An enormous, sweeping, and barely controversial stability patch hit the beachhead of the Helldivers 2 servers yesterday, and I’ve had a while to chew on the adjustments. As it’s possible you’ll or might not already know, the Quasar Cannon received hit with a reasonably large nerf – a 5 second enhance to its cooldown time (a 50% enhance!). This modification looks like it ought to be a demise knell for the weapon, however I’m right here to argue in any other case.

You may have precisely two different methods to fill the area of interest of the Quasar Cannon: the EAT-17 (expendable anti-tank rifles) or the common Recoilless Rifle. Let’s check out why these puny, rocket-based launchers are nonetheless no match for the may of a charged particle cannon.

First, the EAT-17. Appears helpful, proper? You’ll be able to name down two rifles on a measly 70 second cooldown, with the added bonus that the rifles could be picked up by your buddies as effectively. Too dangerous this rounds out to only 1.7 pictures per minute, in comparison with the Quasar Cannon’s 4 pictures per minute. Even after nerfs, that’s greater than twice as many pictures of the identical caliber with the added bonus of not having to name in a stratagem! That is additionally assuming excellent call-ins, with no wasted downtime between them.

Subsequent up, the Recoilless. This one is slightly easier to neg: subsequent time you’re in a problem 7 or increased mission and also you’re preventing something that may require a missile, stand nonetheless for 5 seconds. Oh, you don’t need to stand nonetheless for 5 seconds, as a result of it could get you killed? Nicely, that’s what you’re signing up for each time you need to reload the Recoilless. What’s that? You’ll be able to simply have a teammate reload it for you? Nicely good luck getting a pal (not to mention a random) to surrender their backpack slot, stand subsequent to you, and cease every part they’re doing simply to reload your gun.

For these causes, plus the truth that it simply appears cooler than these different weapons, the Quasar Cannon stays king.