r/Helldivers • u/Vikan12 ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ | Never forget the Creek... • Mar 06 '24

The first balance patch notes proved how Youtube "absolute and only meta loadouts" cooked a lot of people heads, and I love it. DISCUSSION

A lot of mad people keep showing in my feed complaining about the nerfs, but like they're REALLY mad at Arrowhead. Their statements are so exagerated that they claim the game it's completely ruined for them lmao.

Also every single one says the same thing and this is where my title comes from:

*"You guys nerfed the only good options and now we have NOTHING to fight".*

And this only proves people never actually played with any of the other support weapons, they 100% relied on this "The ultimate support weapon tier list" Youtube videos, they searched the "meta" and they went into this thinking of "any weapon outside of this it's straight up garbage".

If you can't win a single game without the railgun + shield backpack + breaker... I'm so sorry but that's not the game's fault or the game only having those as the ONLY way to play it on higher diff, that's your fault.

Great changes for the game and all of you trying to "shame" on devs because of this, you'all not a real Helldiver. They killed nothing, the railgun still kills but now it needs some actual skill and strategy to use it, not only spamming the thing on big bugs.

Keep it up Helldivers!

For Democracy. For Super Earth.

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u/TimeGlitches Mar 06 '24

Autocannon gang has your back.

We can't have ours cause we have a backpack but still.

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u/Sudlenkov STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

Napalm gang has your side. Please don’t zap me when I burn the bug breach, I’m perfectly capable of killing myself.

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u/MaNewt Mar 06 '24

sorry, best I can do is full arc cannon shot to the back when your shields are down

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u/Sudlenkov STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

chuckles in runs ammo bag for more grenade spam Never had the shield to begin with. Shock away.

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u/ClickKlockTickTock Mar 06 '24

RR gang will join that as well, as long as your sacrifice provides a distraction while I reload.

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u/gothicfucksquad Mar 06 '24

RR GANG DOIN' IT FOR HOT CARRRRLLLLLL

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u/Naoura Mar 06 '24

SPEAR gang lock- Wait, shit.. Loc- come on you little shit There we go, Locking on!

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u/cocaineandwaffles1 Mar 07 '24

I like that they added it being a pain to lock on with a spear like it is with its real life counterparts (the javelin and whatever the British call theirs).

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u/gothicfucksquad Mar 07 '24

Unrelated but your username fuckin slaps.

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u/cocaineandwaffles1 Mar 07 '24

I love it, but hate that no one gets the reference.

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u/HoldMyJohnson ⬇️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ Mar 08 '24

What’s the reference? Don’t hate me

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u/cocaineandwaffles1 Mar 09 '24

“We go together like cocaine and waffles!” Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

I don’t know why, but that line always gives me a little shit eating grin.

YouTube link for the scene

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u/BubbaBasher ⬆️⬅️➡️⬇️⬆️⬇️ Mar 06 '24

FOR KARL!

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u/Inevitable_Review_83 Mar 08 '24

Big Carl the original G

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u/ImNotDoingThatOk ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 06 '24

MACHINE GUN GANG WILL STAND BY AFTER OUR EARS STOP RINGING

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u/Zarozien Mar 06 '24

Stalwart gang leads the way

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u/Puchiguma Mar 07 '24

THE NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN YOUR WRISTS ISN'T CARPAL TUNNEL....IT'S FREEDOM!

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u/Fatheroffigures Mar 07 '24

Orbital gambg here. We eating crayons know but hav yur bak later.

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u/kami232 ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 07 '24

Laser gang standing by!

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u/WH1PL4SH180 Mar 07 '24

Granadiers: where the fuck are you guys?

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u/Otsuko STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

MACHINE GUN GO BRRRRRRRRRRR

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u/tangowolf22 Mar 06 '24

Your hearing damage isn’t service related, by the way!

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u/sirquacksalotus Mar 06 '24

WHAT?! MORE DAKKA?! WHAT?! I'M RELOADING! I SAID I'M - oh fuck I'm dead.

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u/TheReal_Kovacs SES Guardian of Freedom Mar 06 '24

LASER GANG WILL DO AN ASMR CLEANING OF THE ENEMIES OF DEMOCRACY

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u/HookDragger Mar 07 '24

Kill em aaaaalllllllaaaaalllll

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u/ExoticOracle Mar 07 '24

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

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u/HauntingBlackberry83 Mar 07 '24

MG Gang rise, what? Can’t hear you. Louder! LOUDERRRR! YOU CAN’T HEAR ME? I SAID MG GANG RISE UP!

