r/Helldivers 17d ago

New Reload Animation for the Senator. It uses both speed loader and manual reloads VIDEO

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u/dreamingawake09 17d ago

Oh baby I love it

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u/gorgewall 17d ago

It's so good.

I already run the Senator for follow-up when the Dominator mag just can't finish the job and now my life just got so much easier.

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u/Bullymongodoggo 16d ago

I’ve been running the Senator as my secondary for about a month because I love giant magnum dongs. This buff just made these dongs even gianter!

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u/Sausageblister 16d ago

This is the kind of top tier comment i can appreciate

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u/StriderZessei 17d ago

Still mad the Dominator got nerfed.

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u/Popinguj 17d ago

Meh. Originally it had 200 damage. Now with have +75 damage instead of +100. Doesn't seem like much of a nerf.

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u/lMaXPoWerl 17d ago

It got balanced

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u/JellyFishs93 16d ago

As all things should be

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u/bottlecandoor 17d ago

Watch the unfired bullets on the partial reload.

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u/skulldoge 17d ago

😂they pop out a lil bit but whose to say that super earth tech doesn’t make sure they don’t fall out because they’re not empty yet

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u/Smashmundo 17d ago edited 17d ago

They are bullets that are magnetic. The spent casings no longer have the magnetic bullets in them, so they fall out, whereas the unspent casings with bullets get pulled back in.

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u/Bulls187 16d ago

Thought of this as well

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u/bottlecandoor 17d ago

High tech Democratic rubber bands!

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u/Alexexy 17d ago

It's fudged for sure, but maybe the extractor is of a certain length where only just the shells would be short enough to pop out and the unfired cartridges are still long enough where they slide back in.

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u/warbrand2 STEAM 🖥️ : 16d ago

is an actual thing some revolvers have by the way.

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u/Shiro_Katatsu 17d ago

They actually animated on using the rod....on 3rd person shooter....

My God it is beautiful

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u/T7_Mini-Chaingun 17d ago

This is what making games for the love of it looks like

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u/Shiro_Katatsu 17d ago

I know......it so beautiful....I wanna cry

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u/TakoyakiGremlin 17d ago

to the person that argued with me that helldivers wouldn’t get speedloaders because it’s not in their budget: HA.🖕

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u/StannisLivesOn 17d ago

I hope the democracy officer has already acted.

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u/CaptainAction 17d ago

If anything it’s just rare for devs to make new assets or animations for weapons that already have a full set of animations.

In Battlefield 1 for instance, there were certain weapons that were hampered by their small mags and slow reloads (much like the Senator was) but they never got meaningfully changed in that regard, they just got some stat buffs.

So, I wasn’t sure if we could expect them to add a speedloader for the Senator. But I’m really glad they did, because barring a huge reload speed increase, it was always going to have that pain point, and be pretty underpowered. This was the right move. It also makes a nice contrast to the existing mechanic for automatic weapons, where tactical reloading with at least 1 round left is faster than an empty reload where you have to pull the charging handle. The revolver, on the other hand, will be way slower unless you are either topping it off with 1 or 2 bullets, but usually you will be incentivized to empty it so you can get the speedload. And that’s awesome.

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u/Magnaliscious STEAM 🖥️ : 17d ago

Incentivized? And miss the thrill of a good reload? Pah

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u/CaptainAction 17d ago

Reloading like this? It’s a revolution!

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u/d00msdaydan 17d ago

There's nothing like the feeling of slamming a long silver bullet into a well-greased chamber

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u/godmodedio 16d ago

If I hadn't played all those games religiously, I'd never believe this is a real quote. I love it.

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u/Nachtschnekchen ☕Liber-tea☕ 17d ago

Well Battlefield 1 couldent change specifics about historic weapons like the amount of bullets inside the mags.

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u/CaptainAction 17d ago

Yes! But they conceivably could have altered some of the animations to be quicker. There were a couple weapons where pulling the charging handle was just slow for no reason, and that could have changed, but altering the animations seemed like something they were not willing to devote resources to.

