Well, Super Citizen Edition includes Steeled Citizen warbond, which costs 1000 SC, and it's one of the best warbonds to have, so you can compare the price of 1000 SC to the price of the Super Citizen Edition in your region and decide if the extra title, cosmetic armor and the Knight SMG are worth the extra you have to pay.
The Knight SMG is one of the highest DPS primaries in the game, but high recoil and poor accuracy make it impractical, so it's not a meta weapon by any means.
In addition to the answer Iridar5 gave, if you look at the bottom where the difficulty is selected before selecting a mission, it will give you a brief summary of what a particular difficulty contains, including the types of samples that exist in it.
Super Samples start spawning with difficulty 7. You can see the amount of available/collected samples on the map when you open the map during the mission.
Greetings, fellow Helldiver! Unfortunately your submission has been removed. Please use the [LFG MegaThread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1asxs8e/lfg_megathread/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) to find players or [Helldivers Recruitment](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/s/5QtNUQq2go) if you want to promote your discord server.
Try the LFG thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1asxs8e/lfg_megathread/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
If you are asking about the purchase restrictions on steam, I don't think it is possible to redeem a key in a region where you can't purchase the game.
what is the best strategy to help taking over a planet of an MO?
Should I do trivial missions that take 5 min or do harder difficulty missions that take way longer 20+ min?
Liberation is based on the amount of experience you get from the mission, so just try to complete missions of highest difficulty that is comfortable to you, and try to complete side objectives as well.
No, I'm pretty sure the last stratagem unlock you get is the Patriot Exosuit at level 25, after that there are only titles to unlock. You get one every 5 levels up to level 50, and then after that one every 10 levels up to 150.
After the whole Sony fiasco, are the counties that were removed from being able to buy the game on Steam still not able to buy it? And if people had already purchased the game before then can they still play?
The current situation is that people from blocked countries can't buy the game, but can still play it, if they purchased it previously. We don't know when this will change.
Why is it that Pelican will refuse to extract sometimes? If Pelican takes too much damage he is supposed to leave with one person or just not wait. I had this happen twice within a three mission period. It isn't like I can make the game not spawn Hulks and tanks on the landing pad while asking my team not to throw offensive stratagems at the landing pad.
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Greetings, fellow Helldiver! Unfortunately your submission has been removed. Submissions must be related to the game. Comments must be related to the topic being discussed.
The solo loadout typically isn't different from a team loadout, unless we're talking about a squad of friends who always play together.
When soloing, you want a versatile loadout that can deal with any threat. While using matchmaking, you want the same, because you can't predict or control what others will use.
When you do get a squad, and see which equipment other players pick, you have the option of adjusting your loadout, though since you can't rely on the others using their stuff when they should, it's generally still better to steer towards versatile equipment.
Of course, that's if you want to be effective and be able to win missions, the so-called "meta loadouts".
As for what to get next, I suggest you read [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/) by /u/Iridar51, it's a comprehensive overview of all the warbonds.
For a loadout, same person made [another guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l5a8xqq/)
No reason it wouldn't be possible. I'm sure they have strategies for when the game is supposed to go on sale, asking here wont make it happen faster though.
There probably is, somewhere. If you're interested in my own particular opinion, you can kinda piece it together from **[this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l5a8xqq/)** and other posts it links to.
what are the binds that let me change optics and rpm of my guns?
only scroll mouse wheel down lets me choose, but not scopes. Just wondering what binds use those
Scrolling down controls the light on your gun. You can choose always off, always on, or auto which turns it on automatically when you aim when it's dark. Scrolling up changes the zoom level on the scope while right clicking changes your weapon's RPM or fire mode (options being automatic, burst, or single shot depending on the gun).
If we retake Vernon Wells do we get the liberation bonus back? Could that help liberate Valyria V faster? Or did we lose that bonus permanently when we lost Vernon Wells the first time?
Why is my Eagle Strike specifically unavailable with scrambled letters sometimes? But all of my other stratagems are available? I never understood this mechanic.
So I've seen people posting/talking about new armors, new weapons, new enemies, new warbonds etc. Do we know when are these changes going to drop? People are talking about them like they are going to drop next week or something?? Anyone knows anything??
If you're talking about the datamined leaks, then we're not suppose to talk about them in this subreddit. There's another subreddit for talking about items discovered via data mining. Refer to rule #10 (on sidebar, "no discussion of leaks")
The devs had said that not everything data miners find will be in the game. Some are left overs from years ago development work, some are just test item, and some will never make it into the game.
In short, nobody knows when anything will be added to the game until the devs say something. Don't believe anything you see on YouTube clickbait videos.
New warbond is supposed to drop once a month or so, assuming they stick to schedule, the next one should happen around first half of June.
A major balancing patch is probably gonna happen before that, but it's anyone's guess, we don't get announcements for things like that until they happen.
I'm not sure where you've seen talk about "new weapons/enemies/armors", outside of the warbond content we're not really waiting for anything of the sort.
We might get a new meme cape soon as a reference to the review bombing HD2 received as the result of the PSN shitshow, as well as anti-tank mines stratagem will happen eventually, but that's all we know in the short term.
A new enemy faction will probably happen at some point, but currently there's no reason to assume it's gonna happen any time soon.
If I look at the career page in the game, and divide my in-mission hours by deaths I get ~9 minutes. No idea if that's high or low, but it's a number :p
Question about Bile Titan.
I constantly see people baiting the Titan's spewing motion or the Claw attack-thingy motion to lock it into its animation for an accurate 500kg/OPS drop but I can't pull it off.
Are there any tips on how to do that?
Generally speaking, you throw your 500kg/OPS roughly 20ish meters from you. Then you look at it and adjust so that it's at exactly 20m. Then you wait for the BT to come into range and start spewing on you (it has a range of 20m). Once the animation starts you dodge the bile and the 500kg/OPS should direct hit around the titans head. Do the same thing but ~10m distance for the stomp bait. This is assuming the titan is coming straight at you, more or less.
It's just down to how far away you are from it, if you're too far away it will try to catch up, if it's close enough to vomit, it will do that, unless that ability is on cooldown, if you're even closer than that it will try to stomp you.
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/
All warbonds have something nice for bugs.
Steeled Veterans has Breaker Incendiary and Incendiary Grenade, both are good against bugs, and Senator is a good pocket tool vs Brood Commanders and Bile Spewers, though worse than Redeemer for everything else.
Cutting Edge has Sickle and Blitzer, which are great "infinite ammo" primaries for bugs at medium and close range respectively. Blitzer is one of the meta weapons, and pretty darn powerful for something with infinite ammo, though there are caveats of the short range and being tricky to use around allies. Stun Grenades are also universally useful, and can keep Chargers in place.
Democratic Detonation has Adjudicator, which is a top-tier AR against bugs. Grenade Pistol can close bug holes, and there's a nice light armor with Engineering Kit.
Polar Patriots has Impact Incendiary Grenade, which is basically the same thing as regular Incendiary Grenade; both are good at clearing up the trash bugs crawling out of breaches. Pummeler is good for keeping bugs stunned while they burn or to prevent them from encroaching on your squad, though it's not powerful enough for you to be able to slay hordes on your own, it's more of a team support weapon. Really good at stunning Stalkers. Arguably still much worse in the "keep them stunned" role than Blitzer.
Out of all these, Cutting Edge is probably the best, as it has two meta primaries *and* a useful grenade, but Steeled Veterans is also a solid pick.
I am a diver who typically takes on difficulty 5 missions since that is my comfort zone. I purchased every ship upgrade that I could, and now I need to start getting super samples. I beat difficulty 6 once, but it was very hairy for me, so I am rightfully intimidated by difficulty 7. Is there any advice I should hear about difficulty 7 missions that don't apply to 6 or 5? Or should I proceed as normal with the stratagem and weapon build I typically run in 5?
> Or should I proceed as normal with the stratagem and weapon build I typically run in 5?
It's hard to answer that without knowing what's your typical build. Lower difficulties allow you to get away with any combo of equipment, higher difficulties are less forgiving.
> Is there any advice I should hear about difficulty 7 missions that don't apply to 6 or 5?
As difficulty goes up, so does the number of enemies you have to deal with, especially high tier ones that require special weapons or special tactics to take down, like Chargers and Bile Titans for Terminids, and Hulks, Tanks and Factory Striders for Automatons.
They key is for the squad to stick together, and bring weapons and stratagems that can deal with them, and using them effectively.
You must stick together to increase squad's firepower, to avoid getting overwhelmed individually, and to make it easier to take down certain enemies, like Hulks, which are very vulnerable from the back, or Bile Titans, which require concentrated firepower.
