Emancipator Exosuit Mech Tips and Tricks (How To Deal With Bile Titans) Helldivers 2 New Stratagem!

The new exosuit stratagem just dropped in Helldivers 2 so I ran a very quick blitz solo helldive mission just to show off the strengths and weaknesses of the new exosuit. As well as some tips and tricks for dealing with bile titans, how to deal with their weakness, chargers, and mobbing. #helldivers2

[@thiccfila]

I'm having a slight mic issue, turn the volume down a bit, my bad, I wanted to upload this though since it dropped today. I'm headed to best buy now to fix mine or get a new one. Sorry, it'll be better in the next upload. Discord discord.gg/yN4AkD4TSx

[@Popsickle666]

I originally thought they'd be putting the autocannon sentry gun on the arms. Silly me to think something with a 10 minute cool down would be good. This balance update better buff the mechs. ALSO, the fact that you can't equip both mechs is really disheartening for me.

[@hendrickstrauss3311]

Take a sentry, then replace the sentry with the other mech in your loadout selection.

[@Popsickle666]

@@hendrickstrauss3311 thanks, I'll have to test it out

[@gangsterguardsman4576]

They need to allow both mechs and buff the durable damage of the autocannon/make it sound chunkier, also fix the aiming on the rocket mech and rebuff it’s rocket damage

[@Popsickle666]

@gangsterguardsman4576 exactly. If I want to be a mech warrior, it shouldn't be a hindrance

[@berserkerpride]

@@gangsterguardsman4576 Yeah. The mech autocannon sounds like an airsoft gun.

[@Myhayv]

So, if you just call an autocannon sentry, it's just going to perform better while you get to do whatever.

[@jacktheripper7935]

Basically and sadly, yes.

[@Enclave_Engineer]

It also has unlimited uses

[@skadi2911]

It depends, i'd say it's pretty useful to take out factory striders without having to deal with their annoying front turrets. And it would make quick work of hords of heavy devastators when a single AC sentry won't tank all the damage. It's another story against rocket devastators though.

[@Screech2111]

Not even just the sentry. As soon as you shoot enemies with durable parts (e.g. Spewers) even the support weapon outclasses it completely

[@etr1us]

imagine if you could change target priorities on sentrys

[@adwans1491]

Sometimes i wonder why they add such a high cooldown time for limited use stratagems... Just remove the cooldown entirely for those ones

[@Magnusfication]

That the limited use all together. I never use limited strats. Cba with a bs rule like that and dont want to depend on something likw that. After 2 uses ill basically have a wast3d strategem slot. No ty

[@hiramesensei3112]

devs be like: "use your strategems!" your strategems:

[@pain002]

I feel like 3 shots to a charger leg would be acceptable...10 is crazy. Dafuq are the devs thinking recently

[@monsterzeroone]

Exactly, why do that when i can kill it with a flamethrower in three seconds.

[@Damglador]

Its not for bugs, its mainly for bots... HOWEVER, it sucks even there because bots are unbalanced garbage and it can't penetrate hulk's front plate and takes too long to shoot off arms... Mechs are trash overall for now. They should have a tube to activate stratagems from inside, Emancipator should have more ammo and damage, and Patriot's rockets should also deal more damage, but devs just want us to suffer

[@praisethesun3089]

​@@Damgladoru can shoot their faceplate with it, while it can be better ur prolly have shiddddy aim

[@Damglador]

@@praisethesun3089 1. Faceplate ≠ face/head, you dumbass 2. Say it to insane accuracy drop in movement and on snowy planets

[@Damglador]

@@praisethesun3089 1. Faceplate ≠ face/head, learn English or something 2. Say it to insane accuracy drop in movement and on snowy planets

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

Hopefully when they add new ship modules they let you upgrade these two mechs. The Obsidian walker from the first game was awesome. And back then, you could call in Srategems from inside the suit.

[@RoninSaw]

Maybe a strategem lancher inside the mech that fires much farther than you can throw for the price of halting all movement?

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

@@RoninSaw Exactly what it did before.

[@valentine7455]

​@@RoninSaw imagine launching a barrage or two from distance or a rail cannon strike to a factory strider 100 metres away

[@lordcola-3324]

They are called Exo Suits, but they aren't. They are Mechs.

[@jacktheripper7935]

Yeah, it's weird.

[@nicholasgutierrez4563]

I thought exo suits covered your exo skeleton only right? I feel like they could have done an exosuit with a jumping feature with melee upgrade but they just are not knowledgeable or inspired enough to even call and make something what it is, an exoskeleton and a mech, they clearly are different things, no?