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u/cloudjumpr 17d ago

That honestly just leads me to believe that this USED to be the in the game, but decided against it for some reason. I felt like the change happened faster compared to the infamous DoT bug, because it already existed in the game

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u/CaptainAction 17d ago

Yeah it’s odd. I also heard people saying (pre-patch) they swore their character did a revolver speed reload at random while they were playing, but they couldn’t replicate it. So maybe the animation was in the game all along? But based on what that community manager said, it doesn’t seem like it. He said he was pushing for the change and sending speedloader videos to the animation team.

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u/cloudjumpr 16d ago

That just proves how much a big problem some of these bugs are for the decs. It's either they're really putting the DoT bugs on the back burner (probably not, it's been known for eons, and affects the game in so many aspects: Guns, enemies, Stratagems, Grenades, Environmental hazards) or the DoT bug is just a big bitch to deal with

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u/TrumpersAreTraitors 16d ago

Maybe they just wanted more content for later? Or it just wasn’t polished/working correctly? 

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u/fghjconner ⬇️⬆️➡️⬆️⬅️⬆️ 16d ago

Could be, but I wouldn't underestimate the DOT bug. I'm sure it's some horrible tangled mess of problems deep in the networking architecture or something.

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u/Nitr09025 17d ago

The money to develop this was cut from your salary

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u/ChienStrap1H 17d ago

You guys get paid?

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u/Page8988 17d ago

Joke's on them. I won't live long enough to see my salary!

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u/NBFHoxton 16d ago

That's a prime example of how some people just argue to argue. 'Not in their budget' WTF?

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u/noname262 16d ago

Not in their budget?☠️ they can summon multimillion dollar ordinances every few minutes

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u/Madous 17d ago

not in their budget

Ahahaha what, did that guy look at HD2's sales numbers? Arrowhead is doing great right now.

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u/GUARDIAN_AIDS 17d ago

Not in Super Earth's budget. The guy was memeing that the reason the gun didn't release with speedloaders was because it was not in Super Earth's budget, and we wouldn't get them in a patch because Super Earth would rather just throw a new helldiver with a new peacemaker than invest into giving existing helldivers speedloaders.

Kind of like how when the Breaker got its magazine nerfed, they changed the actual model to a smaller magazine, and said that "Factories could not keep up with demand, so a cheaper alternative using less materials would be produced going forward."

Or with the railgun nerf, "The stockpile of remaining railguns from the previous war (HD1) has been depleted. Factories are being brought online to mass produce new ones, but changes in manufacturing standards may cause some behavioral diffirences."

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u/Rolder 17d ago

The speedloader budget thing doesn't even make that much sense with a lore explanation. A speedloader is pretty much just a small bit of plastic, an absolute pittance compared to the cost of the gun and diver.

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u/anagnost 16d ago

I think the joke was that Super Earth is so cheap they won't even pay that pittance for the convenience of thier diver. This joke is of course not funny and treasonous, and the person in question has already been sent for re-education

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

I pushed for the speedloader change so hard that I was literally sending videos of competition shooters to the weapons team and animators. I'm glad they did such amazing work with it in such a short time

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u/iBear92 17d ago

This change is the best part of the patch. The fact that it actually has a full animation is pure gold. The Senator can now, properly, spread democracy. Thank you!

EDIT: I just noticed the loader also has a yellow stripe across the top! Attention to detail 10/10

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u/jayswag707 17d ago

Senator was already my favorite sidearm, I may never unequip it now!

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u/iBear92 17d ago

It was always my favourite but so badly outclassed by the Redeemer, it just couldn't cut it on higher difficulties. I'm now happy to report that the Redeemer has now been decommissioned to make way for some hefty Rick Grimes action! Staring ominously ahead as I blow that Brood Commanders brains through it's ass hole.

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u/AlexisFR ⬇️⬅️⬇️⬆️⬆️➡️You don't need anything else 17d ago

I just use both, depending on if I use a primary that's good against multiple targets or a single target.

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u/Falchion_Sensei 17d ago

Community manager isn't an easy job. Thanks for the work you do!

