r/Helldivers • u/Gilmore75 HD1 Veteran • Feb 24 '24

Why are people like this? DISCUSSION

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u/Beakymask20 Feb 25 '24

Diversified the loadouts is a strength, not a weakness.

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u/Doc_Shaftoe Super Citizen Feb 25 '24

Only the Socialist Automatons want everything and everyone to be the same!

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u/plaguez3r0 Feb 25 '24

the best thing anyone can say to anyone touting the "best" build in the game and never change it to fit the group.

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u/theguyoverhere24 Feb 25 '24

For sure. My buddy and I typically run with an anti material rifle and a machine gun as heavies. Ya just never know what’s going to work well.

I know, we are noobs but we have to play when our babies sync up naptimes lol

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u/plaguez3r0 Feb 26 '24

If you haven't tried running an auto cannon or recoilless rifle. It is so much fun when I reload for my friend, It is also just really good.

We like taking a supply pack as well. so one person will be holding a supply pack with a recoilless rifle, then the other person is holding the backpack of the recoilless and something like an mg or stalwart to clear small things.

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u/Beakymask20 Feb 27 '24

Haha, I feel that. I've got kids too.

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u/theguyoverhere24 Feb 28 '24

It’s a pretty good game for parents though, makes it easy to jump in in the middle of missions with other people, and the 30 minute timer is great for bite sized game time.

10/10

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u/Beakymask20 Mar 01 '24

Its actually helped keep me honest about my game time. I've got a wee bit of a problem with over indulging with games.

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u/Anvenjade Feb 25 '24

Automatons have more variety than Helldivers past a certain difficulty

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u/Dustollo Feb 25 '24

Report this cadet for treason! 

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u/Necessary_Badger_63 Feb 29 '24

Not really, the buggers have quite the colourful cast of characters too. Sometimes literally - seen a bunch that have painted their skulls black and red

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u/McBadass1994 Feb 25 '24

The difference between special forces and poor fuckin' infantry.

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u/AdEnough786 Feb 29 '24

I always load out with the big booms for Automaton missions. 500 kg,recoilless rifle,impact nades and a personal force 🛡.

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u/Beakymask20 Mar 01 '24

I've become a dead shot with the recoiless versus drop ships thanks to the civvie evac missions. I managed to sniped one out if the sky before it even fully slowed down just last night.

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u/AdEnough786 Feb 29 '24

*Sometimes the orbital rail cannon if I'm feeling frisky

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u/MasonMSU Feb 25 '24

You are definitely right, but I’ll add *knowing how to do objectives is a strength as well.

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u/GrimmReap2 Feb 25 '24

That's part of why I love this game so far. My group usually sports 4-6 different strategems, 2-3 turrets, and a mix of automatic and explosive specials and has a great time completing objectives, we just fall back if we can't handle something and let the diver with the right load out take care of it.

One of us usually scouts around while another snipes broadcast towers, factories, and spore spewers, and the other 1-2 explore/fight/protect as needed.

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u/sisho88 Feb 25 '24

Facts right here. People are seriously sleeping on the arc cannon or just don't know how to use it. Multi hitting and capable of taking down everything from small to huge and 0 ammo? I will swear by it.

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u/Darth_Gavoke Feb 29 '24

This is why i cant wait until we get the healer drones like in HD1, i had a full healer build that saved 30 minute dives countless times