[@BreakingWildGaming]

Is it really a mech if it is being operated internally by a Diver? Depends on how you operate it from within, but it says Exosuit, not Exoskeleton.

[@cykeok3525]

​@@BreakingWildGaming Hmm if you're sitting in it, it's not a "suit" of any kind, right? "Suit" sort of implies it fits over your body, at least to some degree, like the occupant's limbs are in the suit's limbs (even if it further extends them to greater length/thickness). Surprisingly "mech" actually has the definition we're looking for in the Cambridge Dictionary.. "giant robot or machine controlled by a person", which does fit what we see in Helldivers. Iunno, tho.

[@sipofsunscorchedsarsaparil6052]

I call them Hellstriders.

[@IAmNumber4000]

Considering it takes up a slot you could use for unlimited 500kg bombs that can instantly take out bile titans, this thing needs a buff

[@nahfr.]

Instantly?

[@lstkom78]

​@@nahfr. tfw a big ass explosion went right under their balls and it just tickled them.

[@inconsideratebox3000]

⁠@@nahfr.Yeah. If you land the 500kg right under the Titan, it’ll one shot it. Takes good positioning though; not way too easy to do.

[@WatermelonMan6726]

@@nahfr. You have to hit it in the head with the blast cone, if you bait an attack from it after you call the 500kg you can make it happen somewhat consistently but its difficult to pull off if there's a horde on you

[@DeusMachina_EXE]

@@WatermelonMan6726 Why worry about things like that when you have a recoilless rifle guy on your squad. They just hit it once and the 500kg will mop it up 9/10 times.

[@someweeb3650]

How to deal with bile titans: Get out, ⬇⬇⬅⬆➡

[@presentrama]

EAT goes hard

[@carl3673]

Squad with ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ also takes care of the titans, or just use ⬇️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ like in the vid

[@ronaldochop4191]

Shhhh they'll nerf it 😅

[@navandozer]

Wish there was a health bar for the mech. Either on our hud or like as a light on the back of the mech torso. Shit, they could just use the modular health indicator Battletech games use.

[@Zmeyz]

There's a tip for stomping bugs: just walking through small bugs like scavengers will kill them, stomp greatly reduces mobility and the hitbox is difficult to utilize. So don't waste precious ammunition on smaller bugs and when your mech is surrounded by them - just walk in circles and many of them will die.

[@justinward3218]

Works on bug holes too

[@HanzGooblemienhoffen]

ArrowHead putting the "Meh" ..in Mechs since 2024🙃

[@Magnusfication]

Lol sad but true

[@hariman7727]

Everybody's expecting Gundams, but we're getting Zakus, which is in keeping with being the "Our reserves reserves have reserves!" expendable army of Helldivers. The Emancipator is meant for mob clearing, not anti-tank.

[@panoctic]

mechs could use smoke dispensers like tanks. once empty you could put your own granades inside, also have a dedicaded dispenser for stratagems that could throw them futher

[@ballistic199]

Damn, AH really needed a win with this one…hell, the players needed a win with this one. The first major order that we’ve completed in a hot minute, and the first stratagem that actually caused some hype since the first mech. At the end of the day, it’s a pretty rough fumble for everyone.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Alexus's magnum opus

[@bufosp]

so it was true. it's pre-nerfed before it comes out. goddamn it alexus

[@atlgameslayergaming]

Basically

[@AetherShade-b5g]

It’s great against bots

[@tank_dempsey]

I’m convinced yall are bots at this point

[@nepfix2498]

you absolutley shred the enemies with it. everyone ho says pre nerfed is just an ass player

[@Planterobeets]

if shots aren’t bouncing off chargers, it means a higher penetration level than the regular AC.

[@NATEDAWG243]

Gotta Mag dump just to kill ONE BILE TITAN IS CRAZZYY 💀😭

[@kyle-qw5yx]

is it not a downgrade from the first mech in EVERY way? aside from paint

[@thiccfila]

i didnt mag dump in the video, i used strategy

[@aziouss2863]

Did you even watch the video?

[@JWong-jz4dh]

@@aziouss2863that has no relation to the video tho You do indeed need to mag dump to kill bile titans

[@aziouss2863]

@@JWong-jz4dh That is commented under the... u know what you do you buddy.

[@JKurayami]

Tips to using Exo suit: Use something else.

