Helldivers 2 obtained its anticipated stability patch this week — to blended outcomes. Quite a lot of gamers within the recreation’s neighborhood are sad with alterations made to some weapons. Specifically, some Helldivers 2 gamers are expressing concern over adjustments to the Railgun and the way efficient it now’s towards one irritating insect.

Pre-update, the Railgun shined within the face of the infamously bullish bug, the Charger. Two photographs to the leg and fireplace from a major weapon had been all it took to take out the unruly beast. The Railgun can nonetheless floor a Charger the identical manner, however the latest adjustments make it so it may possibly solely shred enemy armor in Unsafe mode. That isn’t an issue, actually, if you’re going through a single Charger.

Railgun ‘nerfs’ change how Helldivers 2 gamers battle Chargers and different Heavies

The problem, because the hilarious meme suggests, is that the patch makes it tougher to wrangle Charger packs. For Suicide Mission problem and past, you possibly can face 4 or 5 of the creatures directly. Toss in a Bile Titan or three, and you bought your self a celebration (carry your personal Liber-Tea).

In comparison with different anti-tank weapons, the Railgun might do it higher and sooner. It was the lynchpin of the so-called ‘meta construct’, which consisted of a Railgun, a Breaker shotgun, and a Defend Generator Pack. The construct might tear via Chargers in seconds, preserving the unfold of Democracy a bit extra manageable.

Following the stability patch, Helldivers 2 gamers now have to set the Railgun to Unsafe mode to penetrate medium armor. Because the identify suggests, the mode permits you to cost the Railgun past secure limits to ship extra harm. Maintain the button too lengthy, although, and also you explode. It’s additionally much less efficient towards physique photographs, which suggests gamers have to give attention to hitting weak factors like the pinnacle.

Developer Arrowhead Video games talked about the adjustments had been vital, however the transfer has seemingly turned the once-chill neighborhood towards each other.

Some of us on the official Helldivers 2 subreddit had been fast to bemoan the adjustments to the Railgun, whereas others celebrated the potential finish of the (present) meta construct. Poisonous discourse appears to have seeped into the onetime chill subreddit, with Railgun followers lobbing issues and others taking part in protection. It isn’t a lot prettier elsewhere on the ‘internet.

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The crux of the discourse isn’t that the Railgun is the one weapon that’s helpful towards heavies; it’s that different weapons wrestle to compete, particularly towards packs. Arrowhead desires gamers to stability out their loadout with Orbitals and Eagle Airstrikes. Perhaps the latest modifiers might have been timed a bit higher.

In fact, the sport is lower than a month previous, and its developer spent the primary couple of weeks attempting to deal with rising server woes. As time goes on, Arrowhead will definitely make extra adjustments and hopefully ship further weaponry. Who is aware of? Perhaps issues will differ as soon as Mechs begin dropping.