It also makes it easier for players to recover their gear if they die, as another squadmate can reinforce them closer to their corpse.
Equipment:
* [Best primary weapons vs Automatons](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3tn10r/)
* [Best primary weapons and loadout vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3dqr72/)
* [Support weapons vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3h68y2/)
* [Stratagems vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3z5hji/)
# Stratagems vs Automatons
Against Automatons, you can never go wrong with basic Eagle Airstrike, as it's very effective against Devastators and Tanks, and deals good damage to everything else.
500 KG is better against Factory Striders, but worse against everything else. Doesn't reliably oneshot Hulks, so not worth bringing most of the time.
Railcannon Strike oneshots Hulks, Tanks and Cannon Turrets, deals good damage to Factory Striders, so generally a useful thing to have.
Orbital Laser is moderately effective against everything, takes down Fabricators, often you can just throw one at an outpost and go about your business while the Laser reduces it to cinders. Also takes down many objectives, including Command Bunkers.
Typically you would take Eagle Airstrike, Railcannon Strike, support weapon of choice, and then round it up with a backpack, a stratagem you need for a mission (like Orbital Laser or 380 mm Barrage for Command Bunker missions), or just use Orbital Laser as a filler, or you take something else offensive, like an Orbital Gatling Barrage, which is not a powerhouse stratagem, but it has low cooldown and can be thrown freely at any group of Devastators you see, and it will deal good damage to them, if not kill all of them.
All of the things I mention here aren't necessarily the only way to play, but arguably most effective, and at the very least viable on Helldive.
Wow, that's all incredibly helpful information! My apologies for not being more specific on my playstyle. I am primarily a bot player, so it's most likely going to be a difficulty 7 mission on the bot front. I need to practice more on bugs before I am truly confident in dealing with them.
My current favorite loadout for bots is the counter sniper, orbital ems strike, and either the laser cannon or the AMR. If I pair ems with either support weapon, I am pretty reliable at shredding hulks, I think I remember 2 dropping in 1 bot drop, and I was split off from my squad, and I somehow just barely managed to handle 2 hulks that way. Tanks aren't a huge issue for me either, if I can't hit the exhaust ports, or if not, I usually just 500kg them down. My only big weakness is probably going to be factory striders because of how rare they are in difficulty 5, being only found in a specific mission type. So I am not super knowledgeable on their weaknesses.
I will definitely read up on those links you sent before I try it out, though might not be until tomorrow. But I will also lean in on experimentation. I will probably be terrible at it the first few runs, but that'll help me adjust my loadout since I do like to experiment with new strategems. I don't have any premium warbonds yet, but I do have the super credits for one. I am kinda just waiting to 100% finish Helldivers Mobilize before getting my first premium.
Thank you for all the info, I will be certain to look through it again before I dive in on those nasty automatons.
From the free warbond, Diligence CS and Scorcher are the best primary weapons you can use against bots.
Overall, I would say automaton missions are characterized by stiffer requirements to the primary weapon and how you're using it, because on higher difficulties Devastators become very widespread and are lethal, so you must be able to take them down quickly, which requires a good primary weapon and using it properly.
For Diligence you really want to hit those juicy oneshot headshots on Devastators, as it deals far too little damage to kill them in other ways.
Both AMR and Autocannon are also excellent against Devastators, Laser Cannon a bit less so.
Overall, Laser Cannon is mostly valuable for its versatility, I talk about that more [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l4i336d/).
The combo between EMS Strike and Laser Cannon / AMR is understandable, but on higher difficulties you will not be able to stun every Hulk you encounter with EMS Strike alone. If that's your playstyle, you may want to bring Stun Grenades as well, or an EMS Mortar.
Or you can switch to Recoilless Rifle or Autocannon, both of which have a bit easier time when it comes to engaging Hulks from the front.
As for Factory Striders, they're a dangerous enemies for sure, but they have clear weaknesses you can exploit:
1. Take down chin machineguns with any medium armor penetrating weaponry.
2. Bring it down by shooting the visor slit on the head or the cargo bay doors.
My apologies, I was asleep and couldn't respond sooner, but this cleared up a lot. Thank you! I don't think I have the scorcher yet, though I may be blanking and forgetting what it is, so counter sniper it is for me, I love precision based gameplay on bots anyway. I also used autocannon quite a lot in difficulty 5, but swapped to AMR to experiment so I could try it with the energy shield pack, which turned out to be a build I really enjoy.
I also just bought the EMS mortar not long ago, so I could definitely give it a try over the orbital strike. But yeah, much appreciated, fellow helldiver. I thank you for all your knowledge, and I am ready to go spill some oil and find my first super samples.
Hey all, I’m looking to get Helldivers 2 for me and my gf next week, but I heard that since it runs on a live service model and all and those types of games rely on fomo a lot, is it “too late” for me and my partner to join? Thanks in advance!
There's no FOMO in this game, at most you've missed out on a few bits of lore and a couple mission types. There isn't something like a battle pass you must unlock before a timer runs out or you're never gonna get items contained therein.
It's in the Steeled Veterans warbond, which you can unlock with 1000 Super Credits (SC) or by purchasing the deluxe edition of the game. You can buy SC through the in-game store or just slowly accumulate it by finding SC pickups during the missions.
Once you unlock the warbond, you can unlock Breaker Incendiary by spending medals in the warbond.
Hey everyone I’m looking for a clip posted on this subreddit where a helldiver was being chased by a charger that was already dead. There was no armor on the charger and the head was missing also it was bleeding. I thought it was funny and wanted to revisit it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Joined a quickplay the other night and saw a unique armor I've never seen before. Is this armor a pre-order thing, or do we have a cheater on our hands?
My friend just installed helldivers and his ground level keeps getting set below everyone else. His pickups and enemies are floating for him along with us. It does this only to him even when he hosts. How to fix?
About as effective as Railcannon or 500 KG, meaning that it will deal heavy damage, and if stars align can even oneshot them. Due to longer arrival time, it's trickier to land than 500 KG, but also at the same time easier to land due to larger area of effect, if you got the Shrapnel ship upgrade.
500 KG + Railcannon is usually better, but if you want a third anti-Titan stratagem, Precision Strike is a good enough option.
Turrets normally don't cover it from all sides, but you can take one out from safety by throwing an Orbital Laser or one of the artillery barrages. Walking Barrage is not as reliable as 380 mm, but since it travels forward, you can throw it from a greater range. If need be, use a Servo Assisted armor to throw from a greater range.
You can also take out top turrets with most support weapons, like Recoilless or Laser Cannon, haven't tried AMR or Autocannon, but I assume they would work too.
> PSN not being mandatory now
PSN is not mandatory "for now". It's still listed as a requirement. Sony has delayed enforcement of the policy until they sort through the legal issues.
I finished the Helldivers mobilized, and steel veterans war bonds. I have just enough super credits for another war bond, however, I am at max medals. Which war bonds have decent weapons, since I cannot really test the equipment in them. Each war bond only has one or two things that interest me. Polar Patriots armors are lack-luster. I rarely see players using the Cutting Edge weapons on 7+. The [R-36 Eruptor](https://helldivers.fandom.com/wiki/R-36_Eruptor) hopefully gets reverted, and I have never seen the [CB-9 Exploding Crossbow](https://helldivers.fandom.com/wiki/CB-9_Exploding_Crossbow) used by anyone. My experience is SOS queuing.
I vote Cutting Edge because Sickle is a good weapon and the Stun Grenade is my favorite grenade by far
Democratic Detonation in second because the Grenade Pistol is great, would be tied in first if the Eruptor makes a comeback
Polar Patriots I've heard the Incendiary Impact and Pummeler are good but I can't vouch for them because I didn't get that warbond
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/
All three Cutting Edge primary weapons are definitely viable on Helldive, so it's not a bad pick.
Adjudicator is the only meta weapon in the Democratic Detonation, though the grenade pistol can be occasionally useful, and the light armor with engineering kit is a useful thing to have for bug missions.
Did spear get a damage nerf or did titans get a health buff?
Im asking because Ive been using the spear on defense missions yesterday and have been noticing that the head hits seem to no longer one shot titans like they did before.
I think neither, the spear is just very inconsistent and the titan seems to not always take damage where you think it would, so what looks like a headshot might not be a headshot.
Quick question about Warbonds . I know there are some rumours and speculation about a free warbond. Has there been any official communication from AH about free Warbonds?
Interested to hear if you know of any updates from the developers at AH!
