Shit's intense
#Helldivers 2: For Managed Democracy!
turbid olive
dusty spruce
Errata Prime has been the true forever war. I dunno if it was ever fully conquered/lost access.
turbid olive
Yeah that place
gritty sundial
lol
fringe quiver
Tbh
It got so much better once I got the breaker
But tbf
I haven't used it on automatons yet lol
unreal merlin
Breaker is a decent workhorse vs automatons. It is very effective when clearing raiders out, though vs devastators you have to mag dump a little more than usual
coral pond
Me when not getting cyber bullied by five thousand lasers be like
Isn’t anything the automatons do cyber bullying
unreal merlin
The spread means a lot of its pellets hit their medium armor and do nothing, unless you're fairly close
autumn plover
Isn’t anything the automatons do cyber bullying
?
coral pond
In relation to the lasers
gritty sundial
Ah, I get it
coral pond
Certainly fumbled the landing on that bit
autumn plover
Wouldn't it be isn't?
gritty sundial
I think you should've said 'isn't everything' for the joke to land
autumn plover
For the joke I think being made?
gritty sundial
either way I think we all get it now lol
gritty sundial
lmao
coral pond
We only speak binary on this planet
gritty sundial
In the case of good bot weapons
keen zinc
Armor fix when
gritty sundial
I fight for the right to bear my Diligence
and tell you it's good against bots
cuz it is god damn it
lethal dagger
cuz it is god damn it
2 headshots on devastators, great for clearing out lots of the little guys, can't complain
autumn plover
Hmg go brrrr
coral pond
Damn… they’re tanky as hell
gritty sundial
hmg does go brrrt
coral pond
It feels like the only thing they fire sometimes are cc missiles
supple siren
At least bots basically set themselves up for eagle strikes
All lining up on a hill to fire
quick crown
my group has finally gon back to bug hunts
dusty spruce
Bots feel easier to me than bugs. Never been jumpscared and then kissed to death by a pact of Hunters on Ingmar
quick crown
and its nice to be allowed just to run away
like its still a panic filled sprint everywhere with like 2 bile titans in the end
supple siren
Bots feel easier to me than bugs. Never been jumpscared and then kissed to death...
Hunters having the most erratic movement and also slowing you is so criminal
coral pond
Bots feel easier to me than bugs. Never been jumpscared and then kissed to death...
Smooched by a bile Titan
quick crown
but at least there wont be a single scary rocket from the blue
gritty sundial
hunters are fucking annoying
supple siren
My least favorite bot event has to be 'ah, there was a tower within like 150m', learning posthumously after you explode
quick crown
There is always 1 fucking robot in the treeline i won't see that GETS me
gritty sundial
I hate hunters, stalkers, and spitters more than I hate bile titans
I actually don't even hate bile titans
lethal dagger
hunters have to die on sight
gritty sundial
They're gigantic targets
junior badge
oooh, personal orders coming back tomorrow.
coral pond
Yeah true
coral pond
Bile Titans are easy
quick crown
They just get the hardest to avoid hurtbox infront of them that knocks you down into like 3 others if you don't get a shot before they leap
lethal dagger
apparently you can one shot a bile titan with the railgun in a certain spot on the face
coral pond
The most difficult thing about Helldivers 2 is being forced to endure a European small town internet connection.
Truly the enemy of managed democracy…
gritty sundial
oof
barren warren
i havent faced bots yet... only da bugs
gritty sundial
also last time I played I soloed a diff 5 bot jamming tower
coral pond
That sounds sick as hell
gritty sundial
It was fun 😌
Everyone else in chat was, in hindsight rightly, going 'what the actual fuck are you doing you're gonna die.'
but then I didn't dabs
unreal merlin
apparently you can one shot a bile titan with the railgun in a certain spot on t...
Yeah it's hard to get the hit just right but it's possible
gritty sundial
apparently you can one shot a bile titan with the railgun in a certain spot on t...
you can, I've done it it was majestic
it has to be right in the mouth
unreal merlin
My dream is to get the legendary bug zap (kill bile titan with an arc thrower)
dusty spruce
I think someone found out that it is the webbing that is the one shot
The webbing between the jaws
Also, devs have just said that Minor Orders should be working again tomorrow
At 9 CET
autumn plover
Everyone else in chat was, in hindsight rightly, going 'what the actual fuck are...
I find it hilarious Im always like the designated distraction
autumn plover
Cuz I'm apparently very good at survivinglol
gritty sundial
Thank you for being my bait
hot meadow
Anyone have any tips for taking on bots as a duo? I’m doing okay, but my wife (who is about the same level - 10) is struggling
Generally my loadout is
Breaker, machine pistol, whatever the original grenade is,
With Autocannon, Orbital Air Strike, Orbital Precision Strike, flex
autumn plover
Any specific thing she's struggling with?
hot meadow
I think she likes using similar guns but runs Stalwart, Supply Pack, and the same eagle and orbitals as me
She’s just dying a lot on medium.
If I had to guess she isn’t killing some of the tougher units fast enough?
gritty sundial
stalwart isn't really enough to penetrate bot armor and do enough damage
s'why I dropped it
breaker also just isn't great on bots I feel, though that might be personal preference
hot meadow
Ah, that would do it. I don’t even own that stratagem, so I didn’t know
I think we only have default AR, marksman, punisher, and breaker
Maybe marksman
autumn plover
breaker also just isn't great on bots I feel, though that might be personal pref...
As someone who loves it as a make the big chainsaw ones dead big disagree
gritty sundial
with the marksman rifle you need to have good aim tho
yes, berserkers
the only bot specials with no armor
XD
hexed steeple
mission with 3 stalker nests 💀
unreal merlin
breaker also just isn't great on bots I feel, though that might be personal pref...
As I said above, it's decently good but has issue with devastators and above due to all the medium/heavy armor, so it's mostly just really good for killing raiders
gritty sundial
exactly
autumn plover
the only bot specials with no armor
I mean it's the only bot I consistently die too
hot meadow
Yeah I will say I feel like we rely heavily on my AC to kill the nastier boys
gritty sundial
I mean that's fair you don't have to justify why you like breaker on bots honey
hot meadow
That and air striking the factories or whatever they’re called to actively not fight them lol
gritty sundial
I'm just saying that the reason you like them is they're good for chunking things with high health but no armor
and berserkers are the only bot that's like that
gritty sundial
Yeah I will say I feel like we rely heavily on my AC to kill the nastier boys
and that's fine
unde relies on my amr to kill hulks and shit
gritty sundial
yeah berserkers are fucking annoying
modest fiber
<@&1206091872716595200> i once again am asking for fire support
autumn plover
Mostly walkers if it's very clutrered
autumn plover
The other chonkies have easy heads to shoot
gritty sundial
man
hot meadow
and that's fine
Sweet. I wasn’t sure how self sufficient we should all be, but probably until we all have railgun we will have different strengths lol
hot meadow
The other chonkies have easy heads to shoot
Ummmmmmmm
autumn plover
Phone/fat fingers wtf
hot meadow
Ok so I’m sure you don’t know that’s definitely a slur against Chinese people
quick crown
The robots are trying to make you racist unde
hot meadow
I was trying to give maximum benefit of the doubt
autumn plover
My fat fingers/phone decided I was gonna be briefly racist apparently lol
autumn plover
The robots are trying to make you racist unde
Truly the greatest threat to my liberty 
autumn plover
I was trying to give maximum benefit of the doubt
No worries
quick crown
New automaton tactic. Get our bravest soldiers framed and canceled.
autumn plover
It's my fault for not proof reading tbh lol
autumn plover
New automaton tactic. Get our bravest soldiers framed and canceled.