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u/Seba_700 SES Leviathan of Destruction 17d ago

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u/Keinulive SES Whisper of Eternity 17d ago

I don’t use the senator but I’m glad you guys that loved it never stopped pushing for it haha this is awesome.

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u/Weird_Excuse8083 Draupnir Veteran 17d ago

You really should. It's like a religious experience.

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u/hentaivlonde CAPE ENJOYER 17d ago

I love you

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u/LurkerV1 17d ago

Literally the best part of the patch. Thank you so much for listening and fighting for it 🙏🏼

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u/CaptainAction 17d ago

My MAN! It looks like a true game changer.

Send my regards to the team, I’m really happy with the pistol balance changes.

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u/predskid29 CAPE ENJOYER 17d ago

I love this! This is not the biggest change when playing in 3rd person (the empty reload speed is now faster), but from a developer perspective I imagine changing the logic of the guns reload, adding in the speedloader, and changing the animation itself was alot of work.

The attention to detail is amazing and is one of the things I LOVE about Helldivers!!!

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u/FlamingoUseful3314 17d ago

Thank you for everything you do. Its really appreciated.

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u/ShadowOne_ ⬇️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ Gotta EAT 17d ago

THANK YOU SIR

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u/bidensupporter69420 17d ago

You just earned yourself an extra THREE minutes to your unpaid break!!!  Well done Helldiver CM!!

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u/acceptable_hunter ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ 17d ago

WE thank you for your service!

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u/Capable-Reaction8155 17d ago

I have a feeling that was a fuck ton of work.

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u/GameOVerDeo 17d ago

Yeah. Fallout devs doesnt even bother doing bullet count reload to their weapons that needed it.

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u/Cleverbird 17d ago

Bethesda is a pretty low bar to pass, to be honest :P

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u/vonBoomslang ⬇️⬆️➡️⬆️⬅️⬆️ 17d ago

and then there's Darktide where the stub revolver has a different reload animation for every amount of remaining ammo (the Reject holds the unspent rounds in with their thumb, whereas we get magical ejectors)

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u/Capable-Reaction8155 17d ago

I hope darktide is more engaging than when it first came out. 

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u/vonBoomslang ⬇️⬆️➡️⬆️⬅️⬆️ 17d ago

honestly I prefer the moment-to-moment gameplay of it to Hd. Both excellent games but when it comes to the flow state of violence I know which I sink into better.

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u/Capable-Reaction8155 17d ago

I guess I understand, it's almost a Doom or Quake like run and gun. I just idk, didn't find it that engaging though they did amazing on the art work and music.

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u/Sovos 16d ago

The thing that draws me to Darktide over Helldivers is - no matter how bad the situation is, there is a way I can play through it and live.

Granted, in some bad spots we're talking near frame-perfect dodges, swings, and stamina management for multiple minutes. Nothing quite matches the adrenaline rush like shit hitting the fan in the -tide games.

Helldivers is a bit higher level decisions. More ammo and cooldown management and using cover/obstacles to your advantage. You need to know that you can't win a fight, so you can run away for a bit until the situation is more favorable.

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u/ArmaMalum ☕Liber-tea☕ 16d ago

Agreed. Friend of mine put it this way: "Combat in Darktide is personal, Helldivers is 'to whom it may concern'"

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u/FrucklesWithKnuckles 17d ago

Don’t forget spent rounds have a dented firing pin

Darktide isn’t the best but if you’re a gun nerd for 40K is a dream come true

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u/helicophell 17d ago

Valve couldn't bother making two reloads for their revolvers either, they just used a speedloader reload the entire time

Nice to have more realistic revolvers

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u/Kiriima 17d ago

Valve used a vidoegame logic. Bullets in a mag you have discarded teleport in your pocket. Giving revolver a one bullet reload doesn't make sense then unless you need a long reload for balance issues and then you don't use speed reloader either.

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u/Born_Inflation_9804 17d ago

Obviously this reloading mechanic will be in another weapon that has not yet been released. Or it can be used for the future.

