Mere days after Arrowhead’s CEO coyly teased the Heavy Machine Gun, it fell into Helldivers 2 gamers’ collectives laps this morning. And it’s not alone. Helldivers 2 obtained two new Stratagems right this moment: The Heavy Machine Gun and Quasar Cannon.

The weapons appeared in gamers’ arsenals seemingly to help them with the present Main Order. Operation Swift Disassembly sicced hundreds upon hundreds of Helldivers on Automaton-controlled worlds in what is outwardly Tremendous Earth’s try to curtail their growth towards Cyberstan.

Gamers will discover the 2 new Assist Weapons out there for buy within the Stratagem menu on their Tremendous Destroyer ships. The MG-206 Heavy Machine Gun goes for six,000 Requisition Slips, and you’ll take the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon residence for 7,500. Each boast limitless makes use of and a 480-second cooldown time.

The 2 weapons are geared towards turning bots into smoldering scrap, however to date gamers are largely singing the praises of only one.

The Heavy Machine Gun Stratagem joins Helldivers 2, however gamers are eager on one other

The Quasar Cannon appears to be taking the Helldivers 2 neighborhood by storm, and for good motive. Gamers have been excitedly sharing footage of the laser-based cannon effortlessly swatting Automaton dropships from the skies. The weapon appears to tear by Hulks with solely a few blasts, and it will possibly even knock down bot Fabricators. The Autocannon and EAT-17 could have lastly met their higher, and the Railgun will seemingly fall even decrease on the tier checklist.

Alternatively, the HMG is proving to be a troublesome promote. The unbelievable recoil, together with the dearth of a third-person reticle, makes the gun an absolute bear to manage when taking pictures from the hip. Crouching or going susceptible helps, you might want to change to first individual for a extra correct shot. However its unwieldy nature and 75-round drum means it’s important to watch out when blasting enemies.

I took the HMG to Troost and located that pulse firing earned me a minimum of a few Berserker kills earlier than I ran out of pictures and obtained swarmed. Altering the firing mode to a decrease RPM and hitting the filth helps however, man, this can be a beast of a weapon. I like to recommend taking an ammo pack since you’ll run out earlier than it.