Snrk
idle hollow
https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitty-cute-pamper-spa-gif-3495938811408432971
I think this is the first time I’ve seen the version where a similar shaped package doesn’t get put in a deep frier after the head wrap
autumn plover
But yeah the.... I SEE YOU FINGERS/PHONE I WANT AN O DAMNIT NOT I
gritty sundial
https://youtu.be/44GxjWwEOA4?feature=shared
evil xD
autumn plover
Chonkers (there we go lol) are fine imo. Just shoot head with pistol simple lol
quick crown
I hope the breaker doesn't see nerfs and everything else sees buffs
Because its so satisfying to loose a mag into a group of bugs
Or bots
BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG
What i REALLY want is the revolver to not suck
I love videogame revolvers
autumn plover
@gritty sundial you have cowboy kindred
gritty sundial
lol
autumn plover
But yeah the.... *I SEE YOU FINGERS/PHONE I WANT AN O DAMNIT NOT I*
Automatons out here using my phone as a sleeper agent I swear lol
steady bone
I have one fear for HD2, and it's the nerf crowd being heard the most, where they want all weapons that are effectively the most common/actually useful right now, to be not as effective (Railgun for example)
This is a fear, and I am more so stating it to have others tell me no stop it's nothing to be worried about because god damn I cannot fight harder stuff with the current weapons. They just are not as effective feeling.
autumn plover
I suspect it'll be buffs before nerfs
The devs very much favour aiming towards lethality imo
glacial light
The automatons depicted us as wojak, we have already lost
azure pewter
hot meadow
Based on nothing but my hopes and reading the tea leaves, I think it’s more likely that devs buff things and then also amp up the difficulty levels if required
quick crown
yeah
steady bone
I just hope they don't make my shots go PYON off to the side.
quick crown
We are this far into the game dev life i feel like most devs know the feeling of their favorite toys getting the bat
dusty spruce
Based on nothing but my hopes and reading the tea leaves, I think it’s more like...
Oh, 100%. Especially since I anticipate tons of power creep as well :p
stark ether
Well the bile titan is just mid tiered
glacial light
We've just been bullying bug babies at this point
quick crown
dunewormbug
steady bone
We're ON the back of a giant bug floating through space
dusty spruce
Hive Lord when
steady bone
we're IN the bug that actually first ate the universe
graceful bluff
If bile titan is mid sized
Small sized :v
quick crown
armored core level size worm bug
candid finch
Tile Bitan, a big flat worm that surges up and bites you to shit
glacial light
Tile Bitan, a big flat worm that surges up and bites you to shit
If they do this they should let you throw a grenade inside it when you're past the point of no return in it's animation
idle hollow
steady bone
a giant bug that is actually a crab
idle hollow
the Elden Ring lobsters
steady bone
oh fuck no
idle hollow
steady bone
inb4 the bugs somehow develop just a straight up gun
dusty spruce
Don't think about *more ranged bugs, they'll bring it back
hexed steeple
they should get a bug that shoots weird spines at you
hollow plover
They should have more artillery bile spewers :)
quick crown
Don't think about \*more ranged bugs, they'll bring *it* back
Literally the worst
Hate it
It brings no joy
it sparks no love
upbeat vector
I think bugs shouldn't have just like, a ranged attack. Like, a gun-type thing
Give them the close range spits, even big lobbing artillery
quick crown
I used to think that you could dive under the tentacle but you can't
modest fiber
yea no thanks, bugs are annoying enough as they are
upbeat vector
But like, the kinda mid-long range pew-pew should be specific to bots
quick crown
Give them the close range spits, even big lobbing artillery
They actually have that lol
Like both
or did you know that and thats what you were saying, sorry unsure
honest acorn
Give them the close range spits, even big lobbing artillery
They have that haha
idle hollow
upbeat vector
I did not know they had that I've never gone above difficulty 4 bugs
upbeat vector
What was the really big stuff the bugs had in HD1?
I think I enjoyed fighting Cyborgs over Bugs in that game too
idle hollow
hivelords
honest acorn
And Impaler
idle hollow
honest acorn
Oh, I forgot about the Behemoth
idle hollow
You can find hivelord corpses in helldivers 2 iirc
someone compiled all the boss enemies into one
dusty spruce
The Impalers would be nasty here, way too many places for them to hide before causing those instakill tentacles to eviscerate you
idle hollow
the hive lord, siege mech and great eye
oblique lotus
the behemoth was considerably more killable than a HD2 charger
honest acorn
True
oblique lotus
one good hit from a recoilless or a REC-6 would drop it
upbeat vector
Also, am I wrong in remembering that Reinforce was unlimited in the first game?
upbeat vector
one good hit from a recoilless or a REC-6 would drop it
I miss the old upgraded Recoiless
modest fiber
its a good weapon, just gotta know where to hit
tidal wing
the upside of rocket weapons over railgun is they can hit heat sink weak spots on bot enemies
railgun's not gonna help you against a doom tower or tank
dusty spruce
The railgun 100% hits the heatsinks, and can kill them even without that if you just shoot the turret
tidal wing
then I need to send mine back to the manufacturer because I've bullseyed heat sinks with overcharged shots and done zilch
unreal merlin
It takes multiple hits
I recall using it to destroy AA guns at one point when I was out of impact nades, though it took 3 or so shots from the railgun for each
oblique lotus
it takes quite a few vent hits to kill a turret or a tank with the railgun
two per mortar/AA, "several" for tanks and turrets
unreal merlin
It is definitely less than an ideal weapon for the job but it DOES work.
modest fiber
yea, unsure if its same for other enemies but for the bloated bug types a well placed G6 or HE grenade under them is more effective than a railgun
honest acorn
I’m pretty sure that the glowing heat sinks are the bot version of the tails for bugs
The explosive only weak points
So the railgun doesn’t get much benefit from hitting them
autumn plover
Random but I feel a stratagem that lets you control eagle briefly would be cool
That or an ac130 equivalent to control
unreal merlin
yea, unsure if its same for other enemies but for the bloated bug types a well p...
The fat spewer bugs die to one railgun headshot, just shoot them there. The giant abdomen is NOT a weak spot, if anything it's somehow more armored.
honest acorn
The bloated spot is an explosive only weak spot
unreal merlin
In fact, anything that isn't a charger is vulnerable to railguns headshots
honest acorn
So no armor but 10% (or something) damage from non-explosives
unreal merlin
Yeah that tracks
tidal wing
chargers apparently keep their brains in their forelimbs
or they're just extremely sensitive to stubbed toes
honest acorn
chargers apparently keep their brains in their forelimbs
I assume it’s just a major artery and the bleed out or something
tidal wing
I choose to imagine it like the Family Guy busted knee bit
honest acorn
Also learned something exciting
turbid olive
god the intro still goes hard
honest acorn
You can kill bile titans with strafing run if it hits them in the super weak spot
turbid olive
I love it so much
tidal wing
it's also extremely rude that the hive guards or whatever the big head crests ones are don't die instantly when you blow their heads off, they keep walking towards you and can even get off an attack before finally dying
extremely unsettling to watch
honest acorn
You can kill bile titans with strafing run if it hits them in the super weak spo...