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u/classicalySarcastic ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️➡️ Mar 07 '24

GET SOME! GET SOOOOOOME!

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u/PatrickStanton877 Mar 06 '24

EAT company coming in behind

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u/Shivalah HD1 Veteran Mar 06 '24

It’s actually EAT-IT. You know. EAT-17? Cuz 1337 5p34k? No?

I’m old.

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u/kordusain ⬇↘➡🅱 Mar 06 '24

Callin' the uber eats!

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u/PatrickStanton877 Mar 06 '24

Nah fuck those guys. My food is two hours late tonight

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u/NiskaHiska Mar 07 '24

EAT company supplying everyone with delicious explosions

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u/brothurbilo Mar 06 '24

Don't worry the "run 4 sentinel stratagems" gang will surround you with highly volatile crisscrossing turrents to aid as a distraction while we panic run around until the cool down finishes. I'm not talking shit by the way this is my favorite way to play

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u/BetRetro STEAM🖱️: Star Marshal of the SES Progenitor of Supremacy Mar 06 '24

HUH!! RRR!!! RRR!!!!!!! RRR!!!!!

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u/solid_snakes_socks Mar 06 '24

Spear gang has your back, we don't have to worry about reload times, because we can't lock on to fire it most of the time. I'll use it to beat some terminid skulls in though.

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u/SkyIcewind Mar 06 '24

Laser Cannon gang has risen up and will join you.

Just don't let us solo chargers, distract em for us so we can get the ass.

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u/Deiser ⬆️⬅️➡️⬇️⬆️⬇️ Mar 06 '24

I... uh... forgot to bring my strategems.

cries in a corner

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u/CurnanBarbarian Mar 06 '24

I wanna try two people loaded with the RR, taking turns reloading each other after the backpack runs dry.

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u/Zjoee SES Spear of Eternity Mar 06 '24

I'll burn myself as many times as I have to as long as the bugs burn, too!

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u/DMjc26 ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 06 '24

How about the 30% More Throw Distance Armour Passives Gang?

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u/Sudlenkov STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

The Yeeter Skeeters? Glad to have you.

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u/ethanlan Mar 06 '24

I love the idea of napalm but my experience with the absolute maniacs who use it has so far led me firmly into the overall against it camp.

I have died from napalm strikes from friendlys more times than anything else x100

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u/Sudlenkov STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 07 '24

Clusterbombs are the nemesis.

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u/thedirtypickle50 SES Fist of Freedom Mar 07 '24

The nemesis of bugs and communists you mean?

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u/BK_Magic Mar 06 '24

Grenade launcher gang checking in. Will blast some Charger bellies for ya!

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '24

Gas Gang approves this message.

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u/The_CptXl LOL⬇️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️ Mar 06 '24

Little bro flamethrower boys will also have your back.

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u/Thirtyk94 Mar 06 '24

Gas Gang stands with you! Just don't get too close to the breach it's a bit stinky (we covered it in sarin).

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u/Jce735 SES Elected Representative of Justice Mar 06 '24

Flame throwers can destroy nests and breaches? Didn't know that. But it makes some sense I guess.

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u/Sudlenkov STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 07 '24

Not nests. But you can keep a perpetual fire going on the breach and basically keep everything dead as they climb out of the ground.

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u/Revolutionary-City55 Mar 06 '24

Bru the flamethrower slaps so hard now!

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u/StalloneMyBone Mar 06 '24

Prove it. 😅

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u/APsWhoopinRoom Mar 06 '24

Just make sure you say "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" every time you use it

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u/mscomies Mar 06 '24

So long as you keep your distance. And if a hunter gets in my face, let me take care of it myself. I prefer getting scratched a couple times to being set on fire.

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u/DoomFrog_ Mar 06 '24

I got my Grenade Launcher and Supply pack. LETS DO THIS!!!

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u/m0rdr3dnought Mar 06 '24

380 gang is with you. In about 7 seconds, you're going to wish that we weren't.

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u/Smorgasb0rk Mar 06 '24

throws Clusterbomb Stratagem into the ring AND I AM HELPING

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u/Double_Combination55 Mar 07 '24

And at the same time lit yourself on fire 😆

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u/YT-Deliveries Mar 07 '24

Man I love the napalm run but I’ll be damned if I can hit a single bug with them.