[@silkyzoid]

*Play a different game

[@crashdummyfreed9088]

@@silkyzoid I’m honestly just waiting for the new DRG season. I’m so burnt out of this game right now. We’ve had back-to-back disappointing stratagems and we’ve had 3 MOs we failed back-to-back-to-back. What’s the point of unlocking these things if they’re just going to be underpowered?

[@gardevoir7137]

Helldivers 2 became the butt end of a joke for my group of friends because how incompetent the devs are

[@roguesincc6420]

Unfortunately yea

[@JKurayami]

@@silkyzoid I think the game is still fun, but it would be more fun with more viable weapons. Helldivers 1 is difficult, but the weapons for the most part all feel useable. You can really loadout craft. Hopefully this next big update they said will be for balance will help.

[@anthrax2413]

No. The exosuit doesn't have similar autocannons as the sentry. It has a heavily pre-nerfed version that deal way less damage. Just look at the stats.

[@thiccfila]

I meant armor pen wise vs the support weapon for people who don't look at stat tables

[@captaintruth]

pre nerfed. what gay language is this. this is just how they think it should be balanced

[@crazy_key]

@@captaintruth can't agree more.

[@KerriganTyranid]

@@captaintruth It was not pre-nerfed, it was designed as a crap stratagem. I had the opportunity to test it like 2 months ago. It is the same crap that it is now. I even said in chat that the damage was bad in case it was a dev (not a hacker) spawning it in the match.

[@andresmdp95]

​@@KerriganTyranidfor me its ideal and not broken. Just enjoyed it. And I do get out to rocket shot bile titans and other stuff. Ah and I use mortars to provide mech support, plus mech spam. So its 2 mechs (emancipator and patriot)+the free one we get as stratagem+quasar+any mortar or autocannon

[@zombiehater6547]

I think all the exosuits need is an upgrade to medium armour (so they aren't entirely useless in bot missions) and a damage buff to the autocannon and rocket so that you dont spend 13 years trying to kill a BT. Also being able to refill their ammo would also be a very needed buff.

[@captaintruth]

the mechs can take almost indefinite small arms, you arent dying to anything other than rockets and canons.

[@adriancollado9275]

A good tip that I’ve found with using it against the bots is bringing the spear. Once tanks and all cannons are knocked out this thing shreds. I run this, spear, railgun, and airstrike and it feels perfect for me.

[@Kitkat-986]

I fucking hate the Spear. I can't get it to lock worth a damn. I'm a regular RR and EAT user, I want the Spear to be good, but it just doesn't work when I need it to. I use both mechs, I just make sure I'm never separated from my team. They clear off small groups of chaff and call air strikes on factory striders and tanks so I'm free to focus on blasting large groups of medium enemies to scrap and enforcing our party's no fly zone.

[@adriancollado9275]

@@Kitkat-986 fair that’s good too! Any armor piercing support weapon would work. I just say the spear because it can usually take out a cannons with one shot if you get it to work. But RR and Eat works also👍

[@Kitkat-986]

@@adriancollado9275 I'll give the spear another shot when they fix the lock on. I want to like the thing, it's just failed me too many times for me to feel comfortable using it.

[@adriancollado9275]

@@Kitkat-986 completely fair bro it is a shitty weapon fs it just for whatever reason pairs kind of well with the mech since it has trouble taking out heavy armor when it isn’t facing the vents of a tank or fighting a factory strider without a cannon.

[@Kitkat-986]

@@adriancollado9275 I've tried dude, even knowing its quirks and bugs, I still can't get the spear to lock on, even to a stationary bot bunker in plain sight. It's so infuriating, every time I take it I wish I just took EATs or the RR instead.

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

Oh yay, another underwhelming addition to the game! How exciting!

[@captaintruth]

ive been smashing it with the mechs

[@finalframelmao]

one of the biggest problems with the exosuits are that when you're in them your ego goes through the roof only to be thrown down into the grand canyon when you get one shot by a bile or a atutomaton turret because they do not have the fortitude to handle even one of those attacks

[@HippioKass]

I used this against the bots and my entire screen turned red with rockets and lasers as every bot withing 3 and a half miles turned and started shooting me. Absolutely worthless

[@captaintruth]

thats why most people think they arent good. take your time and youll realise they are one of the most powerful strategems on the game

[@mookgg4861]

​@@captaintruth haha no.

[@captaintruth]

@@mookgg4861 get good

[@captaintruth]

@@mookgg4861 3 rounds to a hulks eye, 20 to a chragers legs. 150 rounds. you do the math numb nuts....