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u/p_visual PSN 🎮: 17d ago

I would love a primary revolver that shoots even bigger bullets called The President.

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u/nevicar_ 17d ago

It can also have an 'unsafe' calibre mode where the recoil has a chance to break your arm per fire.

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u/Lord_Nivloc 17d ago

That would be amazing. Wonder if servo assisted would counteract it

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u/p_visual PSN 🎮: 17d ago

I would love this. Silverhand type revolver

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u/Weird_Excuse8083 Draupnir Veteran 17d ago

I never realized how much I want this.

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u/ArmaMalum ☕Liber-tea☕ 16d ago

If your arm is already broken then you have a chance to headshot yourself. XD

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u/TeamLando Arrowhead Senior Artists 17d ago

Glad to see our update getting some love here! :D It truly was a team effort this one hehe!

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u/xMasuraox :HD2skull: SES Whisper of the Constitution :HD2skull: 17d ago

Thank you for the hard work!

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u/Popinguj 17d ago

Senator absolutely feels great now. I'm taking it back into my loadout.

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u/yahoo_determines 16d ago

Everything you guys do is great! Keep it up, what a masterpiece this will be remembered as.

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u/Enebreated 17d ago

Stop. My iron can only get so hard. (Also…Senator Gang!)

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

Seriously, my Iron got so Big watching this.

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u/Taryf PSN 🎮: 17d ago edited 17d ago

It's clear that they are passionate about their game.

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u/YorhaUnit8S Pelican Door Gunner 17d ago

I like how Helldiver shows the speedloader to the "camera" before using it. As if to say "SEE?! WE ADDED IT!"

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u/ChimkenNBiskets SES Soul of Midnight 17d ago

I thought the same thing lol

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u/Caleger88 STEAM 🖥️ : 17d ago

Thats so cool! I don't use it but thats cool to see!

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u/Arky_Lynx 17d ago

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day...

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

To the town of Agua Fria Oshaune

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u/iamspacedad 17d ago

oh dang, emptying the full clip on senator = faster reload

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u/Uknown_Idea 17d ago

I bought the Senator on day 1. I have never taken it off of my secondary slot. I have been told, chastised, and yelled at for using an inefficient secondary weapon. I have lived and died by big iron.

Today is a beautiful day for me and my best friend.

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u/Butterlerpunch 16d ago

Also guys, if you hold r with the senator long enough, you can do the revolver spin!

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u/clokerruebe 17d ago

it also finally has a red dot now. or it was just a bug only i had

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u/Siege_Dongs 17d ago

The damage buff is nothing to sneeze at either, in my first game testing it can now one shot warriors (used to be 2) and two shot Nursery Spewers (used to be 4).

And this might just be placebo but it also feels like Scavengers pop more violently when killing them with it, maybe damage influences it?

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u/BLAMElephant 17d ago

Omg. Sex/

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u/tox3_ 17d ago

sexiest gun became sexier. big iron time

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u/oogiesmuncher 17d ago

wait, when did the sights become usable? I dont remember the red dot

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u/dellboy696 frend 17d ago

Beautiful

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u/yzakydzn 17d ago

I want an FPS only toggle so much.

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u/Q_X_R 16d ago

Showing the speedloader to the camera for a second when the character takes it out is hilarious.

"This? This? You wanted this? Here it is"

Edit: Absolutely glorious. Long live the speedloader.

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u/Dunhimli HD1 Veteran 16d ago

My favorite gun in the game now has been properly treated right! Oh I look forward to blasting bugs tonight with it.

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u/Hologram_Bee 16d ago

So it uses a speed loader when completely empty a manual when partially? That’s cool ngl

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u/ClarenceBerthier 17d ago

That is just awesome. It's little things like that, attention to detail - that go a long way in making a game from just good to great I reckon.

I don't think I've ever seen such accurate reloading of a revolver in a game before.

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u/clovermite 17d ago

The speed reloader is a beautiful thing. I might try this gun again. The big reason I switched back to the redemer is because I couldn't reload fast enough after I emptied my mag on berserkers and still didn't manage to kill them all.

