Helldivers 2: For Managed Democracy!

[cobalt patrol]

I get bored if I find it easy XD

[supple siren]

I can usually handle 10s, it is some work, but if i build actually efficient instead of kind of goofin around it turns out ok. Unless Bugs decide to be cruel, idk what happens sometimes

[terse shoal]

this is true, i'm pretty sure when i squaded up with peeps yesterday we were on 7 and it was fine(i think)

@keen zinc could you clarify?

[keen zinc]

7s are fun, 8s and 9s are challenging

I just don't enjoy 10s

[terse shoal]

i mean what we did yesterday, were we on 7 or 6?

[supple siren]

I like 8s just because Extra Special Enemies

[terse shoal]

i don't remember lol

[supple siren]

also good density

[steady flame]

I find 7s near my limit, so maybe I can go up to 8s. But not 10s. I will not survive without at least slight carry.

[karmic prawn]

I still need to try d10

I find d8 is very uneven when playing public

Sometimes its very smooth, other times a hellish experience (in a good way usually)

[hearty pier]

Outside of the subfaction events I tend to find D10 pubs a more even experience than d8-9. Probably a selection pressure where the people who play it are generally competent enough to carry their weight

Obviously sometimes things go pear shaped but that's half the fun of helldivers

[cobalt patrol]

Yep, exactly this. I was grousing earlier because the folks who had joined were obviously out of their depth

And I don't mind one person being out of depth as long as they're following along and providing covering fire/respawning folks

But multiple is a bit much

[weary granite]

Heya has anyone's Helldivers 2 been a bit... glitchy lately?

Or just straight up broke?

[calm sorrel]

oh yeah, I've been getting some freezes. Thought it was on my end

[weary granite]

Ok thank god, it's not just me. I mean is bad but glad it isn't only on my end.

I'm getting some freezes that just grew stronger the longer I tried playing

[blissful sparrow]

i tend to only have the occassional black screen on extract that blocks the transition on ship for everyone else until the game crashes out

[calm sorrel]

oh yeah, and right after the start of this MO I was doing a defense mission that just stopped spawning enemies

[weary granite]

Damn. Joel be forcefully make us take L's

[calm sorrel]

It was Illuminate, the wrecks of the UFOs were just floating there. Divers would call out "Squids!" but there weren't any showing up

Nah, it was a win! The rockets just launched eventually while we sat around doing nothing

[weary granite]

Aight ya, validating the files didn't do anythin

[tight zephyr]

The MG and Gatling sentries should be as far in the upper left as possible. Barely even on the chart.

[keen zinc]

they arent malicious

just stupid

[unreal merlin]

They are only doing their job the best they can. They just don't have any trigger discipline.

[glad marsh]

It's not hard to just... Not walk in front of them

You just gotta prone

[blissful sparrow]

simply don't walk infront of them by not walking at all

[keen zinc]

problem is uneven terrain and when the gatling decides to swing 180 degrees to kill a scavenger

machine gun is much less dangrious in this way

[glad marsh]

Machine gun>gatling in many situations for this and that it lasts longer due to less immediate ammo expenditure

[keen zinc]

Yeah I mostly run mg over Gatling in any situation

[blissful sparrow]

gatling still good vs voteless, but i prefer MG for bugs, just less of them more spread out

[keen zinc]

i hope we get a HMG sentry one of these days

or an AMR sentry

that would be fun

[daring pelican]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/721796462404435968/1324897391152988180/Helldiver_reply.gif

[terse shoal]

the MG and Gatling sentries only kill you if you didn't clear the area around you first. also, if you pointed them the wrong way, they also have a higher chance to kill you/your teammates. what beats this, of course, is proper communication between you and your squadmates as to where you put your sentry and where it's facing.

also, i can count on one hand the amount of times i've seen AC and rocket sentries kill teammates, because the gap between each shot of their guns lets me grab a drink lmao

[hazy oriole]

tbf I have personally been stupid enough to both climb on and walk directly in front of an ac sentry (dying in both cases) more than once

[terse shoal]

i mean hey look we all have bad days and momentary loss of brain function lol it's just they fire so slow you can walk in front of them and not die lol

can't do that with MG and Gatling sentries

[unreal merlin]

Remember to turn off auto-climbing.

[quick crown]

You can't make me, You aren't my loyalty officer

[cobalt patrol]

Theja's got a loyalty officer budget over run due to auto climbing incidents

[quick crown]

[ionic holly]

Not gonna lie, im starting to like the gunslinger effect more than siege ready

[supple siren]

It makes the bushwhacka very solid as a pocket explosion

That too-close bug is suddenly not anymore

[ionic holly]

Im still an avid verdict user which can very much do the same thing just with less eh
shotgunning

I already flipped between my primary and secondary often to avoid just running away and reloading so this basically just plays into my preferred approach

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> anyone want to engage in some democratic activities?

[terse shoal]

sorry can't rn

[shy prairie]

wish game ran better on my crappy machine

i'll stick to my space boats

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jjorb7/horrordivers_2/

[weary granite]

Might go medal hunting in 10 diff later

:p

[weary granite]

Aiiiight, it seems like HD2 is being weird at around this time for a while. (The freezing is back)

[quick plinth]

it reset my graphics config

[weary granite]

latest update borked leh game?

Cause trying to head to certain areas of a map causes my game to lag to infinity when nothing is there

[quick plinth]

it didn't

just checked my config

still readonly still the same as I left it

which doesn't explain why ship lighting and lagspikes are back then

[weary granite]

Pain

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> killing

[weary granite]

Will arrive later if no one does :p

[agile fable]

Shouldn’t be too hard!

[calm sorrel]

you underestimate how much people hate fighting squids

[hazy oriole]

can't wait for r/helldivers to be flooded with even more "arrowhead give us more enemies" posts (i agree though)

Y'all let me know how well that grenade emplacement does tho a new toy's neat even if it doesn't seem too flashy

[strange vine]

its an emplacment, so fairly fast cooldown (128 seconds fully upgraded) and has 60 GL rounds

[hazy oriole]

Damn, in a single mag or spread across 6?

[quick plinth]

single

[keen zinc]

its good for holding an area, unsurprisngly

[rare nymph]

My guess is more illuminate enemies will show up once the black hole is stopped

[hazy oriole]

anyone ever tried tesla tower on illuminate?

[quick plinth]

its meh

flying overseers arent grounded so they just tank it forever

[hazy oriole]

oh DAMMIT they have to be grounded???

bwughhh makes sense ig

[verbal summit]

i loveit on em yea

i dont think they have to be grounded for it idk

[unreal merlin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/800906869161066556/1354835971623092474/4F23551.MP4?ex=67e6bcd3&is=67e56b53&hm=38328eff863e6e03ec3914329d0998ea6e5817f671ae2138e9ae54e07db385be&
Unsurprisingly this will prove very effective for winning a fight by just laying on the trigger and dumping rounds out in the direction of enemies.

[keen zinc]

Insanely short cool down for putting out a huge amount of damage

[cobalt patrol]

Lookit it's cute little walls

[karmic prawn]

Oh nice, one more push and the Illuminate threat will be defeated forever

(Come oooon Extremely Elevated Overseers)

[hexed steeple]

this shit so magnificent

[cobalt patrol]

Go to fight illuminate

Playerbase has killed 2 invasions already

and there's none on the map

[unreal merlin]

Got that weird dynamic where illuminate defenses are impossible unless nearly 100% pop shows up and then it's ezpz

[karmic prawn]

Yeah there's definitely been times I've wanted to fight them but nothing around

[strange vine]

New invasion just popped up!

[cobalt patrol]

I literally just got out of a bot misison and heard that popup, lol

Lol, the grenade battlement has no sound

Also hey, Deadeye into Squiddies is shockingly good

ammo problems are def a thing, but one taps overseers to the heads

[steady flame]

Question about the battlement: Does it protect against melee, or just ranged?

[cobalt patrol]

and can multi kill Voteless if they're grouped up

Not a clue, sorry

[keen zinc]

It did that to us once too then it worked normally later

[strange vine]

ranged, i dont think it works against melee?

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jl5uta/fun_little_detail_landmines_detonate_when/

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jlcj0p/joel_was_controlling_this_bile_titan_completely/

[terse shoal]

<@&1206091872716595200> wanna democracy all over them?

