I had to force myself to stop at 1000 hours or my games backlog will never be cleared. That should be the end of my review.

However, I do wish to clarify on the matter of DLCs where some people are not satisfied with (too many on release, should be free, etc)

Helldivers comes with 3 (5 as of 26/10/2019) free expansions which provides more variety for planets, missions, and enemies plus bosses.

The DLCs which are cosmetics + additional gear/vehicles/perk are slowly added over the months based on player feedback when Helldivers was still a Playstation exclusive. By the time Helldivers is available on Steam several months later, all the DLCs are already completed so it's not on disc or day 1 DLC or whatever you want to call it.

Regarding the DLC equipment, I consider most of them are side-grades instead of upgrades. While it does add some variety to how you can complete missions, they are not necessary and you can most certainly get the job done with base equipment. In the hundreds of hours I played, I was using base gear most of the time.

The only DLC I would consider mandatory is the terrain specialist pack for the boots which removes movement penalty on snow or swamp planets. Ultimately, you skill is what determines the mission success, gear is secondary.

So yea, this turned into quite a rant but I hope this clarifies things for potential buyers who may be put off by the amount of DLCs Helldivers has. If you want, just wait for a sale and get the DD edition for half price. It's worth it, but not necessary.