In a surprise drop on March 28, developer Arrowhead Game Studios deployed two brand-new stratagems forHelldivers 2.
Players who’ve already tested out the new weapons agree the Quasar Cannon is nothing short of a powerhouse. The HMG, while formidable in its own right, probably requires a few more tweaks, though.
Many in Helldivers 2’sRedditcommunity are already singing the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon’s praises. According to one person, the laser-centric stratagem is lethal enough to “take down dropships.”
Others corroborated as much, with someone saying it even has the ability to one-shot tanks and two-shotHulk enemies.
The cannon’s power has some worried that Arrowhead will nerf it sooner rather than later. Reads one such comment, “the quasar cannon rips, I won’t be surprised if they end up nerfing it by upping the cooldown time after each shot.”
To this point, the new Heavy Machine Gun arrived to mixed reception based on the replies. One user labeled it “crappy,” questioning which enemies it will work best against given its disappointing recoil and DPS.
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In addition, other players called out the gun’s third-person aiming and dismal fire rate as shortcomings. “The HMG’s low fire rate, lack of third-person reticle, and small drum size aren’t making me love it so far.”
It should be interesting to see if opinions change on Helldiver 2’s Quasar Cannon and Heavy Machine Gun asplayers become more familiar with the stratagems.
Brianna Reeves is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Pokemon, fighting games, first-person shooters, and single-player games. Brianna has bylines at CBR, PlayStation LifeStyle, and ScreenRant.
