Helldivers 2's latest patch has dropped, causing players to panic, complain, and every other massively overblown reaction you can possibly think of.
One of the bigger talking points during this patch was the consequences of the game's changes to the ricochet mechanic, which was reportedly taking out players faster than a Hulk with a flamethrower.
At first, it seemed that even explosions were being ricocheted back at players. After a little bit of detective work from the more level-headed Helldivers 2 fans, it was determined that explosions weren't actually being ricocheted, but that the shrapnel from a certain weapon was rebounding from enemies and instantly killing the person that fired the shot.
This was confirmed by Arrowhead itself, and was explained in an official developer post to the Helldivers 2 subreddit earlier today.
In the post, Arrowhead explains that the shrapnel that is rebounding from the shot of the R-36 Eruptor currently has a high enough damage value to instantly kill a player if it makes contact.