Good news, angry players, Helldivers 2's farmers don't look to actually be actively aiding enemy factions

That said, just to be thorough, we at VG247 have reached out to Arrowhead ourselves to try and double check.

“Yes, quitting after only half the [operation] counts as a loss for Super Earth,” reads this reply from Arrowhead developer Evil-Bosse.

Earlier today, a member of Arrowhead’s community and support team – going by the username Misty – responded to another comment about the farming issue in the game’s official Discord server.