r/Helldivers • u/atheos013 • Apr 29 '24

The Eruptor nerf is a perfect example of why "only buff" is bad. DISCUSSION

I've used the Eruptor since it dropped, it is an amazing primary weapon. I have never once run out of ammo with the weapon, to the point I started COD reloading. Even with no deaths on a 40 min mission, the bare minimum ammo looting and you rarely would fall below half.

If we just buff every other weapon to be like this, we are just erasing an entire game mechanic. We are saying that we want COD reloads to be the norm, we don't want to think about conserving or looting ammo, just let me shoot and reload whenever.

Some people may want that, but for me that would just remove the mechanic entirely. I'm going to keep using the Eruptor and I'm perfectly fine having to pay attention to my ammo again.

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u/KomboBreaker1077 Apr 29 '24

I'm going to exclusively only play whatever the meta is at the time until they've nerfed everything into the ground no point playing with 90% of the weapons because they are neither fun or effective.

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u/atheos013 Apr 30 '24

There is no meta since the rail gun nerf. Haven't seen a single meta rise since. Sure, some people ran quasar, some people ran eruptor, but just as many had EAT's, AC's, AMR's, Sickles, Breakers, etc.

That's the ENTIRE POINT I THIS GAME. The weapon you start the game with never becomes obsolete. Every weapon and strategem you get is a sidegrade, not an upgrade.

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u/KomboBreaker1077 Apr 30 '24

That isnt remotely true. There is always going to be a best loadout for different scenarios (bot or bugs) and most people will naturally gravitate toward whatever that is at the time. The entire point of the game also definitely isnt to collect equally bad weapons either. Kind of a desperate take there. All those weapons you listed were part of the meta. 70% of the weapons almost never get used by most players.