@modest fiber managed it
limber pike
The “third faction” should be peaks and valleys lol we’re reaping we’re reaping we’re getting sowed we’re getting sowed
modest fiber
yes, even surprised my self
turbid olive
right, feet first into Hell!
steady bone
I got butt first to be honest
modest fiber
for managed democracy!
barren warren
it's also extremely rude that the hive guards or whatever the big head crests on...
This is the cause of most of my deaths
unreal merlin
The “third faction” should be peaks and valleys lol we’re reaping we’re reaping ...
Alternating between popping light scout units and getting ambushed by knockoff protoss dark templars
modest fiber
me when i run out of ammo on my stationary weapon and see 6 stalkers in the distance:
unreal merlin
Speaking of stationary weapons, I kinda want to play with the HMG emplacement more
Just sad that it's not very useful once the heavy armor stuff rolls out AFAIK
modest fiber
its decent against most of the bugs, except chargers and bile titans due to the heavy armour.. i my self got a quite good use of it... but you def need more than one person on the team to get the best use out of it.. its more of a fire support tool than one meant to take the enemies head on
unreal merlin
For sure
Against hulks, does it need any special consideration or can you kinda just unload into them? Everything that isn't a hulk isn't going to survive more than like 4 rounds anyway so you can just mow them down
supple siren
I love the HMG emplacement on those 'this one's full'a Bile Spitters' Bug Planets
keen zinc
stalwart isn't really enough to penetrate bot armor and do enough damage
Shrimply know where to shoot
supple siren
unless you get unfortunately charger'd it can really rip through a breach
keen zinc
The stalwart can't punch through medium but it fires so rapidly it can buzzsaw through the light armor bits of Devastators to saw them in half faster than plugging their armor chest with a medium pen machine gun
Stalwart is my main weapon against robots
It's TTK is remarkably good with good shot placement
It can kill Hulks very fast via firing into the back at max rpm
Combined with jump pack and impact grenades, anything is possible
teal solstice
I rock arc cannon with shield
keen zinc
I'm thinking about doing Ballistic Shield + Knight
teal solstice
Honestly a pretty good stratagem is the disposable anti tank
Do ballistic and knight and have the disposables as a pretty good backup
The drop off on those things is pretty decent at long range so it lets you get a little risky with plays
teal solstice
It’s good against bots
dusty spruce
Ballistic is actually pretty nice against Bots, but a few warnings
if you get ragdolled while it is out, you drop it
teal solstice
Everything else stick with the energy shield
dusty spruce
It's also of limited effectiveness against Heavy Devastators, enough shots will hit your toes to kill/stagger, even when crouching with the shield
But it's nice against the regular mobs
I prefer to bring it with the Defender for its tendency to pop Bot heads really nicely
keen zinc
Yeah but it's a sten gun so..
autumn plover
I do kinda want silencer guns to try out stealth solo ops
modest fiber
I do kinda want silencer guns to try out stealth solo ops
well you are in luck, they are adding one of those soon.tm
dusty spruce
Assault rifle
rotund marten
I much prefer the Enfield for ergonomics but the Sten works and even a gibbon like myself can hit the target with it
dusty spruce
I feel like this isn't the only silenced weapon. No way it would be
unreal merlin
I tried the infiltrator light armor earlier and surprised myself with how close to enemies I could get without alerting them
dusty spruce
This image also came with a leak of the Justice returning, so I think we;ll get most guns comming back
pale remnant
I feel like this isn't the only silenced weapon. No way it would be
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a silenced smg and pistol too, at least
keen zinc
This image also came with a leak of the Justice returning, so I think we;ll get ...
Huhwhat
unreal merlin
Up to and including literally running up into a gaggle of raider guards to melee one to death
keen zinc
Up to and including literally running up into a gaggle of raider guards to melee...
I do this to Automatons constantly
I cannot wait for bayonets
quick crown
oh wow silenced weapons for HD2 sounds pretty cooL
pale remnant
Excited for more automatic weapons, though, I love shooting lots of bullets
keen zinc
I am going to kill whole bunkers of Bots with a bayonet like my ancestors
quick crown
I still haven't learned the effective sound range
pale remnant
wish the explosive ar wasn't complete poop, too
quick crown
like sometimes we mow down a group in a feild and the near by settlement squatters just watch us like crabs on the beach
but other times it will be an empty desert and we kill a stalker and all the sudden bugbreach from a mile away
maybe its because 4 players makes it hard to track
dusty spruce
I think different enemies have different aggro styles depending on their placement. Patrols seem to be auto-aggro'd if you tickle them, but I've killed Bot bases before by tapping them with the Diligence
and they've not moved an inch
modest fiber
meanwhile me still using the standard liberator like:
pale remnant
standard liberator is really good
Its a tossup between it and the knight for my favourite primary
keen zinc
Justice my beloved...
lethal dagger
Praying for mechs this month
modest fiber
i tend to use it cause that rps and its fun
quick crown
Praying for mechs this month
i think they drop the 14th but idk why my brain is telling me that
keen zinc
Second Thursday of every month iirc
But I'm kinda pissed if they're waiting that long for the armor fix
That's not content that's a bug that needs fixing as soon as it can be fixed
modest fiber
Praying for mechs this month
all the titanfall fans when the mechs come out:
quick crown
dusty spruce
I think we'll get one of the two leaked premium warbonds then. Dunno if mechs will come that soon. I feel like they're gonna continue the war story, pushing us back until letting the reins go a little with new 'reinforcements'
The mechs/vehicles people can hack in through replacing other strategems are a little unfinished. Mechs are more done but the FRC and APC have wonky UIs or debug stuff on them
modest fiber
sounds like fun
lethal dagger
keen zinc
Hoarding medals
modest fiber
medals me medals, just remember to do your part
junior badge
the new personal orders are great
100 kills with the strafing run? yes, please!
for 15 medals!
dusty spruce
oh crap have they resumed already?
modest fiber
also i get to try out stuff i usually wouldn't, extra yes
keen zinc
Jonesing for armor fix
dusty spruce
The strafing run is kinda nice, actually. It's like a cluster bomb that's harder to massacre your squad with
If you haven't used it before, this is a PSA that it goes straight from where you throw it. It is not perpendicular like other Eagle strikes
junior badge
unless it bounces or sticks to enemies -.-
keen zinc
Allegedly it can hurt bile titans
modest fiber
i managed to kill one with a strafe.. surprised even me
crystal canopy
I don't think it pierces armour though
modest fiber
not hard armour, but does medium
keen zinc
Maybe Biles have a top weakspot
dusty spruce
I think it has to hit them in the head in the right spot
keen zinc
Neat
modest fiber
yea, there even is a specific spot where you can one shot it with a railgun but its really hard to hit
keen zinc
Might start bringing strafing run more often
modest fiber
<@&1206091872716595200> gonna be farming some common samples, at some point need supers but for now gonna do diff 3, should be nice and fast
junior badge
Strafing Run was always excellent
quick to use, easy to use, does a good job taking out a patrol
(at least of smaller stuff)
Strafe and Airstrike are the Liberator and HE equivalent of strats, imo - basic, but they get plenty of work done.