[@etr1us]

How AH can improve suits: 1. Add stratagem launch system 2. Add jump pack and forward \ side \ back thrust for evading . Limited uses, non rechargeable, no cooldown 3. Rework melee (can be as separate module) 4. add thermal vision or proximity scaner if you have corresponding armor equiped 5. customization (its very much needed for all SGs and weapons ) 6. skins for exos. CAn be sold the same way as armor or added in warbonds. OR make them obtainable through achievments Everything above can be locked behinds ship upgrades and also samples \ slips \ medals can be required for one time use per mission OR even better. Make each mission have a separate one time use unlock for each upgrade. It can be hidden at POIs. Or upgrade can be rewarded for after mission for a specific contract. Damn, there are sooo many options to make it all feel alive...

[@MALZEL-19F]

The devs are TERRIFIED with the idea of players being too strong. This game is like Warframe on opposite day.

[@leonc9760]

If they want the mechs to stay this weak damage wise at least give them way more health/armour and around double the ammo and make them unlimited call downs on a long timer. They need a rechargeable bubble shield too because bots destroy them super quick

[@yantzee0014]

that would require quite the in-universe explanation

[@Daki25]

​@@yantzee0014 Easy solution. Just give us a major order to scrap automatons so SE engineers can finally improve the exo-suits. I mean, if I was producing giant alien-killing mechs I'd definitely want them to do their f&@^#ing job and not suck arse.

[@gangsterguardsman4576]

Just triple the durable damage of the emancipator mech and unnerf the rocket of the patriot, then they’d be perfect

[@gtassa01]

​@@yantzee0014why?

[@captaintruth]

you just need more practice with it. going to make videos soon ive got the content already saved. level 8 bots easy over 100 kills in one life with half a dozen heavies. they are stupid powerful, just need to realise how they need to be used.

[@chakmingleung8482]

IMPORTANT NOTES You can only use one type of mechs per game after the free stratagem trail ends. So if you are a mech lover, cherish upcoming days. No idea why they put up such limit. They are not even the same stratagem. 2 below average together cannot shift balance much.

[@AsterSea]

I was able to select both the new mech and the old mech while also having the "free" variant on standby. In the load out menu before you helldive, all I had to do was select a mech, select a different strategem, and then select the *other* mech. Did one of the devs make a remark about this being a bug?

[@Quintinius31]

You can select both mechs on PS. PC players have to use some tricks to use both. Probably a bug somewhere

[@berserkerpride]

Honestly, the patriot exosuit is better. At everything. Has twice the potential damage too.

[@ghilliecamo222]

Maybe against bugs, but I’d disagree against bots, the emancipator feels like it was made for bots, it’s decent at taking down devastators and hulks

[@berserkerpride]

@@ghilliecamo222 It will never be a good pick against bots for the same reason the patriot isn't. One turret looks your way its done. Or one-two rocket devs salvoing you through the fog.

[@redcenturion88]

​@berserkerpride First time I used it it got sniped by a command bunker halfway across the map.

[@znail4675]

Patriot missile arm doesn't fire even close to where you aim making it a chore to even hit bug holes.

[@tonydiego2566]

@@berserkerprideAs if those things wouldn’t kill you on foot otherwise??

[@ConflictZv]

Wow I am genuinely impressed by this video. It shows me that there is a fundamental problem with the way most Divers are thinking about this game. From all the first impression videos I've seen on the Emancipator, most people come to the conclusion that it is not as effective as it should be. But we are forgetting that the mech is just a tool in our Diver's kit, not an upgrade to the Diver themself. Watching you play and understand what situations the mech is useful in and when not to use it, as well as what strategems to bring along to compliment the mech playstyle, it really makes me rethink my approach to the game and I think others should as well. Thank you.

[@thiccfila]

thank you, and I agree. the devs of this game make items useful in specific situations, not all. to be fair they do this poorly sometimes, and a decent amount of stuff feels bad, but more stuff is useful in a lot of situations than most people admit. also its a team game, love it or hate it, but some stuff isnt going to be good solo for that simple reason.

[@Ghetto-Man-20]

You are able to use the guard dogs in the mechs, it’ll just land on the little spot on top and should shoot from there all directions like normal.

[@FairPlayClubChads]

1:56 a CASEOH canon? 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

[@Prodigy70]

Big reference right there

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

I'd say while we get the suit every game, throw the other suit in your strategems and run a double suit build, works pretty well.

[@areafurrynone1913]

Alexus is killing this game man. PLEASE FIRE HIM AND SEND HIM TO THE GATES OF HADES PLEASE!!!

