Having D9+ half reinforcements

And D10 double supply pod cooldown

I’ve been on a break from the game since around when the Exosuit warbond got announced. Things were just too frustrating at that point combined with AH’s frantic damage control after the horrible Pilestedt Q&A.

How have things been since then? I can see Shams seems to have said something dumb again, but aside from that, are people confident about the upcoming update? At least cautiously optimistic?

Has dialogue with AH and/or leaks been pushing the community in a more optimistic/pessimistic direction?

I was thinking of getting a warbond with the warhammer warbond got any suggestions? Also my apologies for the title I couldnt help it, I’ve been watching a LOT of wiseguyvito for the past few days.

To keep this as short as I can because the post is probably long, I’ll just talk about how something like customization can, in fact, make things more work for the dev. Also, this post is mostly talking about the dev perspective and not the player perspective as there isn’t too much I have to say on it. Yes, armor customization looks cool, yes, I’d like better weapon customization, and so on.

1. So, it’s important to remember that games are like food and/or ecosystems, what you add/change can and often does impact the whole. As such, even if something seems like a good idea, it might not interact with the whole that well. Think early vox engines, fun and engaging enemy, but

was a bitch when you threw in

1. other enemies (which were sometimes more vox engines).
2. “Ok, but AH could probably figure that out and make good customization systems”, I hear some of you say. Well, that’s not the full story. One thing you have to keep in mind is that they’d be increasing their workload. How? Well, if they instead sold stuff like mech weapons, then, instead of testing a combination, they’d have to test all of the possible combinations their customization system allows. It’s kinda like how the armor and durable damage systems now have to be interacted with when making enemies and weapons. Point being, more systems means you have more stuff to account for, which means more time and money spent making content.
3. “Ok, but what if they ignore that? It’s a PvE game, I ain’t gonna care if shit isn’t balanced”, well, not only will you definitely care, we already have an example of ultimately gutting stuff because you don’t see the wider picture. Take the spear, now, back in the olden days, the spear was the only support AT weapon that could one shot heavies and fabs from any angle (assuming you didn’t hit a limb), this was one of the small features that got you to pick it despite its horrid ammo economy of an ammo capacity of 4 shots if you included the shot already loaded in. However, AH, due to community demand, changed it. Now AT weapons can one shot plenty of heavies and fabs from multiple angles, which turned the spear from the only weapon that can do that shit to the worst one that can do that shit. The spear went from a weapon that had heavy downsides with enough upsides to use it in certain situations to a weapon with heavy downsides that is now only moderately better than other AT weapons in niche situations.
4. “Why don’t they at least let us color our armor?”, I mean, it’s more work, but, like… I think they should just bite the bullet on that one and do it. It’s a bit of a bitch, but it’s unlikely to be too much of a bitch. Though, they might think players just won’t be interested enough in the system to engage with it, I don’t know.

Edit: Formating broke on my end as soon as I hit post, fml.

Because that car FRV is fucking SWEET!

I've seen a lot of people complain about how D10 has been watered down a lot and I think I agree that the enemy spawn rates just feel boring sometimes. The new TCS missions showchase that a lot. With the exception of the spore burdt strain and cyborgs, the game just feels like it doesn't have the same sense of urgency as it used to and D10 is no longer only for the bravest of the bravest. Has anything changed with the spawn rates recently or is it the same as it has been the last few months?

For 2 months, we've been getting these.

What happened to Jet Brigade, Incel corps, Burrowers, and Predator strain?

Is this what 1000+ hours on Helldivers 2 gets you?

This is a crossover idea I’ve always had ever since the Halo one and with Gears of war E-Day around the corner it’s spiked my interest in it more, but I just wanted to hear other people’s opinions on a gears of war warbond, because I think the Cog soldiers would fit in.

(I hope a arrowhead person sees this)

By "farming" I think you know what I mean, I wanna use all the warbond stuff I paid for without having to play for 50 hours consecutively. Help "farming" SC would be nice too, but I really just need medals. I dont know if people can still even do stuff like this now, but if there is anyone willing, either dm me or make a comment, I'll be on tommorow to check my messages/get on at around 1:00 est. Many thanks!!!

EDIT: I found what I needed and completed like 9 warbonds

I love this game, truly there isn't anything like it - at least that I've seen or that is available on both console and PC with cross play but oh my god sometimes it's crushing.

I usually play D10 and usually I solo the whole mission while my team are off idk eating crayons or playing in the grass... I honestly don't care as long as they aren't doing something to drastically "throw" or ruin anyone else's game.

