Helldivers 2 has been a roller-coaster of a live-service title ever since it debuted, receiving countless praises as one of the most unique co-op shooters in recent years alongside numerous complaints over technical and developmental problems. Although the live-service game had earned some good graces with a massive player cap increase recently, a new anti-cheat update has been getting slammed by fans.

Aside from breaking countless mods and massive fan-made projects for the game, one unforeseen side effect has more players finding out about one controversial mechanic that has been slowly turning from a fan theory into an outright conspiracy now.

If there's one thing just about every Helldivers 2 player has experienced, it's a turret with a mind of its own trying to shoot enemies from a distance regardless of if there is a Helldiver in the way or not. While most of these have been chalked up to a coincidence, some viral videos like the one posted by Helldivers_NOW on X are incredibly hard to defend.

With turrets tracking the exact direction your Helldiver moves and shooting even with no enemies in sight, it's clear that the legions of aliens aren't the only thing on their radar, causing even more players to come out of the woodwork and post videos of other turrets like the Las Sentry going out of its way to track players.

While players have simply resorted to mods to avoid the issue, the latest anti-cheat update has broken nearly all modded updates, leading to a skyrocketing number of players encountering the problem.

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