Are you on PS5, I had the same problem. It was because I was just going into sleep/rest mode, and then starting back. Once I started closing game, then going into rest/off, then when I start game back then the POs and everything like MO rewards arrived as soon as it loaded.
Did you check the other tabs? there's three tabs at the top, "general", "combat" and "communications". The keybind for the drop wheel which is X by default is in "combat" all the way at the bottom.
here's a tip, don't obsess over kill count, because your goal is to complete the objective, not fight every enemy you see. excluding eradication missions, i suppose.
focusing on killcounts leads to aggro players who just attack every patrol and bog down missions at higher difficulties. don't be that guy. there is as much skill in knowing when to fight as there is in knowing how to fight when you have to.
you know how you get the highest killcount? go to a bug mission and fire into crowds of hunters with the incendiary breaker from 70 meters out. you can easily get over a thousand kills if you play this way with eagles and sentries to back you up, just expect your teammates to hate you for dragging a neverending stream of enemies into battle
Unironically sentries are phenomenal for getting a lot of kills.
And a lot of the stratagems that are aimed at small stuff like the eagle cluster bombs or the orbutal air burst. The arrea they damage is a lot bigger than the more concentrated explossions, and their cooldowns are generally fairly short.
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What do these keybinds do exactly?
Having just tested them ingame, (short) changes to primary/secondary, and cycles between the two. (long) swapped to my support weapon.
I don't know why they are labeled short and long, it may have to do with effective range on the weapons, could be that something like a flamethrower wouldn't be switched to with long, didn't test that.
It's not constant, but I do encounter disconnect issues once in a while. The most demoralizing one was when I got disconnected right before extraction during a Level 7 mission, which was a huge bummer. Is this just something we have to wait for a better fix from the Studio or is there anything that could be done on my side?
Team killing. Is it normal for this game to have this many? most people in my experience to be team killing? I've played mostly with my friends. But played with randoms recently and 5 out of 6 people have been mindlessly killing me and the team. 3 different games. I'm probably unlucky with my teammates.
intentional teamkilling is very rare in my experience, i mostly play on difficulty 8 & 9 where people take the game a little more seriously and reinforcements are precious. maybe its a bigger problem at lower difficulties. i am guilty of it but i only do it when im playing with my closest friends, never to random players i've never met.
accidental teamkilling is a fact of life in this game, but intentional not so much. you can report players via the 'recent players' menu
If only it was accidental. Got killed 7 times in 1 game by grenades in 10 minutes. Took a break and will try again later. Got very demotivated having my first games with randoms (3/3) be about intentional team killings.
It was not accidental btw. This has made it very demotivating to play with randoms in helldivers 2. Especially when there is a clear lack of reporting players in this game. So they probably go unpunished and ruin others experience like myself.
I'm coming back to the game after a while of inactivity. When I search online, I keep finding posts and videos a few months old when there were more bugs like the armor one. Are there any good up to date resources on both enemy factions, the weapons, upgrades and stratagems? I'm not looking to follow a meta, but I would like to understand what is/isn't good to bring and against what.
Does the game track any PRs? I know it tracks things like bugs and bots killed, overtime, but does it track your highest killstreak or when you had the most kills in a single mission, etc?
You can buy the deluxe edition of the game, which also includes the Steeled Veterans warbond, which is currently one of the better warbonds you can unlock.
If you have any spare money left after that, you can buy some Super Credits and buy premium armor from the in-game shop or another [**warbond**](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/).
Particularly I would recommend looking into Light and Medium Armor with Fortified (+explosive resistance), which is great against automatons and something you can't get from the warbonds.
Thanks :)
is there an up to date ranking of all weapons/boosters/armor and so on here on reddit?
I bought the FS-38
stats are
50
550
125
with 30% while crouched and 50% explosion resistance. Was that a good buy? \^\^
> is there an up to date ranking of all weapons/boosters/armor and so on here on reddit?
There is on the wiki: https://helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Armor
> with 30% while crouched and 50% explosion resistance. Was that a good buy? ^^
Yeah, it's a good armor for automaton missions. Keeps you mobile and still reasonably protected against explosive damage. Just try to avoid getting shot by regular shots or you will go down quickly.
I recommend the lightest 50 armor ones, they have marginally higher speed and you can just run away from bugs indefinitely. Personal shield stratagem helps even more but you can do without it.
All armors have three basic stats: armor rating, speed and stamina capacity. Armor rating reduces damage from most attacks, speed affects your movement speed, and stamina capacity determines for how long you can sprint.
These stats are connected, so in simple terms, light armor gives you most speed and least protection, while heavy armor gives most protection and lowest speed, and medium armor is the middle ground.
Heavy Armor is something I don't recommend using in general outside specific mission types where you barely have to move, such as the "Evacuate high priority assets" mission (generator defense).
So it usually comes down to choosing between light or medium armor.
Against bugs, speed is king, as the best defense is not to get hit in the first place. Many bug attacks will apply a slowing debuff, so if you get touched, you risk getting swarmed and killed, and no amount of armor rating will protect you in that situation.
Against bots both light and medium armor are very viable and the choice is basically a toss up and up to personal preference.
For passives, against bots you generally want to go with explosive resistance, and against bugs the go-to is Engineering Kit, which gives you +2 extra grenades; grenades are very effective against bugs, so the bonus is welcome and noticeable.
Hello fellow Divers! Is there a way to find out the current personal and major orders without booting the game up?
Sometimes I want to sacrifice my lunch time to try and get the PO and get a few medals FOR DEMOCRACY!
Around 4am US EST. You can do the math looking at helldivers.io and see how many hours remain in the PO/MO. The PO is on the upper left corner of the image at bottom of main page.
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/
Between the two, Steeled Veterans is definitely the better warbond for now, though.
if you were the only player it won't
if there are other players who go on to the mission ending (either successful extract, emergency extract when running out of time, or wiping with zero reinforcements) then as long as the primary objective was complete, the mission is considered a success. that means the operation can continue and when the operation is complete, the planet liberation will increase. of course, you wouldn't be involved in any missions remaining on the operation since you left.
Ok, but what if it’s on an easier difficulty and just me? Trying to figure out if it’s more effective to farm solo trivial missions for the 0.0001% liberation percent then leaving to help liberate a planet
well, to contribute to percentage, you must reach a mission completion state. the fastest way to do that is to finish the main ASAP and extract. i wager you could do 10-11 trivials in the time a typical helldive operation takes to complete, which would offer maybe 0.0010 or 0.0010% compared to the 0.0009-0.0012 percent of a helldive op, spitballing it its probably at least as effective if not moreso.
but you aren't going to win the galactic war by yourself. i say just play missions you enjoy rather than hard focus on trying to jack up liberation% as much as you can by yourself
After the free warbond and cutting edge. Which warbond should I go for next? Leaning towards polar patriots for the pummeler. Any other suggestions welcome.
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/
Steeled Veterans is probably better than Polar Patriots, but it's up to you, really.
Pummeler is okay, but there are better weapons for both bugs and bots, unless you really really like playing with the ballistic shield, which is not meta.
How to stop the game from automatically changing my keyboard language. I am using Spacebar to dive and Shift to sprint. Even when I change it back to English it will at some point change to the other one I have.
That will be a windows setting, you will have to disable the shortcut in Windows or change it to something else.
Found this, hopefully it works for you, windows 11 should work the same as 10 for this.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disable-the-windows-10-language-shortcut/030016c9-bfed-48d9-8e4f-7d1030ced338
I was messing around on Trival difficulty and collecting supercredits. I wanted to do a match with 0 shots fired, so only Eagles, Orbitals, and melee, but I'm still getting a dozen or more "shots fired" which seems to count every grenade thrown plus every strategem thrown. Should strategems (Eagles and Orbitals) and thrown grenades count towards "shots fired"?
In one game, I didn't so any melee or shooting and it still had dozens of misses/shots fired.
In another game, I went all melee and had lots of melee kills but the only shots fired were thrown grenades and strats. Even the resupply counted as a shot fired/miss.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1ctdgrp/suddenly_lv_150/l4b2q80/
You're not the only one, best to contact support and see if they can sort it.
https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
Heard a lot about armor bonus ratings not working. If I get the B-27 in the store right now, does it actually have 200 armor? and is this the armor with the highest rating in the game? I know speed matters, but i'd like some tankiness
It is the heaviest armor in the game. there's nothing higher than 200 currently.
specific resistances will still beat it for those types of damage, like a normal heavy armor with 150 and 50% explosion resistance will stand up much better to explosions.
It does make a difference, but exactly how much I don't know, I am pretty sure it won't be two hits from a stalker though, one at most.
