With the console release on Xbox, players are just as enthusiastically signing contracts they don't even read.
Most users didn't pay attention to the wording of the "digital agreement," but a lawyer analyzed it and found stylistic and legal techniques that turn democracy into an authoritarian regime.
The analysis was conducted by the LegalEagle channel, known for dissecting the legal aspects of films and games, including Star Trek and Roblox. The lawyer noted that almost no one reads the text of the agreement, and it raises doubts about the democratic nature of the conditions. In particular, the term "death" is replaced by "loss of continuity of life state." The leadership also disclaims responsibility for any consequences of orders:
"The soldier bears sole and complete responsibility for all damages, losses, expenses, craters, atrocities, and crimes, civil and military, caused during service."
The contract obliges one to carry out any orders, but all consequences are solely on the signatory. Also, the costs of destroyed or lost equipment fall on the player. In the game mechanics, this is compensated by salary and the ability to unlock new items, but in the real world, such conditions would look absurd.
If anyone doubts the advisability of joining the ranks of the Helldivers, it is worth remembering: the contract is an illusion. Super Earth can change the appendices to the contract without notification, and the player automatically agrees to become a guinea pig for new weapons and medicines that are more likely to kill than save.
The humor of the contract does not negate an important lesson: it is better to carefully read agreements and clarify unclear points than to pay the consequences for the rest of your life.
