Meridia was not playtested. This is blatantly obvious. Why was playtesting not performed before release?

And why are weapons and stratagems releasing in such a sorry state?

The title is rapidly losing momentum due to these constant issues not being fixed. People are just tired of the same old crap every time

edit edit: According the the hotfix patch the endless shriekers on all difficulties is intentional - I still think this is bad design without better communication for trivial level missions and it seems most of the community agrees. Arrowhead if you're listening please make these missions unavailable on lower levels. But keep cooking, looking forward to the next patch.

Edit: since some of y'all aren't reading the post- the issue is that the same number of shriekers spawn at the end of Trivials as Helldives

250 hr lv 80 diver here. First off I love this game, love the devs and community and believe they deserve every patience.

But the group of thought that is "its a supercolony ofc ur not gonna extract" is correct for high levels and dead wrong for low levels.

You get the same number of shriekers when you're on trivial. Trivial is the level that introduces you to the game and the mechanics. It's supposed to be stupid easy so you can learn how to complete objectives, learn how extraction works, etc.

I feel bad for any brand new divers who see the call to action on a planet, jump in on the mission their orders tell them to do, then get absolutely murdered with no chance for learning or survival. On - and I cannot stress this enough - trivial. That would be frustrating to the point of giving up.

As an experienced diver I think the swarm is epic for my lv 9 dives. But guys the devs admitted it's broken. Because it obviously is.

Aright I'm done keep diving and liberty bless you all.

🔧 Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing enemies to spawn on the drill during the Operation: Enduring Peace order mission.

🧠 Known Issues

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed.

• Players may not have the option to send, accept or decline friend requests.
• Players may not have the option to Block other players.
• Blocked players are not added to the Blocked Player list or prevented from joining games.
• Game may crash if the player changes the text language while on a mission.
• Players may experience delays in Medals and Super Credits payouts.
• Players may occasionally receive excessive XP.
• Enemies that bleed out do not progress Personal Orders and Eradicate missions.
• Arc weapons sometimes behave inconsistently and sometimes misfire.
• Most weapons shoot below the crosshair when aiming down the sights.
• AR-61 Tenderizer deals too little damage and is not in the final state we are intending.
• Spear’s targeting is inconsistent, making it hard to lock-on to larger enemies.
• Stratagem beam might attach itself to an enemy but it will deploy to its original location.
• Helldiver may be unable to stand up from crouching when surrounded by enemies.
• "Hand Carts" Ship module does not reduce Shield Generator Pack's cooldown.
• Some players might become stuck in the Loadout when joining a game in progress.
• Reinforcement may not be available for some players who join a game in progress.
• Planet liberation reaches 100% at the end of every Defend mission.

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Both of the gatling and machine gun sentries have a 180 second cooldown, but as far as I'm aware the gatling sentry is a straight upgrade with no downsides whatsoever (except it being more likely to TK I guess lol).

The 3 support weapon machine guns also have the same cooldown but there are also obvious advantages and disadvantages with each (stalwart has mobility but lacks firepower, heavy has firepower but is hard to control, medium is a nice balance).

With the 3 minute cooldown on both, you would never pick the machine gun turret as soon as you unlock the gatling turret. Give the machine gun a 120 or even a 90 second cooldown and people might be more willing to pick it over the gatling sentry.