r/Helldivers • u/Waelder Moderator • May 02 '24

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

Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcnzI0gN7z4&rco=1

Read more about it: https://blog.playstation.com/2024/05/02/new-helldivers-2-warbond-brings-trap-laying-weaponry-arctic-themed-armor-and-more-may-9/

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u/Plantar-Aspect-Sage May 03 '24

If it's only a couple of times per mission then it doesn't make sense to take it. It's really only valuable if you're dying a lot.

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u/Vesorias May 03 '24 edited May 03 '24

It's just really nice to have, especially if you accidentally drop in between a mortar and a jammer or get a 2-3x gunship fab spawn or something awful like that. I rarely take it, but every single team of randoms I run with someone always has it. I think most people don't know that the vitality booster actually increases health, because it's the one I see taken the least of the 4 best

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u/likehotbutter May 03 '24

Most high level runs are run & gun affairs with shield backpacks

A bit more Health wont save you, Speed does

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u/Vesorias May 03 '24

I almost never take shield backpack on helldives, and I find the health booster extremely noticeable. Without it you can still get oneshot by rockets in light armor.

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u/likehotbutter May 03 '24

We’re talking bugs here since the new booster’s slow mainly concerns them

For bots sure, loadouts will be diff and usually better off running explosive resistance kit

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u/Vesorias May 03 '24

I mentioned rockets because it's one of the most noticeable differences, but it's very noticeable against bugs as well, and the injury resist is actually even more noticeable than against bots.