[agile fable]

i find it hilarious how much we're dumpstering the illuminate. they had this whole plan of hurtling the singularity into super earth but we are repeatedly not just repelling them but WIPING THEM OFF THE MAP ENTIRELY.

[daring monolith]

I think part of that is that they go after planets individually at random rather than taking and holding territory

[agile fable]

for being so advanced, the literal wild animals are more intelligent than them. wow.

[cobalt patrol]

Eh, they've blown two planets to pieces

[unreal merlin]

Well for the longest time they clearly were not trying to hold territory.

[cobalt patrol]

And how many civilians etc have been voted out of democracy

[unreal merlin]

Even now I'm convinced that they're working toward an entirely unknown objective and Super Earth is just chest-thumping about how the Illuminate gets repelled/defeated, clueless that they're not actually hindering the squids.

[cobalt patrol]

To me the obvious thing is they're gearing up to establish a true beachead

[keen zinc]

I just want them to get on with it

Speaking of <@&1206091872716595200> anyone wanna play

[ripe iron]

i'm down

[terse shoal]

i said that shit like an hour ago lol but sure

[ripe iron]

Hop on in nerd

[keen zinc]

I'm getting on my PC

[tight zephyr]

Squid MO, eh?

[cobalt patrol]

Ugh, i wanna like the Eruptor, but it's handling is usch dogwater

also the fact i keep zingging my own leg

[quick plinth]

I found the eruptor much more fun now that it pens alot more stuff, but also when coupled with the hoverpack to gain height on enemies by

[cobalt patrol]

I was doing that, it doesnt schange that it's handling is dogwater.

[quick plinth]

the only answer to that is peak physique I'm afraid

[cobalt patrol]

lol, just heard a dialouge i've never heard before:

"Reminder: The Democracy Officer's Personal Sauna is off-limits to crew"

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> any brave patriots willing to fight the fight fight?

[glad orchid]

I started liking the eruptor more when I started treating it as a support weapon and paired it with a more generalist support weapon

Eruptor + Stalwart is kind of goated

[strange vine]

https://youtu.be/SYtosK5sM_M

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> https://discord.gg/sUQQewwT

violence escalates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POXBvOr2rPc

[hazy oriole]

oh thank god we're already almost done

[agile fable]

alright! one more punch and the squids'll be sent packing!

[barren iron]

Fail!!!!!

I want to see it fail!!!!

[cobalt patrol]

Why tho D:

(It's no chance of failing)

[agile fable]

illuminate sympathizer? or just for the funny?

[barren iron]

just for the funny

I also really want to fight on super earth

if we dont get giant skyscraper city map that lags the fuck out of everyone's game I'll be dissapointed

[agile fable]

...so you are aware that this failing wouldnt let you fight there since it'd end up obliterated, right?

[barren iron]

oh yeah that's separate

[agile fable]

ok

[barren iron]

super earth being destroyed would be great drama

[agile fable]

they've done it before in the first helldivers game. multiple times. all are still canon.

[barren iron]

yeah the first helldivers had multiple galactic wars but aiui they arent all canon

[karmic prawn]

Finally the Illuminate menace will be defeated forever

[cobalt patrol]

I wish there was a side arm that popped illumainte shields well

because Deadeye feels so good into them

and i still like the RR for going "lol, you dont get to play" to harvies

Where's my HMG with backpack built in, arrowhead!?

[blissful sparrow]

Heaviest MG with a backpack ammo chute

[ionic holly]

i fucking join an illuminate mission NO reinforces, i run off to go nuke a monolith and the other 3 die so i have to run back
solo secure a flag
and fucking live to reinforce the entire fucking team

[ionic holly]

Not complaining for the record

shit was cool to pull off

[barren iron]

minigun with backpack ammo feed

please arrowhead

[ionic holly]

I had someone accidentally arm my hellbomb while trying to give me ammo and they were so apologetic

Also, got the dynamite
gotta say, im a fan

admittedly torn between it and my lovely seekers though

[cobalt patrol]

I shouldnt be allowed the Deadeye when i get bored in misisons

i start locaitng teamamte skulls

Accdisnetals. THSOE WERE INTENTIONAL

[tight zephyr]

I don’t see the point of the dynamite. If I’m throwing a grenade, I want it to go off like… as soon as I throw it at the enemy.

[cobalt patrol]

Ye, i'm a bit baffled by it too

Even the five second timer is Very Long

and it doesnt seem to have any kind of damage that makes it worthwhile?

[ionic holly]

Wide radius on its damage, as for damage it pops most anything i'd want it to with its 700

[quick plinth]

I mean you can cook it and according to amko instead of thinking of it like a worse HE nade, think of it like a better AP(anti-personnel) nade

[cobalt patrol]

That's fair.

Menawhile: turns out the Talon works pretty well as a shield popper

it's not amazing but it can do it, and has funcitoanlly unlimited ammo, so..

Much better than the dagger does, or Verdict

[tight zephyr]

I don’t think I’m gonna be giving up my gas grenades anytime soon.

And I do like the Talon as an Overseer Enfuckulator.

[ionic holly]

Seekers are likely still my favorite even with the dynamite in mind

those lil buggers are built to hate

[cobalt patrol]

I much prefer the Deadeye there. One shot to the skull and down they go.

[quick plinth]

which makes it all the more weird as to how the railgun doesn't do that

you'd think a ferrous slug traveling magnitudes faster and having much more density would take their head off their neck by shearing not even penetration and destruction

[ripe iron]

<@&1206091872716595200> Super Earth calls for aid

[verbal summit]

Ever since this game gave me my dream come true of a hover jetpack

The only things on my wishlist are uh

Silenced sniper

And laser sniper ever since i realised sniping from rooftops on illuminate maps means I need to come down for ammo

N I guess I would like to see an arc secondary. Idk arc weapons interest me. I feel like arc thrower is a bit idk in terms of power I'll have to try it more to form an opinion more.

[ionic holly]

i still yearn for a backpack having minigun

[quick plinth]

silenced weapons in general would be something neat

probably gonna be a warbond at some point in time

[verbal summit]

Yea

Every time I hope that it's the next warbond lol

Come to think of it wasn't warbond in February or was it in March?

Aka is it in a month or a few weeks?

For next one

[calm sorrel]

Borderline Justice was end of March, so the next one is end of April/early May

[quick plinth]

My guess the next warbond will coincide with a big update, hopefully new illuminate units

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jlsmny/every_bug_in_the_mission_was_replaced_with_a/
Apparently also affected bugs spawning from bug holes and patrols

[tight zephyr]

Joel is sick of your shit.

[kind cloud]

Just like old times

[calm sorrel]

Which warbond do I for next? I have Steeled Vets, Democratic Detonation and Polar Patriots

Borderline is new and cool, Urban has that nice armour and the AT emplacement, both Cutting Edge and Servants of Freedom have great guns and grenades, I might be missing an important one somewhere

[ripe iron]

Urban has a very strong armor passive, the AT gun is useful if niche. Cutting Edge is very meh imo. Servant's double edge sickle kinda needs you to build around it to be extraordinary

[quick plinth]

cutting edge is meh???

blitzer, sickle and plaspuninsher are all good weapons

stun nades too

the armor sucks tbf

[cerulean sluice]

Cutting edge had the goat sickle

[ripe iron]

I stand by what i said, sickle is good but has been overshadowed. It has great ammo economy but medium pen is too useful

[ionic holly]

Cutting edge for guns, urban for armour is a good way to narrow it down

But i'll denote my personal bias a little, servants didn't really stick with me outside of seekers and PHB

[strange vine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w6PxgAkleI

[keen zinc]

Gotta say I love Borderline Justice the most

Deadeye my beloved

[ionic holly]

Only thing of borderline i don't like is talon, but that's purely personal taste

i just do not like any laser weapon

dead eye and dynamite are fun though, and gunslinger has been surprisingly relevant to how i play

[steady flame]

What does Dynamite actually do uniquely?

[verbal summit]

"Super earth is safe and who cares about the other planets"

Wow

[calm sorrel]

you can change the fuse from long to really long

[verbal summit]

As if super earth didn't have weeks if not months of time before they'd be threatened

And they couldn't care less about the other planets.