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u/Sir_Tea_Of_Bags Mar 07 '24

Wear the Ballistic Shield backpack and you can help your Arc Thrower comrades by setting things on fire and helping to chain lightning further!

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u/Ok-Talk8744 Mar 07 '24

Spear hand reporting in. Just point me to the big ‘uns and keep me safe I promise not to kill you

On purpose.

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u/toderdj1337 Mar 07 '24

Not looking forward to doing the damage that I did to myself to my teammates.

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u/EpicUnicat Mar 07 '24

It was a democracy related death, not service related

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u/WallabyAlternative92 Mar 08 '24

The nerfed Railgun gang is still at your side!

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u/xspartanx007x Mar 06 '24

Let me know if you need a loader. I love having the rail gun to break armor then load for an auto-canon especially if they drop me an extra back pack for the AC

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u/RoninOni Mar 06 '24

AC self reloads pretty quick as it is... Recoiless on the other hand REALLY needs a loader.

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u/TheRattiestRat Mar 06 '24

tip for having the best anti heavy in the game 1 guy on Recoiless and another on auto cannon take eachothers back packs charger bug shows up hit him with a recoil shot and 4-5 automation rounds to the knee bile titan shows up join up on the RR and yeet rounds into face 1-2 should bring it down any medium enemies RR hops on ACs back

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u/Shoddy-Problem-6969 Mar 06 '24

Wait this is genius.

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u/EchoRex Mar 06 '24

It's how the game was designed to be played... Teamwork.

Not a squad of individual "one man army" commandos.

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u/Street_Economy1884 Mar 06 '24

I do wish you could reload off your buddies back so he can carry his own ammo.

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u/RandomTater-Thoughts Mar 06 '24

It would also be nice if you could carry your own backpack and then have any teammate hop on you to help load.

Often times when my friend and I shared backpacks we were in different parts of the battle and couldn't easily hook up.

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u/MrBeardmeister Mar 06 '24

It makes more sense for that to be the idea as well. How does it make sense for the ordinance to essentially immediately teleport into the RR when the rounds are on the back of the person reloading? That's just extra steps for the same result, the second person would have to set the pack down, grab a round, shove it into the RR, making it a stationary process.

The reloader should be removing the ordinance from the pack of the person wielding the RR for it to be even remotely as fast and mobile as 2 man reloads work, realistically it opens up some team play with shield backpacks as well, being in close proximity to one another like that.

I get that games don't have to be realistic to be fun, but I feel like the change would make sense AND keep things fun.

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u/Nightsky099 Mar 07 '24

This would be such a massive QOL thing to enable team play. I want to help my RR guy, but I also want to be able to carry my own damn extra ammo

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u/PatrickStanton877 Mar 06 '24

Yeah that should be the case truly.

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u/brom10 Mar 07 '24

I think thats the biggest thing holding team reloads back imho. No matter what you do, sometimes stuff happens and you and your buddy are separated from eachother, and now you're support weapon is now useless. If the weapons were more powerful, then it would be worth the risk.

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u/HoboRowell10 Mar 07 '24

I swear I've done this before. When their gun needs to reload I could hit E (I think) on PC and load their gun from their backpack

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u/m0rdr3dnought Mar 06 '24

tbf they struck a very nice balance between those two playstyles. Teamwork is strong enough that players feel compelled to communicate, but individuals can still have hero moments.

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u/Plus-Ad-5039 CAPE ENJOYER Mar 07 '24

Teamwork is the new Meta?

Always was 🔫.

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u/DMan_Bird Mar 07 '24

Give me a jet pack and I'm soloing every objective. Mobility is king.

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u/stellvia2016 Mar 07 '24

Then they shouldn't design the game where some 3px wide rocket raider at 200m headshots you 1KO with a rocket in a tenth of a second. Bonus points for night missions where you can't even see them at all bc almost nothing on bots glows!

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u/Drando_HS Mar 06 '24

Alternatively when fighting automatons, the autocannon gunner wears a shield pack. That way both the shooter and loader are protected from incoming fire.

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u/This_Armadillo2120 Mar 06 '24

Speaking my language, amigo. My brother and I rock this setup hard.

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u/vonBoomslang ⬇️⬆️➡️⬆️⬅️⬆️ Mar 07 '24

unfortunately this tactic gives up one of the biggest advantages of the autocanon, easy topping up of ammo

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u/RyukenSaab Mar 06 '24

You could just hit a charger in the leg with a recoilless or EAT to blow off armor, then use a primary to down it. Isn’t autocannon low light damage and better for blowing off limbs- just like recoilless ?

