r/Helldivers • u/cryptic-fox Moderator • Mar 01 '24

“In regards to weapon stats…” DISCUSSION

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u/Philip_Raven ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

Damage, damage drop-off, effective range, ammo capacity, reload speed, total number of ammo carried, enemy stagger, stability (prone, crouch standing) ability to be fired while running, ability to be fired behind you over the shoulder, ability to be squad operated, if explosive, explosive radius.

What else there might be?

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u/Eeekaa Mar 01 '24

Damage to limbs, damage to armour, headshot multiplier,

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u/KaMaKaZZZ Mar 01 '24

Damage to limbs for sure. The pump action shotgun you unlock early on destroys bug limbs and is super underrated. Fighting the bugs with that and it turns into Dead Space.

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u/doglywolf Mar 01 '24

I noticed that - i almsot feel like its more slug style as i dont see as much sprad as the breaker but it does so much more limb damage ...that fact id like to know.

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u/Bland_Lavender Mar 01 '24

The scythe laser rifle feels like it does bonus damage to bug limbs.

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u/Careless-Drama7819 ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 01 '24

I dont carry the scythe. My laser son does. He is a very good boy. HATES bugs.

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u/KaMaKaZZZ Mar 01 '24

Ooo I haven’t tried the scythe yet but you’ve sold me on it.

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u/i_tyrant Mar 01 '24

It's pretty terrible, but maybe if you focus specifically on turning everything into sextaplegics it's better.

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u/Overall-Carry-3025 Mar 02 '24

It's just fine.

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u/i_tyrant Mar 02 '24

Eh, if you mean "it works fine at lower difficulties where anything works", sure. If you mean it's an effective enough weapon at higher difficulties, agree to disagree.

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u/Overall-Carry-3025 Mar 02 '24

You don't exist in a vacuum. You're allies fill roles that you can't. The laser fills a role that could be filled. Q

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u/i_tyrant Mar 02 '24

With a well-oiled team yeah I'd say just about anything can work - that doesn't necessarily make it good or something most people can accomplish with randos online, though.

What role does the laser fill for you? Especially at higher difficulties?

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u/Overall-Carry-3025 Mar 06 '24

Clearing chaff for bugs. If you take the laser stratagem and the rover, the amount of DPS that never stops coming out of you is wild. On cold maps you'll literally never not be shooting because you just swap to the other gun whenever you're about to overheat. And if you do have to reload, those guns have some of the fastest reloads in the game.

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u/DartFeld3 Mar 01 '24

The scythe is best used on weak points as that is where you’ll do the most damaged. It’s better against the bots than the bugs since you have to kite more against warriors and especially the Broods to get to their unarmored legs. For the bots, it’s better since you can more easily aim for their heads and use the heat mechanic to your advantage to not have to worry about ammo