[steady flame]

Useful.

onFyre ↩️

[Reply to:](#1204832579287519292 message) you can change the fuse from long to really long

[weary granite]

Sileneced Weapon Warbond: Sniper Ghost Warrior

[crystal badger]

Deniable Assets

[weary granite]

I would say Hitman but ngl it would probably be more traps and pistols. With the homing briefcase.

[crystal badger]

Splinter Cell crossover would be more fitting imo

Helldiver helmet with the big green NVGs

Light armor stealth suit

[weary granite]

Still slightly disappointed we dont got a poncho cape or helmet with cowboy hat in borderline justice.

[weary granite]

Armor bonus would be that it reduces the noise profile of weapons and confuses tge enemy into not knowing where the bullets are coming from.

They can still sound the alarm tho.

[tropic isle]

@keen zinc

helldivers?

<@&1206091872716595200> need 3

[karmic prawn]

12m blast radius. I think it's bigger than some orbital strikes

[steady flame]

Wow.

[barren iron]

https://youtu.be/WqQi2WT9AWE?si=tUTBZBmM7sG1i5sr

I dont know where to put this so

[keen zinc]

Massive blast radius, high damage, medium pen

It's basically a frag grenade on steroids but with a long fuse

Exactly what I want a grenade to do, clear an area

[steady flame]

So what, it's a non-AP satchel charge?

[keen zinc]

big explosion

and you throw it like a normal grenade

plus its fun to say "dynamite!" when throwing

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jmtbyw/helldiver_canon_my_friend_was_a_eye_witness_to/

[graceful bluff]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171676886

[cobalt patrol]

Ever since they took awaky RR killing drop ships in one hit to the body

my kill counts have gone down quiote a bit ;.;

[ionic holly]

Yknow i get why but man that stings

[quick plinth]

THE CREEEEEK

[ionic holly]

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-know-who-it-is-i-think-its-venture-bros-brock-samson-eye-twitch-gif-20249028

[quartz cloak]

Not again

[cobalt patrol]

Man, they're gonna have to step up the invasion quality to actualyl take the c reek though

it's only a couple of level 10 invasions atm

[kind cloud]

SPEAR Main forever!

[quartz cloak]

Man, the spear needs more spare ammo and it'd be so much better

[kind cloud]

Everytime I run spear, I scrounge for ammo packs in Pois like a crack addict

[ionic holly]

Also a spear main, i eh

cant really relate to ammo issues

[kind cloud]

I mostly shoot the spear whenever i see a automaton turret or dropship, usually that's enough to dry my pack

Cuz against dropships, I sometimes miss

[ionic holly]

I usually wind up being the primary AT so i have to keep my ammo on hand for heavies

[verbal summit]

I can't resist using the hover pack so I bring quasar

[blissful sparrow]

speaking of quasar: anyone else have the bug that the quasar charges by itself when its on your back, so when you want to shoot it, you just take it off and click and it instantly fires?

[verbal summit]

Yea

It only does that after firing and then it does that yeah but it's charged or charging again automatically n you use it then don't shoot and put it back on your back it undoes the bug

[weary granite]

Hmmmmm, it would appear that Sony is trying to pull some shit again.

[verbal summit]

So I try to take care to keep it auto charged :3

[weary granite]

Thankfully arrowhead is working on a fix rn

[cobalt patrol]

I cannot stand the spear. The needing to lock on rather than being able to free fire drives me utterly nuts

Like i get it's good and all, it's just aaargh

[cobalt patrol]

Context, please?

[kind cloud]

True lol, it can be frustrating at times but hey I always kill a target until i don't

[cobalt patrol]

I'm the sort who does stuff like kill the AA base from 400 meters away with the RR

so

ya know

[quick plinth]

what it needs isn't more ammo

it just needs to kill everything that it hits

[quartz cloak]

It already does though

Barring striders

[blissful sparrow]

its a bit inconsistent for Biletitans

[quartz cloak]

Ah

I don't play bugs I just read the wiki, sorry

[blissful sparrow]

front on it kills, if it hits the side it often survives

and i want tandem warhead to break through harvesters

[weary granite]

Apparently they managed to push an update that made it harder (if not impossible) for older CPU's to even run Helldivers 2. It's the source of all the stuttering and freezing.

Arrowhead is working on a fix

Allegedly

Take what I said tho with a grain of salt

[cobalt patrol]

How would sony manage to push an update for arrowhead's software?

[weary granite]

I dunno, I'm just saying what I saw. :p

Guess all can do now is wait until the next patch that fixes whatever is happening

[quick plinth]

I dont see how sony could be involved in an arrowhead blunder?

AH is responsible for updates

the reason why sony could at all be involved is because they test games on the playstation before allowing updates for QA sake

and that it didn't affect the PS so they allowed it

[cobalt patrol]

Please source this kinda thing ,because rumormongering like that is aggressively unhelpful.

(itg also makes it harder wehn companeis do scrfew up to have to cut through fake information and go no this time they are being gits)

[weary granite]

Aight I'll see if I can find where I saw it. Also yeah my bad for accidental rumormongering, did not mean for that at all.

On a side note, right before I closed my game I saw the new MO has peeps heading to Malevelon Creek.

Wonder what's going on there.

[cobalt patrol]

Literally, bots are trying to take the creek again

[weary granite]

I wonder if the Automatons are going to be throwing everything in the Creek. Jet Brigade and Incinerator Corps both attack the Creek.

Max payne.

[cobalt patrol]

Afaik, Arrowhead implemented some AI upgrades in the last big patch to make enemies more dangerous. This was supposed to have minimal CPU impacts, though still there, but seemingly if folks are having issues (I've only noticed problems with squid ships not despawning and screwing up squid spawns), it's obviously a bigger impact that anticipated

Sony can only fuck up stuff around accounts/moderation etc, they don't have direct access to the software.

Well, and declare they're closing Arrowhead, but why they'd close wildly successful live service studio would be a question for the ages

[weary granite]

Because questionable decisions is a staple for many fallen titans of the gaming world?

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> THE CREEK MUST BE PROTECTED

[weary granite]

Wow I'm tired, I legit saw that as "The Crack."

[rustic portal]

well, you should protect that too

[rare nymph]

Wouldn’t want the Incineration Corps getting to it, after all

[strange vine]

ah yes super earth had nothing to do with the meridia black hole no sirree
TCS? supercolony? whats that?

[sweet surge]

Shhh

[weary granite]

How long do we have to Hold Creek again?

[cobalt patrol]

5 days

[weary granite]

Should be enough time

In case it gets taken should be easy to liberate (given the last time the bots tried)

[trail nymph]

<@&1206091872716595200> Anyone up for some night dives?

[oblique hazel]

I can hop on in a sec!

[keen zinc]

Gimme a minute I'll be on

[sharp crater]

still got room for another?

[oblique hazel]

we picked up a pub, but we will next mission

[sharp crater]

👍

[oblique hazel]

our random left, you can join up now

[agile fable]

LETS DO IT ONE MORE TIME, FOLKS!

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1cm1ul2/ever_seen_a_charger_stratagem_now_you_have/?

[terse shoal]

<@&1206091872716595200> Hell? Dive, even?

[cobalt patrol]

Oh boy I forgot how brutal the flame mortar hulks can be. Sniping me around cover is evil

[weary granite]

My boi just flew through the Bile Titan as if he was a massive apcr round.

[cobalt patrol]

Pention for the CHarger Mass Canon

which lets you load chargers, hulks, or fellow helldivers to fire at things

[tight zephyr]

I want to ride a charger.

[blissful sparrow]

Halflife gravity gun
pick up a bile titan fellow helldiver and smack them into enemies

[strange vine]

https://youtu.be/2kwur1yZm7Q

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> doth anyone wish to defend democracy from the incinerator corps

[keen zinc]

portable hellbomb VERY funny

i think it might genuinely be my favorite backpack

[strange vine]

its so funny

its great

[cobalt patrol]

I just cannot give up my RR

but!

