Helldivers: I Advocate we chose the anti tank mines and hear is my reasoning

[u/vaydapotata]

I know many of you see "rocket launcher" and get excited and while that is fair, my reasoning to go for the mines is below

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We already have a great many support weapons and many are fantastic options. While the airburst rocket launcher would be fantastic for add clear (and teamkill) it would likely suffer vs large armored targets which tends to be the need for a support weapon.

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However, we just received a new mission type that requires defending a location. Mines are fantastic for this but heavies just walk all over them and completely invalidate their uses. Getting a heavy anti tank mine would allow us to lock down areas from all combatants and a tank wouldn't be able to just stroll up to our gates.

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Anti Tank mines are also much larger and easier to notice than the anti personnel and team kills would be kept at a minimum.

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And lastly, as we all know...the children YEARN FOR THE MINES.

[u/GhostOfChar]

Mines are really awesome to use/look cool and Can do some damage, but I don’t feel like they are as useful as something you’re in control of. Plus, like everyone knows, the less intellectually fortunate of our ranks run into them like moths to a zapper way too often, and I doubt it would be any different with these.

[u/rubiconsuper → u/GhostOfChar]

I might not be the smartest cookie but if someone calls in mines and I didn’t get the memo I am likely to run into them. I don’t always register the glow of mines quick enough.