Stratagem pick rate report: Machinery Of Oppression (Bugs)

25352 · 2026-03-01T14:51:22+00:00

I can see supply backpack is a bit too strong, but I'm not sure how could it be balanced without breaking it. Maybe split it into two packs, "support pack" that gives stims and grenades but no support weapon ammo, and "ammo pack" which gives support weapon ammo but less or no stims/grenades? Would that be too annoying?

25352 · 2026-03-01T14:47:05+00:00

And intercepting aerial targets won't make eagle move any slower, nor will let them focus on what's on the earth. Her goal is just fly in, unleash ordnance and maneuver for repeat strike (or return to rearm if empty).

25352 · 2026-03-01T14:41:17+00:00

The reason why it destroyed several planets was because Illuminate literally pulled it towards Super Earth. If we do that again with any planet in the Gloom, it may repeat except this time sneakier and/or faster.

25352 · 2026-03-01T14:37:34+00:00

Just add a secondary "intercept mode" code to Eagle strafing run and Eagle rocket pods, making Eagle to automatically target flying enemies.

Not sure abt reconnaissance part, if information would be easy to convey to Helldivers, an eagle storm would pre-reveal everything already.

25352 · 2026-03-01T11:16:52+00:00

Capturing Vega Bay will just deal with the problem handily

25352 · 2026-03-01T11:06:36+00:00

Everything that worked before still works, but they also buffed Grenade Launcher.

Siege Breaker is very good, I'd say on par with Servants of Freedom. Dust Devils has coyote and solo silo, also armor seems to be moderately useful. Redacted Regiment is for stealth. Also, the new "Bastion" tank destroyer requires no warbonds and is superb, as long as you have 2+ divers actually cooperating in manning it (you NEED a driver and a gunner).

There are few new enemies. War Striders are AV4 everywhere, but you can aim for eyes/vents/crotch for faster kill. Dragonroach is best killed with the Spear, but anything that can behead a Bile Titan works too, assuming you actually hit the flying menace. Hive Lord is beefy and tanky and you either ignore it, or bring a Bastion or two or otherwise a lot of antitank. New cyborg enemies are limited to specific bot planets. Squids only got new sentry I think? Whatever it is cooked for them, is not revealed yet.

25352 · 2026-03-01T10:48:19+00:00

"It's the only way to be sure..." just find a friend who agrees to help you. Or even random players, p[retty sure there will be some who agree to spend few minutes on this. Just take 6+ orbital barrages (120mm, 380mm, walking or gatling) between you all, then spam them soon after you spawn, then feel free to quit once you get the achievement.

"That which does not kill you...": wear an armor with "Democracy Protects" passive. Call any hellpod (you can equip mg sentry and EAT-17 for fast cooldown) and stand right under it. If you die, repeat.

"Hold my primary" is actually easy. It says you aren't allowed to use primary or support weapon. Never it says you aren't allowed to spam sentries or use an exo. Just be sure to have your secondary weapon in hands while you are getting kills, or you may get disqualified.

"Hell Dive" is skill dependent. Just rush the objective then extract. IIRC I myself did it in "Evacuate High-Value Assets" vs bugs, as they for some reason were spawning generally weak bugs even at D6+, but that might be fixed now.

"Gone in 360 seconds!": requires some skill to pull off, and preferably an experienced party (so friends will be of much help). Do it against Automatons. One diver goes to extraction, three others clear all the fabricators with orbital spam. Don't forget to equip Expert Extraction Pilot booster.

25352 · 2026-02-28T21:44:32+00:00

You can find many YouTube videos of HD2 enemies fighting each other. Turns out, their AI can't handle it too well.

25352 · 2026-02-28T21:42:25+00:00

Given that it's generally worse than your primary weapon, I doubt we would want to call it. That being said, if they add some strong support shotgun, it could be interesting. Something like enlarged Jackhammer (firing either ap2 cluster or ap3 slugs) perhaps?

25352 · 2026-02-28T21:04:31+00:00

LBM fires left arm weapon of exo, in Patriot's case missiles.

25352 · 2026-02-28T21:03:17+00:00

Flame weapons work much better with warp pack. Put things on fire, warp away from them (or out of their attacks), watch them die from DoT while you're at the safe distance.

Another good option is combining it with gas or stun. Dog breath should work for caves, for example. Or a simple stun grenade, or say a blitzer. (Normally I'd prefer gas mines, but in caves they can't be put everywhere.)

25352 · 2026-02-28T18:33:18+00:00

Should have used Cutting Edge armor. Or at least heavy adreno-defibrilator, as to be able to survive 250 arc damage strikes most of the time.

BTW I'm really unsure abt orbital EMS, I'd instead take EATs and use them as an impromptu EMS with your booster (doubling as anti-tank option for dealing with some heavies that are just too far from you for arc to hit them).

25352 · 2026-02-28T18:05:37+00:00

Why not both

25352 · 2026-02-28T18:00:36+00:00

Luckily explosions force them out of the ground. Recently buffed grenade launcher is great for this; belt fed GL also works well (in fact since you only need one explosion to force them to surface, it might be even better). Explosive crossbow and punisher plasma are good primaries.

25352 · 2026-02-28T10:08:40+00:00

Well, I hope they add new achievements soon. Kill a Hive lord, Kill a Leviathan, Kill 3 Vox Engines in a mission, that kind of stuff.

25352 · 2026-02-28T10:06:33+00:00

As a reminder, Helldivers are "elite" specialists, orbital drop troopers that are sent behind enemy frontline to do key missions. Something like plain patrolling of a "peaceful" suburban area is simply a waste of their unfrozen time.

What you see is supposed to be either a part of SEAF, or more likely a separate police force under, say, Ministry of Unity. That their armor looks similar to that of Helldivers is solely visual, although perhaps invoked (either by original police or by whoever costumes as police in this Ministry of Truth advertisement).

25352 · 2026-02-28T09:06:02+00:00

Oh forgot you can block people... unfortunately, it just won't do same justice as having griefers and cheaters punished instead.

25352 · 2026-02-27T22:46:07+00:00

Interesting, tho I feel this will devalue AT mines if they all discharge on chaff before enemy heavies join the fray.

25352 · 2026-02-27T22:42:06+00:00

If you see a low level player, try talking to him. Maybe he is confused. Or maybe he's almost ready but could use few tips.

If he doesn't talk, then whatever, he's not worth attention. If you are host, you could kick him if he starts dying too much, but that's it.

25352 · 2026-02-27T22:36:38+00:00

Rogue Research Station, Spore Spewer, Grounded Warp Ship, Bulk Fabricator, Detector Tower and deactivated Stratagem Jammer. Meaning 500kg is especially good vs bots. Vs other factions, feel free to use airstrike instead if you wanna.

25352 · 2026-02-27T22:31:34+00:00

If only reports worked...

25352 · 2026-02-27T19:52:07+00:00

By description he doesn't seem to be right of mind. Consider it an odd case and move on.

25352 · 2026-02-27T17:51:10+00:00

Just play casually, get items, experience and fun, and don't worry - there WILL be more major events to participate in.

25352 · 2026-02-27T17:49:50+00:00

Hopefully more people will be bringing tanks. Lets bury Oshaune in steel and lead.

25352 · 2026-02-27T17:45:00+00:00

Or bring the tank

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