[@Planterobeets]

Its only weakness against Bugs is Bile Titans, but it can deal quickly with them if you or someone in your team hits them with an AT projectile first. Shots don't bounce off Charger’s heavy armor like the regular AC, meaning it has higher penetration. I don't get why everyone is complaining about it. It is not amazing, but it definitely is not thrash.

[@hendrickstrauss3311]

It has become popular to parrot what the latest KZbinr says regarding balance without poeple using it for themselves. Everyone is also evaluating every weapon in isolation as when used solo without the assistance of a team. Would I use any of the mechs as a solo player? HELL no. In a group? Damn straight. They're great.

[@gangsterguardsman4576]

It has garbage durable damage compared to the autocannon sentry

[@HippioKass]

why tf would I bring a 2 use 10m CD stratagem that kills swarms and chargerrs worse than my flamethrower and still cant deal with bile titans?

[@Planterobeets]

@@HippioKass Because it isn't bad, 150 full auto AC shots.

[@gangsterguardsman4576]

But they’re not full autocannon shots, they may have the same pen as the sentry, but they do less durable damage than even the support weapon. By a significant margin. Like 3x less, just bring the sentry

[@garathminis5108]

I tried it today in a random team. Works ok if you have an unfantry buddy following you. We took out the stalker nest and a shrieker nest. Does the job. You can kill a charger in 4 shots. Key thing is to fire both guns at the same time. Only thing this needs is a first person perspective plus s way to use strategems.

[@captaintruth]

its fully viable everyone just likes to moan

[@EvanM-wo7wd]

At work, really appreciate an actual breakdown, I'm stuck in civi life until tonight😢

[@felixh2786]

Over the course of one 40 minute game you can call in 13 Autocannon sentries or 2 Emancipators. Why do they keep releasing stuff that's worse than what we already have?

[@captaintruth]

because although its great an auto canon sentry canont do what a mech can. plus the rest of your team will pick the same load out as everyone else anyway. so just fill the nieche. youre guna have 2 AC and one qasar with you anyway. with some AC turrets, 500kgs and railcanons. so boring man, all the best player run whatever they please

[@duross101]

I didn't use the first mech, now I'm definitely not using the second

[@znail4675]

The first one was great up until they "fixed" the spontaneous exploding by moving where the missiles fires from making them fly off somewhere far from where you aim.

[@storm___]

@@znail4675 didnt even fix it, they still blow up on you just doesnt kill you

[@captaintruth]

great feedback

[@diogorocha9837]

Like I said to you on a stream, that a cheater/dev spawned this mech in a match for everybody. It is exactely like i tested: bad. Too long to kill a Bile Titan. Reasanable to kill chargers if shooting to the head or legs. Pretty much people not gonna use it.

[@Officer_duh]

I played it earlier, I had one strategie: BLAST THOSE GODDAM BUGS TO BITS!

[@Grimm9890]

they should add ship upgrades for the mechs like: add 1 more mech maybe reduce the cooldown higher hp or limb hp more ammo per mech

[@Quintinius31]

They will certainly bring mech upgrades. There's already a mech bay in the ship

[@PTillA-kf7rq]

Emancipator MECH tips Use it like a sniper rifle, range is your friend. If melee enemies are in your face aim at the ground a foot to their left or right let the splash damage stagger and kill them, you can't hit them when they're on your nose with your sights directly on them. Always use one arm for the most part to conserve ammo, If it's hulks, chargers, tanks, striders, gunships and lots of enemies in one spot charging at you then use both. Use squad tactics stay close to the squad so they can catch flankers. Tanks and infantry for the win. Also aim at the ground on long distance targets if they're not getting hit when you shot at where their tracers are coming from and they're not dying.

[@Syphix-e2c]

I don’t understand why people are mad, if the game is too easy then it’s not fun, if the game is balanced then it’s not fun. The mech is balanced, 150 shots. It should not be killing bile titans in 4-5 shots.

[@CHESTNUT246]

at this point im gonna move onto another game, so tired of the fun being taken out of the game. for a two use strategem with a long ass cooldown you'd hope for it to be strong af,

[@cykeok3525]

Interestingly in Helldivers 1, all the Exosuits have a tiny grenade launcher on the top, that shoots out Stratagem beacons so you can use them as normal from inside. As far as I recall it actually had *less* range than a beacon you throw by hand, but that makes sense for balance I guess.

[@The_Best_NPC]

New mech is apparently trash according to this gameplay. Thanks for letting us know before we waste a bunch of time unlocking it.

