances, and if nothing else, use all emotes Helldivers 2 added at launch that went unused, as previously they could only equip one. It's great to see an emphasis on social content in Helldivers 2and with more slots it looks like Arrowhead may be planning to expand or double the emotes further.
It may not contribute as much to player customization as Helldivers 2his victory represents at this point, though future emotes may adopt a different gestural animation aside from the hand- or hug-oriented interactions that the emotes are currently composed of. In the meantime, it's always great to see players patiently waiting at the foot of the Pelican in an emotional position for others to come and interact with them.
Regardless of the toxicity that sometimes affects Helldivers 2— with noxious fumes as well as players demonstrating bad manners — it's great that emotions can push players back and give them a fun reason to be sociable, congratulatory, or hysterical in almost any situation Helldivers 2 throw at them. Additionally, this should now be even more pronounced, with 16 possible emotes cast and participated in.