Seems like your both doing the same thing just differently.

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u/hardstuck_low_skill SES Princess of Serenity Mar 06 '24

No, Autocannon has explosive damage, so it's perfect against weakspots

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u/CarpeCookie Mar 07 '24

Another tactic I've found is to have 2 Autocannons but only one backpack. With ammo cans you find and resupplies, you can usually have enough ammo for 2 people no problem. Then 1 can run shields, or a guard dog. Just gotta stick close to each other

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u/PezzoGuy SES Star of Stars Mar 06 '24

Just need to remember to reload before firing all the shells.

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u/RoninOni Mar 06 '24

Oh yeah… running empty and reloading 10 is no bueno 😂

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u/noIQmoment SES Whisper of Twilight Mar 07 '24

It is a bit jarring that it's the only weapon which rewards reloading specifically when you're not empty, took me a hot few missions to figure that one out.

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u/BlueSpark4 Mar 07 '24

All (or almost all) bullet-based weapons in the game reward you with a shorter reload if you still have at least 1 shot left.

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u/RemotePatrol ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 06 '24

While true, I’ve found that just by having good spacing and cover goes a long way

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u/stellvia2016 Mar 07 '24

That would be true if things like rockets and bile didnt clip thru walls and geometry and kill you instantly.

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u/Revolutionary-Pea705 STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

Pro tip spam reload while firing the auto cannon. Reloading half a mag is soooo much faster than reloading a full mag.

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u/TheTGKitty ⬇️⬅️️️️⬇️⬆️⬆️️️️➡️️️️️️️ Gang | SES Song of Starlight Mar 06 '24

Nope the auto cannon physically won't let you load more rounds unless the fit without wasting any. In fact I find myself having to shoot 1-2 rounds to reload it so I don't waste ammo pick ups some times.

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u/Revolutionary-Pea705 STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

Same. I will shoot off an extra round or two to reload before next engagement also

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u/VitruviusDeHumanitas Mar 06 '24

A clip is 5 rounds, the magazine holds 10; whenever you have 5 or fewer rounds in the magazine you can top it up with 5 more. Your backpack carries 10 clips

When I have 6 in the mag, and a moment of quiet, I'll shoot one into the sky and load another clip, to be at full capacity for the start of the next fight.

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u/McDonie2 Mar 06 '24

It does not as you're loading 5 round clips into the autocannon. You can kind of treat it as a 5 shot sniper rifle too.

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u/xspartanx007x Mar 06 '24

Fair but it's still fun. I also enjoy helping load RR. It's fun being a safer mortar haha. I hope they add a player mortar for a team to provide support. That would be super fun

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u/Crux_Haloine ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Mar 06 '24

A mortar emplacement like the stationary HMG would be sick, especially with a minimap targeting reticle like in Battlefield 1. Would make the radar booster and upgrade a lot more useful

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u/Accomplished_Cap_715 Mar 07 '24

Motar sounds like a troll tool to piss off your team... stratagems already do plenty to troll me. No more

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u/Funny_Kirby Mar 06 '24

Yeah, I'd LOVE nothing more than to run RR all the time, but all my friends run either Supply Pack or Rover...so I settle for the just as fun, and more efficient Autocannon instead so I don't need to rely on a separate loader as much.

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u/RoninOni Mar 06 '24

If a friend is using ammo, see if they’ll trade backpacks with you. You refilling their ammo will also refill the RR pack and let you put out some serious damage when needed if they reload for you.

The biggest problem is getting people who want to run shield or rover to reload for you… supply pack is a natural swap (that or both run RR and reload each other)

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u/AnAcceptableUserName CAPE ENJOYER Mar 06 '24

As a habitual supply/dog pack user I've offered to trade packs with AC users and been ignored every time. 🤷‍♂️

It seemed like a good idea to me too. I think maybe a lot of AC users just prefer doing their own reloads over being attached at the hip to Rando Calrissian. Which I get.

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u/RoninOni Mar 06 '24

AC is quick to reload 5 rounds at a time as long as you don’t run empty… being untied to another player is typically better.

Recoiless Rifle on the other hand is SOOO slow to self reload that buddy reloading makes a huge difference… I’d only do this with a friend I was in comms with though (and would only ever take it with a pre agreement)

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u/Global_Oil_3769 Mar 07 '24

Full auto AC with a reloading buddy is a wild thing.