verbal summit
modest fiber
good workhorses both
honest acorn
I do kinda want silencer guns to try out stealth solo ops
There technically is one
The Arc Thrower is considered silent
autumn plover
Snrk
honest acorn
Or its bugged with how enemies react to it
autumn plover
I mean solo that might be viable lol
honest acorn
It's extremely goofy but it makes an unexpectedly good stealth weapon
autumn plover
Lol
honest acorn
50% of the time it works great
upbeat vector
The arc thrower is weird and temperamental and I love it
upbeat vector
It's a gun you need to befriend the Machine Spirit for and that I say that as a compliment
pale remnant
The arc thrower is weird and temperamental and I love it
mfw I get the angle slightly off and fry my teammate with it
Me and a buddy kept teamkilling each other with it :v
upbeat vector
See above
barren warren
ok since i am def sticking with the game and got a friend to buy it: what are the big things New Helldivers need to know
honest acorn
I like how it 1 sho beheads warriors and hive guards and then kills little bugs around them
honest acorn
ok since i am def sticking with the game and got a friend to buy it: what _are_ ...
Eagle Airstrike is your friend, keep moving, you don't get extra points if you kill more enemies so break contact when you're not fighting for a good reason
barren warren
eagle airstrike my beloved
oblique lotus
hold R to change firemodes
barren warren
oh snap there's firemodes
oblique lotus
you can press ctrl to put a stratagem beacon you're holding back
pale remnant
eagle airstrike and its evil twin, cluster airstrike
honest acorn
Eagle Airstrike is just one of the most flexible and generally useful call ins so its a great workhorse to unlock early
barren warren
ill check what that is on controller later
barren warren
thats what i usually do to put em away so its good to know a faster one
upbeat vector
Is there any way to cancel a stratagem that you've like, got out and started winding up for a throw with?
oblique lotus
not that I'm aware
there is a first person view that for whatever reason massively reduces recoil
barren warren
thanks yall
hexed steeple
<@&1206091872716595200> gonna be farming some common samples, at some point need...
are you still farming
dusty spruce
I heard a rumor I wanna test later, that the Eagle Smoke Strike can destroy bot fabricators if the shots hit them directly
turbid olive
there is also no way of cancelling a grenade you've started to throw 
modest fiber
are you still farming
well i would.. if the game would let me :/
hexed steeple
oh what's going on
modest fiber
can't jump into a mission
hexed steeple
fucked up
honest acorn
I heard a rumor I wanna test later, that the Eagle Smoke Strike can destroy bot ...
I haven't seen that but I wouldn't be shocked at all
I know the gas shell from the gas strike does
hexed steeple
i can get in so if it was a server issue it's resolved now
modest fiber
still stuck on the loading screen, so remains to be seen
well i can get into the game but can't into a mission
well.. at least its not the server full issue
hexed steeple
i've become level 0
daring monolith
When that’s happened in the past I’ve had no mission rewards from that mission. Didn’t realise it was still a thing
hexed steeple
im pretty sure i got medals
golden ledge
You get the rewards still, its just delayed because the server is processing the information still
modest fiber
i have landed succefully :3
hexed steeple
:3
modest fiber
already found 3 samples after landing, its looking good
umbral temple
I may play some when I get home if YALL are still playing and I don’t have a session immediately
hot meadow
This is hilarious, because in the first bot run we did I heard my wife go “oh they shoot back” and about three seconds later I was reinforcing her.
umbral temple
those damn bots
Though, theyre kinda…. (this user has been sanctioned for undemocratic thought crimes)
oblique storm
||ILLUMINATE FIRST CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE|| SPOILERD FOR MEW CONTENT
stone bridge
||ILLUMINATE FIRST CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE|| SPOILERD FOR MEW CONTENT
||what where???||
oblique storm
||what where???||
stone bridge
oh dear
keen zinc
It's literally just the air control tower but bugged that it's light effects didn't disappear
You shrimpletons
dusty spruce
ah damn I got really hyped there for a sec
meager saffron
nooo
steady bone
people are excited, though they should 100% do that type of thing in game.
hide these as bugged effects.
dusty spruce
I just want them to return, solely because I believe the new version of the Hunters will properly frighten people
also because they had such a unique style, since most of their heavy armor came in the style of energy shields, so volume of fire worked well against them
People who love the Stalwart but are unhappy about it being less useful at higher difficulties will be pleased
though will probably hate that the main thing the Illuminate also did was reversing controls
honest acorn
people are excited, though they should 100% do that type of thing in game.
hide ...
They have hidden some stuff in these
ivory swallow
<@&1206091872716595200> any more?
modest fiber
<@&1206091872716595200> any more?
we got room
keen zinc
I want to get good at the arc thrower
Forgive me comrades for those of you that shall be fried
dusty spruce
They are worthy sacrifices to the holy arc
modest fiber
meanwhile i haven't gotten any friendly kills with that.. huh
granted i stopped using it cause lack of dakka
dusty spruce
I think I've only killed 2-3. To be fair, it was also a main in Helldivers, so it's not new to me. As long as nobody shoots at something that an ally is on the other side of, it's hard to outright kill someone with it
(damage seems to fall off with range too, so I've sometimes damaged someone but not entirely killed them, they just screamed kinda loudly)
The best time tho was right after my friend said he's safe as long as he's prone, and then the holy arc just makes a zap right for him
umbral temple
I want to get good at the arc thrower
just don’t launch arcs at enemies that have allies behind them, it tends to arc to stuff behind the main target
hollow plover
The art of Arc Throwing is the art of solo play
Because you will fry friends if they're in the same fight as you
dusty spruce
This is heretical talk.
All must see the mighty arc
and the third jump reaching around to taze a friend is half the fun
unreal merlin
Literally just be aware of your surroundings and what's behind and nearby your target. If there's an ally in the vicinity of your target, assume it's going to jump to them and then discharge into the ground instead.
hollow plover
The Arcius Throwington is a sustained fire weapon and that means enemies will maneuver around you and towards your enemies
It's lonely at the top, throwing lightning
stone bridge
Zombie Penguin and I were running dual Arc Throwers last night and we only got 1 FF between us in a whole operation
meager saffron
arc thrower mostly just means being the frontliner
dusty spruce
^
stone bridge
It is really not that hard with the correct positioning
supple siren
Arc Thrower oughtta do more damage to Bile Spitters, everyone knows mysterious goop is conductive
hollow plover
The other players also need to be aware that you are going to arc throw
Oh the Archie is great against all bugs but the Tit
And the Titan can be used as a conductor over walls and cliffs
unreal merlin
Try not to play with lemming teammates who blame you when they run into their own airstrikes. They'll never understand that running in front of an arc thrower user is inherently dangerous.
supple siren
Also deeply glad we're in an age with well-animated lightning, could watch this thing all day
hollow plover
One day
Four Man Arc Chucksters
meager saffron
it looks more like a helix than a straight ray
unreal merlin
You know what's cool?