I enjoy the people using it

https://old.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jo9gzw/psa_they_removed_heightoverbore_your_bullets_now/

Oh hey maybe this is why my aim with Deadeye has suddnely gotten better

[keen zinc]

65 kills on a bot defense by running out into the middle of 3 factory striders

WITNESS

[cobalt patrol]

Nice, dropped into a d10 inferno squad that had gone to hell

and managed to help them rescue it

came ouit with 0 deaths

Just maxium STEALTH PENGUIN tactics

Snuck around being a meance with the deadeye, RR and my beloved Shield/RS combo

[keen zinc]

love the deadeye

i am having good fun rocking deadeye, senator, dynamite, and RR, but the portable hellbomb got me thinking of bringing a different support weapon

[cobalt patrol]

Awww y isss. Got at least 3 Factory Strider one shots this mission

always a good feeling

[cobalt patrol]

Laser cannon or AMR would be my thoughts

[keen zinc]

AMR probs, though HMG is also fun

[bronze cargo]

did they fix the amr along with the grenade launcher?

I know that it and the diligences got a bit fucked up by the same thing

[weary granite]

Ooficus

They patched out the Quasar bug but introduced a new bug to the AC

You empty the preloaded AC, it works as normal. But reloading it makes it unable to fire.

[strange vine]

Lmao

[calm sorrel]

so a partial reload causes a jam? Sounds like Hi-point took over manufacturing the autocannon

[strange vine]

What the hell is going on with their version control

[weary granite]

A partial or reload from dry makes it unable to fire at all

Is sad.

AC is my fav supp weapon

[calm sorrel]

I don't care how many support weapons they nerf or break, I'm not using the Spear! /j

[quick crown]

I don't care how much they buff or push other support weapons its spear for me! /Lh

[ionic holly]

Kindred spirits
you
and i

the only other support weapon thats come close is the WASP

but they serve WILDLY different purposes

[quick crown]

I love anyweapon that goes up and then back down.

Incredibly satisfying

[ionic holly]

Using the plasma weapons as makeshift artlilery to maximize their damage

[strange vine]

-# tiny liberator,,,,

[weary granite]

I personally enjoy the Wasp. It may not be like it's incarnation in Killzone 3 (I think it was that game) but I enjoy it nonetheless.

[strange vine]

i love the wasp

[weary granite]

That is not the Liberator. That is the Litterator.

[strange vine]

very fun

XXL sickle

[weary granite]

Wasp is fun indeed. I wish they could rework the locking system for Wasp though. I know it is supposed to all target one individual thanks to how lock on works in the game. But I want to lock onto multiple targets and spread out the missiles in one burst damn it.

I want to target a gunship cluster and lock onto all of them before firing an entire mag that spreads evenly to each target.

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> anyone want to kill and maybe kill and even kill????

[viscid salmon]

Its not the calibre that matters

Its how you use it

[keen zinc]

Mandalorian type shit

[ionic holly]

While i wouldn't be against it my only conniption with that comes with how the wasp missiles fly out

sometimes you can get REALLY fucked up trajectories that blast you or someone else going off on one target

i can't imagine how much worse it gets if you could spread shot it like that

[weary granite]

Fair

Which is why we have the Hover Pack as a patchwork solution : D

Take the high ground, then lock on and fucking send it

[ionic holly]

But
then how do i carry its ammo

[keen zinc]

I honestly feel like the wasps damage doesn't merit a backpack to need to reload

I feel like it could just be made like the machine guns and allowed to reload normally

[strange vine]

hell are you talking about, that thing's damage is really fucking good

200 AP6 direct hit and 600 AP3 AoE damage with 5 meter AoE

[keen zinc]

yeah but i feel like it doesnt need to be weighed down by a backpack for balance

plus hover pack wasping would be dope

[strange vine]

compare with its closest comparison of the Autocannon

260 AP4 direct damage and 150 AP3 AoE damage with 4 meter radius

its fucking jacked

the no backpack support weapons dont have the same kind of damage output

it absolutely needs the backpack

speaking of the AC

a disposable AC-equivalent with like 25 rounds and 60s cooldown would be fun

[keen zinc]

i would bring that

[rare nymph]

Didn’t HD1 have a disposable mg? Might be interesting

[strange vine]

Yeah

hope these guys got upgrades

[keen zinc]

will they be alongside the incin corps

because honestly them jumping onto you and exploding whilst the incin boys charge you

will be really fuckin tough

[verbal summit]

sammme

since i gambled n won big (got 100 sc at some point) im now pretyt close to 1k already so im already a lil excited to see what the next warbond could be

[quick plinth]

the biggest annoyance with the wasp is that the micro missiles take the most questionable paths possible

[rare nymph]

Wasp missile try not to slam into a wall challenge (impossible)

[verbal summit]

Wdym questionable paths?

[strange vine]

one time i was in my freshly called patriot and then my friend's wasp missile took the exact path to obliterate both of my weapon arms

[keen zinc]

LMAO

Anyone planning on playing today?

[trail nymph]

I'm always up to dive

[graceful bluff]

It hit the target you needed, not the target you wanted

[quartz cloak]

I still don't know how to use the Wasp

[strange vine]

lock onto a medium enemy and fire off two rockets, then lock on to another and fire off a couple more

[quartz cloak]

Got it, so don't bother with heavies?

[strange vine]

heavies are more of a "if you dont have any other option" or an opportunistic thing

you do have 200 AP6 direct damage

so you can kill most non-superheavies with like 2 "magazines"

[quartz cloak]

Got it, so dumping every shot into a Hulk is something I could do

It's no Spear, but it'll do

[strange vine]

with hulk its gonna be about 9-10 missiles if you dont get lucky and the missiles hit the head

like 3 missiles to the vent though

[keen zinc]

Gaming

[quick plinth]

@keen zinc @trail nymph dive?

[keen zinc]

VIOLENCE CALLS

HELLDIVERS ANSWE

R

[quick plinth]

cmon adamn man

[trail nymph]

sure

[keen zinc]

sdtart the cvalla already

ye who ping the role start the call

that is our ancient tradition

[quick plinth]

<@&1206091872716595200> divin'

[ionic holly]

Man we're

kinda just blockading the bots huh?

[burnt vapor]

They shall not step foot on the creek

[karmic prawn]

Looking forward to the Incineration Jet Brigade getting rolled out

[ionic holly]

"fuck it send in the flame tanks" says the automatons

not seeing the thousandth spear shot

[blissful sparrow]

Spore Incineration Brigade

[cobalt patrol]

I was hoping JEt brigade would have something new

but ti doesnt sound like they do

[ionic holly]

They don't

i'm kinda surprised they even threw them in

[burnt vapor]

One day we’ll see the the jet hulks

[cobalt patrol]

Eenemy invasion level: 40

Hmm, i see hte jet brigade has stopped pissing around

[weary granite]

I fear the day Joel decides to have a Jet Brigade Devastator that is just a jump pack devastator that tries to melee you.

[ionic holly]

in comes the giant fist looking ass robot

[weary granite]

Imagine a whole squad of them in Helldive difficulty just jumping you JJK/JJBA style.

Which also makes me kind of want Helldivers to get crackhead power fist gauntlets so that we could punch them to death.

[burnt vapor]

Jetpack berserkers?

[weary granite]

True. But imagine one of the slowest units being agile as fuck.

[ionic holly]

NEED THIS N O W

Just rip off a pair of devastator hands and repurpose them into power gauntlets

make em have a passive effect to improve handling /joke

[cobalt patrol]

Invisible fire is not my friend

at all

[karmic prawn]

It'd be very funny if the jet hulk just had a rocket booster that lets it charge like a charger

Maybe some rollerskates too

Perhaps it is funnier for it to just leave skid marks though

[weary granite]

Right. Am home and about to go blast the hell out of the enemies of democracy for Medals and Rare Samples

After eating

[strange vine]

https://youtu.be/GfzViBNVrWE

[strange vine]

!?

[stone bridge]

?

[strange vine]

Jet Brigade and Incineration Corps on the same planet

[stone bridge]

uh oh

[sweet surge]

Can you fight them at the same time?

[sweet surge]

Cool

[keen zinc]

Would be fun to play against

[north fiber]

it's nuts

fire tornadoes and jet brigade and incineration corp and eagle storm

[keen zinc]

i just dont like playing with pubs

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jq72n3/whats_happening/

[weary granite]

Gotta validate my HD2 files because I just crashed when trying to load into a game

I'm not taking any chances

[burnt vapor]

The line will hold

[strange vine]

Bots are intercepting cryopod transports so Popli IX only has 3 reinforcements per diver instead of 5

[hazy oriole]

Oh thank god thought this meant there were only 3 total

[ionic holly]

they REALLY wanna let the bots atleast reach the creek huh

[hazy oriole]

Does eruptor still kill hulks after the shrapnel change?