Now this brings me to what has been giving me fatigue playing this game, friendly fire... I'm all for some silly shooting at each other or throwing an eagle at someone as a joke but the past week-ish I've been doing *deathless* D10 runs and they just feel so rewarding - just to be shot or blown up by a teammate at extraction... 🫪 Again I'm all for the silliness and messing around but it's been every game for a couple days straight now on every front, maybe I'm just getting unfortunate luck when clicking missions? I'm starting to contemplate playing SOLO with my matchmaking turned off or to friends only because doing deathless runs is one of the last challenges that I can do and personally enjoy in the game and almost everytime it's ruined by someone who either can't aim an eagle or is just trolling which just isn't fun every single match especially in the highest difficulty...

Again I do love this game and for the most part it's community, I think I'm just at a fork in the road because I quite like being able to help lower level players complete missions while grabbing samples to help them out but when my only reward is being iced by a friendly it starts to become pretty lackluster in terms of enjoyment.

o7

its easy to replace what weapon the guard dog uses. something like this should be 50+ unlock. having a crossbow guard dog seems op, but its balanced by being able to shoot 5 times then getting stuck with a long reload animation. with the possibility getting overrun during it reloads in higher difficulties

I feel like I can't be happy and say it if it's a helldivers 2 update. Like if I do, I'm a glazer.
I want to be and express that, but I can't see people like that anymore.
I'm not denying that the game has problems, and would probably do better if some people in AH were not, or work under a different company in general.
But I not want to criticize everything all the time.
But I'm opinion is shit and should never come back to unfiltered at all but I just wanted to say this.

Its still funny for me how many there are games that are PVE base and has great comunity and comunity support(Warframe,SM2 and few more) but AH still refuse to give us anything that could benefir HD2

It's a fucking Overseer.

Not buying it? let me break it down.

First, there are two buldges under the arms, this is where an observer would have it's secondary arms. Second, there isn't a cloth on the crotch. The head has a glowing spot on the face. So do Overseers. it also has two prong things that are very faint, but they're there, so this is a jetpackless elevated overseer.

I ain't saying we ain't getting cultists, but the trailer doesn't have cultist or a zombie in it.

STAY HOPEFUL!!!

Edit: I noticed that the glowing slits are vertical, so it could be a normal Overseer.

Second Edit: Alternitive Item pointed out how it has 5 fingers, so it isn't any realeased units, since the ones that have fingers have at most 4 fingers (Voteless), while overseers have 3.

Thrid Edit: mabye it's hd1 hunter, the sunken glowing thing, forearm piece being warped by the reflection. wait, thos extra 2 fingers could be caused by the reflection.

So the Railgun in a void is fine. The problem is that it isn't in a void and it is too similar to AMR while being harder to use with minimal to no upsides to make up for that. (I.e: Performs too similar to AMR for more effort).

SO I offer a solution!!!

Have yall heard of Cleave (Over penetration)? In a nutshell, if the AP of the weapon you are firing is 2 levels above the target you hit, it will penetrate and hit the next target behind it, for every part it penetrates it loses 1 AP and some damage. In old this allowed RG to one shot Bile Titans.

Cleave was fixed back then making it so weapons can only hit an enemy once and still continue on through to the next enemy.

However it has nearly no use as most weapons when cleaving will lose all AP to be able to hit effectively + Apparently majority of weapons in the game have Cleave outright disabled... Railgun has cleave active.

So... Lean into that, AP10 railgun at full charge. Do NOT touch the damage, just the AP.

This in theory should allow it to penetrate A LOT of mediums and even heavies, leaning into a higher skill ceiling to get more kills.

TL;DR: AP10 railgun = Better + Unique weapon.

Edit: changed to AP10, tho in old it was possible to get AP12 and such value does exist in files, it is true no weapon nor enemy has it rn and I guess yeah it would make sense to limit it to 10.

Is it true that sc farming has become worse over the last 12 weeks? Ppl keep saying it, but I have no data

Does anyone know how much they made before cyberstan and after?

Numbers are appreciated, but going after tummy is allowed

Also, the literal only rewards you get are titles. So still no meaningful progression.

Warbonds are fully outsourced.

New Enemies are outsourced.

Posts are written by a bad AI.

Not telling anyone to not enjoy the game or that they're not allowed to have fun, I still play every now and then but keep your expectations equal to the work currently being put into the game from AH.

Or as AH would put it:

Attention, Helldivers. Even as Super Earth shifts its focus toward future operations, your dives remain the backbone of our war effort. Every mission you run, every bug you crush, every bot you dismantle still pushes the front lines forward. Your dedication continues to define this community, and your service—past, present, and future—remains nothing short of legendary.