[@MrVindictus1]

a bunch of time? Stratagems are basically free lol

[@odach2034]

@@MrVindictus1 It costs 20k credits. That's a handful of missions. That's also assuming you're saving up for the mech alone and not spending it on a better stratagem or ship upgrade.

[@fenickungleonza2571]

I want to tell you that the new mech is actually pretty effective against bots while not that good against bugs (AKA: it can "snipe"&desimate any mid-armor bots [the devastator] from afar in a few shot and even Hulks takes 4-8 shot at MAX/ while you dump between 4-40 shot against the medium bugs [the Charger] and 20-60 shot against Bile Titan) while the old mech is pretty effective against bugs while being dog water against bots (AKA: it minigun can sustain fire against the bugs swarm for longer than the new mech [and the rocket USED to 2-4 shot at MAX to the Bile Titan and 1 shot Charger] / while the minigun doing nothing to any mid-armor bots [the devastator] or above and the minigun effecttive range is considably shoter than the new mech {making it insta die to the bots range attack} and the rocket has very limited ammo sure doesn't help against bots at ALL)

[@AgeOldCure]

It would be sick if there was a little launcher on the mech that would launch your strategems. Like a little tube launcher coming out of the top that your diver would place the strat ball into from the inside, and would then launch it out. Maybe it would even have a longer range or more linear arc to it so there are benefits to using it.

[@davisty1235]

its alright to me but i think it could use a little bit of tweaking. Perhaps more ammo or damage? Im pretty sure the patriot is aimed mainly for bugs and the emancipator is aimed mainly to bots which could explain the struggle it has for bile titans.

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

First tip: Just use it to have the pelican do some damage with its own autocannon. Don't bother with the mech itself. Second tip: Use literally anything else.

[@B-U-T-C-H-E-R]

Reckon I'ma jump on the sticks and try this thang out. Might even get drunk, idk

[@gangsterguardsman4576]

I just want the autocannons to make the same beefy firing sound as the turret variant, it feels like I’m firing silenced autocannons with the piff piff piff sound they make rn

[@qwe095]

If AH took most/all of the recoil out of firing with the Emancipator, it'd feel much more fun to use. The limited ammo would also be less of an issue. Any tips to save ammo is well appreciated for this mech.

[@midnightanimal4844]

Tip, just use the 500kg, it has less cooldown and its faster to use and deals more damage

[@captaintruth]

or take both and use them for the two different uses they have lol

[@icata12345]

i think exosuit is also immune to napalm strike keep in mind, but overall looks like a chore to use ^^

[@Magnusfication]

Nah i was just practically 1 shot by a Hulk flamethrower. Took less than 4 seconds for me to die from the fire and the mech was at full health. And thats just retarded.

[@apersonthatis7007]

Good lord it's so bad. Thanks alexus

[@MasonBeckley-jj5fu]

I love the caseoh cannon.

[@Damglador]

You MUST be able to use stratagems from inside the mechs, using a tube on the top, as it was in Helldivers, mechs in Helldivers 2 even have a noticeable place for this tube. I have no clue why this isn't in the game. The only point of mechs was to be a thing that makes a part of the run easier and makes you machine of death, in Helldivers 2 mechs are just walking coffins, nothing more

[@TsunamiWombat]

Glad to hear this thing works on chargers

[@judyfps5059]

Idea to potentially make exosuits better and more desirable. Ship module “ exosuit stratagem launcher.” A launcher added to the various exosuits which gives the diver the ability not only to call in stratagems while spreading freedom with the exosuit, but increases overall distance the stratagem launched from the tube will fire. Imagine shooting a 380 barrage into a heavy bot outpost from 150 or so meters away

[@OrAngelicBlitz8633]

I like how creative freedom is helping the mech be better. Thanks for the vid! ...you cant save the old one though those rockets are useless.

[@ratking1330]

I run mechs in a 4 stack and idk, they feel pretty strong to us. Both of them seem to be good dedicated swarm, they just have very specific weakness that punish them hard, but a recoiless rifle player or other heavy buster synergizes super super well. I wouldnt be opposed to a buff though.

[@wise5526]

Mech is nice combo with personal shield (improves its defense) . And toxic orbital gas (immune to gas).

[@cd8086]

People are overreacting saying it’s trash. When combined in a team element where you have people to soften up Biles etc it works very well. Yes the ammo count is a little low but other than that I think it’s not THAT bad.