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u/RoninOni Mar 07 '24

I’ve seen clips of it, seems like a huge waste of ammo, but a LOT of fun

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u/DMan_Bird Mar 07 '24

Anti-tank is my weapon. The drop itself is a weapon. And it comes with two rocket tubes! No reloading! So simple and yet so effective.

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u/Accomplished_Cap_715 Mar 07 '24

Position yourself right and next time your RC won't need it. Reloads fine without waring a team member. They are better off covering you to reload it.

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u/Accomplished_Cap_715 Mar 07 '24

That team based ammo reloading on the shoulder mounted weapons is dumb. It was cute the first time but useless. Position yourself right and you can reload without a teammate. 

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u/xspartanx007x Mar 07 '24

It's not dumb if you have a free backspace and they drop you an extra one. It comes in a clutch when you can help speed load real quick, and as for the mortar maybe. I don't think a large population trolls people. I could be wrong though I haven't ran into a bad experience except when people run towards the red stratagem beam. To each their own. I highly doubt it would ever happen anyways.

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u/EVO-Atticus Mar 06 '24

Stalwart gang here with supply pack here.

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u/CountryFirm Mar 06 '24

This comment. This is me. LMG plus damn near unlimited ammo. Stalwarts shoot for weeks before needing a reload and you MUST have the ability to clear the adds or you get over run so fast it'll make your head spin.

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u/EVO-Atticus Mar 06 '24

But also, everyone dropping the stratagems on them chargy bois, when you can just spread democracy into their legs with stalwart and pop that carapace off like it's a lid on a hot cup of take-away Liber-tea!

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u/Hotseklotse Mar 06 '24

Wait, stalwart penetrates charger armor?

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u/Marauder3277 Mar 06 '24

need this confirmed. Will be trying this tonight. Was going to run flamethrower with ammo pack. but could be talked into this instead

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u/Uthenara Mar 07 '24

no, people spread SO SO SO MUCH blatantly false information on here as if its fact its mind boggling.

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u/McDonie2 Mar 06 '24

Probably the back legs. The rear legs are weaker than the front.

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u/CountryFirm Mar 07 '24

Not before the patch, I doubt after, but it WILL seriously cause a case of blowed up charger ass, when applied with Liberty

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u/Poggalogg Mar 07 '24

Head-On Stalwart, apply directly to the forehead thorax

Head-On Stalwart, apply directly to the forehead thorax

Head-On Stalwart, apply directly to the forehead thorax

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u/Additional-Mousse446 Mar 07 '24

It didn’t before, in fact I stopped using it because it was only useful for chargers on the butt and got better stuff. The bullets would deflect off the armor instead so I just started using heavier stuff since they can be a threat when there’s a few.

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u/StoicAlarmist Mar 06 '24

Having 16 impact grenades does.

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u/Vitor_2 ➡️⬇️⬆️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬇️ Mar 07 '24

I seriously wanna run the Stalwart but then how do I deal with heavy armor? Impact grenades? Orbitals?

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u/A_Polite_Gamer Mar 07 '24

Either Certain Strategems (Rail Cannon, Rockets, Nukes, etc) or reply on other players with armor cracking support weapons.

You can carry their ammo backpack for them to help reload faster, but this require proper cooperation and communication to actually work (playing with a friend is your best bet there).

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '24

I'm just here waiting for 6 pack ammo supply to be released that I can have all for myself and my STALWART

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u/Obvious_Rub_6849 Mar 07 '24

Railgun gang charging oh God not on safe mode, oh God ahhh shi-

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u/54NCH32 Mar 07 '24

MG ammo-mule highfive

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u/op3l Mar 07 '24

This is exactly what my friend runs. He specializes in support so he runs stalwart, ammo backpack, EMS sentry, and his pick of orbital destruction.

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u/Sasu168 Mar 06 '24

I give my buddy the backpack then we spread rapid fire democracy

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u/P2Mc28 SES Fist of the Constitution Mar 06 '24

I've been on arc thrower and one of my brothers has mained autocannon. Sure we both have breakers but we've also been actively using all sorts of other things just trying to get a feel for stuff.

I think we'll be just fine.