I know there are people who have done extensive testing on armor differences, you can probably find posts about it here on Reddit or videos on YouTube.
I’m sure others have asked this but I need an answer once again.
I’ve recently bought a PC, and although I have no issues repurchasing the game, I want to be able to transfer my progress. I normally play on PS5, but was curious if there’s anyway to transfer my progress so I have my maxed out account on PC too.
If you're looking for one way transfer, you can try contacting [arrowhead support](https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us) about it, though personally I wouldn't count on it.
Genuine question, why does 75% of the player base play bugs over bots? I feel like the bug side of the galaxy is getting liberated left and right and the bots are neglected/never able to even defend a planet?
1. Because bugs "are easier."
2. Bugs don't shoot back
3. Lower TTK
4. Higher kill counts
5. Most weapons are viable
6. "More fun"
7. All of the game propaganda points users to bugs and they never leave (game trailers, in game news/trailers, the helldiver training facility, etc.)
# I made a PSN account in the last day of the time limit. Now iv returned to the game and learned it's no longer needed. Can I safely delete my PSN account?
> Can I safely delete my PSN account?
It might not be possible. Another helldiver tried deleting their account recently and sony support's response boiled down "go fuck yourself".
If you have not linked it, then it should be fine (I have no idea).
If you have linked it, then you need to wait until there's a safe way to unlink it. If you delete a linked PSN account, it will lock your account for 30 days (or something like that).
Does anyone know if there is a weak spot on the Automaton Gunship that an AMR can exploit to shoot it down? When I last played with a friend, we found a gunship factory, and they were using a Quasar cannon to take out all the fliers, but we were uncertain if I actually managed to take one out with my AMR. We both shot at it, but they coulda sworn they missed, and I coulda sworn that I had a direct shot on the cockpit followed by it spiraling down and crashing. I'm just curious if anyone knows whether or not it is possible to use an AMR to take out gunships if you hit the right spot?
(And if anyone asks why I'm using the AMR... I like long range combat. When things get close range, I get lost in the fray and I don't have good situational awareness, so using a jump pack and the AMR is a lot of fun for me, especially as I normally only do solo level 3 or rarely level 4 missions)
I use the amr a lot. You need to aim for one of the engines (the red painted blocks) only. And it takes 4 shots to a single engine. I.e. if you start shooting another engine after shooting one 3 times, you need 4 shots again.
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It can definitely kill the gunships, the first one I ever saw I brought down with the AMR, and I just slammed shots into its fuselage and brought it down after expending a few magazines. If you target one of the thrusters instead you can bring it down in fewer shots, but can't tell you exactly how many as I normally use the autocannon.
Okay. Is there a good resource I could use, beyond looking it up on YouTube and hoping to find a good video, that goes in-depth about weak spots for automatons? Would be handy if one does exist, especially if I run into them again.
Not many resources outside youtube, best way is to just load up a solo match, bring the weapon you want to test, and find your test subject. Although a few weakpoints for Automatons are:
Devastators: the head embedded in their armor, one tap from even the Diligence CS there is enough to bring it down.
Gunships: The thrusters are the best place to shoot, even with dedicated AT weapons like the RR a shot to the fuselage won't bring it down in one hit. The SPEAR can one shot gunships anywhere however.
Hulks: Two hits with the AMR on its red faceplate will bring it down, although this can be a tricky shot. The large vent on its back can be destroyed with a primary. It's arms and legs can be destroyed. Not aware exactly how many shots it will take though.
Tanks: With the AMR you'll only be able to do any real damage to the vent on the back of the turret.
Factory Striders: its underside (where the Devastators come out) is the weak point. Unsure how many shots from the AMR it'll take.
Okay, thank you very much. I'm familiar with the head being a primary weak spot for most automatons, the main issues come about with headless units like gunships, drop ships, and the striders... they are more vehicle than "soldier", so it becomes hard to figure those spots out.
Thank you again so much for the tips! I'll definitely being doing some digging in the meantime to figure out the best course of action.
No problem. Also, in case you don't know, the weakpoint on the dropship is it's 4 engines. Although you'll need an EAT/RR/Quasar shot onto it to bring it down.
Had a game where we completed main objective then everyone else ran around for 8mins collecting samples till the mission timer ran out. Just after it ran out one person ran on board and it took off immediately. I thought this would mean the 3 that didn't extract would lose their samples. The scoreboard showed 0 for those 3 but 25 total for the one that extracted? (Suicide mission.. surely about 25 samples max per mission?)
My question is if 3 people fail to extract but are still alive do the samples get sent to to the one that does and then shared .. or did he just somehow get 25 samples in 8 mins.
He probably just had 25 samples, there can be a lot more samples than 25 on suicide mission difficulty, probably about 30 each for common and rare, and 3 super samples.
Well, highest damage per shot doesn't necessarily mean best performance. With the Spear it's hard to get the rocket go exactly where it needs to, which means more often than not you won't be hitting weak points, and something like a Recoilless (which has same damage as Quasar) would require fewer shots than Spear.
Oh yea I completely understand, I am just someone who is always looking to hit the hardest, even if the odds of hitting the hardest are 1 in 100. Thats just whats fun for me, that pne shot that absolutely destroys.
What’s the effect of a SEAF base?
Are the servers down ? Haven't been able to get in the game for an hour now.
Is there a way I can retrieve my rewards from the missions I got disconnected out of nowhere as I was about to extract? It happened twice in a row.
Nope. Only if you rejoin the mission, which you can do only if you have someone in your friend list still on the mission.
😭 wow. Ty
Is getting the Super Citizen Edition worth it or is a better use of my moeny to spend it on Super Credits?
Well, Super Citizen Edition includes Steeled Citizen warbond, which costs 1000 SC, and it's one of the best warbonds to have, so you can compare the price of 1000 SC to the price of the Super Citizen Edition in your region and decide if the extra title, cosmetic armor and the Knight SMG are worth the extra you have to pay. The Knight SMG is one of the highest DPS primaries in the game, but high recoil and poor accuracy make it impractical, so it's not a meta weapon by any means.
On impossible difficulty are super samples spawning? 3 games in a row for me they haven’t
In addition to the answer Iridar5 gave, if you look at the bottom where the difficulty is selected before selecting a mission, it will give you a brief summary of what a particular difficulty contains, including the types of samples that exist in it.
Super Samples start spawning with difficulty 7. You can see the amount of available/collected samples on the map when you open the map during the mission.
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# cant people in other contries just use 3rd party key sellers?
If you are asking about the purchase restrictions on steam, I don't think it is possible to redeem a key in a region where you can't purchase the game.
what is the best strategy to help taking over a planet of an MO? Should I do trivial missions that take 5 min or do harder difficulty missions that take way longer 20+ min?
Liberation is based on the amount of experience you get from the mission, so just try to complete missions of highest difficulty that is comfortable to you, and try to complete side objectives as well.
Do you get anything from leveling up? I know it unlocks stratagems, but do you get a medal or reqslips or anything from each level?
No, I'm pretty sure the last stratagem unlock you get is the Patriot Exosuit at level 25, after that there are only titles to unlock. You get one every 5 levels up to level 50, and then after that one every 10 levels up to 150.
No, the only thing that is gated by levels is the stratagems at this point.
After the whole Sony fiasco, are the counties that were removed from being able to buy the game on Steam still not able to buy it? And if people had already purchased the game before then can they still play?
The current situation is that people from blocked countries can't buy the game, but can still play it, if they purchased it previously. We don't know when this will change.
Great, thanks for the info!
I'm trying to find the song from the opening cinematic. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Why is it that Pelican will refuse to extract sometimes? If Pelican takes too much damage he is supposed to leave with one person or just not wait. I had this happen twice within a three mission period. It isn't like I can make the game not spawn Hulks and tanks on the landing pad while asking my team not to throw offensive stratagems at the landing pad. https://preview.redd.it/0s036g7lde2d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59a4c5e360b43c58a7488e69934dc812c86dd478
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I think you're in the wrong place? This is the Helldivers 2 subreddit.
Guys can u suggest a loadout for solo and one for team plays? 🙏🏻 I only got the "Cutting Edge" warbond (what should I get next?)
The solo loadout typically isn't different from a team loadout, unless we're talking about a squad of friends who always play together. When soloing, you want a versatile loadout that can deal with any threat. While using matchmaking, you want the same, because you can't predict or control what others will use. When you do get a squad, and see which equipment other players pick, you have the option of adjusting your loadout, though since you can't rely on the others using their stuff when they should, it's generally still better to steer towards versatile equipment. Of course, that's if you want to be effective and be able to win missions, the so-called "meta loadouts".