[strange vine]

doing head shots? no change in performance
against the vent? might need a few more? idk

[tight zephyr]

What’s up with the autocannon? I don’t use it.

I’m an adherent to our Lord and Savior the Recoilless Rifle, long may he reign.

[sharp crater]

it's kind of a generalist all-rounder.

[strange vine]

right now if you reload the AC you cant fire it again

so kinda really badly bugged

[tight zephyr]

Yikes.

I’m sure they’ll patch it soon.

[hazy oriole]

honestly wish they'd make the cooldown super quick for it for the lols till they fix it

[tight zephyr]

I’m generally in favor of things that annoy redditors, so I’m okay with that.

[hazy oriole]

tbh i think the redditors would get a kick out of that

i might have even gotten the idea from one

dammit im not gonna get back to my pc in time to participate!!!

[strange vine]

id like a disposable AC

25 shots per call down and 60 cool down

[hazy oriole]

ooooooh yessss please

[keen zinc]

I want a disposable 60 round AGL like we got on the emplacement

(joke)

But for real just send down the AGL forget the battlement

[hazy oriole]

peak physique users should be able to rip it off the battlement

(tbh i do like the cover the battlement provides and being able to detatch the gl from it would be nice)

[tight zephyr]

I’m gonna be honest, I never really liked the autocannon. It sucks that it’s broken for the people that do like it though.

[north fiber]

Popli is secured

[keen zinc]

We're never going to the Creek

[north fiber]

Popli made up for it

absolute cluster fuck

[agile fable]

We lost enough guns on the creek. No more.

[cobalt patrol]

Honestly, the emergent story of everyone and everything rallying to popli is better

[keen zinc]

I wish I had more people to play with, I didn't play on Popli at all

[rare nymph]

Me neither - I’ve been at work

[keen zinc]

I've been waiting for pings since idk when people are available

[cobalt patrol]

I've found the random experience to be pretty great

[keen zinc]

I just don't enjoy playing with randos

I get disinterested after one mission

[tall nova]

Theyll make another push for it, dont worry

[hazy oriole]

why does a 62 megabyte download take this long to patch

[blissful sparrow]

slow CPU or Disc means unpacking the files is slow. probably something is hogging the resources of either right now

[trail nymph]

<@&1206091872716595200> Who's up for some diving?

[trail nymph]

2 more for the bot front

[weary granite]

I'mma say this. They really need to fix the invisible fire situation it is getting kind of annoying.

The fire from fire tornados and incinerator corps conflagration devs are leaving invisible fire pits that makes it hard to survive in a literal fire fight.

[cobalt patrol]

https://i.redd.it/eg5cj32o9pse1.jpeg

[quick plinth]

https://youtu.be/uWSLHcAyy90

I find it interesting how they chose Hungarian soldiers but the song is a Welsh lament "Light of Aidan"

[quartz cloak]

What, you think they can tell the difference?

[tight zephyr]

Saved.

[ripe iron]

<@&1206091872716595200> who wanna drop

[sage plume]

sure

[kind cloud]

will probably be there in a bit

[kind cloud]

Sorry, looks like its taking longer than usual, i'm not able to come

[sweet surge]

They fixed the AC

But now laser weapons are bugged

[keen zinc]

At least they're bugged in a positive way

[sweet surge]

True

[weary granite]

How so?

[keen zinc]

If you switch weapons after reloading one you can continue to fire them even after they overheat

[weary granite]

Outstanding Move

[strange vine]

How do these even get in there

[sweet surge]

Spaghetti code 🤤

[shy prairie]

99 bugs in the code

99 bugs in the code

[oblique hazel]

Take one down and patch it out
114 bugs in the code

[weary granite]

I am the stratagem now. : )

Also looks like we held the Creek

[unreal merlin]

More than that, the automaton push was shattered and a devastating counterattack launched.

[cobalt patrol]

I really like how they rolled with it in universe

That the b ots threw everything at us, and we shattered the battle so badly (We didnt just kill a level 40 invasion, we had multiple negative modifiers tstacked on)

[weary granite]

Inb4 after the Major Order, the Automatons decide to pull out an Automaton Airship that doubles as its own fortress and we have to board that thing.

or

The Illuminate comes in with a steel chair and their main force.

[unreal merlin]

The Illuminate comes in with a steel chair and their main force.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nendMLrpI-s

[winged patio]

Look, if it gives us new units for the squids, I'm cool with it.

[verbal summit]

so wait when approximately would be next warbond time?

[strange vine]

About 45 days since the last one

That the rough schedule theyve been going for

So about maybe 20 more days? Prolly wont see another one til late april or early may

[tight zephyr]

They mentioned the Creek and the eyes of every Helldiver turned red and we went Psycho Mode.

[sweet surge]

https://youtu.be/VCpMpx2ZQg4?si=TpCGY5IDivU-Ug9f

Rip Ivis

[keen zinc]

oh no anyways

[agile fable]

oh well

could've been worse

[karmic prawn]

What's important is another, more famous planet is safe

[tight zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-oh-no-anyway-gif-18887547

[trail nymph]

<@&1206091872716595200> Who's up for some diving?

[terse shoal]

me

[trail nymph]

I'll be on shortly

[oblique hazel]

I can be on in maybe like 20 min?

[terse shoal]

gotcha

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1js4fvg/finally_ive_seen_someone_use_this_trick/

[agile fable]

the fucking what now

[cobalt patrol]

It's someone using a text code trick to riff on a book from Skyrim

[agile fable]

i know what it's referencing but i didnt know such a trick existed

[oblique hazel]

<@&1206091872716595200> 1 more for diving

[strange vine]

https://www.vxreddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jsc3ix/we_were_robbed_of_a_legendary_battle_at_the_creek/

[cobalt patrol]

Yeah, robbed my arse, this was some legendary fights

Oneo f my highlights was a team screwing up[ vs the Factory stirder patrol, me managing to rescue my RR... and then coming in form behind and executing every single one lof the Striders with a rocket to the belly

[ionic holly]

I think my biggest highlight is getting split up from my team due to several dropships and mountains creating the perfect barrier so i just had to rock it solo again with the majority of the side objectives while they focused on the main

not the first time the environment's cut me off like that, just last time it was fire tornadoes

[strange vine]

https://www.vxreddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jse2oc/i_forgot_tanks_blew_up_after_they_die/

[tall stone]

Tempting to get back to this

[agile fable]

How much y’all wanna bet we’re gonna liberate both?

[calm sorrel]

not a chance. To get to Trandor we'd have to go through Gar Haren, which never works

the Exosuit upgrade is nowhere near as useful as the Eagle one but it looks a lot more doable

[hazy oriole]

tbh the Exosuit upgrade shaves off 3 minutes and 30 seconds the mech cooldown vs 30 seconds off a manual rearm, which isn't even used that much anyways

i still wish the buff was a bit more significant/just make mechs not be limited use like the frv already cmon but it's the one i want more

[calm sorrel]

oh, maybe it is only the manual re-arm. They could have made it a bit more clear

[quick plinth]

you always want to manually rearm your eagles

since its faster

[bronze cargo]

^ blob will probably go bugs yeah

[strange vine]

bugs requires like 3 planets while bots is 2 + one already partway way done

dunno how itll go

[hazy oriole]

blob seems to be going bots surprisingly

[cobalt patrol]

Blob likes Mecha and honestly good on them

[cobalt patrol]

Really depends on loadout. I use just 500kg, and I basically need manually rearm, I prefer spending the big nuke.