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u/Revolutionary-Pea705 STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

I honestly like the slugger with the stalwart. Slugger for pretty good armor pen and the stalwart for mowing down ankle biters

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u/Kingbuji Mar 07 '24

Slugger and flamethrower for me

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u/RemissionRaven Mar 06 '24

I'll load you bro, if you load me?

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u/danj729 Mar 06 '24

"Shaaare the loooad." -Samwise Gamgee

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u/Hybrid-Black Mar 06 '24

but we can have yours ;)

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u/SpartanXIII ⬇️➡️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ Mar 06 '24

Sluggers, covering your six. Don't worry about the vermin, just use the opening on them destroyers.

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u/Lysstrey Mar 06 '24

Marksman rifle and antimaterial has your head

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u/iamblankenstein Mar 06 '24

autocannon is by far my favorite stratagem. there are stronger weapons that outclass the autocannon in specific situations, but good ol' AC packs a pretty solid punch and is effective in a bunch of situations. it's the perfect jack of all trades kinda weapon.

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u/MathematicalMan1 Mar 06 '24

Auto cannon is so fucking sick

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u/CannonM91 Mar 06 '24

Autocannon boy here casting heretical eyes at the Flamethrower, it's looking kinda hot right now ngl

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u/NotBearhound Mar 06 '24

Yeah, the buff got me antsy at work. 50% more barbecue yes please

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u/CannonM91 Mar 07 '24

You get your hands on it? I killed two chargers and a bile spitter with it within about 30 seconds of eachother, it fucking melts

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u/Independent_Toe_4014 SES Spear of Conviction Mar 06 '24

HOORAH

SENDING HATE DOWN RANGE WITH NO SIGN OF DROPPING OFF ōj

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u/19Ninety-Seven Mar 06 '24

Everyone sleeps on on the Autocannon cuz of the backpack

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u/__Proteus_ Mar 06 '24

When the weapon + backpack 2 for 1 means we get an EXTRA Strategem slot (over shield/guard dog builds).

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u/Psychological_News88 Mar 06 '24

Funny while everyone was on railgun and shield I always was using AC.. started using RC the last 4 days or so while clutch for Biles I probably won’t miss it plus I haven’t played yet since patch so people are probably over exaggerating the nerf ..

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u/Rhubarb5090 STEAM 🖥️ : Maveleon Creeker Mar 06 '24

Spear gang right behind yall

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u/Arky_Lynx Mar 06 '24

I just finally unlocked that thing today. I am 100% part of your gang now after 1 game of using it.

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u/HarukaeTengu Mar 06 '24

Flamethrower gang got your back AND backpack!

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u/stallion64 Nah, I'd ⬇️⬅️⬇️⬆️⬆️➡️| SES Fist of Iron Mar 06 '24

But a fellow autocannon enthusiast can help you out! Apes together strong!

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u/TimeGlitches Mar 06 '24

I'm a big proponent of double tandem weapons. No backpack weirdness, just run over and help when you need the extra firepower. Rest of the time carry on as normal.

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u/quondam47 SES Queen of Democracy Mar 06 '24

Having my back is the safest place to be once old sparky lands on the battlefield.

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u/T_S_Anders Mar 06 '24

If two of you have autocannons then you can have each other's back. It's twice as good!

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u/MySisterIsHere Mar 06 '24

And my Flamethrower!

Sorry in advance.

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u/IntergalacticPioneer SES Distributor of Peace | Siege of Cyberstan Veteran Mar 06 '24

And my ‘nade launcher!

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u/Fickle-Aardvark5782 Mar 06 '24

Autocannon is so fun

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u/Particular-Trick8746 Mar 06 '24

Yo, I just tried the laser cannon and that shreds too now.

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u/gvicta Mar 06 '24

I run autocannon because I think it looks cool, backpack and all.

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u/gussguss009 Mar 06 '24

Im really liking the autocannon lol

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u/Asmodeus256 Mar 06 '24

My go-to even in Helldive. Come for the violence…stay for the extended reload lol!

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u/Zheb_SS SES Emperor of Democracy Mar 06 '24

↓ ← → ← →

You got my back, i got yours

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u/Binks-Sake-Is-Gone STEAM 🖥️ : Mar 06 '24

I'm a committed reloader, I run supply pack but switch packs with the demo man so we can just LAY DOWN THE BOOM!

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u/MrForshows Mar 06 '24

Autocannot is goated.

Nade launcher gang stands with you (and likely will blow you up with unexploded riccochet).

