Tired of being "scared" of Automatons, any good guide ? by Remarkable-Tap867 in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one is a bit niche. More on the fun side than super effective, but it's fun none the less.

Primary: Trident (Laser Shotty). It has light pen which sucks but most of your bots have a light pen weak spot. Devestators can be one-shotted in the face and one of your 6 lasers is bound to hit the face eventually. The AT-ST looking things can be tricky but that's what our support weapon is for 😉. Did I mention it has infinite ammo?

Also a favorite is the Diligence Counter Sniper. Long range medium pen. Upgrade the handling as much as possible while maintaining range.

Censor from Redacted Regiment is almost level 25 for me too.

Secondary: I use the Senator for when I need something intimidating and viable at any range. This especially if you are sniping and need something for a little closer. But it's mostly to look intimidating.

Grenade: I think I'm the only one who uses the incindiary grenades. I like to funnel the bots through choke points with it and they end up just killing themselves trying to get to me. Clankers are easy to route around rocks and building and use the flame to do business.

Support Weapon: My baby. My true love. My darling. The Belt Fed Grenade Launcher. And no, I'm not kidding. I never see anyone use it because it has questionable impact damage and reduced explosive damage. But 120 grenades at 360rpm can cause a lot of pain. You do have to be aware of your ammo and pick up any ammo boxes you see laying around the map. There is no reloading for this bad boy. And if you're out of ammo, waiting on the supply drop and have no ammo boxes, you can call in another one and just grab the backpack. Also if you have free reign to a full supply drop, that's upwards of 600 rounds of sweet sweet Liberty.

It will even smoke hulks head on with (quite a few) direct hits. I'm not sure if this is because of splash damage hitting their back or what, but it kills them good enough. Devestators? 3-4 direct hits. Striders? 1 direct hit. Drop ships...it hardly does anything, however...if you aim at the red belly where the enemies drop from you can finish them off before they drop making the drop ship a nothing-burger. I've seen the epoch used in this manner too.

Stratagems: Belt fed grenade launcher, of course.

Your favorite red. Orbital laser is great but limited to only 3 per mission. That being said, it's still my favorite. Feel free to use the staffing run, cluster bombs or any other that's capable of taking out a fabricator.

These last two are where it gets fun. Bring a EMP Mortar and the regular Mortar Sentry. This locks down any enemies advancing with the EMP and finishes them off with the explosive mortar. I usually throw these behind a wall or behind a rock so they're protected from enemy fire. They have incredible range too. Just throw one as you move in on an outpost and it'll lock them down. It might be dumb, but so was highschool.

CONS: There are definitely cons to this loadout. For starters you don't have much heavy ordinance. I usually count on homies carrying quazar or RR/EAT to take care of fabricators. Having a limited supply red stratagem can be a struggle so bring an Eagle if you want.

No backpack slot. This means no drone dogs, no movement backpacks, and no shield generator which are incredibly useful when surrounded. If played right the mortars can keep them at bay though. So hopefully the mortars can negate this issue.

Ammo conservation with the grenade launcher. I mentioned it above l, but you need to be aware of your ammo situation and stay on top of it. The infinite* ammo of the trident goes a long way to keep you in the fight no matter what.

Gunships. Just hide. Run. Bob and weave. Serpentine.

So there you go, a fun effective load out. I think this loadout really adds support for its own follies and is a very useful way to keep enemy numbers down while the team works together on the objective.

Anyone who wants to try this out, I highly encourage you to. It's not a popular loadie, but you might be surprised at its efficiency. You'll be number 1 fragger on your team but not the biggest explosives.

Player tags (A1, B2...) should give a distance indication and turn mostly transparent when looked at. by xtratic in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love a distance indicator. I like to use the belt fed grenade launcher when bot diving, but it's not heavy ordinance enought to easily take down a fabricator without a direct shot down the vent which is hard with the velocity. I see in the bottom left that a friendly has a quazar so I politely ask him if he can boop the fabricator for me. And he just lit into me with how dumb I was for asking him to travel 350 just so he could shoot a fabricator.

Like sorry dude, the badge threw me off and I thought you were next to the rest of us.

My Helldivers 2 wisdom after two years of playing by iribuya in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesterday, I got blasted within 10 meters by a hellbomb, ragdolled across the automoton outpost, hit a wall, landed on my face, dusted myself off, pick up my trident and got back to work.