But the times I bring strafing run, yeah, I'll rearm when that hits 1/5

[supple siren]

Bot passive is way more impactful, you have so much more leeway with how you handle Eaglestuff

[cobalt patrol]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-2-ceo-slams-the-games-industry-layoff-wave-saying-that-bosses-are-making-regular-devs-pay-for-their-screw-ups

This feels like one of those articles that could come back to haunt them

(in numerous ways)

But also i'm glad someone's calling this shit out

[strange vine]

I mean theyre not publicly owned and theyve deliberately not hugely expanded their staff even after the massive unexpected success to avoid that sort of thing

[cobalt patrol]

(My fear is more players being all crazy on why havent you expanded)

if htat makes sense

[strange vine]

Theyve laid their logic out before

[cobalt patrol]

They have? I may well have missed it

Fwiw, i'm not atatcking them for this, i think it's sensible overall

i'm just going "Oh, i can see them getting bitten for this"

[strange vine]

Literally within the first month or two of the game pilestedt talked about not expanding too much so they dont layoff people when the revenue lessens

[cobalt patrol]

Ahhhh

It's been a while, so i did not remeber

Thank you!

[quartz cloak]

Which admittedly was the smart thing to do

But uhh
Gamers™️

[verbal summit]

I gotta know how I can do the tm

Now I can only say gamers without the tm

So I'm unironically saying gamers without any irony to it. Therefore I must now complain about dumb things.

Us gamers!!!

[spare verge]

I think it's just gamers:tm:
gamers™️

[verbal summit]

™️

Oh its superscript now

Before it was just like TM in a different colour

Gamers™️

Yay

[agile fable]

This major order seems pretty tough

[unreal merlin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1318683247227572244/1358693697331531876/j1sgn5l.mp4?ex=67f6171c&is=67f4c59c&hm=8cdd88b2445c4ae9c685932e5827c778f5b8e7ddee939ecb5ba354fdc6a29f16&

[north fiber]

what actually happened at Popli IX

[sharp crater]

The automatons sent a massive Level 40 invasion against it ( which is about 8% offense progress per hour) with both the Jet and the Incernation Brigades. It looked like almost a sure loss, but the DSS was redeployed to Popli X and stopped the offensive from progressing beyond 95%, with 2 hours to spare in the defense. Liberation was at about 45%. The planet was then liberated in less than a day before the DSS could redeploy.

During the final day, the bots also targeted cryo-pod resupply lines, leaving the remaining defenders with only 3 reinforcements per player (so 12 total instead of the usual 20 for a squad of 4)

[glad marsh]

Good god the boardgame funded in 12 minutes

[quick plinth]

any <@&1206091872716595200> diving?

[keen zinc]

Sure gimme a minute e

[hot cosmos]

I'm down, gimme a minute, goin back to me dorm :3

[keen zinc]

Sleepy

Gonna nap instead

[trim breach]

I really really fucking hate the seeker grenades

Toss one at enemy group directly in front, it flies off and aggros a patrol 200m behind me

Mark the guys directly in front. Throw second

It flies off and goes for other random member in patrol aggroed, but also kills a teammate

[ripe iron]

It helps to ping what you want it to hit

But it's standard prioritization is pretty wonky

[keen zinc]

ive never seen them go after what i wanted

i tried using them for anti-air and they just

disappear into the frickin aether after you throw them

and then something explodes somewhere

[trim breach]

pinging before throwing is like

60% of the time it works every time

[keen zinc]

40% maybe

[cobalt patrol]

https://i.redd.it/zix8x69pnnte1.png

https://www.bafta.org/awards/games

Helldivers won the Bafta for Best multiplayer

[ionic holly]

reading this makes me realize my seekers must fuckin' love me, no offense

cause they havent really ever failed me

[kind cloud]

My games will lag

[crystal badger]

<@&1206091872716595200> anyone up for a quick op?

[quick plinth]

sure

[weary granite]

If only, but my games might die unless they optimize it to hell and back.

[hexed steeple]

the people yearn for moba

[cobalt patrol]

Well, we put the children in the mines so they can't get in the way

[hexed steeple]

who's gonna play the minions then?

[kind cloud]

Aren't we technically one of the minions

Special forces and all that helldivers things, we are still faceless mooks

[cobalt patrol]

Enslaved Automatom CHildren.

[hexed steeple]

not me. im built different

im special

[cobalt patrol]

Better than the gods even?

[hexed steeple]

oh absolutely

[cobalt patrol]

I'm here for it.

[cobalt patrol]

I got blasted sliding across the ground

and came to a stop by a heavy dev

[hazy oriole]

give him a little kiss

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jvpp70/let_me_stand_let_me_stand_let_me_stand_let_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

am i the only one who gets ragdolled by these little bastards even when the shots miss?

i swear sometimes they'll whizz right past me and it'll make my diver just flop

haven't seen anyone mention it in the post so i wanted to know if anyone else here has similar issues with them

[strange vine]

they have an AoE

so even if it misses itll ragdoll you

[hazy oriole]

bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh

is it the same for the cannon turrets?

i know there's aoe on impact for those but on the projectile itself

[strange vine]

Oh i meant theres aoe when it impacts. Often what happens is it hits the ground or an object near you and ragdolls you

[hazy oriole]

oh no I mean the projectile actively passing past me and making my diver flop

like i turn my camera and see it whizzing off into the distance

[steady flame]

I feel like I've had a brainwave for an interesting support weapon: 30-50 rounds, medium AP, but not stationary reload.

[strange vine]

what kinda damage?

also backpack or not?

just more support weapons even if their roles overlap would be nice...

[hazy oriole]

i'd kill for something to diversify the current antitank pool tbh

[strange vine]

yeeeah

[cobalt patrol]

https://i.redd.it/pob50rt741ue1.png

[cobalt patrol]

Feels like we need another backpack RR equivalent, and another backpackless version

[agile fable]

pfft

[hazy oriole]

oooo yes please

[cobalt patrol]

Not sure what those should look like, but it'd help. I love the RR a lot, but yanno

[steady flame]

Dunno what kinda damage, not backpack.

skaianDestiny ↩️

[Reply to:](#1204832579287519292 message) what kinda damage?

[cobalt patrol]

I'd lean towards a heavy cannon for the backpack version, something like a grumpier Autocannon, or just an AP5 belt feed machine gun (ideally with the downsides of like being near uncontrollable if you're not crouching or prone. )

For backpackless, I'd probably do some kind of light, fast reloading rocket launcher that can take down anti tank stuff, but needs multiple shots/landing precision hits to really do it's job. Probably with very limited ammo - even do it as like having the extra shots on the side of the launcher

[weary granite]

I kinda hope that they will rework the Wasp's rocket pathing. I wouldn't mind if it would just launch straight up into the sky and then rain down on targets.

Combine that with a slight modification that allows us to toggle between focusing on one target to targeting multiple for one Wasp missile each lock.

Sort of like discount Eagle Rocket Pods.

[strange vine]

a backpack gauss cannon AT weapon that has railgun mechanics, 3 shots per mag and each shot starts at 1200 AP7 safe mode damage scaling to 3000 at 99% unsafe mode, with almost no demo force (cant kill a bug hole)

or an AT laser cannon with heat mechanics, like 30-40m max range but shoots a 1000 DPS AP6 beam with like 3 seconds uptime

2 shot missile launcher with backpack that has 1600 damage per missile and has laser guidance like the commando

[keen zinc]

I want a light recoilless rifle that doesn't require a backpack but fires, like, beefy autocannon rounds

M18 57mm recoilless rifle

It's grandpappy of the Gustav that is basically what the RR is in game

Also it's really weird we don't have a bazooka

A reloadable anti-tank rocket launcher

[barren iron]

I mean

the RR does the same thing

what I want is a backpack minigun

[terse shoal]

yeah the recoilless is pretty much that, as long as you hit the right spot

but i love the queso cannon tho, i know it's technically not as good or whatever, but i love using it. it feels so good to use.