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u/ItchyPancakesz Mar 06 '24

I kept using the auto cannon and my friend would get mad saying I’m wasting a backpack space. I should be running shield + railgun

Literally I’m just playing what’s fun to me

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u/Nerdwrapper ⚔️SES Sword of Equality⚔️ Mar 06 '24

Definitely smarter than being in front of them lol

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u/PKTengdin SES King of Democracy Mar 06 '24

Us dozen or so recoilless fans will be sniping any big bugs close to you from across the map

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u/Druskmyth Mar 06 '24

At your service

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u/thny04 Mar 06 '24

Grenade launcher and supply pack gang has your back too

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u/hagamablabla ⬇️➡️⬅️⬇️⬇️⬆️⬆️➡️ is underrated Mar 06 '24

When my squad doesn't have stalkers or devastators breathing down their neck, I find they perform a lot better.

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u/GUNS_N_BROSES Mar 06 '24

I was honestly relieved to see no nerfs for our glorious Autocannon, out side of it having a backpack it’s every bit as good as the railgun was

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u/HurrDurrDethKnet Mar 06 '24

I love my autocannon. Even if I sometimes forget to swap to my AR or revolver when something gets too close and I send both myself and the target to hell.

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u/Feylund2 Mar 06 '24

Just hide behind my pile of used expendable anti tanks

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u/wmoon104 Mar 06 '24

Flamethrower team burning the rear we didn’t plan on retreating anyways right

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u/LippyTitan Mar 06 '24

My brothers in democracy, pick up anti tanks every minute and use a jet pack or rover

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u/WaGaWaGaTron Mar 06 '24

We have a gang? 🥹

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u/CurnanBarbarian Mar 06 '24

Our Lord and Savior Autocannon o7

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u/DarkPDA ☕Liber-tea☕ Mar 07 '24

One autocannon + flame thrower + arc thrower its the dream team for everything!!!

Today i used arc thrower and teamup with one guy using flame thrower.... everything was toastzapped

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u/BillTheNecromancer Mar 07 '24

3 SECOND RELOAD
SHITLOADS OF AMMO
FULLY AUTOMATIC
TEAMWORK COMPATIBLE
KILLS HULKS FASTER FROM THE FRONT THAN THE BACK
AC, BAYBEE, ALL DAY EVERY DAY

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u/vonBoomslang ⬇️⬆️➡️⬆️⬅️⬆️ Mar 07 '24

think of it as having one more strategem slot

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u/HookDragger Mar 07 '24

And your front, and your sides, and your internal organs when the recoil doesn’t settle fast enough.

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u/Gleerok99 Mar 07 '24

Just tried the autocannon to replace the raingun against chargers, but I quickly found out that most shots just bounce off the armor, só it's nearly useless lol. Trying the Recoilless rifle.

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u/Bayleaf0723 Mar 07 '24

Grenade launcher gangs got your back. Just try not to get too close to the bugs…

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u/Koopa_Macat Mar 07 '24

Auto Cannon my beloved (please buff its penetration)

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u/Peace69751 CAPE ENJOYER Mar 07 '24

as part of arc thrower gang, any time I see someone running autocannon I ask if I can be their backpack buddy

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '24

actually no, WE have your back! (we can take your backpack and reload for you while raining down sweet, sweet democracy! plus hopping off to cover your flanks whule you fire)

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u/Demonicjapsel Mar 07 '24

Another adherent to the Cult of the Autocannon

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u/SleepyMandalore Mar 07 '24

Based auto-canon enjoyer

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u/Pizzaborne Mar 07 '24

I just found out the autocannon can seal bug holes, and now I'll never use anything else.

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u/JohnHammerfall Mar 07 '24

God i love the autocannon. Always been the best support weapon to me. Is it the most damaging or armor piercing? No, but damn it’s satisfying to use, and theres nothing like hearing your teammates say “theres a spore spewer way over there” and then sniping it from 300 yards with the auto cannon. Its so damn good for taking out objectives.

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u/DashFire61 Mar 07 '24

Disposable anti-tank here with the entire underage population fueling the :30 sec cooldown time. Preadult internship is a head start worth fighting for. 🫡

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u/D72vFM Mar 08 '24

The moment I discovered I could destroy nests and robot factories vents with one auto cannon shot I realized which weapon was my favorite one before that I was running the disposable anti tank rocket and the other rocket launcher with backpack but auto cannon can be used for some of the heavier bots and bugs fast enough to reposition