Helldivers 2 simply received one other balancing replace — and it is made the galactic-wide struggle for democracy even simpler.

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Arrowhead Studio’s smash hit has an unlimited array of weapons meant to tackle the Termanids and the Automatons. Nevertheless, as many in the neighborhood will observe, in the case of enemies with armor, the arsenal turns into fairly ineffective. Till this current replace, the present meta for tackling bigger enemies just like the Charger or the Bile Titan concerned a combo of the Breaker shotgun and the Railgun.

Now although, after minor nerfs to the aforementioned Breaker/Railgun combo, the Expendable Anti Tank 17, or EAT-IT, will lastly get its time within the shine. Together with the Recoilless Rifle, the 2 weapons have now develop into the 2 strongest anti-tank choices within the recreation. Correctly in fact — these particular weapons are supposed to tackle heavy enemies.

As identified by a consumer on Reddit, with an precisely positioned shot, the EAT-17 can kill the notoriously heavy armored Charger in simply two hits. As demonstrated by this YouTuber, it solely takes 2-4 headshots to kill the Bile Titan. Conversely, with the Railgun, it’d take 10-20 pictures in unsafe mode.

This is not as a result of the 2 anti-weapons have been buffed, however extra so, the builders have nerfed the Charger. Per the developer’s notes, “It ought to now be at some extent the place a properly positioned shot from a Recoilless Rifle or EAT-17 immediately kills a charger.”

Amongst different editions to the brand new Helldivers 2 replace, heavy enemy spawn charges have been decreased. Prior to now few weeks, there have been many posts within the Helldivers subreddit in regards to the incessant quantity of heavy enemies that might spawn in larger difficulties.

There was no change to the problem of the sport, however because the developer intends, this replace is supposed to make Helldivers 2 manageable on larger difficulties for “well-equipped” groups.