CW leak content ||Arc Thrower Shotgun||
meager saffron
that one I can see getting hella TKs
hollow plover
:)
New main weapon
Now gimme an arc SMG and I will live your life to the fullest
barren warren
i just had the weirdest glitch? i didnt load in with a main weapon, and when i tried to swap from grenades to my secondary, it just... wouldnt? for the whole mission 😭
meager saffron
uh
barren warren
my teammates said i wasnt holding a gun but my hands were in the gun position
very weird
dusty spruce
i just had the weirdest glitch? i didnt load in with a main weapon, and when i t...
that's a known one, try aiming down sights and then switching, or using the map menu
barren warren
the morale here is that difficulty 5 bugs are way harder when you literally only have grenades and eagle strikes
ooo good to know
dusty spruce
Oh! A tip for any fellow Arc Acolytes
If you keep having the arc hitting a wall that something is taking cover behind, aiming weirdly high can and will cause the lightning to arc over walls and 'clip' the enemy to kill them
Embrace the inaccuracy
oblique storm
It's literally just the air control tower but bugged that it's light effects did...
Ministry Of Truthcel ova here
unreal merlin
I definitely don't appreciate when my arc thrower just misfires seven times in a row with no obstructions or any clear reason why it's not actually firing
keen zinc
Ministry Of Truthcel ova here
I am going to shoot you with the arc thrower
unreal merlin
I've heard mentions of it arcing to the ground but when there's no visual effect it's hard to not be very annoyed that this stupid bug isn't dead yet
ALSO unrelated but the Power Steering ship upgrade is ridiculous
You can easily go an entire screen off your starting point while falling
rich marlin
What's the best way to farm common samples? Is there a specific mission type I should look for? Or is it just as easy as 'try to make sure you hit all the minor POIs' in an easy mission?
hexed steeple
Zombie Penguin and I were running dual Arc Throwers last night and we only got 1...
yea. me!
keen zinc
Krill issue sounds like
dusty spruce
The holy arc can detect undemocratic thoughts
hexed steeple
well of course i don't need to think about democracy. it's pure instinct for me
barren warren
ok, i cannot tell if im dumb or the game is having issues: what the heck are you supposed to do for civ evac for the terminal / insert ssd, 3/5 hatches open thing
hexed steeple
i got got by penguin once im pretty sure
stone bridge
damn,,,
unreal merlin
What's the best way to farm common samples? Is there a specific mission type I s...
Honestly just the latter. If you make an effort to hit up POIs that you see in the distance (or radar station if lucky) each one will have one to three and outposts usually have one to four as well
rich marlin
Thinking about grinding common sample tonight so i can just have a shit ton without worrying as i go into hardwr and harder missions
I am still a noob so some low level grinding and allowing lower levels to hop on and join me for some babysitting would probably go well
oblique lotus
also because they had such a unique style, since most of their heavy armor came ...
illuminates were a pain in the ass but they were also the only faction where you didn't absolutely need antitank and could just kill them with bullets
hollow plover
I hope for the day an arc thrower shot arcs all the way around back to me
oblique lotus
illuminates were a pain in the ass but they were also the only faction where you...
yeah I just checked while AP small arms would help there isn't anything in their roster that you couldn't kill with enough bullets
though illuminates were also a pain in the ass so later galwars were a lot of people clearing bots and bugs and then losing the war to the illuminate
turbid olive
okay a 4-stack makes the game very very funny
umbral temple
ok, i cannot tell if im dumb or the game is having issues: what the heck are you...
there's hatches around the facility that you have to close/open i believe, manually
they are probably bright red just scattered around
if its civilian evac you might also just have to press the button next to a door and then protect the lil dudes as they run to the shuttle but idk if there's a step before that
i have forgotten entirely despite doing this like a day ago
idk why the civilians bug out for me semi frequently and just kinda.... sit around sometimes....
very annoying
dusty spruce
I've found that if they seem to be stuck somewhere, just kill a few and it'll reroute them if you make an example of enough
barren warren
there's hatches around the facility that you have to close/open i believe, manua...
we just could not find them 😭
umbral temple
they were probably thought criming
at one point I had like a solid 30+ of them stuck just outside the safety door
and they got hit by a mortar
i had like -4000 requisition or something like that
hexed steeple
@rotund marten got slots open
ivory swallow
@rotund marten youre up
turbid olive
<@267391246509670400> got slots open
are you a 3 or a 4 now?
hexed steeple
3
turbid olive
room for a little one?
strange vine
meager saffron
LMFAOOO
stone bridge
extremely true
glacial light
Would the shield generator not save you from rocket devastator?
I'm debating between scout and democracy protects armor, scout would let me be a stupid lone wolf better but democracy protects would stop the one shots I hate except from spitters
unreal merlin
it might eat one rocket, but unfortunately rocket devastators shoot a lot of rockets
fringe quiver
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umbral temple
yeah the first shot will get absorbed but you need to react to that
glacial light
I feel like a small window to react is better than 0 window cause you died
umbral temple
“500 kg bomb is not a good stratagem, stop bringing it. It’s not meta” - automaton tank, probably
glacial light
Maybe I have the situational awareness of a sniper
meager saffron
it's pretty overkill against tanks considering you can just airstrike them
azure pewter
“500 kg bomb is not a good stratagem, stop bringing it. It’s not meta” - automat...
My honest reaction:
⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️
umbral temple
yeah but it’s fun
pale remnant
tanks honestly don't even feel that threatening compared to other automaton stuff
glacial light
I die mostly to hulk bruisers
umbral temple
tanks are just really unforgiving but they’re generally destroyed pretty quickly compared to a lot
pale remnant
rocket hulks, flamer hulks, rocket devestators, the furtive rocket trooper, so easily forgotten
umbral temple
I prefer tanks to bile titans
meager saffron
yeah they're glass cannons
being able to one or two-bang them with impact grenades is kind of insane
glacial light
The most common way I die to bots is to look off into the distance and ping a giant mass then wonder if it's a hulk bruisers and if it is I know cause I'll be one shot dead a second later
meager saffron
although impact grenades are, y'know
azure pewter
Catch robbits with poke ball
unkempt flax
glacial light
Grenade armor seems really good considering how often you can refill grenades
Similar to stim armor
versed hamlet
it's pretty overkill against tanks considering you can just airstrike them
the only thing willing to sit still enough for 500kg without ai abuse
meager saffron
yeag
versed hamlet
I bet the normal airstrike more reliable still lol
I really think this is a case of when people had to nerf guns for being louder
it looks big and that's a good excuse at first but the hype train for it is far beyond that
meager saffron
the giant fucking smoke screen is often an active hindrance
glacial light
500kg is reliable if you can lead the target, complex stratagem that doubles the call timer makes me want to die in a ditch
meager saffron
despite the bomb having a blast radius of 2
graceful bluff
Getting used to marking where I want a drop to land and then using that to gauge if I'm in range to throw has been such a gamechanger
versed hamlet
I think there might be a few things it can kill building wise that normal stuff can't
but you get a free hell bomb for those
and eagle airstrike having another charge and also more range is 
glacial light
I miss the throw armor, the 30% boost is a lot more than you'd think
But throw armors convenience factor is not enough for me when I need more defensive options
Cause I am not good at keeping myself alive
Also in game
versed hamlet
being shield backpack smh
glacial light
I just unlocked the shield backpack yesterday and I'm very excited
A small taste of what maybe heavy armor will feel like
fringe quiver
I just unlocked the shield backpack yesterday and I'm very excited
Can give it to your friends that are lower level now
glacial light
The best defense isna good offense
versed hamlet
I think heavy armor will probably be more reliable but less good against sustain
or well
mixed burst and sustain? you probably get my point
glacial light
I heard in HD1 heavy armor let you basically wade through small enemies with inpunity
meager saffron
assuming that AP works the way it does player-side where below a threshold you just deflect off, I could see that being the case
versed hamlet
shield backpack is more 'oh I would have died to a rocket but now my shield is down again, duck'
meager saffron
where you just straight-up ignore sufficiently small insects
glacial light
That would be amazing really
versed hamlet
if they stagger you it could be an issue
glacial light
I wouldn't mind being a turtle
versed hamlet
stunlocking is already a thing it feels like
glacial light
If they released heavy armor with a passive that reduced knockback and stagger from most sources I'd never take it off
graceful bluff
I just want melees
let me homerun a scavenger, with the smash bros home run sound
glacial light
Anyone up for helldiving?
barren warren
we lost angel's venture D:
cerulean sluice
Anyone up for helldiving?
