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Unexpected useful strategems? (self.helldivers2)

submitted 8 months ago by Hindufury to c/[email protected]

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Hey I was wondering which stratagem you tried out on a whim but ended up really liking? I've been switching it up especially since I read that EAT spam can mess up missions, as that was one of my go-tos.

For me it has to be the gatling barrage. It peppers a concentrated area and can hurt all enemies from what I've seen. I love using it for Breach suppression and yesterday I didn't see anyone shoot any rockets, so I swear it knocked down a dropshop on an elimination mission.

Its use case is definitely limited, but when that case is present those repeated explosions feel nice to see.

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[–] vasus 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

shield emplacement is an ok crutch in bot missions with randoms, great for when the team is stuck in a respawn loop and needs that breathing room to regroup

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think the shield emplacement is much better than just OK vs. bots. We've started taking one or two shield emplacements on bot missions, usually on difficulty 7 or 8. Opening a fight with a shield emplacement gives you a safe zone where you can charge Quasars or line up Slugger headshots on Devastators. It makes dealing with Rocket Devastators in particular a lot easier and safer. With its 90-second cooldown, it's usually up in time for the next fight.

[–] Maalus 1 points 7 months ago

Till there is 3 rocket devastators and they one-salvo the shield into failing, killing all groupped up people at once. Or better yet, tank shooting for a quad kill.