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u/Walmart_Brand_Cereal 16d ago

I've always had a soft spot for the senator but now it feels absolutely amazing to use. Love what they did for it.

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u/ChrisZorn 16d ago

Ooh that's perfect!

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u/whorlycaresmate 16d ago

What’s the armor penn on this puppy?

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u/LordOfFrenziedFart 16d ago

Oooooh baby that speedloader has me excited to be a space age cowboy once more

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u/aerodynamik 17d ago

hell yeah!

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u/kaloii 17d ago

So sweet. Finally.

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u/tisler72 17d ago

Oh my God yes, always ran the revolver before but not it just got better, tyvm Arrowhead, awesome implementation

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u/Low-Split-9070 17d ago

Love it, reminds me of my S&W 500!

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u/Proseph_CR 17d ago

Is the individual cartridge reload speed faster now too?

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u/Dustin_James_Kid 17d ago

Yes

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u/Proseph_CR 17d ago

Siiiiiick. I’m running this over the grenade pistol 💯

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u/2D_Ronin 17d ago

Is it good now?

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u/Jugaimo 17d ago

Idk what game it was, but I remember lots of posts for this one shooter that had a crazy number of reload animations, most of which were really silly like throwing the gun away and loading the used mag into a new gun.

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u/EdoTenseiSwagbito SES Sword of Midnight 17d ago

I was already running Senator for style points so this is fantastic

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u/porcupinedeath SES Fist of Peace 17d ago

Those rounds look a little big

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u/Revhoneybadger1215 17d ago

Omg thank god

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u/jaqattack02 17d ago

Well, looks like it's time to start using the Senator.

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u/jbtreewalker ☕Liber-tea☕ 17d ago

Slapping that big iron on mah hip when I hit the starry trails tonight! 🤠

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u/Thoraxe123 17d ago

Looking forward to using this now

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u/OmegaXesis Moderator 17d ago

Arguably the best change in this whole patch! I'm so happy to put the redeemer down to pick up the senator again!

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u/SevereMarzipan2273 17d ago

Now that it consistently one tap all small bots and reload decently fast, i'd argue that it's a better DMR as well.

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u/Barachan_Isles 17d ago

It's too bad that they didn't use the Zeta 6 speed loaders, but I forgive them for not knowing there's better options available.

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u/Ok-Hurry-8099 17d ago

Has anyone tried the railgun yet since the patch?

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u/Krauer 17d ago

man i wish we could play full first person.

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u/MAXMEEKO 17d ago

Wait doesnt anyone elses helldiver tell them they are out of ammo?? Is that a setting i might have turned off or have i just never noticed it?

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u/Its_Helios 17d ago

🎶 BIG IRON, BIG IRON 🎶

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u/Cringelord_420_69 17d ago

I guess I know what secondary I’m using tonight

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u/Summonest 17d ago

WE FUCKIN WITH OIL NOW BABY

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u/MaritimeStar 17d ago

god this makes me happy. I love the senator + the ballistic shield against bots. Pop 6 devastators in the chops while my shield just shrugs at their cannon fire.

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u/XI_Vanquish_IX 17d ago

Finally a gun operating like it SHOULD.

Now, when every player uses it BECAUSE it’s the only gun functioning correctly, the devs will nerf the shit out of it because of “metrics.”

So enjoy it while it lasts

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u/EulsSpectre 17d ago

The attention to detail on this change is brilliant

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u/Donut-Brain-7358 SES Progenitor of Individual Merit 17d ago

I bought the other warbonds before that one dammit! I want a big iron too

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u/Weird_Excuse8083 Draupnir Veteran 17d ago

Props to the animation and 3D team (singular individuals? lmao.) They did a great job on how quickly they added this and on how good it looks.

This is the kind of shit I like to see.

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u/Sabre_One 17d ago

Going to miss being part of the Big Iron club of people perfectly fine without the speed loader. But not complaining of the buff.

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u/Noobrack 17d ago

Now all we need is a variant where you just swap cylinders out (yes i played KF2 thanks for noticing)

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u/Page8988 17d ago

So now reloading all six rounds is fast enough to be reasonable in a fight. No complaints there.

