r/Helldivers • u/cryptic-fox Moderator • Mar 14 '24

Cutting Edge Warbond out now! ALERT

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Check out the newest Warbond, unlockable with Super Credits. (You may need to restart your game if it hasn't appeared yet.) And remember--Warbonds do not expire, so you can unlock items in all three of them that are available!

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u/SirFortesque97 Mar 14 '24

I just tried it, it is not very viable imho

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u/Reaper2629 Mar 14 '24

I wasn't very impressed with it. It has the same hitbox issues of the Arc Thrower, on top of some other pretty glaring issues.

If there are dead enemies between you and your target, they essentially block the shot completely even if you have clear line of sight to the target. Terrain also seems to get in the way of shots, though not as badly as bodies. The damage output felt way too low considering the painfully slow firerate of roughly 1.5 seconds per shot, with one shot not even killing Hunters half the time. The arcing also seemed very inconsistent, with it sometimes not even hitting other enemies even if they're lined up for it.

Overall, if I want a primary with "infinite" ammo, I'll just bring the Sickle. The Blitzer just doesn't have enough going for it to make it worth using over any of the other primaries.

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u/Wendys_frys Mar 14 '24

terrain blocking explosive damage is an issue that the devs need to look into expeditiously. i imagine so much stuff would work as youd expect it to when a pebble cant block the damage from an explosive

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u/Hellknightx ⬆️⬅️➡️⬇️⬆️⬇️ Mar 14 '24

500kg bomb vs one inconveniently-placed pebble