[shy prairie]

cheese cannon

[terse shoal]

lol

[terse shoal]

although i'd say from the look of it it looks more like the autocannon than the recoilless

[keen zinc]

That's a recoilless rifle

The one we use in game is based on the M3 84mm recoilless rifle

[terse shoal]

oooh

i see

[keen zinc]

In WW2, US airborne and light infantry forces used the M18 57mm recoilless rifle

Honestly you could take the shells used by the Autocannon sentry, punch holes in the cartridges, and load them into a recoilless rifle, that'd be dope

[terse shoal]

lmao sounds fun

[keen zinc]

They're about the right size

[terse shoal]

ooh

[keen zinc]

Recoilless rifles work on the principle of venting propellant backwards to counteract the force of the projectile being accelerated forward

Thus being almost without felt recoil

[terse shoal]

oh yeah i got you

[keen zinc]

So a smaller, lighter recoilless rifle that fires a smaller round that doesn't require a backpack would be nice

[terse shoal]

that'd be cool

although some peeps might confuse with just an oversized autocannon or smth

[keen zinc]

Honestly if the Railgun had a better optic or did more damage it'd fill a similar role as a reloadable AT weapon that doesn't require a backpack

Quasar is nice as well, but I don't like weapons that require to be charged and fired when the button is released

I love how the recoilless can be pulled out and immediately fired

[terse shoal]

this is true, and definitely a trade-off. however, i just find the charge-up sequence sooo satisfying, and then you just take something's head off

[steady flame]

Also, this is like, meant to be a Stalwart competitor? Basically an assault LMG based on like the Bren and that weird trick the M249 has.

Josie | System at 63 ↩️

[Reply to:](#1204832579287519292 message) I feel like I've had a brainwave for an interesting support weapon: 30-50 rounds, medium AP, but not…

[terse shoal]

ayy i'm all for a punchier LMG(heavy armor pen plssss)

[keen zinc]

A light recoilless rifle or bazooka would be my wish. Damage profile akin to the commando but single shot, dumb fire, reloadable.

[terse shoal]

i'd go for both, but if i was only given the option of choice, i'd prolly go for the LMG tbh

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> gaming?

[keen zinc]

@terse shoal como estas

[terse shoal]

sorry my internet shit itself

[keen zinc]

sallrught

[cobalt patrol]

Hmm

I cannot see anyway this goes wrong

(Sorry, i sent before ya, and my discord fucked up Havoc)

[supple siren]

#PLANET1

[calm sorrel]

It's a classified location

[weary granite]

The Gloom, damn. We heading into Terminid weed territory.

[karmic prawn]

Oh guess this is how the black hole's going to end up in the south

[hazy oriole]

a little irony in the fact that right after getting an upgrade for the DSS we get an MO where the DSS effects aren't available

[hot cosmos]

i mean we can still use the DSS for the illuminate part

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jwqxrk/they_look_cute_while_they_arent_trying_to_kill_me/

[cobalt patrol]

Honestly they kinda do

[hazy oriole]

there isn't an illuminate part, the version of the MO that was posted earlier in chat was from a different timeline where we lost some automaton mos, hereby expediting the meridia stuff

[karmic prawn]

I wonder what the Illuminate high command is thinking about all this

Well aside from "The authoritarian intentions of Super Earth remain shrouded in mystery"

[weary granite]

Probably variations of "What the hell are they doing???"

[glad marsh]

||Friends!|| [This message has been redacted by Super Earth command]

[weary granite]

Uhhhh is anyone seeing the Liberation bar move at all?

[calm sorrel]

That's how the expedition mechanics work. As we establish a foothold, the resistance % goes down

It's already gone from 6% to 5.7%, we'll start seeing progress soon

[trail nymph]

<@&1206091872716595200> who's up for a jaunt into the gloom

[quick plinth]

be there in a bit

[hexed steeple]

lmfao

[weary granite]

This is some Looney Toons ahhhh shit.

[trail nymph]

<@&1206091872716595200> it’s that time again

[keen zinc]

yeehaw

[terse shoal]

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAA- i'll be right there

[strange vine]

yeah lol

[weary granite]

Bro, why the pet fish. He did nothing wrong.

[shut bane]

its clearly a collaborator, a disgusting comprador

[wide star]

What’s concerning me is that there exists in universe a field manual on pet executions

That there has been multiple editions

And that there are at least 28 other illustrations provided

[burnt vapor]

It’s the logical step prior to executing people

[tall stone]

Do you want the pet to suffer?

[quick plinth]

https://youtu.be/4643iBqwImQ

https://youtu.be/kBRYPxtr98A

[sage plume]

now i REALLY want a helldivers RTS

[blissful sparrow]

world in conflict when i play it it

[weary granite]

Give me Helldivers RTS with SEAF, Helldiver Corps, Automatons, Terminids, and Illuminate.

Grab Martechi and EPG-6 for Space and Ground unit assets ong

[blissful sparrow]

tbh a Starship troopers Terran Command mixed with World in Conflicts Support call ins would be basically it
ST:TC already does have airstrikes and such, but only as special abilities of certain fleet officers, so its not a focus
meanwhile WiC is entirely Air and artillery strike focused Cold war era

[weary granite]

I also want base building. Gib base building.

Actually wait.

Do any of you know RUSE?

Imagine a Helldiver RTS in the style of RUSE ong I would cry.

[blissful sparrow]

to zoomed out imo

[weary granite]

Fair enough. But I did like the strategic layer, the base building, supply bases. A lot of stuff in RUSE is quite cool, plus you can zoom in on the ground layer and watch a massive cinematic battle. : )

[quick plinth]

<@&1206091872716595200> one more

[supple siren]

Bot Missions are so good at starting the drop with Artillery Jammer and Gunship Factories in range

it's like they can sense where we're coming down

[hearty pier]

It's why I often bring the ultimatum if we are doing anything that resembles a hot drop. Being able to just dive the jammer solves so many scuffed starts

[keen zinc]

Ultimatum is great for bots in general just because having a pocket PIAT to deal with a random hulk when you come out of your pod is nice

[supple siren]

My main issue with the ultimatum is forgetting I have the ultimatum

My nerves tell me to pull out a sidearm for self defense

Which is troubling for a mini nuke

[cobalt patrol]

goddamit, D

[cobalt patrol]

pulls out verdict, fires Oh, i have made mistakes

[quick plinth]

which primary do you couple with the Ultimatum on bots?

[hearty pier]

Personally adjudicator, tenderiser or either sickle.

That can extend to a plasma weapon or marksman rifle if I'm running a supply pack or an anti-light/medium secondary

[verbal summit]

I've simply become addicted to the hover pack

Also helldiver tower

[keen zinc]

Deadeye

[quick plinth]

Any <@&1206091872716595200> feelin' like divin'?

[terse shoal]

yes me

make a vc

[sage plume]

Ill exist shortly

[karmic prawn]

With us saying a farewell to the Gloom again soon, I just need to say I love how the optional flag raising objective is always a complete disaster

[supple siren]

It really just proves how much our enemies loathe democracy itself

or the scratchy music pisses their vibration-sense-stuff right the hell off

Gonna miss gloombugs though, they're so mow-downable

[crystal badger]

Not being able to keep scavengers as pets anymore will be a let down.

[strange vine]

Didnt get a chance to play much but the predator strain was on nivel

Had predator stalkers alongside the spore burst bugs

[cobalt patrol]

It was weird, no predator strain hunters

And not the full saturation of predator strain stalkers

Good fun though

Deadeye works better into bugs than I expected

[keen zinc]

deadeye my beloved

[quick plinth]

how can this tech be weaponized?

[keen zinc]

put it in a gun

i do like that they are officially recognizing concern as understandable instead of just saying NOTHING CAN GO WRONG AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT

after like, what, 4 times in a row our completely foolproof guaranteed wins had unforseen consequences

[shut bane]

physics gun incoming

[hazy oriole]

anyone got tips for running mechs into bots?
i got an itch to play em more after running them into bugs for the MO, but i really just prefer the bots as a faction to fight in mo-less downtime

obligatory "don't" comment out the way are there any tips for avoiding getting sniped by cannon turrets

[keen zinc]

look up what a "berm drill" is

the only way to avoid being sniped by cannons is to present yourself for as small a period as possible

[quick plinth]

bubble shield backpack will genuinely improve your survivability, allowing you to tank rockets, blaster fire and cannon fire to your centre while its up

[strange vine]

you need to use cover more and be aware of bot anti-tank

[steady flame]

Basically, peek over hills only up to the guns, don't show your legs, fire off, and run back behind the hill.

That's a berm drill.

Or well, a berm drill is practicing that.

[keen zinc]

knowing how fast you can move up just enough to present guns, come to a stop and begin to move back

it takes a few seconds for a cannon turret to charge its shot

[quick plinth]

in essence, use cover and use a backpack bubble shield, this should make the mech last long enough to expend all it's ammo

[hazy oriole]

Thanks for the tips, that's genuinely helpful

Assuming I take mech, bubble shield pack, what should I fill my other two slots with?

