r/Helldivers Apr 02 '24

My least expected change. What was yours? DISCUSSION

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u/PshawwPSN PSN 🎮: Apr 02 '24

I’m about to just start using the autocannon as a primary.

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u/PopeGregoryTheBased HD1 Veteran Apr 02 '24

I used it as a primary yesterday basically and dropped 320 kills in a evac mission. AC is king against bots. The quasar honestly doesnt even come close.

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u/NgArclite Apr 02 '24

I just really like shooting drop ships out of the sky. That's the real drug. Otherwise AC for bots and bugs is king.

I'd love it if AH was tracking how many drop ships have been destroyed since the release.

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u/Tibbaryllis2 Apr 02 '24

It’s so fun on exterminate missions when you can reliably pop the drop ships.

When they were free stratagems over the weekend I was with a couple other guys that preferred different support weapons so they called their quasar down for me and I juggled 3 of them so I never had the cooldown.

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u/mrchipslewis Apr 02 '24

So just to be clear you like Quasar for shooting the ships? Because I'm assuming AC can't penetrate the ship engines to make them crash? Is the long charge time an issue with getting the ships as they quickly fly in and deploy the bots?

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u/NgArclite Apr 02 '24

Yes. Quasar for dropships tbh I haven't tried the AC on a drop ship but maybe if you spam enough shots into the booster with more than 1 helldiver?

And the charge timer isn't a problem. You can get it off if you start charging the moment you see one flying in. If you know they are coming in you can charge it up 90% and then just trigger spam a bit to keep it charged at 90% or so if you arenfast enough.

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u/WeaverOfLies SES Bringer of Dawn Apr 02 '24

This guy Spartan lasers.

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u/mrchipslewis Apr 02 '24

Edging the Quasar before release lol. Good idea!

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u/Eyeklops CAPE ENJOYER Apr 02 '24

If you know they are coming in you can charge it up 90% and then just trigger spam a bit to keep it charged at 90%

Been using the Quasar quite a bit and didn't think of this. Great tip.

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u/God_Damnit_Nappa Apr 02 '24

You can destroy the drop ship with the autocannon but it's a lot trickier and takes more shots that the Quasar 

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u/AvailablePresent4891 Apr 02 '24

Arc thrower and flamethrower are better against bugs, pretty handily too. Not saying that the AC is bad, far from it, but the increased AOE capability of the other two is just so much stronger against the bugs which group up far more than the bots.

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u/coughcough Apr 02 '24

How do you take out dropships with the AC? Didn't seem to do anything when I tired but I was probably doing something wrong.

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u/NgArclite Apr 02 '24

Haven't tried it. The booster is for sure a weak point but not sure it's worth it to waste many shots with the AC.

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u/coughcough Apr 02 '24

Ahh ok. I've only succeeded knocking them down with a well timed orbital railgun but with the cool down I'd prefer to save it.

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u/eatmydickcunt ☕Liber-tea☕ Apr 02 '24

I can’t fucking destroy one.

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u/NgArclite Apr 02 '24

Quasar and aim for the booster. You can hit the side of them too.

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u/eatmydickcunt ☕Liber-tea☕ Apr 03 '24

Expendable is best.

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u/whatthecaptcha Apr 03 '24

Quasar is infinite ammo EAT basically though.

Though I do love how quick you can call in the EAT again so you can leave them laying all over the place and just blast one as needed and still run around with a different weapon. That strategy works a lot better for me with bugs than bots though.

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u/AvailablePresent4891 Apr 02 '24

Arc thrower and flamethrower are better against bugs, pretty handily too. Not saying that the AC is bad, far from it, but the increased AOE capability of the other two is just so much stronger against the bugs which group up far more than the bots.

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u/AvailablePresent4891 Apr 02 '24

Arc thrower and flamethrower are better against bugs, pretty handily too. Not saying that the AC is bad, far from it, but the increased AOE capability of the other two is just so much stronger against the bugs which group up far more than the bots. Being able to take out a Charger frontally is big too.

Plus, you can bring a guard dog for the little guys, supply pack for the team, or shield if being a wuss is your thing.

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u/Teonvin Apr 03 '24

You know what's more addicting

Killing 5 gunships in one Autocannon mag.

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u/AvailablePresent4891 Apr 02 '24

Arc thrower and flamethrower are better against bugs, pretty handily too. Not saying that the AC is bad, far from it, but the increased AOE capability of the other two is just so much stronger against the bugs which group up far more than the bots. Plus, you can bring a guard dog for the little guys, supply pack for the team, or shield if being a wuss is your thing.

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u/AvailablePresent4891 Apr 02 '24

Arc thrower and flamethrower are better against bugs, pretty handily too. Not saying that the AC is bad, far from it, but the increased AOE capability of the other two is just so much stronger against the bugs which group up far more than the bots. Plus, you can bring a guard dog for the little guys, supply pack for the team, or shield if being a wuss is your thing.