I'm down for a dive or two
modest fiber
ah damng i would, but got work in the morning :/
modest fiber
also recently unlocked the stinger, quite neat but the lock-on needs a touch or something and a lil damage buff wouldn't be bad but not a big problem
strange vine
Would the shield generator not save you from rocket devastator?
shield cant save you if it got deleted by machine gunners 1 second before the rockets hit
vestal trail
Need 2 more
I'll be good in about 30 minutes
glacial light
I've tried the shield once so far and I love it
lilac copper
I'm down
stone bridge
I'll jump in soon, heating some pizza
modest fiber
the stationary shield is the best one, the mobile has its uses but not everyone has a backpack slot
hexed steeple
@full swallow got a helldivers channel here btw if you're intersted in playing here more often
full swallow
Oh lala
modest fiber
I'll jump in soon, heating some pizza
hexed steeple
we also have a role that gets pinged when people are looking for a game
glacial light
2493-3890
vestal trail
https://tenor.com/view/spider-man2-spider-man-tobey-maguire-pizza-time-spiderman...
As a former delivery guy, this hurts me
Also looks like some other peeps're kidnapping me for their squad, so good luck @glacial light
full swallow
88443776
stone bridge
<@&1206091872716595200> anyone about to dive?
honest acorn
Hopefully later this evening
stone bridge
red steeple
I'm good to play for a bit, Briar!
stone bridge
Sweet, I prefer to go when we get 3+, so if someone else jumps in I'm down
glacial light
RIP I just got off helldiving
stone bridge
drat
cobalt patrol
I'm just waking up
Let me figure out where things are at here, and I can possibly come
stone bridge
cobalt patrol
I think i'm gonna hold off for now, i need to do life stuff etc
glacial light
I'm tempted to do one more op but Ive only got 1 hour ledt
red steeple
got pinged by friends, so spoken for. sorry, briar!
barren warren
everyone dc'd right at diff 6 extract so i had to do the entire 2 minutes solo
my hands hurt that was so much dodging
i have officially unlocked suicide mission difficulty tho
glacial light
Time for super samples
If I had 10 super samples for the last eagle upgrade I'd be so happy
barren warren
im gunna take it as a sign to stop fighting bugs for a bit and go fight bots for the first time tomorrow, work my way up
coral hare
glacial light
Would anyone be interested in a diff 7 tomorrow at 5:30 pm CST, I want those super samples
eager pine
“500 kg bomb is not a good stratagem, stop bringing it. It’s not meta” - automat...
Sounds like the words of three chargers stacked inside of each other to me...
stark ether
dif 7 is where bugs become difficult
cobalt patrol
<@&1206091872716595200> Who wishes to DIVE INTO HELL
unkempt river
@cobalt patrol in vc
cobalt patrol
@stone bridge Git in 'ere
stone bridge
Will do soon
cobalt patrol
19527603 @quick plinth
oblique storm
man it's so weird having a game come out and literally like
every person in every friend group I have play it
wind arrow
red steeple
I wish everyone was playing lethal league
stone bridge
EATs good
tidal wing
how the FUCK did we lose Angel’s Venture every time I checked 2/3rds of the player base was pushing in the sector beyond it
JOEL
stark ether
Wait I thought we won that defense?
hot meadow
pushed up to challenging
wow
that's quite the jump
suddenly chargers, I think they're called? Or some armored bug.
gotta reconsider loadouts lol
tidal wing
Wait I thought we won that defense?
sorry I mean how the fuck did it come back into play
modest fiber
huh the timer is back to 2 days now :/ hmm.. well we have the plants in our control now but we must stay vigilant brothers!
stark ether
sorry I mean how the fuck did it come back into play
The planets next to it are being liberated so they are still technically under bug control so it makes sense they can attack from them
stone bridge
I've started to think the Rover is more and more necessary for bugs
They can just be an intensely frustrating experience sometimes without it
junior badge
Does it? The bugs can't really travel in space unless they hitch a ride on one of our ships...
modest fiber
its likely the bugs have some way to travel.. i mean how else did they travel to so many planets.. before they started to be farmed
stone bridge
There's a constant undercurrent in the game rn that suggests Terminids are being deliberately carried between planets by Super Earth
Or otherwise planted there
modest fiber
i mean, they are likely trying to farm them still
stone bridge
Presumably they planned to create a population explosion, then use the TCS to control them again, yeah
modest fiber
possibly, its the most optimal way to farm in quantity
cobalt patrol
I belive the illegal broadcasts outright say as much
modest fiber
🤷 didn't know you could listen to those.. was bit too distracted by the bugs
oblique storm
We were at 30% on Erata prime when we began the op
we lost it by the time we finsihed the op
wha happened
cobalt patrol
J O E L
rich marlin
Joel pulling an all nighter to frustrate us
burnt vapor
its likely the bugs have some way to travel.. i mean how else did they travel to...
I’m all but certain the bugs have some way to travel between worlds cause they were already on many planets before the first war was started
modest fiber
Joel pulling an all nighter to frustrate us
he is doing his part
tho that guy is up to something i can swear it
cobalt patrol
<@&1206091872716595200> HELL HELL HELL HELL
rich marlin
Is there ever a time when you aren’t helldiving? XD
modest fiber
the question is, should there be a time when you shound't?
cobalt patrol
Is there ever a time when you aren’t helldiving? XD
plenty of times, in all seriousness
modest fiber
<@&1206091872716595200> i'm once again asking for more troops
cobalt patrol
@quartz cloak Come dive some hells
graceful bluff
https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1ayeate/how_to_kill_chargers_with_any_weapon_no_matter/
hexed steeple
<@&1206091872716595200> any epic gamers?
hexed steeple
#8735-1120
cobalt patrol
I need to sleep i'm afraid, but you all have fun
(or i should try and sleep, but like, playing HD2 is just gonna hype me up, SO)
candid finch
https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1ayeate/how_to_kill_chargers_with_a...
the problem with these seem to be that it specifically needs to have a charger do a skid animation, so you'd need to make sure to activate that rather than them hitting you on the way past or hitting a wall, and during that animation the leg armour seems to disappear. Which might not be intended for the game.
hexed steeple
tried out the dominator but didn't really care for it vs bots. might be good against bugs tho cause they seem to hate explosive damage?
limber pike
Hopefully Joel gets some rest and than we can get some new mechs lol
keen zinc
tried out the dominator but didn't really care for it vs bots. might be good aga...