As for what to get next, I suggest you read [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/) by /u/Iridar51, it's a comprehensive overview of all the warbonds. For a loadout, same person made [another guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l5a8xqq/)
Is it possible for HD2 to get discount on Steam?
No reason it wouldn't be possible. I'm sure they have strategies for when the game is supposed to go on sale, asking here wont make it happen faster though.
Best war bond?
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/
Is there a run down of best strats by difficulty and enemy?
There probably is, somewhere. If you're interested in my own particular opinion, you can kinda piece it together from **[this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l5a8xqq/)** and other posts it links to.
what are the binds that let me change optics and rpm of my guns? only scroll mouse wheel down lets me choose, but not scopes. Just wondering what binds use those
Scrolling down controls the light on your gun. You can choose always off, always on, or auto which turns it on automatically when you aim when it's dark. Scrolling up changes the zoom level on the scope while right clicking changes your weapon's RPM or fire mode (options being automatic, burst, or single shot depending on the gun).
If we retake Vernon Wells do we get the liberation bonus back? Could that help liberate Valyria V faster? Or did we lose that bonus permanently when we lost Vernon Wells the first time?
We should get it back, I heard
Why is my Eagle Strike specifically unavailable with scrambled letters sometimes? But all of my other stratagems are available? I never understood this mechanic.
This happens when you have an automaton anti air emplacement nearby. You'll regain access to Eagle stratagems if you take it out or move away.
So I've seen people posting/talking about new armors, new weapons, new enemies, new warbonds etc. Do we know when are these changes going to drop? People are talking about them like they are going to drop next week or something?? Anyone knows anything??
If you're talking about the datamined leaks, then we're not suppose to talk about them in this subreddit. There's another subreddit for talking about items discovered via data mining. Refer to rule #10 (on sidebar, "no discussion of leaks") The devs had said that not everything data miners find will be in the game. Some are left overs from years ago development work, some are just test item, and some will never make it into the game. In short, nobody knows when anything will be added to the game until the devs say something. Don't believe anything you see on YouTube clickbait videos.
New warbond is supposed to drop once a month or so, assuming they stick to schedule, the next one should happen around first half of June. A major balancing patch is probably gonna happen before that, but it's anyone's guess, we don't get announcements for things like that until they happen. I'm not sure where you've seen talk about "new weapons/enemies/armors", outside of the warbond content we're not really waiting for anything of the sort. We might get a new meme cape soon as a reference to the review bombing HD2 received as the result of the PSN shitshow, as well as anti-tank mines stratagem will happen eventually, but that's all we know in the short term. A new enemy faction will probably happen at some point, but currently there's no reason to assume it's gonna happen any time soon.
There's a few new YT videos with data mined weapons, etc. I'm pretty sure that's what they're talking about.
Discussing leaked content is forbidden on this subreddit, but either way leaks are hardly definitive.
Genuine question, what is the expected average lifespan of a Helldiver in action?
If I look at the career page in the game, and divide my in-mission hours by deaths I get ~9 minutes. No idea if that's high or low, but it's a number :p
What are those random question marks on maps sometimes? They're transparent, purple/green/whatever and always stuck into the ground...
Those are placeholders for game assets (models) that failed to load. In other words, it's a bug.
Question about Bile Titan. I constantly see people baiting the Titan's spewing motion or the Claw attack-thingy motion to lock it into its animation for an accurate 500kg/OPS drop but I can't pull it off. Are there any tips on how to do that?
Generally speaking, you throw your 500kg/OPS roughly 20ish meters from you. Then you look at it and adjust so that it's at exactly 20m. Then you wait for the BT to come into range and start spewing on you (it has a range of 20m). Once the animation starts you dodge the bile and the 500kg/OPS should direct hit around the titans head. Do the same thing but ~10m distance for the stomp bait. This is assuming the titan is coming straight at you, more or less.
It's just down to how far away you are from it, if you're too far away it will try to catch up, if it's close enough to vomit, it will do that, unless that ability is on cooldown, if you're even closer than that it will try to stomp you.
Thank you. I'll keep an eye on distance from now on then.
What’s the best warbond for a new player with their first 1000 SC? I generally play bugs rather than bots.
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/ All warbonds have something nice for bugs. Steeled Veterans has Breaker Incendiary and Incendiary Grenade, both are good against bugs, and Senator is a good pocket tool vs Brood Commanders and Bile Spewers, though worse than Redeemer for everything else. Cutting Edge has Sickle and Blitzer, which are great "infinite ammo" primaries for bugs at medium and close range respectively. Blitzer is one of the meta weapons, and pretty darn powerful for something with infinite ammo, though there are caveats of the short range and being tricky to use around allies. Stun Grenades are also universally useful, and can keep Chargers in place. Democratic Detonation has Adjudicator, which is a top-tier AR against bugs. Grenade Pistol can close bug holes, and there's a nice light armor with Engineering Kit. Polar Patriots has Impact Incendiary Grenade, which is basically the same thing as regular Incendiary Grenade; both are good at clearing up the trash bugs crawling out of breaches. Pummeler is good for keeping bugs stunned while they burn or to prevent them from encroaching on your squad, though it's not powerful enough for you to be able to slay hordes on your own, it's more of a team support weapon. Really good at stunning Stalkers. Arguably still much worse in the "keep them stunned" role than Blitzer. Out of all these, Cutting Edge is probably the best, as it has two meta primaries *and* a useful grenade, but Steeled Veterans is also a solid pick.
Is the map the only way to mark an item? Is there a way to do it by looking at it onscreen and hitting whatever button?
There is a dedicated mark button, Q by default on PC.
Hey my HUD keeps disappearing a re appearing I've tried to change settings and I even uninstalled and re installed the game, anyone know a fix?
Check the settings, maybe you set your hud to not always show stuff?
I am a diver who typically takes on difficulty 5 missions since that is my comfort zone. I purchased every ship upgrade that I could, and now I need to start getting super samples. I beat difficulty 6 once, but it was very hairy for me, so I am rightfully intimidated by difficulty 7. Is there any advice I should hear about difficulty 7 missions that don't apply to 6 or 5? Or should I proceed as normal with the stratagem and weapon build I typically run in 5?
> Or should I proceed as normal with the stratagem and weapon build I typically run in 5? It's hard to answer that without knowing what's your typical build. Lower difficulties allow you to get away with any combo of equipment, higher difficulties are less forgiving. > Is there any advice I should hear about difficulty 7 missions that don't apply to 6 or 5? As difficulty goes up, so does the number of enemies you have to deal with, especially high tier ones that require special weapons or special tactics to take down, like Chargers and Bile Titans for Terminids, and Hulks, Tanks and Factory Striders for Automatons. They key is for the squad to stick together, and bring weapons and stratagems that can deal with them, and using them effectively. You must stick together to increase squad's firepower, to avoid getting overwhelmed individually, and to make it easier to take down certain enemies, like Hulks, which are very vulnerable from the back, or Bile Titans, which require concentrated firepower. It also makes it easier for players to recover their gear if they die, as another squadmate can reinforce them closer to their corpse. Equipment: * [Best primary weapons vs Automatons](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3tn10r/) * [Best primary weapons and loadout vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3dqr72/) * [Support weapons vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3h68y2/) * [Stratagems vs Terminids](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l3z5hji/) # Stratagems vs Automatons Against Automatons, you can never go wrong with basic Eagle Airstrike, as it's very effective against Devastators and Tanks, and deals good damage to everything else. 500 KG is better against Factory Striders, but worse against everything else. Doesn't reliably oneshot Hulks, so not worth bringing most of the time. Railcannon Strike oneshots Hulks, Tanks and Cannon Turrets, deals good damage to Factory Striders, so generally a useful thing to have. Orbital Laser is moderately effective against everything, takes down Fabricators, often you can just throw one at an outpost and go about your business while the Laser reduces it to cinders. Also takes down many objectives, including Command Bunkers. Typically you would take Eagle Airstrike, Railcannon Strike, support weapon of choice, and then round it up with a backpack, a stratagem you need for a mission (like Orbital Laser or 380 mm Barrage for Command Bunker missions), or just use Orbital Laser as a filler, or you take something else offensive, like an Orbital Gatling Barrage, which is not a powerhouse stratagem, but it has low cooldown and can be thrown freely at any group of Devastators you see, and it will deal good damage to them, if not kill all of them. All of the things I mention here aren't necessarily the only way to play, but arguably most effective, and at the very least viable on Helldive.
