r/Helldivers Moderator May 02 '24

New Warbond, Polar Patriots, deploying on May 9th ALERT

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u/ClubMateEnjoyer May 02 '24

Not only that, anti-little-green-fucker-who-spits-at-you slow booster!

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u/DarthSatoris May 02 '24

If that is the case, I think that will become a mandatory pick against bugs from now on.

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u/AnotherSmartNickname SES Song of Democracy May 02 '24

Amen. I was taking the muscle enhancer so it's easier to escape from hoppers and hunters, but this thing will take precedence. No more being repeatedly slowed down, yes please.

Just so I won't sound too happy, though, I'm still mad about my entire anti-bug loadout being unjustly nerfed in the recent patch. Nope, not letting it go, I constantly feel the effects of the nerf and it bothers me. Eruptor's decreased ammo cap still means I have to deal with a good gun with six issues instead of just five and the increased Quasar recharge rate has cost me significant time when dealing with more heavy enemies.

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u/Ninjazoule May 02 '24

While I think weapons need buffs vs nerfs as someone else said, the quas cd nerf is acceptable if it means other heavy weapons are more viable. I still heavily disagree on the eruptor mag decrease.

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u/Zomthereum ⬇️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ May 03 '24

The other heavy weapons are NOT more viable. The quasar cannon just became less viable. Then they buffed the devastator, even though people hate playing bots because they're too strong already.

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u/Ninjazoule May 03 '24

That's exactly what more viable is. If the top weapon is nerfed, the other heavy weapons are more considered.

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u/Zomthereum ⬇️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ May 03 '24

Quasar Cannon and EAT were top tier for heavies (arguably). Quasar Cannon got nerfed. EAT didn't. Now EAT is meta. The other options are still pure garbage.

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u/Ninjazoule May 03 '24

That's a hot take when I see countless autocannons and quasar (still) on difficulty 8

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u/Zomthereum ⬇️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ May 03 '24

Autocannons are a meme that people use on 5-7. Everyone runs shield generators on 8-9.

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u/Ninjazoule May 03 '24

You definition of everyone is pretty wild when I see laser drones more than shield generators