It doesn't do explosive damage lmao
hexed steeple
what the fuck
keen zinc
It's just a Bad DMR
keen zinc
I want armor to work
steady bone
Oops spawned more chargers
keen zinc
what the fuck
Imagine my disappointment from finding out the bolter I saved up for not only was not explosive, but apparently weighs six tons because it tracks slower than the machine gun
rotund marten
it does look like it weighs six tons
keen zinc
My dream of jump pack assaulting into enemy Outposts and blasting them with a bolter
Dashed
It's a marksman weapon with a 1x red dot sight and slow projectiles
Slugger does it's job better
If the bullets actually exploded like Bolts, it'd be sick
wraith furnace
Oops spawned more chargers
▶️🔼🔽🔽▶️
hollow plover
If it doesn't, it clearly needs a buff
quick crown
which one is that
unreal merlin
Tried the JAR5, highly disappointing vs bugs. Definitely not a good pick for them.
May be a better option for devastators but you definitely don't get much value in bugs since your only medium armor threat is hive guards
In which case, just go around
oblique storm
What is the jar
pale remnant
its the weapon on the 3rd bar of the premium battlepass
unreal merlin
JAR-5 Dominator is the alt warbond's tier 3 weapon
hollow plover
unreal merlin
It's a shotgun with medium armor pen, but monstrous kick
rotund marten
honestly slugger is just carrying for me right now
rotund marten
meaty, satisfying, good magazine, oneshots fucking hunters and warriors
oblique storm
https://fxtwitter.com/HelldiversAlert/status/1764869434165071971?t=4HuiEHar-00dp...
Cmoooooon do it kill me kill me now
rotund marten
huge headshot multiplier on Devastators and oneshots bot infantry
steady bone
https://fxtwitter.com/HelldiversAlert/status/1764869434165071971?t=4HuiEHar-00dp...
only if one well placed grenade in a vent shaft kills them in one go.
rotund marten
I want to get a group together and run the firing line of four arc throwers against bugs
I think it stacks very well
unreal merlin
Running even two in tandem is powerful
Arc thrower is super good, just dangerous if you have poor positioning. It can actually just kill chargers by directly shooting it enough times.
rotund marten
I think four people should be able to two or three-tap a charger just by spamming it, yes
and bugs are much worse at blasting you out of your nice shooting position than the bots are
keen zinc
The JAR is an explosive weapon that doesn't do explosive damage
It fires slow moving projectiles with high recoil and medium armor pen, and okay damage
It's handling is really slow
It has a basic red dot sight
unreal merlin
How dare these bots (seemingly deliberately) shoot the ambient hazards like spore pods and dud hellbombs to ruin my carefully selected defensive position (a rock I found big enough to cower behind)
keen zinc
It's such a weird thing because it's not clear what it's supposed to be doing
unreal merlin
Yeah that sounds about right. Tbh the other shotguns have a more coherent role and excel in those roles
keen zinc
And it suffers from a lack of a clear way to be used. It's ammo is too limited to treat it like an assault rifle, but it's damage is too low to treat it like a shotgun, and it's projectiles are too slow to treat it like a marksman weapon
Medium armor pen is nice but but the lack of explosive just makes it feel like a magazine fed slugger with half the damage
unreal merlin
I'd call it a very confused sidegrade and recommend just not using it
Even the incendiary breaker is more usable
keen zinc
If they made it explode so it was actually a bolter, penetrate and explode, it would be SICK
quick crown
https://fxtwitter.com/HelldiversAlert/status/1764869434165071971?t=4HuiEHar-00dp...
Now we really can make that Iron Giant meme even more accurate
barren warren
Twitter
honest acorn
Oh they renamed it the patriot haha
glacial light
What if we took mechs a step further and integrated ourselves into the machinery like some sort of cybor-
keen zinc
Into the mines with you
honest acorn
go to the mines
limber pike
https://x.com/helldivers2/status/1765044878386364517?s=20
Hope this means a big content drop or roadmap announcement coming ❤️
autumn plover
https://x.com/helldivers2/status/1765044878386364517?s=20
@gritty sundial
keen zinc
I really want armor fix asap
modest fiber
good things come to those that wait, as they say
gritty sundial
Nice
glacial light
But if I got it now
keen zinc
good things come to those that wait, as they say
A month of medium and heavy armor collecting dust feels bad
glacial light
I do like the shield pack but if armor makes me as tanky while freeing up that stratagem slot that'd be great for me
I just need to be one shot less, barely alive means alive enough to stim
keen zinc
I want to wear the battlemaster armor and pretend I'm the coolest dude in the Mandalorian
Only cool part of the latter seasons imo
unkempt flax
glacial light
Heavy armor with a flamethrower wading through bugs
keen zinc
Paz Vizsla mode
Give me an HMG, a jet pack, and heavy armor
Let me at them
We have an LMG, a GPMG, and a twinlinked HMG emplacement
But I want a single HMG as a support weapon
Give it one reload
stark ether
give me a minigun with a backpack
stark ether
give me a 4man weapon
honest acorn
But I want a single HMG as a support weapon
Functionally speaking I think this is basically the autocannon
stark ether
give me a gau-8 with handles
keen zinc
Functionally speaking I think this is basically the autocannon
Nah
One of the leaks showed an actual HMG
And I WANT it
modest fiber
the best character in the series, rip the homie
keen zinc
One of the leaks showed an actual HMG
This is what the recoil reduction perk was born for
tidal wing
I wish the jetpack didn't suck
upbeat vector
Heavy Armour, Heavy Machine Gun...
steady bone
they should make the HMG and jetpack work together, where the HMg with each shot throws you further.
junior badge
Who wants to be part of an elite peacekeeping force, <@&1206091872716595200> ?
keen zinc
I wish the jetpack didn't suck
It doesn't
It is legitimately one of the strongest stratagems in the game
It's not a jetpack, it's a jump pack
You don't fly, you jump, and it can get you into insanely favorable positions
glacial light
It's very good against bugs
keen zinc
Circumvent bot defenses too
Fuck their choke point with mines and barbed wire and machine guns
I am going around back and jumping the wall
Lets see them deal with an attack from within their own defenses
hot meadow
We are around level 12/13. My wife has become an adherent of the autocannon, but we are encountering chargers now. I’m gonna try both, but am curious as to the impressions of others - EAT or recoilless rifle?
steady bone
I like the autocannon too much to warrant getting anything else.
I just wish it could perform a bit better and not PYON off to the side of bugs.
modest fiber
oh yes, my time has come
hot meadow
Tbh my biggest problem is that I have but one back
I also want to use rover buttttttt
I’m thinking EAT and rover with an eagle and an orbital, maybe
She can do autocannon and whatever else she likes (turrets - so many turrets)
glacial light
We are around level 12/13. My wife has become an adherent of the autocannon, but...
It depends on whether you have a backslot, I like RR better but it uses your backslot. EATs does not use your backslot and is similar to RR in usage
honest acorn
We are around level 12/13. My wife has become an adherent of the autocannon, but...