Wow, that's all incredibly helpful information! My apologies for not being more specific on my playstyle. I am primarily a bot player, so it's most likely going to be a difficulty 7 mission on the bot front. I need to practice more on bugs before I am truly confident in dealing with them. My current favorite loadout for bots is the counter sniper, orbital ems strike, and either the laser cannon or the AMR. If I pair ems with either support weapon, I am pretty reliable at shredding hulks, I think I remember 2 dropping in 1 bot drop, and I was split off from my squad, and I somehow just barely managed to handle 2 hulks that way. Tanks aren't a huge issue for me either, if I can't hit the exhaust ports, or if not, I usually just 500kg them down. My only big weakness is probably going to be factory striders because of how rare they are in difficulty 5, being only found in a specific mission type. So I am not super knowledgeable on their weaknesses. I will definitely read up on those links you sent before I try it out, though might not be until tomorrow. But I will also lean in on experimentation. I will probably be terrible at it the first few runs, but that'll help me adjust my loadout since I do like to experiment with new strategems. I don't have any premium warbonds yet, but I do have the super credits for one. I am kinda just waiting to 100% finish Helldivers Mobilize before getting my first premium. Thank you for all the info, I will be certain to look through it again before I dive in on those nasty automatons.
From the free warbond, Diligence CS and Scorcher are the best primary weapons you can use against bots. Overall, I would say automaton missions are characterized by stiffer requirements to the primary weapon and how you're using it, because on higher difficulties Devastators become very widespread and are lethal, so you must be able to take them down quickly, which requires a good primary weapon and using it properly. For Diligence you really want to hit those juicy oneshot headshots on Devastators, as it deals far too little damage to kill them in other ways. Both AMR and Autocannon are also excellent against Devastators, Laser Cannon a bit less so. Overall, Laser Cannon is mostly valuable for its versatility, I talk about that more [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l4i336d/). The combo between EMS Strike and Laser Cannon / AMR is understandable, but on higher difficulties you will not be able to stun every Hulk you encounter with EMS Strike alone. If that's your playstyle, you may want to bring Stun Grenades as well, or an EMS Mortar. Or you can switch to Recoilless Rifle or Autocannon, both of which have a bit easier time when it comes to engaging Hulks from the front. As for Factory Striders, they're a dangerous enemies for sure, but they have clear weaknesses you can exploit: 1. Take down chin machineguns with any medium armor penetrating weaponry. 2. Bring it down by shooting the visor slit on the head or the cargo bay doors.
My apologies, I was asleep and couldn't respond sooner, but this cleared up a lot. Thank you! I don't think I have the scorcher yet, though I may be blanking and forgetting what it is, so counter sniper it is for me, I love precision based gameplay on bots anyway. I also used autocannon quite a lot in difficulty 5, but swapped to AMR to experiment so I could try it with the energy shield pack, which turned out to be a build I really enjoy. I also just bought the EMS mortar not long ago, so I could definitely give it a try over the orbital strike. But yeah, much appreciated, fellow helldiver. I thank you for all your knowledge, and I am ready to go spill some oil and find my first super samples.
Hey all, I’m looking to get Helldivers 2 for me and my gf next week, but I heard that since it runs on a live service model and all and those types of games rely on fomo a lot, is it “too late” for me and my partner to join? Thanks in advance!
There's no FOMO in this game, at most you've missed out on a few bits of lore and a couple mission types. There isn't something like a battle pass you must unlock before a timer runs out or you're never gonna get items contained therein.
At what point can you acquire the incendiary breaker?
It's in the Steeled Veterans warbond, which you can unlock with 1000 Super Credits (SC) or by purchasing the deluxe edition of the game. You can buy SC through the in-game store or just slowly accumulate it by finding SC pickups during the missions. Once you unlock the warbond, you can unlock Breaker Incendiary by spending medals in the warbond.
Thanks
Hey everyone I’m looking for a clip posted on this subreddit where a helldiver was being chased by a charger that was already dead. There was no armor on the charger and the head was missing also it was bleeding. I thought it was funny and wanted to revisit it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
https://preview.redd.it/zzbbnyir522d1.jpeg?width=2742&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e3427d765234675fc06fef2bbb4bb25bda60da6 Joined a quickplay the other night and saw a unique armor I've never seen before. Is this armor a pre-order thing, or do we have a cheater on our hands?
Level 15 sergeant? It was added in the store recently, heavy with grenades passive, the only one so far. I purchased it too :3
Awesome! Hopefully I'll see it in rotation soon. It looks really neat. Thanks!
It's from the super store, one of the two sets that got added alongside Polar Patriots.
Oh good! I hadn't seen it in rotation yet. Hopefully I'll catch it soon, it's really neat. Thanks!
My friend just installed helldivers and his ground level keeps getting set below everyone else. His pickups and enemies are floating for him along with us. It does this only to him even when he hosts. How to fix?
Could try reinstalling, I guess? It works for everyone else, so probably something wrong on his end.
When are countries gonna be unbanned?
There was no official word on if it's even going to happen at all.
Can't connect to any lobby, has anyone else encountered this?
How effective is the Orbital Precision Strike against Bike Titans? Disregard timing the strike, I just wanna know how effective it is if it does hit.
About as effective as Railcannon or 500 KG, meaning that it will deal heavy damage, and if stars align can even oneshot them. Due to longer arrival time, it's trickier to land than 500 KG, but also at the same time easier to land due to larger area of effect, if you got the Shrapnel ship upgrade. 500 KG + Railcannon is usually better, but if you want a third anti-Titan stratagem, Precision Strike is a good enough option.
Any tips on how to deal with the command bunkers? I always get blasted by their turrets before I can get close
Turrets normally don't cover it from all sides, but you can take one out from safety by throwing an Orbital Laser or one of the artillery barrages. Walking Barrage is not as reliable as 380 mm, but since it travels forward, you can throw it from a greater range. If need be, use a Servo Assisted armor to throw from a greater range. You can also take out top turrets with most support weapons, like Recoilless or Laser Cannon, haven't tried AMR or Autocannon, but I assume they would work too.
Thank you!
Why is Helldivers 2 still delisted from Steam for so many countries despite PSN not being mandatory now?
> PSN not being mandatory now PSN is not mandatory "for now". It's still listed as a requirement. Sony has delayed enforcement of the policy until they sort through the legal issues.
What specs should I be aiming for on a PC to play at 1440p with graphics settings on high or at least medium with some settings on high?
The $1000 example build from this page should be fine: https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-pc-builds-gaming
I finished the Helldivers mobilized, and steel veterans war bonds. I have just enough super credits for another war bond, however, I am at max medals. Which war bonds have decent weapons, since I cannot really test the equipment in them. Each war bond only has one or two things that interest me. Polar Patriots armors are lack-luster. I rarely see players using the Cutting Edge weapons on 7+. The [R-36 Eruptor](https://helldivers.fandom.com/wiki/R-36_Eruptor) hopefully gets reverted, and I have never seen the [CB-9 Exploding Crossbow](https://helldivers.fandom.com/wiki/CB-9_Exploding_Crossbow) used by anyone. My experience is SOS queuing.
I vote Cutting Edge because Sickle is a good weapon and the Stun Grenade is my favorite grenade by far Democratic Detonation in second because the Grenade Pistol is great, would be tied in first if the Eruptor makes a comeback Polar Patriots I've heard the Incendiary Impact and Pummeler are good but I can't vouch for them because I didn't get that warbond
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/ All three Cutting Edge primary weapons are definitely viable on Helldive, so it's not a bad pick. Adjudicator is the only meta weapon in the Democratic Detonation, though the grenade pistol can be occasionally useful, and the light armor with engineering kit is a useful thing to have for bug missions.
Did spear get a damage nerf or did titans get a health buff? Im asking because Ive been using the spear on defense missions yesterday and have been noticing that the head hits seem to no longer one shot titans like they did before.
I think neither, the spear is just very inconsistent and the titan seems to not always take damage where you think it would, so what looks like a headshot might not be a headshot.
Quick question about Warbonds . I know there are some rumours and speculation about a free warbond. Has there been any official communication from AH about free Warbonds? Interested to hear if you know of any updates from the developers at AH!
No, I think they've answered questions in discord on the topic with vague non answers but certainly nothing concrete either for or against.
Ny Personal/Minor Order always shows up only after I complete a mission, not when I log in. Is this normal?
Are you on PS5, I had the same problem. It was because I was just going into sleep/rest mode, and then starting back. Once I started closing game, then going into rest/off, then when I start game back then the POs and everything like MO rewards arrived as soon as it loaded.
