Helldivers II
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Cybsled
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I've been back to playing this lately
Illuminati you have 2 main concerns: The voteless zombie swarms and the aliens. Voteless your best bet is something AOE or rapid fire with lots of ammo. The aliens are usually shielded - the shields can be brought down with really heavy damage or lots of rapid fire
Gatling turrets work well on these missions, because they can help counter the zombies and aliens. Nade launchers can help with zombie swarms. Explosive crossbow is pretty damned good if you have it unlocked (it was in one of the premium battlepasses). You'll want something high powered to deal with the tripod walkers after the shield gets popped, so any support weapon like rocket launchers works well or stratagems from your ship/airsupport.
Illuminati you have 2 main concerns: The voteless zombie swarms and the aliens. Voteless your best bet is something AOE or rapid fire with lots of ammo. The aliens are usually shielded - the shields can be brought down with really heavy damage or lots of rapid fire
Gatling turrets work well on these missions, because they can help counter the zombies and aliens. Nade launchers can help with zombie swarms. Explosive crossbow is pretty damned good if you have it unlocked (it was in one of the premium battlepasses). You'll want something high powered to deal with the tripod walkers after the shield gets popped, so any support weapon like rocket launchers works well or stratagems from your ship/airsupport.
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Aazrael
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Yea the problem was that the ammo did not last very long lol. I'm really rust as well so that did not help. The scorcher was not very good as I ran out of ammo on the zombies in 5 seconds.
Hekotat
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We play a few times a week, bots are still an absolute anus destroyer on level 8.
For Illuminate bullets are king, use LMGs/Machine Gun Turrets and anything that puts a lot of rounds down range. The walkers also have a shield gen you can shoot off to keep them from recharging it.
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Hatorade
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BrotherWu
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I've been reacquainting myself with the game by laying low-mid bug games just to make sure the muscle memory is dialed in. There is a DMR-like weapon that I used to like to use for bots. Have not tried fighting the new guys at all yet.
Shmoopy
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Still logging on somewhat frequently with friends. Despite all the new offerings, have yet to find a better general-purpose loadout than:
- Nade Launcher
- Supply Pack
- Orbital Laser (mass kill)
- Orbital Rail Strike (kills anything)
- Flame Shotgun (primary, kills anything but elites)
- SMG sidearm (secondary)
- Medium Armor with +Armor bonus
Pretty much all this is ancient equipment. If you are the nade/supply guy you will usually get most kills, least deaths, and everyone will depend on your resupplies.
- Nade Launcher
- Supply Pack
- Orbital Laser (mass kill)
- Orbital Rail Strike (kills anything)
- Flame Shotgun (primary, kills anything but elites)
- SMG sidearm (secondary)
- Medium Armor with +Armor bonus
Pretty much all this is ancient equipment. If you are the nade/supply guy you will usually get most kills, least deaths, and everyone will depend on your resupplies.
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Hekotat
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Everything is viable at this point which was the best thing they've done. Sure, some items are better at certain factions than others but they all can get the job done now. I have personal favorites for each faction but I typically swap things up or try out new things often.
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BrotherWu
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I usually prefer high mobility, shoot and move. So my core is:
- Sickle
- Laser Rover
- Cluster bombs
- Light armor with extra padding buff
Sidearm rarely becomes relevant (e.g. carrying mission item). Everything else depends on the mission/level and what other people bring. I like the disposable AT.
The beauty is that you have a lot of flexibility in what to bring.
I took a peak at the new enemies last night without knowing anything at all about them. That went about as well as you might expect.
- Sickle
- Laser Rover
- Cluster bombs
- Light armor with extra padding buff
Sidearm rarely becomes relevant (e.g. carrying mission item). Everything else depends on the mission/level and what other people bring. I like the disposable AT.
The beauty is that you have a lot of flexibility in what to bring.
I took a peak at the new enemies last night without knowing anything at all about them. That went about as well as you might expect.
Kirun
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I usually rock the sickle against bots, the new crazy fast SMG against bugs, and then that new medium pen SMG against Illuminate.
As was said, they made basically everything "viable" now, especially the support options. I absolutely fucking am in love with the WASP. I can't get enough of that sexy bitch. The artillery mode is fun, the single fire mode makes me make "pew" sound effects every time I fire it, etc. I also enjoy the airburst against bugs.
I usually rock the Napalm Barrage against bugs and precision or 500KG against Bots/Illuminate. The other slots are just map dependent. Turrets on defense stuff. Orbital or rocket pods against elites, etc.
As was said, they made basically everything "viable" now, especially the support options. I absolutely fucking am in love with the WASP. I can't get enough of that sexy bitch. The artillery mode is fun, the single fire mode makes me make "pew" sound effects every time I fire it, etc. I also enjoy the airburst against bugs.
I usually rock the Napalm Barrage against bugs and precision or 500KG against Bots/Illuminate. The other slots are just map dependent. Turrets on defense stuff. Orbital or rocket pods against elites, etc.
Leadsalad
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The laser rover just kills me or my teammates more than it kills the enemies. The rifle rover is way safer for me in my experience and kills things a lot quicker.
BrotherWu
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I'll try it out again. Early after launch, laser used to be superior, even if more dangerous to the team.
Leadsalad
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It’s waaaay better now. Fires in short bursts, usually headshots. Just look at the number of magazines on your backpack (8 full load) and grab ammo when you see it down to 4 or less.
Cybsled
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bots I usually run recoilless rifle, air strike, autocannon sentry, and the new cannon turret you can get inside
Bugs I run air strike, Gatling sentry, recoilless and 500kg
Illuminate I run the new handheld shield, Gatling sentry, air strike, and strafing run
I run crossbow in all 3 types and the new spear as my sidearm. Spear is great against voteless especially and with the shield you feel like a Spartan lol
Bugs I run air strike, Gatling sentry, recoilless and 500kg
Illuminate I run the new handheld shield, Gatling sentry, air strike, and strafing run
I run crossbow in all 3 types and the new spear as my sidearm. Spear is great against voteless especially and with the shield you feel like a Spartan lol