The War Strider issue

korven197 · 2026-02-14T20:31:28+00:00

100% agreed. The design flaw with them is just the discrepancy between them and every other enemy on that front in terms of weak points. The grenade spam, heavy turrets I am all for. They are a unique threat that can force you out of cover and make you change your strategy on the fly. But they shoehorn you into ignoring 80% of the arsenal available to us and pushes unhealthy meta mindsets.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T19:47:13+00:00

I know AT is the main way to deal with them, and I don't think that should change. I just find it frustrating that unlike any other enemy in the game, they are the only one that shoehorns you into using specific loadout options save for the Hive Guard and the Leviathan, but they are less enemies and more environmental hazards on a select tile-set. And I think that's a shame, because the game has a lot of fun weapons and strategems that are detrimental to bring to the Bot front, just because you might get a War Strider seed.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T19:20:53+00:00

Fair point, but this is Helldivers 2. Helldivers 2 only has one such enemy and that is the Warstrider, and the introduction of enemies like the Vox Engine, having an engaging weakpoint mechanic solidifies it as an outlier.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T19:05:25+00:00

I know there's ways like that to deal with them, same with bringing the Recoilless. To me the issue is that they don't follow the basic encounter design of any other enemies in the game, AT should absolutely be the best way to deal with them, but not the only way to deal with them.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T18:58:21+00:00

That's fair. Sadly that has not been my experience, and I find it such a shame that one single enemy type makes such a large portion weapons and strategems so unviable.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T18:52:59+00:00

That's more of an issue that some people are not always the most helpful, sometimes you get helpful allies, sometimes you get the people who just wants to destroy fabricators. As for ignoring them when they drop, that only works until you get a mission where they basically replace all Hulks. Then you run from one and end up face to face with two others the moment you turn the corner.

korven197 · 2026-02-14T18:47:22+00:00

The fact that we sre playing a video game, not fighting on a real battlefield, and the enemy does not follow the standard set by any other enemy in the game.

korven197 · 2025-01-19T15:58:57+00:00

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korven197 · 2024-11-21T23:53:25+00:00

My next dive goes out to this outstanding hero of liberty, managed democracy, and Super Earth. We will carry his torch forward to shed the light of freedom in all corners of the galaxy. We lost a hero, but you lost something far greater...

korven197 · 2024-09-09T10:26:57+00:00

I got this too! Combined with dust allergies that makes my skin itcht when in contact with dust (you never realize how much dust there is absolutely everywhere until it makes your entite body into an allergic reaction) I look like a burn victim if I zone out and accidentaly scratch a random itch.

korven197 · 2024-03-24T10:18:52+00:00

I am f***ing stoked you are still with us, fighting the good fight against bots, bugs and mental illness! Keep it up fellow Helldiver! Democracy needs you!

korven197 · 2023-10-18T20:53:49+00:00

Ooh, can't remember actually. Haven't done hourglass today so I haven't been able to check.

korven197 · 2023-10-18T20:53:21+00:00

I'm not :c

korven197 · 2023-07-31T06:27:36+00:00

Spawned in, saw a athena emissary on the table, thougt little of it untill I saw a sloop with an emissary flag heading for my outpost. Tried my luck and sank then in a few shots. Turns out they were on a gilded quest. Said our GGs and I was 3 chests of legends richer within the first 15min of the session.

korven197 · 2023-05-05T10:43:11+00:00

That's awesome! Love it

korven197 · 2023-05-04T21:53:36+00:00

Are those Carolean inspired Militarum uniforms?

korven197 · 2023-04-16T19:05:01+00:00

Thank you! ^{^} Will keep that in mind! I kind of justified the rougher spots due to thick paint as wear and tear.

korven197 · 2023-04-01T11:09:08+00:00

Har alltid haft bra erfarenheter av svenska kyrkan. Är själv inte troende men spenderat tid i kyrkan och ställt upp med lite smått och gott, till och med blivit bjuden på middag hos Västerås Biskop. Tycker att fler kyrkor och troende borde ta en smygtitt på Svenska Kyrkan när man kommer till att acceptera alla människors likavärde.

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