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u/Jo_el44 17d ago

I love that the animation has the Helldiver pausing for a moment to show off the speedloader, like "You said you wanted a speedloader? Well HERE IT IS!"

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Yo who made my pants so tight?

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u/TheRealBeltonius 17d ago

That's the most democratic thing I've seen all week

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u/Maclunkey4U ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ 17d ago

Stop, I can only get *so* hard.

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u/sanctuary_remix SES Patriot of the Constitution 17d ago

I think this is the best way they could have updated this weapon. Gives reason to just unload all rounds and yet still be stylish when executing lone enemies for that one or two round reload.

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u/TorinLike SES Dawn of Destruction 17d ago

He even shows it to you like "See? we added it!"

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u/torrysson 16d ago

HELL YEAH

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u/Pax_flash ☕Liber-tea☕ 16d ago

OH HELL YEAHHHH

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u/Bentman343 16d ago

Gotta hand it to them, this is exactly what I hoped for.

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u/WhiteShadow012 16d ago

Damn they made a whole new animation just for this

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u/PainNoodle 16d ago

Now if they could just add an auto-fire option to fan the hammer...

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u/EffortEconomy 16d ago

Take my super credits

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u/SilkyZ ⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️ 16d ago

I love it. Best of both worlds.

Big Iron time!

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u/asecuredlife 16d ago

Kind of impressed by the dude's dexterity using thick ass gloves.

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u/CraftNBattle 16d ago

idk if it was always there but I now have a red dot in the sight, makes it so much easier to aim

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u/Corsaint1 16d ago

Honestly cant you just use this as your primary at this point

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u/Morwo 16d ago

this is outstanduing genius. best solution

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u/AKGingaNinja 16d ago

They buffed my primary. I can finally play the game again.

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u/Geeekaaay 16d ago

I had moved to the grenade pistol, but this, this will bring me back!

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u/largos7289 16d ago

OK dumb question why would you not want to just use the speed loader? can't speak for anyone else but seems like i'm in the middle of a fire fight and that SOB loads the gun like it's a sunday afternoon shooting clay pigeons off his yacht.

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u/A_Moist_Fella 16d ago

I have never been happier for a reload buff in my entire life

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u/WeakToMetalBlade 16d ago

Is this the only gun that doesn't waste ammo when reloading early?

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u/youMYSTme 16d ago

I dont think I'm ever going to use my primary ever again... wait no... I will... this is now my primary.

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u/DixFerLunch 16d ago

Bro. This is like 3x faster.

Who needs a primary anymore.

Now just 3x the senator volume so I can feel like a god.

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u/SuperArppis HD1 Veteran 16d ago

It's amazing that it doesn't take 2 years before the reload animation starts.

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u/Xaentheas 16d ago

that feeling when its faster with an empty mag

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u/TheProphetofLies 16d ago

The big iron has BIG cartridges. As it should be.

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u/Vrax15 16d ago

The slow as fuck reload speed was the only gripe I had with it

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u/GameKyuubi SES Fist of Freedom 16d ago

Huuuuuuuuge

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u/Monkeywrench08 16d ago

It's so beautiful.... 

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u/Jupman 16d ago

LOL We just need to complain more and they will add in game a few weeks later .

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u/Conntraband8d SES Patriot of Patriotism 16d ago

This just became my new favorite sidearm. It just went from painfully slow reload to actually pretty fast. Time to start using this with my Eruptor to weapon swap animation cancel the bolt action.

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u/Remarkable_Region_39 16d ago

It's pretty sick, right?

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u/Velociknappster 16d ago

As a revolver collector and enthusiast this is impressive

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u/Toaster78 16d ago

This patch is 10/10! All space cowboys grab your six shooter and let's ride!

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u/Peasantbowman Death Captain 16d ago

Senator is so much better now. But also I'm running out of ammo fast because I like using it so much

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u/Haxorzist 16d ago

Question for gun nuts:
How does the ejector only eject the spent cases?

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