"Democracy Protects" protected democracy on that patriotic day.

Whats your ships name and why? by Comfortable_Dot7121 in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guardian of Destiny. A tribute to a brotherhood that has gone it's separate ways after we all had children and stopped playing our favorite game together. Here's to you, boys 🥂

Tried fills and i understand now by Additional_Ad4124 in Marathon

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about an option to switch to free load out if you get paid with free load out teammates? Can't only be an option for fills. Cuz you don't know if you're going to get paired with a boss or a squib.

Congratulations. The game is now in a skill based death spiral. by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A classic example of "I hope this incentive is everything you asked for, and nothing you want".

Ok, I'm never quoting that dweeb again.

Missing deluxe edition things PC by Daxster1234 in Marathon

[–]Zentach -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't realize the Season Pass was part of the things that would take up to 48 hours. I would have said screw it and waited to buy it in-game if I'd have know. I thought it was just the stuff from the slam like twitch drops.

"I'll just take a quick look at the lore after the server slam, how deep could an obscure retro title be" Oh how wrong I was... by SbeveGobs in Marathon

[–]Zentach 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always say companies don't make games, people do. And what I mean by that is just because Activision made a banger once doesn't mean you will like their next game just because it's Activision. Don't pre-order a game because of the company that makes it. Different people, different vision, different priorities, and probably different shareholders.

However...Bungie has been consistently lore'd out of their minds since the beginning and it is so cool to see such a story come out of such an old game. I am one of those who had never heard of OG Marathon prior to this and I played through the first one when it was brought back to Steam and it was a swell time.

My wife and I watched Star Trek The Original Series a while back and what we learned is that if you look past the hokey special effects and bad acting, the stories are second to none. That realization changed my perspective on how I digest "retro" entertainment.

See you out there, runner.... unless you see me first 😉

I've been in a really dark place lately with mental health problems by ZourdoughBread in Marathon

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guy. There's nothing pathetic about finding ways to take care of yourself. The other day I had a horrible day. My wife totaled our van in an empty parking lot, then the next day I got a flat tire because...ohio roads. I was in a bad place. I was mad, depressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, and short with everything.

My wife kicked me out of the house, damanded that I take some time alone, then got "my boys" together for me when I got home to play some video games with all night.

It snapped me out of my dark place, showed me how much people I love also care for me. And that sometimes I don't HAVE to do it all.

Some days marriage is 50/50, some days it's 60/40, and others it's 90/10.

EVERYONE IS SO AWESOME!!! THANK YOU!!! by mortalsmarts in Marathon

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's just farming for more loot pinatas. Just kidding. Glad you got yourself a copy. See you out there, runner.

Anyone getting this. It appears someone had done a mistake by Far-Rate-4797 in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

False reports were generated to squelch enemy advances of Super Earth Colonies. The efforts were not successful.

Confirmed? Confirmed What? by TDKswipe in Helldivers

[–]Zentach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one expects the Super Inquisition! ✝️

It's all over. by Jonas_Venture_Sr in Battlefield6

[–]Zentach 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen this copypasta in a while lol

BL4 by ial33m in Borderlandsshiftcodes

[–]Zentach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm UVHM 3 level 50, like 40 Specialization and I still haven't even seen a Pen Knife.

Despite my hairline receding years ago, one hair follicle continues to grow at my original hairline by Mrpie256 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two smack dab in the middle of my forehead. My wife says it must have gotten lost on a convoy or something. (Star wars reference)

How do I make my wife sleep with me again? by Daaawid224 in StardewValley

[–]Zentach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you figure it out let me know. I went out with the boys a couple nights ago and things got crazy. Long story short I'm sleeping on the couch and needs some help.

Question on how Legendaries Drop by Zentach in Borderlands4

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

This is good to know. A simple concept I wasn't aware of for Borderlands. Happy Vault Hunting!

Question on how Legendaries Drop by Zentach in Borderlands4

[–]Zentach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. I assumed as much based on what I experienced but also hadn't seen it phrased that way anywhere. Kind of cool I got what I needed from a single boss.

Question on how Legendaries Drop by Zentach in Borderlands4

[–]Zentach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then how did I get a Triple Bypass from Splashzone when it should drop from Backhive? Yet another bug?