[@cobc11]

Both mechs need some love but this is definitely a good way to make this one suck less

[@poobs2361]

I think the purpose of exosuits is similar to tanks in modern warfare. They're meant to be used in conjunction with infantry support. They are very durable and will survive alot but will need help to combat some of the beefier enemies, which I dont even necessarily disagree with. I think it can be pretty cool to have an exosuit kind of just vanguard and calling in support to deal with heavy armor. Of course it makes it completely unviable for solo play but alot of things are unviable for solo play.

[@eagles725]

love these breakdown videos. Keep up the great work!

[@jerlstif]

i wish this mech had a built in point defense laser drone; it would make the tiny bugs less of an annoyance

[@captaintruth]

would be cool if your drone hovered round the mech instead of going inside

[@xeviusUsagi]

the problem with mechs is that you can't reload them, and aren't that powerful on use... I'd much rather have a single mech that is EXTREMELY powerfull, but once ammo is over, you don't get another one. (kinda like using the laser, you just throw it, it clear most stuff, just controlled by a player) or a more powerful mech with less ammo but that can be reloaded if you take care of it.

[@Gimmerum7]

Tried this new mech and had a lot of fun with it and also liked it way more than the first one. Not very powerful - yes, not sturdy at all - yes, not able to shoot downwards - yes again, but is it fun to use? YES. But for most people whining about balance is way more fun it seems.

[@LaserTractor]

Takes a stratagem slot? Yes Only 2 uses and 10 minute cooldown? Yes Devs used same modes as autocannon sentry but this one damages heavies 5 TIMES worse? Yes You need 25 frickin marksman shots to bile titan's head to kill it? Yes Can you do the same with more reliable and less risky stratagem? Absoluuutely YES!

[@Gimmerum7]

Well, your answer kinda proves my last point 😂

[@LaserTractor]

@@Gimmerum7 ну так на одном фане далеко не уедешь

[@lifefindsaway483]

Wish there was a fire mode selector, like an X-Wing’s quad KX9 laser cannons linked fire.

[@TheRealName7]

I personally think its quite fun equipping both exosuits, use one then u finish all ammo then call other onr and that way your always using exosuits the whole match lol

[@angryfoxzd5233]

So far I'm loving this mech! I just hope they don't nerf it.

[@ghilliecamo222]

Personally I think that the emancipator exosuit is meant for bots anyway considering that’s what it shows in the stratagem video preview plus it’s decent at taking out devastators and hulks, you don’t even have to aim for the eye. It functions similarly to the autocannon sentry rather than the autocannon support weapon.

[@virgil7272]

the video preview on the strategems are so wildly inaccurate at times. Look at the airburst video preview, you will NEVER use it like that against shriekers and doing so will end up killing you and/or your teammates

[@krustykrusader1702]

Mechs against bots will never be a thing as long as they are made of cardboard. 1 rocket salvo from rocket devastators will kill it

[@Magnusfication]

​@@krustykrusader1702exactly they should be as tanky as well, a tank. Idk why thats so hard to understand for the devs. Theyve already limited the mechs by giving it a long cool down and a maximum of 2 uses(which is why i never use it, and never will until that changes) they need to make the mech worse.

[@ghilliecamo222]

@@krustykrusader1702idk, I never had an issue against the rocket devastators and such since they fixed the rockets doing multiple instances of damage as a bug. Played earlier and ate so many rockets and was still fine. Unfortunately you do die very quickly to tanks and turret towers, and factory strider cannons but aside from that I’ve been face taking rockets just fine. You do have to change your playstyle slightly against bots though and not just charge through.

[@davidg9115]

​@@krustykrusader1702 this mech can take multiple rockets salvos though, and by multiple i mean like 4-5. Tanks/turrets do kill it in one hit. Even then i would say its decent against bots.

[@Cam-J7]

Babe wake up new Thiccfila tips and tricks video just dropped

[@josephkasmarcik2895]

You can stomp a charger to death with you exo suit but it requires you to dance around in circles with the mech kicking it in its sides and will almost certainly leave your mech damaged. Did it after running out of ammo with both rockets and chain gun when 4 chargers jumped me and by friends. I think it was the fastest I went through a Exo suit ammo.

[@genericname1622]

If Arrowhead really wanted the Mechs to be this weak they should just straight up make it a permanent addition to our strategem slot. Heck, make it so we only get to use it once a mission. We already got so much strategem to choose from and from someone who plays with randoms almost exclusively I encountered exactly two people in over a month that use the mechs. Even then both use it on a defense mission.