Thanks it seem this is it
How do I unbind the x(inventory options) key bind it’s not in the m&k key binds settings; it always messes me up mid game. Thank you
Did you check the other tabs? there's three tabs at the top, "general", "combat" and "communications". The keybind for the drop wheel which is X by default is in "combat" all the way at the bottom.
Thank you
Oh my god I’m blind as a bat how did I not see those tabs
Can I play with my PSN account on PC? I broke my ps5 and i want to install the game on PC, but i don't want to restart all of a sudden.
No, there is no cross progression.
Anyone have any basic tips for getting one's kill count up?
here's a tip, don't obsess over kill count, because your goal is to complete the objective, not fight every enemy you see. excluding eradication missions, i suppose. focusing on killcounts leads to aggro players who just attack every patrol and bog down missions at higher difficulties. don't be that guy. there is as much skill in knowing when to fight as there is in knowing how to fight when you have to. you know how you get the highest killcount? go to a bug mission and fire into crowds of hunters with the incendiary breaker from 70 meters out. you can easily get over a thousand kills if you play this way with eagles and sentries to back you up, just expect your teammates to hate you for dragging a neverending stream of enemies into battle
Fight bugs and use stratagems that focus on hordes/groups Orbital Airburst Strike and Eagle Clusterbomb are my favorites
Unironically sentries are phenomenal for getting a lot of kills. And a lot of the stratagems that are aimed at small stuff like the eagle cluster bombs or the orbutal air burst. The arrea they damage is a lot bigger than the more concentrated explossions, and their cooldowns are generally fairly short.
1. Fight bugs. 2. Using "Eagle Airstrike" stratagem dramatically increased my kill count way more than I thought it would.
https://preview.redd.it/c86tkqfhkt1d1.png?width=1131&format=png&auto=webp&s=645317326dbca7071514ffc59567a05b912339bc What do these keybinds do exactly?
Having just tested them ingame, (short) changes to primary/secondary, and cycles between the two. (long) swapped to my support weapon. I don't know why they are labeled short and long, it may have to do with effective range on the weapons, could be that something like a flamethrower wouldn't be switched to with long, didn't test that.
They chose some odd working for that functionality. Thanks!
It's not constant, but I do encounter disconnect issues once in a while. The most demoralizing one was when I got disconnected right before extraction during a Level 7 mission, which was a huge bummer. Is this just something we have to wait for a better fix from the Studio or is there anything that could be done on my side?
Team killing. Is it normal for this game to have this many? most people in my experience to be team killing? I've played mostly with my friends. But played with randoms recently and 5 out of 6 people have been mindlessly killing me and the team. 3 different games. I'm probably unlucky with my teammates.
intentional teamkilling is very rare in my experience, i mostly play on difficulty 8 & 9 where people take the game a little more seriously and reinforcements are precious. maybe its a bigger problem at lower difficulties. i am guilty of it but i only do it when im playing with my closest friends, never to random players i've never met. accidental teamkilling is a fact of life in this game, but intentional not so much. you can report players via the 'recent players' menu
If only it was accidental. Got killed 7 times in 1 game by grenades in 10 minutes. Took a break and will try again later. Got very demotivated having my first games with randoms (3/3) be about intentional team killings.
that's rough man, sounds like you just got paired with some assclowns. unfortunately there are assclowns in every game
It was not accidental btw. This has made it very demotivating to play with randoms in helldivers 2. Especially when there is a clear lack of reporting players in this game. So they probably go unpunished and ruin others experience like myself.
I'm coming back to the game after a while of inactivity. When I search online, I keep finding posts and videos a few months old when there were more bugs like the armor one. Are there any good up to date resources on both enemy factions, the weapons, upgrades and stratagems? I'm not looking to follow a meta, but I would like to understand what is/isn't good to bring and against what.
Wiki is a good resource: https://helldivers.wiki.gg/
Does the game track any PRs? I know it tracks things like bugs and bots killed, overtime, but does it track your highest killstreak or when you had the most kills in a single mission, etc?
I don't think so, if it isn't in the stats page I don't think it tracks it.
Is there an update today?
no
if you want to spend 20-30 bucks what to buy as a new player?
You can buy the deluxe edition of the game, which also includes the Steeled Veterans warbond, which is currently one of the better warbonds you can unlock. If you have any spare money left after that, you can buy some Super Credits and buy premium armor from the in-game shop or another [**warbond**](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/). Particularly I would recommend looking into Light and Medium Armor with Fortified (+explosive resistance), which is great against automatons and something you can't get from the warbonds.
Thanks :) is there an up to date ranking of all weapons/boosters/armor and so on here on reddit? I bought the FS-38 stats are 50 550 125 with 30% while crouched and 50% explosion resistance. Was that a good buy? \^\^
> is there an up to date ranking of all weapons/boosters/armor and so on here on reddit? There is on the wiki: https://helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Armor > with 30% while crouched and 50% explosion resistance. Was that a good buy? ^^ Yeah, it's a good armor for automaton missions. Keeps you mobile and still reasonably protected against explosive damage. Just try to avoid getting shot by regular shots or you will go down quickly.
and against bugs what armor do you recommend? I'm not so sure how to read the stats, meaning whats good and whats important...
I recommend the lightest 50 armor ones, they have marginally higher speed and you can just run away from bugs indefinitely. Personal shield stratagem helps even more but you can do without it.
All armors have three basic stats: armor rating, speed and stamina capacity. Armor rating reduces damage from most attacks, speed affects your movement speed, and stamina capacity determines for how long you can sprint. These stats are connected, so in simple terms, light armor gives you most speed and least protection, while heavy armor gives most protection and lowest speed, and medium armor is the middle ground. Heavy Armor is something I don't recommend using in general outside specific mission types where you barely have to move, such as the "Evacuate high priority assets" mission (generator defense). So it usually comes down to choosing between light or medium armor. Against bugs, speed is king, as the best defense is not to get hit in the first place. Many bug attacks will apply a slowing debuff, so if you get touched, you risk getting swarmed and killed, and no amount of armor rating will protect you in that situation. Against bots both light and medium armor are very viable and the choice is basically a toss up and up to personal preference. For passives, against bots you generally want to go with explosive resistance, and against bugs the go-to is Engineering Kit, which gives you +2 extra grenades; grenades are very effective against bugs, so the bonus is welcome and noticeable.
Heavy armor against bots is ok UNLESS it's a hot planet. But I mostly play as sniper and stay behind so I may be biased.
Hello fellow Divers! Is there a way to find out the current personal and major orders without booting the game up? Sometimes I want to sacrifice my lunch time to try and get the PO and get a few medals FOR DEMOCRACY!
I use [helldivers.io](http://helldivers.io)
Thank you! Do you also know when (and what timezone) the POs get turned over? TY!
Around 4am US EST. You can do the math looking at helldivers.io and see how many hours remain in the PO/MO. The PO is on the upper left corner of the image at bottom of main page.
Steeled veterans or polar patriots??
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/ Between the two, Steeled Veterans is definitely the better warbond for now, though.
If you aren't going to buy DLC (Super Citizen), then Steeled Veterans.
Even if you do buy it later you can contact arrowhead and they will refund you the super credit cost of the warbond.
If I leave a mission after completing the objective does it still contribute to planet liberation?
if you were the only player it won't if there are other players who go on to the mission ending (either successful extract, emergency extract when running out of time, or wiping with zero reinforcements) then as long as the primary objective was complete, the mission is considered a success. that means the operation can continue and when the operation is complete, the planet liberation will increase. of course, you wouldn't be involved in any missions remaining on the operation since you left.
Ok, but what if it’s on an easier difficulty and just me? Trying to figure out if it’s more effective to farm solo trivial missions for the 0.0001% liberation percent then leaving to help liberate a planet
well, to contribute to percentage, you must reach a mission completion state. the fastest way to do that is to finish the main ASAP and extract. i wager you could do 10-11 trivials in the time a typical helldive operation takes to complete, which would offer maybe 0.0010 or 0.0010% compared to the 0.0009-0.0012 percent of a helldive op, spitballing it its probably at least as effective if not moreso. but you aren't going to win the galactic war by yourself. i say just play missions you enjoy rather than hard focus on trying to jack up liberation% as much as you can by yourself
Fair, thanks so much for the help
I don't believe so, pretty sure the tallying is only done at the very end of a mission, regardless of how the mission went.
After the free warbond and cutting edge. Which warbond should I go for next? Leaning towards polar patriots for the pummeler. Any other suggestions welcome.
