We've known for some time that mechs would appear in Helldivers 2, thanks to a preview in the launch trailer and a leak of a mech in the suspect game; as announced on the official Helldivers 2 Twitter account, mechs will soon It will appear.

The Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit is a walking tank equipped with both a missile platform and a chain gun that can apparently go toe-to-toe with the automaton's biggest heavies. Players have been hungry for more armor-piercing ammunition options since the game's launch, to supplement the existing autocannons and powerful railguns (especially after the tragedy of Maleveron Creek).

It will be interesting to see how strong this thing actually becomes on the battlefield. I tend to think that being a walking turret would make the battlefield a little fairer, but I should mention that I survived most of my high-level missions by being a devilish little scoundrel and maneuvering skillfully.

Depending on the actual HP of the Mech, climbing on it may be a death trap. While armor-piercing rounds are the main attraction, mortars and other players playing "protect the president" on the battlefield may be more effective against bugs as part of a manned defense.

It is unclear if the Mech will be released along with the other leaked vehicle options found on social media, but it seems at least possible, as they all seemed to be in nearly identical condition when dropped into the game by an unsuspecting player. Arrowhead has been relatively tight-lipped about whether these items were produced by rogue data-mining hell-divers or a sneaky blessing from the one and only Joel.

As for when it will appear, Arrowhead Games unfortunately could not give us a date, except to say "soon," but in any case that is unpatriotic. The patriots at Tien Kwan are working as hard as they can. I didn't sign up to ask questions, soldier.