Helldivers 2 Update Rebalances a Ton of Weapons, Makes Game Harder for Less than 4 Players
Helldivers 2 has dropped its latest update, and while it mostly focuses on balance changes, there are a lot of balance changes to talk about. Well over half the weapons in the game have received changes, with some, like the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and R-36 Eruptor, getting pretty significant nerfs.
Another major change is that more enemies will now spawn for those playing solo or running squads of less than four players. Arrowhead explains this is actually how they originally intended to the game to be, as previously the game was actually easier with fewer players. Now, for instance, if you’re playing solo, you’ll have 1/4 the enemy spawns as you would with a full 4-person team, whereas before you had 1/6 the spawns. I’m sure there will still be some grumbling about the change, but it makes sense.
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You can check out the changes included in Helldivers 2 update 01.000.300 below…
General
- Armors with armor rating above 100 now also reduce damage on headshots.
- Victory poses will now only play for the extracted. (No stolen valor on my ship.)
- Burning damage reduced by 15%
Primary, Secondary & Support Weapons
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
- Slightly smaller explosion
- Increased stagger
- Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 8
- Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
- Slight reduction in ergonomics
- Muzzle velocity increased
LAS-99 Quasar Cannon
- Increased recharge time by 5 seconds
BR-14 Adjudicator
- Full auto is now the default fire mode
- Reduced recoil
- Increased maximum mags from 6 to 8
- Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
- Now placed amongst assault rifles
LAS-98 Laser Cannon
- Slightly increased damage
- Slightly reduced damage versus large volume bodies
SG-8P Punisher Plasma
- Decreased maximum mags from 12 to 8
- Increased amount of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
- Increased projectile speed, but will still keep a