RR with godly comms, EAT with chaos
They're kind of similarly good without those things happening
quick plinth
Who wants to be part of an elite peacekeeping force, <@&1206091872716595200> ?
me
I'd be up for some helldiving @junior badge
junior badge
nice, I'm currently in a mission, but right after seems good 🙂
quick plinth
neat I'm also currently in a mission
modest fiber
always into some good old diving
junior badge
Activity 2?
glacial light
EATs and RR both fill a similar AT role. RR had I believe 6 shots plus 1 loaded with a 480 second cooldown while eats has 2 shots on a 70 second cooldown. RR can be reloaded from supply drops though
And a weird thing with RR is you can partial reload the animation for some reason, so if you reload like 80% of the animation, dive away, then reload again it takes that remaining 20% instead of the full animation. Not sure if that's intended
honest acorn
It's intended, most of the reloads are staged like that
glacial light
Ah ok, that's nice it's useful for when multiple chargers are charging and you're reloading
turbid olive
honest acorn
I have a problem where I cancel out of reloads a little too early and don't complete the last bit haha
turbid olive
saaaame
honest acorn
I have a lot of "oh fuck my gun isn't working" and then just needing to rack the slide
Which feels very characterful ngl
modest fiber
based
glacial light
Geez
One thing that trips me that other games do is usually left clicking on a empty mag will make you reload but you just point the gun and click the gun at the enemy
Which is like a neat detail but a QoL I'm all too used to
rich marlin
Which is like a neat detail but a QoL I'm all too used to
Helldivers breaking my ‘constantly reload like your life depends on it’s habit from Apex was hard ngl
I do like that tiny bit of realism tho
wraith furnace
Helldivers breaking my ‘constantly reload like your life depends on it’s habit f...
SAME
Legitimately every single shooter
Burns through like 1/4 of a mag
reloads
Wait fuck I'm not in CoD
glacial light
I simply burn my mag with the breaker
My mag is nearly empty after a few enemies anyways
I am bad at ammo management
keen zinc
Nope the Chargers Arthy managed to spawn
A cluster bomb doesn't do anything to chargers
You're just gonna kill the team
glacial light
If a cluster bomb kills a teammate then you unlock the best charger killing tool, reinforcement droppod 
keen zinc
The fuckin comments, man, I fucking hate this shit in game communities, where games satiring xenophobia have communities who think being exclusionist is appropriate
rich marlin
If a cluster bomb kills a teammate then you unlock the best charger killing tool...
Hell pods are op af devs pls nerf
glacial light
Concerns heard, we removed intertidal dampeners so the sudden deceleration is now lethal
rich marlin
Neat. Just the nerf needed
glacial light
Dead Helldivers from Reinforcements still drop grenades and ammo
rich marlin
Hey, can a drop pod kill a Bile Titan?
glacial light
Yes
rich marlin
NEAT
glacial light
So far it's just everything
wraith furnace
A cluster bomb doesn't do anything to chargers
...That's an orbital Railcannon
rich marlin
Who needs 500kg when I can just Helldive
I’ve got like 4 clones of myself on standby
I’ll be fine
graceful bluff
The fuckin comments, man, I fucking hate this shit in game communities, where ga...
Honestly the main reason I want pride flag capes, just because they've shown time and time again to get dipshits like this to not play the game
it always improves the quality of the community
wraith furnace
Cluster bombs are I think 🔼 🔽 ▶️ 🔽 🔽 ▶️
honest acorn
Huh I didn't realize how similar railcannon and cluster bombers where in code
keen zinc
🤔
wraith furnace
...Actually lemme double check
graceful bluff
I do like how walking barrage is just down and right repeated
it just makes sense
rich marlin
The worst thing about satire like Helldivers is people who take it at face value.
honest acorn
it just makes sense
It sure is walking yeah
graceful bluff
What was it the starship troopers producer said about satire and idiots again
rich marlin
Like even when I was a young teen watching Starship troopers the movie I knew that shit wasn’t like admirable
wraith furnace
Oh no wait cluster bombs are Up right down down right so ⬆️➡️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ➡️
graceful bluff
I'm still sad the 500kg isn't just 5 down
glacial light
I used EATs from 1 to 20 before railgun calling it in every like minute of the game
rich marlin
I'm still sad the 500kg isn't just 5 down
That would of been funny if it was ngl
glacial light
Yea it makes sense cause all eagles start with up right
turbid olive
been locked in with the pods
rich marlin
Banished to the Pods
steady bone
Nope the Chargers Arthy managed to spawn
I am not joel in disguise, I swear.
rich marlin
That sounds like something Joel in disguise would say 😧
rotund marten
Helldive geological survey solo "stealth" complete
only one death and a four minute extract, not bad
rotund marten
you do have to loop them around the third objective a few times
keen zinc
I love having to defend the Dedicated Button Pusher who's trying to do the drill as fast as possible
rotund marten
since it always breaches
I have gotten very good at fast drill
you can just get the coordinates in before the first breach reaches you and have time to run
then you just have to loop and press the button four times
keen zinc
The drill completes it's phases very quick so
Well timed button pushing can get it done really quick
Can usually bug out before too many tanks/titans pile in
rotund marten
the hard part is always extract
glacial light
Helldive geological survey solo "stealth" complete
I found scout armor is good in general non kill missions
You can just do hit and gun stratagems or grenades with barely any aggro or 0 aggro
From up close
keen zinc
I've found them good even in loud missions
Because the loudness of your teammates puts less heat on you and you can do objectives during combat
honest acorn
the map pings are also really nice for routing
rotund marten
four minute bug extract is super brutal for Helldive solo stealth
keen zinc
rotund marten
because you have to loop the bugs for that long while being swarmed by hunters that you have to kill
rotund marten
I think it's much easier to get a mission complete vs. bots
they're easier to run and hide from
but the extract is spicy if you have shield rather than jump
keen zinc
Yeah
But if you get up on a rock without being spotted, bots really can't do much lmao
modest fiber
modest fiber
yes
cobalt patrol
Helldive geological survey solo "stealth" complete
Very nice!
glacial light
Sugarcoat it
Make caramel
I just had an intrusive thoughts to crop it
modest fiber
lol
graceful bluff
Oh boy the official discords turned into a shitheap it seems, checked fanart, transphobic meme, checked helldivers media, anti lgbt meme
rich marlin
Artists not making the unseen characters of games hot: Challenge Impossible
We're 2/2 on losses on this challenge
modest fiber
oh no, anyway
modest fiber
Artists not making the unseen characters of games hot: Challenge Impossible
yeess
rotund marten
<@&1206091872716595200> anyone for helldive when I've finished this level 9 solo op?
last mission
graceful bluff
yeah sure
cobalt patrol
<@&1206091872716595200> anyone for helldive when I've finished this level 9 solo...
I'm in
keen zinc
I am never going to play Helldive
quick plinth
everyone's helldivin
steady bone
yeah helldive, hell even impossible and suicidal are a bit just...much in general
stark ether
i too eepy or i would
steady bone
extreme felt pretty good for me in regards to difficulty and not feeling overwhelmed
keen zinc
I play 5-7
Because even at 7 I can feel my fun aggressive play style becoming more and more detrimental
steady bone
(what's 7)
keen zinc
Absolutely not
quick plinth
we could use a forth over here
hollow plover
When I play 8-9, it's usually panicked screaming and 500s fills the air until we get "mission complete"
modest fiber
6-7 is the best spot between decently challenging and paranioya