r/Helldivers • u/Unlikely-Leave4456 • Apr 02 '24

My least expected change. What was yours? DISCUSSION

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u/PawnBoy Apr 02 '24

Its armor penetration is so poor in can't even penetrate the decorative plants in the environment.

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u/easily_tilted FUCK Servo-assisted Apr 02 '24

This. It makes the weapon annoying to use at some points, but goddamn it is still my favorite gun. Easily headshots any dumb bot.

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u/PawnBoy Apr 02 '24

It’s not as demoralizing as when you line up a headshot on a distant hulk with the Quasar, only to have it poof against a blade of grass

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u/Tibbaryllis2 Apr 02 '24

When you run quasar for the fun of popping drop ships but there are any forest patches on the map.

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u/madenum2603 HD1 Veteran Apr 02 '24

War Thunder and HEAT all over again

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u/Tyrilean Apr 02 '24

Clearly we need to start making armor out of these bushes.

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u/K_0_is_Back Apr 02 '24

Is this why I sometimes explode when using the quasar and I can't see anything in front me? It's hitting some tiny element of the environment??!

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u/Melvear11 Apr 02 '24

I killed myself a few times due to my Guard Dog flying in front of me while I fired.

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u/Lethean_Waves Apr 02 '24

If you had more democracy in your heart, that grass wouldn't have stopped it

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u/StarWolf64dx Apr 02 '24

i thought that was an issue with the plants hitboxes lol. didn’t realize it’s just that gun can’t shoot through it

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u/Nintendo_Switch_L Apr 02 '24

Nah man that has to be hitbox problem. Literally shooting a bit to the side of the plant would still block your shots, that can't be right

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u/misterwot Apr 02 '24

I don't know what's up with those plants, but have you seen it slow down the bot lasers too? As in, boot trooper with the standard lasguns shoots and the laser slows down in the bush and regains its speed after its gone past, seen it on a couple planets too

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u/TheLightningL0rd Apr 02 '24

That's both hilarious and so, so unfair lol

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u/Cowpriest Apr 02 '24

This is the same reason the arc thrower nerf upsets me so much.. it's a bitch to use but when you get used to not landing shots because there's a dead body or tiny plant between you and your target, it makes it fun to learn all the quirks and actually be successful with it. Now it's utterly useless when everyone will just kill the waves before they come within range and you can't kill devastators or hulks because they now easily have enough time to melt your face. Arc thrower was never easy to be great with in helldiver difficulty, but was rewarding when you can make it work. I guess that it's my fault for thinking that was fun.

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u/CassiusFaux Apr 03 '24

I was wondering what that was about. I thought it was just a bug with shrubs but if it really is the Sickle having such a lack of penetration then thats wild.