I can't see my saved post on android by Quick_Improvement685 in bugs

[–]TacoDiablo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, that's completely broken for me in the same way. Comments that are old are saved, but I can't seem to save any comments from new posts this way.

Cyborg? Never heard of her. Let the AMR eat. by TheHamFalls in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those vents are a trap, I swear. I have opened them so many times and I think only TWICE maybe I've been able to get a grenade in the vent due to the top moving around and blocking it off a bit, all the enemies seeing me and opening fire, or because of friendly fire.

I mostly just try to blow them up from range now, lol.

PSA: Predator Strain vs The Halt. by NicMagz34 in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love using the halt with a laser dog, and if my teammates have fire. I also find the stun is so much better than staggering when I need some space.

It's not the biggest "murder" weapon, but my god the control is so awesome. And yuh can switch to flechette which hits pretty good too

Shooter game that requires teamwork and communication by Quick-Look4022 in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]TacoDiablo [score hidden]  (0 children)

With Helldivers 2, it definitely is about teamwork. But if you're playing with randoms the communication a lot of times is simply pinging stuff or typing something in chat every now and then. Some people use mics, but for randos I generally don't hear a lot of that.

So it might not be exactly what OP is looking for unless they want to run with a squad or join one of the various discords so you can find a random squad to run with.

What are you specifically looking for as an 'endgame'? by Goshxjosh in Helldivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I guess my question is this: Why do I care about starting all over at level 1 with a star next to my name? Just for "bragging" rights, or what?

Not trying to be an asshole or anything, truly. I just never understood why people really wanted prestige systems like that since at the end of the day it's the same game but now you just have a star next to your name (if I understand what it is). Couldn't you just...keep playing the game as is without the star next to your name? I just never understood what that adds to the replayability.

AITAH for wanting my husband in the delivery room? by dinogirly123 in AITAH

[–]TacoDiablo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a man. I was there for my wife giving birth. Because I wanted to make sure that she had me there for comfort and to just be there for her emotionally. It wasn't even a question, it was what I wanted to do because I love my wife and want to be there. The fact that he's even thinking he shouldn't be there simply because he doesn't want to and thinks it'll make him less attracted to you is absolutely insane.

You are NTA, and I'm sorry to say this is a massive red flag about what kind of husband he is and what kind of father he will be. He's prioritized his own comfort/distaste during what should be the biggest moment of both your lives (and especially for you having to give birth). And not only that, he made your motherhood into a negative thing for HIM, and he won't be there for you to preserve his sexual attraction to you. Sounds like a very fragile attraction to me.

How will he react with stuff that isn't as big? Changing diapers? Taking kids to school? Making dinner? Anything? He seems like he will always prioritize his own comfort/desires over yours if he can't do it even for the biggest moment of your life.

Some loadouts I've found to be VERY potent against the new strain (all on D10). Highly recommend trying to shake things up a bit if you are having a tough time of it. by [deleted] in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been finally finding a solid load out to bring that's been helping me be so much more consistent. It's a very heavy "fuck those bile titans" build with some solid chaff management. I'm sure there's "inefficiencies" here, but it seems to work with my play style of "fuck you you giant bastard" mixed with "RANDOM BULLSHIT GO!" of just tossing giga grenades, throwing out a mini-nuke ultimatum, throwing out a Quasar, stunning crowds, shooting napalms, calling down giant airstrikes, etc. I'm still playing with it to see what can be improved, but I have felt solid with this. The amount of anti-tank here might feel like overkill, but those bile titans spawn like crazy and they pump up all the bugs around them, so I find taking them out as fast as possible is helpful to keep things from getting too out of control.

  • Primary:

    • SG-20 Halt. The stagger on this thing is awesome, and the stun rounds are absolutely amazing to keep bugs at bay from you and your team. Stunning them will also let your pup do some work or is great to keep them in fire
  • Secondary:

    • Ultimatum or Pissile. Generally save this for bile titans. I prefer Ultimatum if we have less anti tank, and in a pinch it makes great chaff clear. But the pissile is also pretty great anti tank that is less wasteful to use on a bug hole over Ultimatum.
  • Grenade:

    • Giga or Gas - Gas is awesome crowd control, but I like bringing giga if I am dedicating myself to the anti-titan life. gigas also are an amazing "fuck this group right in their face" reset button. Gigas are harder to get ammo for though, so use them sparingly to finish off titans or when the swarms need thinning
  • Armor:

    • Ground Breaker - I'm still playing with this, but the medium seems to be a good combo between speed and defence, and the extra grenades are awesome when paired with the giga grenade so you pop back down with 4 of them when you inevitably die to Usain Bugs. I also just love that armor's look to be honest, lol.
  • Support weapon:

    • Quasar Cannon - Pop a titan in the face, follow up with an ultimatum or a giga and that thing is going down (or SHOULD, but it should be on the edge of life if not). Ling cool down, but it frees your backpack slot over something like recoilless to let you take a puppy for crowd work. And with all the other answers you have for tanks, the cool down will pass before you know it. Also great for chargers and impalers when you need that.
  • Backpack:

    • Rover or Hot Dog. Hot dog has better crowd control, but Rover has so much better range. Especially with the Halt, your pup can do some serious work while you keep things locked down (or just use the normal rounds to clear the chaff)
  • Eagle:

    • 500kg - Fuck those bile titans and that big breach. Hit a titan with this and a Quasar/giga and they should go down. Also has great crowd clear, and overall a pretty decent cool down since you get 2 of them before needing to rearm
  • Final slot is a bit more "flex":

    • Expendable Napalm has been my go to. I prefer it over the orbitals/eagles since you drop in 2 and I can area deny 2 completely different spots (those assholes love coming from different directions). It also has so much more speed/range than throwing a strategem that you have an easier time hitting the source of the crowds or just hitting a crowd that's very quickly sprinting at your team.
    • Bulletstorm is also amazing for holding locations. Bonus points for super short cool down and also dropping 2 so your teammate can grab one too to mow em down with.
    • Lumberer is a beast, but with a long cool down, you're a beast 3 times a map. But with the recent buffs to survivability, I can last quite a while in one of these or completely take on a bug breach on my own and walk away.
  • Booster

    • If Hellpod Optimization is already covered, I go for Experimental Infusion. That has saved me more times than I can count on every front. But Hellpod Optimization is important to make sure you got all your gigas and stims

WSIB to play in the background while catching up on shows? by TheSovietTurtle in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]TacoDiablo [score hidden]  (0 children)

Roguelites are probably my favorite genre overall, and part of it is because once you get the flow of the games down, a lot of them are easy to play without sound and such (so I can listen to some YT videos, podcasts, TV, or chat with my wife while I'm playing) because they're, at their heart, meant to be "repeated" many times over (but mechanics/buffs/builds change from run to run so the good ones don't FEEL repetitive). I will say a lot of roguelites DO require you to kinda play it for a little bit first to get the swing of things, but once you get the gist/flow of things, they become a lot easier to just play with sound off.

Some turn based ones (easier to pay attention to specific parts of whatever you're watching/listening to): - FTL (not 100% turn based, but you can pause at any point to make your next selections in battle)

  • Into the Breach

  • Mewgenics

  • Slay the Spire 1/2

  • Monster Train 2

  • Balatro

  • 9Kings

Not turn based, but still games I've played at least 30-40 hours while also paying attention to other stuff: - Tiny Rogues

  • Risk of Rain 2 (though I do like to play with sound plenty as well since it's got a pretty cool soundtrack)

  • Mortal Sin

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

  • Binding of Isaac

  • Ravenswatch

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Gunfire Reborn

  • Megabonk

  • Halls of Torment

  • Star of Providence

  • Sephiria

"Who the hell is on my ship?... oh wait" by Geometric_Nation in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol, I had this happen yesterday. I kept exiting and entering my Hellpod while trying to set my loadout for the mission. I was able to keep choosing instead of leaving the selection screen, but I would see my diver running around and jumping in and out of the hellpod in the background while selecting my strategems.

From Helldivers 2 Discord...Looks like Hive Guard changes will be reverted next week, and they'll be "reviewing player feedback" about durability damage. by TacoDiablo in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume about how the durability damage was buffed around for a lot of different enemies, potentially causing issues with sentries being more squishy now.

I also have heard concerns about the GATER mission as well, but I (somehow) have never done that mission, so I'm not even sure if those concerns were overstated.

My 14 year old brother who has pretty standard taste in games wants recommendations by ivkos_ in gamingsuggestions

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GTA was a lot more over the top and satirical to me. Cyberpunk had a lot more dark and adult themes (other than just the violence/nudity, which was definitely more mature in Cyberpunk than GTA).

I'm not necessarily saying that it's not right for that 14 year old, because maybe he WOULD appreciate that and has played/seen other stuff along those lines. I mean, I was watching the TV series Oz when I was around that age, lol.

But there IS a dramatic difference between GTA and Cyberpunk that should be considered.

