Helldivers 2 simply acquired two new stratagems for gamers to make use of in opposition to the enemies of managed democracy, and so they look to pack fairly a punch.
The 2 stratagems are help weapons: the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun and the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon. Each weapons have a three-second call-in time by default and a 480-second cooldown timer on call-ins, however can technically be referred to as into battle as many instances throughout a mission as wanted (so long as they don’t seem to be on cooldown). The Heavy Machine Gun prices 6,000 Requisition to unlock whereas the Quasar Cannon prices 7,500.
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Helldivers, help has arrived! The LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun can be found now to be used in opposition to the Automaton horde. pic.twitter.com/EZSzXJWSPn
— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) March 28, 2024
In-game, the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun is described as a “very highly effective however difficult-to-wield” weapon, and joins the ranks of two different comparable weapons, the Machine Gun and the Stalwart. It is the Quasar Cannon that undoubtedly appears to be the extra fascinating of the 2, as it is a large shoulder-mounted weapon that after a charge-up time “fires a robust, explosive vitality burst” however contains a lengthy cooldown earlier than it may be fired once more. The Quasar Cannon appears to be notably helpful in opposition to the closely armored Automatons, and is even able to taking pictures Automaton dropships out of the sky.
Developer Arrowhead Studios has continued to maintain Helldivers 2 contemporary with the introduction of recent Main Orders, Stratagems, and weapons following the sport’s launch in early February 2024. Gamers lately unlocked pilotable mechs after liberating necessary factories from the Automaton menace, and a few gamers are satisfied that the arrival of a 3rd enemy faction is imminent. Arrowhead lately launched the brand new Reducing Edge Warbond (battle move) to the sport, which options new weapons, armor, and cosmetics for gamers to earn.
Helldivers 2 was the best-selling recreation of February within the US, dethroning Name of Responsibility Trendy Warfare 3, in response to Circana. It has frequently been among the many top-selling and top-played video games on Steam since launch, making it the most important launch ever for a Sony-published recreation on PC. In GameSpot’s Helldivers 2 evaluate, we stated Arrowhead’s shooter manages to carve out an area for itself in a crowded live-service panorama due to its “enjoyable narrative tone, punchy fight, intense firefights, and rewarding development observe,” calling it “only a actually good time.”