Helldivers 2‘s latest Strategic Opportunity has Super Earth’s finest torn between two liberation targets, but the community has spoken loud and clear: Choepessa IV is where democracy needs to focus its firepower.
While both planets promise useful rewards for the war effort, the choice between orbital bombardment capabilities and exosuit reinforcements isn’t really a choice at all when you consider what potential challenges lie ahead.
The decision comes down to pure tactical advantage, and frankly, High Command’s timing couldn’t be more obvious about steering Helldivers toward the right call.
Why Choepessa IV Wins the Democracy Vote
The narrative setup for this Strategic Opportunity is pretty transparent about Arrowhead’s intentions. While the community was steamrolling through the Mintoria Major Order (probably faster than Joel expected), this convenient distraction popped up just in time to slow down liberation progress.
The “jolly workhands” need materials, and conveniently, two planets just happen to have exactly what Super Earth requires (via Helldivers Companion):
Judging by the numbers as of writing, the community has chosen Choepessa IV, and for good reason:
With Outpost Alpha needing protection and mysterious “future” challenges being teased, orbital firepower offers more versatility than dual autocannons. Plus, everyone knows bots hate getting bombarded from orbit more than bugs fear getting stomped by mechs.
The writing’s on the wall here: whatever’s coming next in this war against the Automatons will likely favor Orbital firepower over ground-pounding Exosuits.
What Rewards Actually Wait Behind Liberation
Here’s where managed democracy gets brutally honest about expectations. One of Arrowhead’s Community Managers, miitchimus, has already confirmed (via Discord) that neither planet will deliver shiny new stratagems or revolutionary Exosuit designs.
Instead, liberation rewards break down into two categories:
The smart money’s on Choepessa IV delivering something useful against Automaton formations, probably the Orbital EMS Strike, given its effectiveness against bot swarms.
Twelve orbital stratagems—each more chaotic than the last—exist in the current arsenal, and adding any of them as a freebie bonus will help offset any tactical challenges that may lie ahead.
What’s your take on this Strategic Opportunity split? Are you following the community toward Choepessa IV for orbital superiority, or betting on Valyria 5’s exosuit reinforcements for whatever High Command has planned next? Let us know in the comments below!