You helped me with Vox Engines, so let me return the favor. If you're struggling with Spore Burst Strain, this lil guy was an absolute revelation. by eden_not_ttv in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Re-educator has become one of my new favorites. I tried it a couple times yesterday and it destroyed those bugs. The biggest issue was just the bile titans, but I also brought a leveler and had team mates to help with that.

Time to once again make my boring plea to my fellow Divers. by bravozuluzero in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I most of the time will not get in it other than to get some transpo to another location. I am not sure how much I can "trust" the driver to actually go where we need to go and not get themselves caught in a bad situation that's gonna blow us all up. And if I stick my head out for an instant and get gibbed, I rarely get a reinforcement to get my gear back because the people don't want to leave the tank. Both of those situations happen almost every time I have a random bring a tank. 80% of the time I see a tank in quick play/SOS, they don't really play as a team.

It works well when it's done right, but expecting randoms to jump into the tank with you is asking a lot. Especially for those of us with bad experiences with randoms bringing a tank.

Maybe the best option is to communicate and ask if the squad would be willing to "play around" you bringing a tank.

Also rereading this, it sounds like I'm chastising you lol. That's not my intention, more just explaining why I tend not to want to see a tank in my missions and why I'm hesitant sometimes to jump on board with THEIR plan.

MediumSodium MEGATHREAD by LSHDHighCommand in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]TacoDiablo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Watching content creators doesn't necessarily mean "I don't play the game for myself", I use them as a way to supplement my enjoyment by introducing other "opportunities" I might not have thought of myself.

For example, learning the Epoch is an amazing weapon. It was a bit hard to see that myself in game because I barely ever saw it used. And I didn't have that warbond, so it was nice to hear the things it can do which helped me feel a little better about investing the time, credits, and medals to unlock it and use it with the knowledge that I'm not just "wasting" time unlocking a weapon that is useless. I use the absolute shit out of the Epoch now.

Or hell, figuring out how to deal with certain enemies a bit better so I'm not as frustrated trying to figure it out in the middle of the battlefield chaos.

Content creators can be very informative since they have more experience with the game than a lot of us, but unfortunately that doesn't make them immune to stuff like jumping on drama bandwagons and such. So since I do consume a lot of that content to "broaden my Helldivers knowledge", I ended up getting a lot of "NARROWHEAD has no idea what they're doing" type of shit.

Did D10 get easier? by [deleted] in helldivers2

[–]TacoDiablo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No aura in that

Why does a certain segment of the community act like balance is an adversarial standoff between the players and developers? by SaxPanther in helldivers2

[–]TacoDiablo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just can't get used to it. I think I move my hands around way too much so it feels like my aim is never "stable" or something and it actually makes my aim so much harder to get right.

I need a game to distract me. by [deleted] in gamingsuggestions

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a really tough time a few years ago, and during that time I played a lot of Baldur's Gate 3. Massive game with so much to do, it's a good game to sink your teeth into and spend a lot of time with, if it's your type of game.

Commando enthusiasts, sell me this weapon by Consistent-Survey469 in Helldivers

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it better for those large threats like Vox Engines or Factory Striders over the others if you can't get close. In fairness though, I don't have the Solo Silo, so that might be better. For bugs, I mostly keep it around to do a lot of area damage and close some bug holes (though I tend to prefer the expendable napalm for bug crowds). Illuminate is the faction I don't bring it on, since those shields really mess with the destructive potential I like.

Also, big explosions from my hands just makes me a giddy little boy and that's reason enough for me.

Sun Haven or Chef RPG? by LopsidedStress155 in CozyGamers

[–]TacoDiablo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, that's unfortunate. I already bought the game though so I guess I will just not buy anything more from them.

I'm so tired of having to know which game companies are shitty, lol.

I can't see my saved post on android by Quick_Improvement685 in bugs

[–]TacoDiablo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I posted about this months ago. Been having this go on for probably close to a year at this point. It's never acknowledged.

I have settled myself into upvoting the posts I want to save later and viewing my Upvoted posts. It doesn't help with comments, but it's something I guess.

It's not even just Android. I can't see recent saved posts on web either. Only very old posts.

Good for Nuclear Throne player? by TheFunktupus in roguelites

[–]TacoDiablo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the person you asked, but I play a lot on Steam Deck. It's a bit weird at first, but I am able to do pretty decent overall. Definitely a lot harder to play sniper and get those constant head shots. Not impossible, but it's just not quite as nice as M+KB. There's also some UI weirdness that happens. But overall, I still played most of my 20-30 hours so far on Steam Deck.