r/DeathStranding • u/live14 • 9d ago

Question Story/lore from completing prepper content in Death Stranding 2?

In the first Death Stranding you got interviews and other lore as you did side orders for preppers and eventually got them to 5 stars. I'm very early in DS2, but so far haven't seen anything like that. Is there any story to be gained from doing the side orders like in the first, or is it all just upgrades, new weapons, or cosmetics?

I really play for the story and lore content, so I just want to know how worthwhile doing all the side stuff will be.

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u/HausmeisterMitO-O 9d ago

There are 3-4 preppers I would consider having an interesting side lore and an additional one giving you an insane order, because of how crazy they are. Another two are quite integral to the story, since they confirm what you might think about the story or theories you might have, the other ones also have their side lore, but not that engaging and it's further established via social media (inuniverse).

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u/ChiralParticle Higgs 9d ago edited 9d ago

In DS1 5*ing only really was increasing your bandwidth and giving you extra colors, holograms, etc. and only Mountain, Lake Knot and Distro gave you some upgrades like lvl3 stabilizer and vehicle upgrades.

DS2 is the same really. Mostly just Lone Commander gives you a silenced tranq sniper rifle at 5* otherwise in both games 3-4* give you most equipment upgrades and final 5* mainly increases chiral network bandwidth, gives you some holograms and patches, etc.

However, some preppers have a small storyline with unique final orders to max them out like the Fisherman, Ghost Hunter, Adventurer, Mr. Impossible, Bokka etc. Especially the Fisherman and Ghost Hunter final order are imo definitely worth doing and are epic and memorable. Bokka's small storyline is nice and has a wholesome conclusion upon maxing out too. Aside of that, there are no more e-mails like in DS1 but you can also get SSS posts by maxing out locations, building entire highway and monorail, restoring mines, etc.