# Helldivers 2 celebrates Liberty Day with a free gun, locks out tons of players with new anti-cheat

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/helldivers-2-celebrates-liberty-day-with-a-free-gun-locks-out-tons-of-players-with-new-anti-cheat/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:34:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:07:35+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-celebrates-liberty-day-with-a-free-gun-accidentally-locks-out-tons-of-players-with-its-new-anti-cheat/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Liberty Day brought Helldivers 2 a new Liberator rifle.
- Easy Anti-Cheat blocked many PC players from logging in.
- Affected players were waiting for a fix.

## Summary

Helldivers 2 marked Liberty Day on 26 October with decorations, merchandise and a new weapon, the AR-23L Liberator Legacy. But the celebrations were overshadowed by reports that Easy Anti-Cheat was preventing many PC players from logging in, leaving them unable to take part.

The weapon is due to unlock after Liberty Day, through completion of the event’s special missions. The article says the anti-cheat protection had been added the previous week and was producing error messages for affected players; at the time of writing, they were waiting for a fix. The disruption limited access to the event’s missions and minigames.

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