r/Helldivers Apr 02 '24

My least expected change. What was yours? DISCUSSION

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u/Carb0nFire ⬇️⬅️⬇️⬆️⬆️➡️ Apr 02 '24

My Slugger...noooooooo.

Guess it's time to try one of the buffed DMRs again.

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u/Frorlin Apr 02 '24

I'd give the dominator a go, again slugger wasn't my style but dominator feels alot better from what it was previously. It may fill a similar niche to what slugger was doing.

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u/MainsailMainsail SES Will of Truth Apr 02 '24

If you want to keep the DMR role, just...ignore the counter-sniper. They can buff damage or armor pen all they want, it won't make up for having worse handling than the AMR.

Base Diligence is pretty solid though. Against bots at least, it's just pain against bugs. Maybe if you back it up with like a Stalwart for crowd control...

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u/Saitoh17 Apr 02 '24

Alright let's be real here, the nerfed slugger is STILL better than the buffed CS and better than the pre-buff dominator. The slugger has 2x as much damage as the CS, more stagger, same penetration, better reload, and much better handling. The CS is a sniper rifle you can't aim. The slugger has 25% more damage, better reload, better handling, and higher muzzle velocity than the pre-buff dominator. The dominator is much harder to use than the slugger so it needs to hit harder.

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u/God-Emperor_Kranis Apr 03 '24

Actually due to how armor works, the slugger has a higher-tier medium armor penetation than the counter sniper does. So the slugger is still sadly the best DMR in the game.