Helldivers 2 gets its new explosive Warbond full of high-yield treats, plus 4 new bank-breaking ship upgrades to help dispense liberty
Helldivers 2's new warbond, Democratic Detonation, has just landed—and it's brought a whole host of fresh goodies for you to get your freedom-loving mitts on, as announced on the game's official Twitter.
Explosive firepower is Taken to a new level with three times the democracy and three times the detonation.The latest Warbond, Democratic Detonation, is available now! pic.twitter.com/3m1d4mm5jnApril 11, 2024
As an aside, I just love the Taken 3 reference here. In case you're not familiar, the announcement vid is aping the viral meme "Bryan Mills jumps a fence" in which Mills, played by Liam Neeson, takes 14 entire camera cuts to climb over an object. Hardly a man with a particular set of skills, though extremely fitting since I figure Super Earth's Ministry of Truth just paid an actor instead of capturing real war footage. Anyway, here's what's in store inside the Warbond:
Page 1 has the G-123 Thermite grenade, the BR-14 Adjudicator Marksman Rifle, and the CE-27 Ground Breaker medium armour, which confers the servo-assisted armour passive, increasing your throwing range by 30% and providing 50% extra limb health.
Page 2 has the Expert Extraction Pilot booster, which lowers the time it takes to extract in any given mission, the R-36 Eruptor rifle, and the CE-07 Demolition Specialist light armour, which reduces recoil when crouching or prone by an additional 30% and gives you two extra grenades.
Page 3, lastly, holds the CB-9 Exploding Crossbow, the GP-31 Grenade Pistol, and the FF-55 Devastator heavy armour, which gives you a similar reduced recoil bonus to the CE-07 set while also granting 50% resistance to explosive damage.
Those aren't the only benefits you'll be getting, though—in a surprise twist, Arrowhead Games has added a whole new tier of Super Destroyer upgrades to grind for. Here's all the new upgrades you can grab starting today:
All of these high-tier upgrades cost a pretty penny. For example, Superior Packing Methodology asks for a whopping 150 common
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