[@kewin318]

works pretty good against chargers legs (similar to old rail gun)

[@chakmingleung8482]

5:20 You actually can use stratagem in mech in Helldivers 1. So that means sadly they intentionally remove it, not likely to get this feature

[@bebopsynthguy6629]

I love how the CEO stepping down fixed everything.

[@ExRetribution]

Both mechs could use a buff. Maybe give them a mobility buff by adding jets to let them jump.

[@protonjones54]

thiccfila what is your preferred keybinds for imputing stratagems? I can't find any configuration to work as good as it does on controller...

[@thiccfila]

Arrow keys

[@protonjones54]

@@thiccfila really? It feels so weird to switch your hand from the mouse to the arrow keys for the stratas

[@Pyromaniac77777]

Penetration is broken on the suit, hence why 1 quasar to the head allowed you to finish him w the mech but shooting w mech first didn’t let you finish with quasar shot

[@thiccfila]

It works both ways, you just have to get a certain amount of shots in the head, I just haven't mathed how many, but I've played more games since and have done it both ways.

[@NorthzYT]

The title is bait, jumping out the mech to deal with a Titan isn't an ammo save if you're gonna lose the mech in the process. Just say it straight up, this mech isn't meant for anti heavy. They should give it a freaking HP bar if they plan on adding more vehicles to the game.

[@thiccfila]

No it's not. I'm gonna be streaming later in squads and this is exactly what we are going to do. Also this was my first time trying this strat. It can be massively improved upon even solo

[@Dysmorphyx_]

Not even surprised at this point, I want to like this game and I really do want to see it succeed because I’ve sunk a unbelievable amount of time into it and I wouldn’t have done that if I didn’t like the game,but after each update and with all of the new weapons and stratagems being added being beyond weak, it’s getting genuinely tiring to continue playing a game where it punishes me for wanting to use non-meta weapons, I do hope that the balance update that fixes everything supposedly will be released soon because it’s absolutely baffling that 90% of the weapons and stratagems in the game are heavily underpowered, especially ones that we have to buy warbonds to access, with the CEO taking a more hands-on roll with the game hopefully that means weapon balancing is going to be done properly this time.

[@saverx1775]

Id love to see more flame stuff, flame exo? Or even shoulder mounted extras like armored core

[@OPgamingstyle]

Helldivers 1 had a mech that was equipped with a port that allowed you to call stratagems down. I'm thinking it will be the same here where only one mech or just certain mechs in the future will be able to call stratagems.

[@omegasniper2648]

Yes we love the queso cannon😂

[@Hollywood113807]

To make sure people dont complain that the exo-49 has been nerfed and is no longer fun, AH has pre-nerfed it before release. No need to thank them.

[@sozulonsoz3716]

They should let us repair and restock them, maybe in a way that takes a long time or whatever to make it balanced, but it sucks when these things get destroyed instantly or you just use up all the ammo and got nothing else, feels like a waste of a stratagem

[@jegantdragoch.7088]

in a team - one person shoot the bile titan with a rocket - then lets you finish it off . just good combo. but it SHOULD kill with less bullets for sure

[@thiccfila]

If rather it just flat out have more ammo instead

[@kristatum6688]

I took on a whole army of bots by myself with this only gotta watch out for turrets tanks and factory striders heavy artillery

[@SoraTheKobold]

new mech already, that was fast hiiii thiicccc hiiii :333

[@thiccfila]

Hi sora

[@KsnypsAdventures]

The fact they take away enjoyment and usability from the stratagems is just sad. There’s no reason to use this mech on high difficulty. Not just the mech, over half the game’s arsenal is simply inefficient over other options. They say that they want everything to be effective, yet that is not the case. making this thing have thrice the ammo wont hurt the devs, nor the balance of the game. It literally came pre nerfed

[@Phillip_Viera]

1)Throw mech at enemy 2)use a different stratagem

[@KerriganTyranid]

Use the pelican shots as a weapon 🤣 Better then waste time using the mech itself

[@Soccerloumike]

I need a life bar on the Mech’s..! Or some better way of tell that it’s about to explode, other than the little black smoke..!

[@LaserTractor]

Devs played san andreas and thought "that's a nice way to tell how much hp vehicle has!!"

[@shizumeru_]

My bad for thinking four autocannons would be worse than a single one with aim assist and a shorter cooldown

[@OP10thNakama]

HD1 allowed you to use strategems while being in the mech. Wonder why they got rid of that feature

[@Gmh-]

If you're planning to kill bile titans just use the Patriot

[@yongming929]

They pre-nerf the exo suit and I hope they don't gonna nerf it again