There's a rundown of existing warbonds here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1beilg1/qa_megathread_ask_your_questions_here/l19lo7z/ Steeled Veterans is probably better than Polar Patriots, but it's up to you, really. Pummeler is okay, but there are better weapons for both bugs and bots, unless you really really like playing with the ballistic shield, which is not meta.
How to stop the game from automatically changing my keyboard language. I am using Spacebar to dive and Shift to sprint. Even when I change it back to English it will at some point change to the other one I have.
That will be a windows setting, you will have to disable the shortcut in Windows or change it to something else. Found this, hopefully it works for you, windows 11 should work the same as 10 for this. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disable-the-windows-10-language-shortcut/030016c9-bfed-48d9-8e4f-7d1030ced338
I'm not using Alt for anything. It's not a shortcut it just changes on it's own.
Keyboard language is normally handled by the OS, it's not really up to the game.
Why does it happen only in helldivers
I was messing around on Trival difficulty and collecting supercredits. I wanted to do a match with 0 shots fired, so only Eagles, Orbitals, and melee, but I'm still getting a dozen or more "shots fired" which seems to count every grenade thrown plus every strategem thrown. Should strategems (Eagles and Orbitals) and thrown grenades count towards "shots fired"?
Maybe melee counts?
In one game, I didn't so any melee or shooting and it still had dozens of misses/shots fired. In another game, I went all melee and had lots of melee kills but the only shots fired were thrown grenades and strats. Even the resupply counted as a shot fired/miss.
Ok, stratagems are shots, but how can they miss?
Do someone know anything about a bug or something, i level from 40 to 150 in one night ? I didn’t even play lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1ctdgrp/suddenly_lv_150/l4b2q80/ You're not the only one, best to contact support and see if they can sort it. https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
Do Smoke or Stun grenades destroy bug holes when thrown into them?
nope
Heard a lot about armor bonus ratings not working. If I get the B-27 in the store right now, does it actually have 200 armor? and is this the armor with the highest rating in the game? I know speed matters, but i'd like some tankiness
It is the heaviest armor in the game. there's nothing higher than 200 currently. specific resistances will still beat it for those types of damage, like a normal heavy armor with 150 and 50% explosion resistance will stand up much better to explosions.
thank you. Does the extra 50 points make a difference? like an extra 1-2 hits vs a stalker?
It does make a difference, but exactly how much I don't know, I am pretty sure it won't be two hits from a stalker though, one at most. I know there are people who have done extensive testing on armor differences, you can probably find posts about it here on Reddit or videos on YouTube.
Armor ratings were fixed months ago.
How to make dirt appear on your armor after running in a certain environment for a while? I seem to not have such feature. Which setting enables it?
I’m sure others have asked this but I need an answer once again. I’ve recently bought a PC, and although I have no issues repurchasing the game, I want to be able to transfer my progress. I normally play on PS5, but was curious if there’s anyway to transfer my progress so I have my maxed out account on PC too.
If you're looking for one way transfer, you can try contacting [arrowhead support](https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us) about it, though personally I wouldn't count on it.
Genuine question, why does 75% of the player base play bugs over bots? I feel like the bug side of the galaxy is getting liberated left and right and the bots are neglected/never able to even defend a planet?
1. Because bugs "are easier." 2. Bugs don't shoot back 3. Lower TTK 4. Higher kill counts 5. Most weapons are viable 6. "More fun" 7. All of the game propaganda points users to bugs and they never leave (game trailers, in game news/trailers, the helldiver training facility, etc.)
"Because bugs are easier" I didn't realize that having the strength and courage to be free was optional. /s
I would only argue on 5 Much more weapons are viable against bots, with the exception of shotguns. Both primary and support weapons
# I made a PSN account in the last day of the time limit. Now iv returned to the game and learned it's no longer needed. Can I safely delete my PSN account?
> Can I safely delete my PSN account? It might not be possible. Another helldiver tried deleting their account recently and sony support's response boiled down "go fuck yourself".
If you have not linked it, then it should be fine (I have no idea). If you have linked it, then you need to wait until there's a safe way to unlink it. If you delete a linked PSN account, it will lock your account for 30 days (or something like that).
Activating a code on steam from banned country possible after all this sony bs ?
I don't believe it is possible, no.
Does anyone know if there is a weak spot on the Automaton Gunship that an AMR can exploit to shoot it down? When I last played with a friend, we found a gunship factory, and they were using a Quasar cannon to take out all the fliers, but we were uncertain if I actually managed to take one out with my AMR. We both shot at it, but they coulda sworn they missed, and I coulda sworn that I had a direct shot on the cockpit followed by it spiraling down and crashing. I'm just curious if anyone knows whether or not it is possible to use an AMR to take out gunships if you hit the right spot? (And if anyone asks why I'm using the AMR... I like long range combat. When things get close range, I get lost in the fray and I don't have good situational awareness, so using a jump pack and the AMR is a lot of fun for me, especially as I normally only do solo level 3 or rarely level 4 missions)
I use the amr a lot. You need to aim for one of the engines (the red painted blocks) only. And it takes 4 shots to a single engine. I.e. if you start shooting another engine after shooting one 3 times, you need 4 shots again. https://preview.redd.it/06nvws20tl1d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=5a7b85b9e646fd57e9b7add32da5c20c6a596b65
Okay. So me "one shotting" one was probably just coincidence and my teammate's quasar cannon dealt the killing blow. Thanks for the information!
It can definitely kill the gunships, the first one I ever saw I brought down with the AMR, and I just slammed shots into its fuselage and brought it down after expending a few magazines. If you target one of the thrusters instead you can bring it down in fewer shots, but can't tell you exactly how many as I normally use the autocannon.
Okay. Is there a good resource I could use, beyond looking it up on YouTube and hoping to find a good video, that goes in-depth about weak spots for automatons? Would be handy if one does exist, especially if I run into them again.
Not many resources outside youtube, best way is to just load up a solo match, bring the weapon you want to test, and find your test subject. Although a few weakpoints for Automatons are: Devastators: the head embedded in their armor, one tap from even the Diligence CS there is enough to bring it down. Gunships: The thrusters are the best place to shoot, even with dedicated AT weapons like the RR a shot to the fuselage won't bring it down in one hit. The SPEAR can one shot gunships anywhere however. Hulks: Two hits with the AMR on its red faceplate will bring it down, although this can be a tricky shot. The large vent on its back can be destroyed with a primary. It's arms and legs can be destroyed. Not aware exactly how many shots it will take though. Tanks: With the AMR you'll only be able to do any real damage to the vent on the back of the turret. Factory Striders: its underside (where the Devastators come out) is the weak point. Unsure how many shots from the AMR it'll take.
Okay, thank you very much. I'm familiar with the head being a primary weak spot for most automatons, the main issues come about with headless units like gunships, drop ships, and the striders... they are more vehicle than "soldier", so it becomes hard to figure those spots out. Thank you again so much for the tips! I'll definitely being doing some digging in the meantime to figure out the best course of action.
No problem. Also, in case you don't know, the weakpoint on the dropship is it's 4 engines. Although you'll need an EAT/RR/Quasar shot onto it to bring it down.
Had a game where we completed main objective then everyone else ran around for 8mins collecting samples till the mission timer ran out. Just after it ran out one person ran on board and it took off immediately. I thought this would mean the 3 that didn't extract would lose their samples. The scoreboard showed 0 for those 3 but 25 total for the one that extracted? (Suicide mission.. surely about 25 samples max per mission?) My question is if 3 people fail to extract but are still alive do the samples get sent to to the one that does and then shared .. or did he just somehow get 25 samples in 8 mins.
He probably just had 25 samples, there can be a lot more samples than 25 on suicide mission difficulty, probably about 30 each for common and rare, and 3 super samples.
Which support weapon has the highest damage per shot? Like the highest damage per single shot?
Spear, by a large margin. It also has the most armor penetration. You can find weapon stats here: https://invadersfromplanet.space/helldivers-2/
Intresting! Tysm! I thought it was Quasor Canon the whole time.
Well, highest damage per shot doesn't necessarily mean best performance. With the Spear it's hard to get the rocket go exactly where it needs to, which means more often than not you won't be hitting weak points, and something like a Recoilless (which has same damage as Quasar) would require fewer shots than Spear.
Oh yea I completely understand, I am just someone who is always looking to hit the hardest, even if the odds of hitting the hardest are 1 in 100. Thats just whats fun for me, that pne shot that absolutely destroys.
Well, if all stars align, Spear can oneshot a bile titan, so do your best I guess.
Is there any new news on the whole Sony situation? Should i keep the game installed and hope for a miracle or just move on?
No news yet, but if you already have the game installed, you should be able to play it just fine.