[steady flame]

Personally I'd take a Quasar or Lascannon for if/when you run out of mechs, and then an offensive strategem of your choice.

[keen zinc]

EATs are always a good pick

[cobalt patrol]

Eats, Quasar, las cannon, amr, commando, etc all solid hcoices.

[heady halo]

big bubble shield can also be useful as can the longer respawning turrets

[cobalt patrol]

Oh i am a huge fan of big bubble shield

My usual bot loadout is Big bubble, Rocket sentry, 500kg, RR. throw down rocket sentry, then bubble shield (Always do it this order so the rocket doesnt smash the shield) and watch the carnage flow

Also two predator strains just launched invasions on Crimsica and Esker, which is totally not suspcious and no there's no major order eitehr

i'm sure it's fine

[cobalt patrol]

Annnnnnnnnd there;'s the MO, lol

[rare nymph]

I’m glad they ruled out a causal relationship between the expedition and this attack 😌

[weary granite]

My usual loadout for all the factions involve having the Wasp. :3 Because it is funny to me.

Also apparently one rocket just swats down both Overseer types.

[oak crow]

just used the Birdshot Autoshotgun last night, forget the name.

Sure it lacks the armor piercing quality of a few other guns but wow that tears through basic Terminids fast

[cobalt patrol]

Breaker SPray and Pray

[cobalt patrol]

Super Earth reckons kicking the hornets nest is just bug propaganda

[oak crow]

it’s far better than I assumed. Decent range and solid damage, and can really put a dent in a horde.

Kicking myself for basically restricting myself to ARs and SMGs this whole time

[cobalt patrol]

Personally I've just become a deadeye Stan. Given it's basically original flavor slugger, this makes sense

Even into bugs, with the way I play, it's brilliant

[oak crow]

Mmm, I'm just getting back into HD after a long break and don't have the credits for a new battlepass yet. When I do though, I'm thinking I'll probably go either Frontier Justice or Viper Commandos

I really want that Bushwacker and that Carbine.

[keen zinc]

<@&1206091872716595200> anyone wanna play Heckdivers w/ me, todays the last day im gonna be able to play till i move in to a new place halfway cross the country

im pakcing up my computper tonight

[weary granite]

Let me in

[weary granite]

Game?

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1c1pcid/be_careful_when_using_eagle_1_when_there_are/

[ionic holly]

Oh i actually knew this

[strange vine]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/681950474789715996/1362114327796252672/322309758_1194406574876392_7002975605006081452_n.mp4?ex=68013752&is=67ffe5d2&hm=ebf2e42672512b003866a41998c0a6695171237c3efad73fc6a64c7b50aa96a6&

[quick crown]

"You know what, I'll use another terminal"

[keen zinc]

i love chargers

we should domesticate and miniaturize them

[ionic holly]

Make that the next guard dog variant

melee focused one thats just a mini charger

[crystal badger]

New bug variant Army of Renown: Crusher Stampede Juggernaut Strain: Warriors are replaced with tiny Chargers. They have less health and only have heavy armor on their bodies, the legs are medium. They would come in packs, where the first one knocks you over and the rest trample you.

[burnt vapor]

Do not tempt them to bring back the hounds of the first war, far too many died to put an end to them.

[karmic prawn]

Any suggestions for predator stalker guns? I've been using the punisher but want to experiment with loadout a bit

[crystal badger]

I've had a lot of success with the MG43, but I need to experiment as well. Anyone up for a dive?

<@&1206091872716595200>

[quick plinth]

yeah in a bit save me a slot

@crystal badger

[cobalt patrol]

Pffftt

Side note the terrible but if being an RR main is you get addicted to trick shots

"that objective is 400m away. I can take it!"

[weary granite]

I personally use the Wasp. Is funni.

[karmic prawn]

Yeah but shrieker mushrooms deserve it

[hexed steeple]

https://discord.com/channels/426286410496999425/1362362478155268218 <@&1206091872716595200> it's diving time

[cobalt patrol]

Shirker mushrooms are easy. It's sniping AA turrets at 400 meters that really feels golden =3

[cobalt patrol]

Huh

so predator strain seems to have 2 variants

there's brown-not stalkers and silver not-hutners

and blue-not stalkers and blue-not hunters

Dunno if it's just cosmetic or what

Maybe it's a lighting thing?

[viscid salmon]

https://youtu.be/JRod0g5ekz0?si=mm3GWCpTAEgGFugD

[strange vine]

its just lighting. Predator Strain only has predator stalkers and predator hunters

[cobalt patrol]

Yeah, that's all i can see on the wiki too, but hte colors i've seen in game have been rpetty edxtremly differnet

shrug

[crystal badger]

First look at the new APC, featuring mounted RR.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ed92d287f34db99d10317f4b0c2c7d8/13ab741bbf03755d-48/s640x960/78bb476d01b3714dc326f1550e4df583f897fb01.webp

[strange vine]

the predator stalker image on the wiki is fucked and they just recolored the base stalker in weird colors

[hazy oriole]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1k1fhjo/the_60_days_patch_actually_made_a_lot_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Huh, so that's why the 500kg has felt so much more consistent compared to OPS

[fringe quiver]

Should be made an honorary helldiver

[strange vine]

the grave poi has either a devastator or a warrior killed by a shovel

neat details like that

[unreal merlin]

After getting a good few missions with it, Gas Mines are indeed awesome tools.

[unreal merlin]

Also, friendship with Dagger abandoned; Talon is my new best friend.

[supple siren]

Talon is so satisfying, I tend to only break away for Revolver Headshots

Though Dagger into Jetpack Brigade is still hilarious

[cobalt patrol]

Okay okay okay

Who did something to the playerbase

why are they acutally listening to the strageic advisories\

come on

someone fess up already

https://i.redd.it/hxhtbfkibove1.png

also

[weary granite]

Just opened my game for a quick daily order and holy shit the Terminids are fucking swarming

[cobalt patrol]

Yup, but the good news is we've got bore Rock and that'll knock out two invasions, and Ackmamar VI is already at 33% so a good chance the blob will head there next and knock it out

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1jywstj/im_telling_ya_rookie_on_the_creek_the_hulks_could/

[ripe iron]

<@&1206091872716595200> Dive Die Repeat

[ripe iron]

Space for two more on this wild ride

[ripe iron]

one more slot

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1k2hg1j/oh_hey_thats_coming_right_towards_me/

[keen zinc]

thats the kind of thing that happened in the pacific theatre

[strange vine]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1k34tq7/barager_tank_engaging_close_combat_be_like_art_by/

[verbal summit]

It does thaf it'll just depress the turret into itself

[strange vine]

i mean it does do that

barrager tanks clipping their turrets into their chassis is very silly looking

[quick plinth]

https://www.nexusmods.com/helldivers2/mods/3887

[weary granite]

Looks like the MO will be completed

Noice

Moar Medals

[cobalt patrol]

You kniow, i kinda wish at the end of ac mapgin they just had a little scrolling thing of all the names of hte "medals" you've earned

[verbal summit]

Patient chargers

[tight zephyr]

That charger forgot what it was doing, happens to me all the time.

[quick plinth]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/Helldivers/s/K0EabhQpfC

feet weakspot

[cobalt patrol]

It's trickier than it sounds to do though

I prefer going for the head, since even if you whiff the eye shot, you still crack it and can get the second hit for a kill. (Two in the same place anywhere is a kill as well on factory Striders)

If you can get behind them, it's easier to just get close and gut them as well. Very good for the patrol objective

[keen zinc]

That's crazy

[hazy oriole]

0.0001 seconds after the mo is finished and I already can't wait for the next

[verbal summit]

Me with warbonds lately

Last one gave the hover jetpack which is peak

Since then I've been excited what could be next

[weary granite]

Personally now just trying to get all the weapons from Helldivers Mobilized standard warbond. These successful MO's are helping quite a bit.

[unreal merlin]

Wtb laser sniper rifle, the plasma accelerator fails to even remotely appeal

[strange vine]

Im hoping theres a tuesday patch and it gives us the next MO stratagem

Those are roughly monthly

[hazy oriole]

manifesting

any ideas for what it might be?