Helldivers 2's Worst Primary Weapons May Be Getting A Buff

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's worst primary weapon could get a buff if developers Arrowhead Studios listen to a recent poll. For months, fans have almost unanimously agreed that Marksman Rifles are notoriously weak in comparison to other weapons in the game, and are in desperate need of a buff of some sort.

Arrowhead has been extremely good at its communication with 's players, and now the studio seems to be addressing players' complaints about the Marksman Rifles. One of the studio's community managers, Baskinator put up a poll on the official Discord channel for the game asking fans directly what they thought.

As of the time of writing, with 17 hours left until the poll closes, 23071 people have voted. Out of this number, a 77% majority stated the Marksman Rifles needed a rebalance because they're underpowered. The next highest amount of votes was from 16% of participants who simply stated that they wouldn't know because they never use them. Controversially, 7% said the weapons felt fine, and unsurprisingly, 0% asked for them to be made even weaker.

Major complaints about the R-63 Diligence Marksman Rifle revolve around its small magazine and low damage-per-second, with it hardly penetrating anything, even against automatons, which are supposed to reward players for their good aim, despite saying it's good for light armor penetrating. The Counter Sniper variant has a reduced rate of fire, but it's been reported that the turn and aim speed is almost on par with the machine gun, making it difficult to handle. Therefore, it's understandable that many players would turn their attention to other weapons that can favor them and their team in battle.

One of the best parts about has been how regularly Arrowhead has updated the game, both in terms of story and lore with the arrival of new, unannounced enemy types, or turning the tide of a battle on the fly to add enemy reinforcements, ensuring the game never gets too easy. The studio has also rebalanced its weapons in the past, taking from