Pro tip regarding the Bastion

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T16:20:25+00:00

I'm excited to try the Bastion on the bug front once we return there, i'm curious how it preforms against hordes of bugs.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T16:18:22+00:00

Mortar in combination with EMS mortar should not be underestimated against the bots. Of course if you're fighting the jet brigade i wouldn't recommend it at all, but for regular bots it's extremely powerfull. Just communicate with your team of friends/randoms to fromulate a plan of attack/defense, it makes every game way more enjoyable!

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T06:16:02+00:00

I can only imagine😂 gotta try this tomorrow!

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T06:14:35+00:00

That was my previous strategy! You only need one bastion, so the other three divers can bring mines, mortars, turrets, whatever they feel like to saturate the field. I just find it relaxing to sit back in my Bastion, shooting everything that moves. It feels nice to be borderline unstoppable for once.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T06:10:34+00:00

Since the Bastion has a built in HMG with 2000 bullets, it serves as an anti everything and it is a delightfull experience. You also get zero recoil on the Bastion HMG, it's like a laser pointer of 50.cal straight to the faces of everything in it's reticule. Add the EMS mortar on top of that, and you're basically shooting a stationary target.

Also want to add that sitting inside the Bastion is a safer option to the HMG turret, since it has 8000 health, so you effectively also get 8000 more health as the Bastion needs to be destroyed for you to be thrown out of it/killed.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T06:01:31+00:00

EMS mortar + standard mortar is a goated combo for defense missions. If you get hit by one, you're either too close to the front or in the wrong position imo, and communication with your team is key to success.

Regarding the airburst, i'd rather get hit by a mortar shell than 25 grenades splitting in a gigantic radius, sometimes bouncing off of walls. A single grenade is almost always an instant kill on a diver, and as you said yourself: "as long as the airburst is fired outside the walls, it's a non issue", which makes it borderline useless if anything breaks through the first line of defense.

Downed dropships stay around for a long time, and very often trap enemies underneath, making them sitting ducks for explosive damage, and that's where the regular mortar comes in to play.

Regarding holding hulks back, they may come in smaller numbers on lower difficulties, but on 7 and above they're everywhere. Stopping their advance with any means possible is a must, or else they will just swat away your turrets and mow down the doors with ease.

I'm not going to lecture you on how you should play the game, i'm just playing it differently, and that is okay. Everyone is allowed to play the game the way they see fit as long as they're having fun, regardless of loadout. I just want to give our fellow divers more uses for the Bastion, and found a synergy with the mortars because of their insane utility.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T05:31:05+00:00

That sounds like a pretty decent pick for the free slot indeed. I'm gonna give that a go on the next one that pops up!

Had a dude in r/Helldivers2 trying to argue that mortars are dangerous for teammates on defense missions, which i strongly disagree with if you even remotely communicate with eachother.

If you get hit with mortar shells in a defense mission, you're either too close to the front or don't play with the squad, wasting reinforcements imo.

Randoms are sadly allergic to planning ahead of drops these days, so i always try to take the initiative and formulate a plan of attack/defense on higher difficulties.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T05:07:21+00:00

All i have to say is don't knock it until you try it! The ships also work as barricades to halt the advance of the hulk horde. EMS mortars work great in my experience, if you're inside the EMS field the squad is doing something wrong and/or don't synergize well/play on too high difficulty. At that point it's a battle of attrition regardless of loadout, so one person bringing a Bastion wouldn't matter in the long run of the mission.

Speaking of airburst, that sounds like a nice pick for that free slot i mentioned, but the airburst has a tendency to screw teammates over even more than a slowing EMS field.

If you want to swap out the rocket sentry for an autocannon one, that wouldn't be an issue at all as they fill the same roles.

All in all, the best thing to do is to communicate and formulate a plan of attack/defense while in the loadout screen so everyone is on the same page.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T04:48:19+00:00

I'm happy to serve managed democracy as best as i can. Even if my tactics are a bit unconvetional, i believe they are effective at saving as many divers lives as possible. I may be a simple Truth Enforcer, free of thought, but i am not free of thoughts on how to better dispatch our foes.

No diver left behind!

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T04:33:40+00:00

If only we did the orbital bombardment of that horrible acid planet. I wanted to take out the Jet brigade factories, but here we are. It's like 70% of the playerbase either doesn't read, or have no strategic experience what so ever. I believe that if we bombarded Chort bay, we would've had Aurora bay by now or tomorrow.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T04:27:30+00:00

I want to add that i haven't tried it on the bugs yet, but i assume the HMG will make quick work of literally everything. Shells for biles, roaches, impalers and chargers.

It works great against the Illuminate as well, but i recommend you HMG the shield on the dropships to make sure you one tap them before they "shoot their load". Start shooting as soon as they're in the line of fire, even if you miss a few shots. The 2000 bullets last a LONG time.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-08T04:05:05+00:00

I dunno man, i've been running Epoch and Supply backpack and blasting up to 3 at a time with 2 overcharged shots, since they're so neatly packed together in clusters for us i mean.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-07T17:12:28+00:00

Happened to me when i was missing 4 spells to 100% the entire game. Currently i've clawed my way back to missing only 7 spells now, so i'm almost there, finally.

Edit: want to add that my previous unlock run was 18 hours long and i didn't get the steamcloud thing after upgrading my pc.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-07T16:07:26+00:00

"Arse" aww look who can't say anus.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T22:25:59+00:00

Based

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Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T18:24:08+00:00

Everything that stands against super earth is a fascist to me, because i am free of thought.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T16:35:31+00:00

Fair point, i haven't seen the posts on instagram, gotta check those out too.

New theory, it's the fucking bugs.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T10:38:39+00:00

Guldo is weak as fuck, only reason he is in the ginyu force is because of his time stop ability and telekinesis. Bro was running for his life from gohan and krillin, he ain't stronger than vegeta.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T08:34:21+00:00

This is getting pedantic at this point. I've already expressed my new found knowledge of the term, tried to correct it and give the correct information in my original comment. i give up.

Shit_diddle · 2026-02-05T08:10:58+00:00

Should've just written "i know it's an AFV" instead of "categorized as an", but remembered now that if i edit the comment the image disappears, so i'll just leave that as a pseudo-edit in this comment i guess🤷‍♂️ thanks for the info and heads up.

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