HELLDIVERS 2 ARCTHROWER TESTED VS ILLUMINATES & ITS INSANE!!! THE BEST WEAPON VS ILLUMINATES

[@harrysmith6277]

Illuminate is basically if the covenant and the flood teamed up

[@jonathanvo7271]

Like the Reapers from Mass Effect?

[@Z0mbie6073]

I agree but I was thinking they looked more like the reapers.

[@OVOgooner]

The setting is very XCOM

[@jckfrost36]

exactly what my friends and i were saying last night lol

[@Troupe_Master]

No they are not like the covenant at all they are their own thing

[@N7_Bunny]

Fighting the illuminate feel like the last few mission from mass effect 3 against the reaper vibe wise. They starting to become my favorite enemy faction since the automaton. Crazy we are not even fighting the real one right now the squids are coming later.

[@kevinuribe318]

What do you mean we aren’t fighting the real ones? Huh

[@N7_Bunny]

@kevinuribe318 iron sight (leaker) leak most of the real troop,big monster and squid like mage , squid soldier months ago. Right now it's like the most trash soldier of the illuminate cause they are just scouting.

[@PulkaSkurken]

@@kevinuribe318 this is just first "wave". and if you played Helldivers (1) you know this is just the start, this Christmas could be super epic depending on the Dev´s.

[@M-L450]

Squidward?

[@cody1570]

The blitzer is beyond badass for illuminate, use 110 rockets for the harvesters (war of the worlds tri pods) as its a successive hit of rockets so it takes the shields out and the walker in one go. Always take strafe so you can take out the landed ships. And take everything else you would like for the hell of it. Enjoy the zombies and aliens!!! Dont get probed and stay frosty Bois and girls

[@taylorfredrickson7750]

Do rockets work on the ships in the outposts?

[@taylorcox6820]

​@taylorfredrickson7750 you can hit them with 4 commando shots. But they are normally in packs of two or three from what I've seen. I've been using Blitzer Hmg takes down shields easy Thermite Orbital laser 500k 380

[@RogueMandalorian]

Arc is GOAT against all factions. Been my go to since it was released

[@chinweilei3056]

Agree brother my favourite weapon so far

[@Karma-cj1wu]

No brother it is not! But against the squids? Its the absolute go to.

[@I.AM.ON.MY.WAY.]

Superior for bugs and squids, I’ll consistently drop 300+ kills with that arc thrower

[@dalej4241]

I feel like hmg had a lower ttk just manage your ammo

[@FazeParticles]

We need at least another ARC support weapon. Sniper Arc shooter or artillery Arc weapon.

[@big_gucci_scorpio328]

Is anyone else having severe crashing issues, just had a game on a defense mission, everyone but me crashed, 3 fresh teammates dropped in and immediately crashed and again with the next 3 after that until eventually I gave up, other missions it feels like the S.O.S beacon isn't even working anymore, I'm not suprised or anything bugs come with new content quite often with this game but it's quite frustrating at times

[@taylorfredrickson7750]

Illuminate really shakes up the meta. Chad recoilless rifIe is basically useless vs Illuminate. I haven't played them much but here are a few things I found work well. - Electric and plasma weapons - Laser cannon (good damage vs all, especially shreds the hordes) - Tesla tower - Gatling sentry - 380 is great for clearing outposts since strafes and even airstrikes don't work well on Illuminate outposts. One well placed 380 can clear an entire heavy outpost.

[@evilbert2991]

I don't know what you are smoking but the UFO's and Tripods drop like rocks against the recoilless rifle

[@TheNightOwlKS]

Orbital Laser also destroy bases easily

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

can the recoilless not onehit the tripod or bases when the shield is down? can they oneshot dropships?

[@TheNightOwlKS]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 Yes

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

@@TheNightOwlKS with some testing the qusar can oneshot a harvester when the shield is downed with a sickle or penetrator liberator (dont judge me for my primaries).

[@Rob117-nl3dz]

Team idea 1. Arc guy with jump pack that leads the charge 2. Spear/recoilless rifle to deal with heavy guys 3. Heavy machine gun guy with a sheld that takes out the illuminate shields 4. Finally a flexible diver that uses supply pack for the heavy machine gun guy.

[@FazeParticles]

No need to have designated classes. Just go with an all round build. Many support weapons are good. And lots of red or green stratagems are viable now.

[@Rob117-nl3dz]

@ yes but a rough class system can build teamwork and can prove to be better in a higher difficulty.

[@FazeParticles]

@ I play with Random’s. They ain’t going to do all that even it would be beneficial it may not be their play style.

[@TheNightOwlKS]

I specifically play as a horde clearer using Blitzer, Arc Thrower, Guard Dog Rover, Gatling Sentry, & Orbital Gatling Barrage. My job is to take point, clear enemies out so the rest of the squad can complete objectives, drop shields as necessary with the Gatling Barrage, then drop covering fire as we leave to the next objective. If I'm not leading the team in kills, I didn't do my job properly.

[@hendrickstrauss3311]

Unless the Tri-Pods are Charger equivalents...hope they change it. Trivializes even L10 missions right now. Edit: Tri-Pods are Charger/Hulk equivalent. All is as intended then.

[@KingSlimeProductions]

Yeah Tri Pods go down too easy for them to be the bile titan/tank equivalent. I imagine we'll get some sort of giant floating orb enemy lol.

[@TheNightOwlKS]

They are Charger/Hulk equivalents. There's still more Illuminate enemies to come. Remember, the Factory Striders & Impalers didn't come in until later.

[@marvinnovilla4918]

The grunts are giving us so much trouble already. Cant imagine fighting the Great Eye again.

[@atypikul1426]

Ive found cooking the thermite for a sec until the spikes come out keeps em from bouncing

[@iliqnchushkov2128]

Hate to say it, but i think the Arc weapons might receive a nerf after AH sees the weapon usage data. Hopefully history doesn't repeat itself, game is hella fun now.

[@dalej4241]

Nahh their ttk is still higher compared to other weapons

[@mdsmith8233]

Please don't speak that up--yeezus AH, don't

[@MFShro0m]

The blitzer’s really popular but not the arc thrower. I haven’t seen anyone use it vs the illuminate, not many use it vs bugs and barely anyone uses it vs bots. While it can be powerful it’s also the most unreliable weapon in the game now that they’ve fixed the spear I think they’re probably safe coz I doubt they’ll nerf the blitzer and the arc thrower needs fixing not nerfing. That is unless they see this video and take pip’s word for it

[@taylorcox6820]

I tried the arch thrower and it's a not go for me. To in consistent and still takes three shots for things like those flying illuminate.

[@TheNightOwlKS]

​@@MFShro0mI use it constantly. I'm not switching away from it. I got my Illuminate build figured out.

[@urbanapache2]

Maaaan...got d/c 4 outer 6 games, even with mega internet..BUT...got to play with freaking John Helldiver, so that was cool.

[@Jnd_0247]

Who is that? I’m pretty positive he was in a match with Me the other day but he had no mic

[@Flameshot_]

I kinda think they are meh, I think it would be more fun to fight the bots in the urban setting, but I like the enemies that are in the illuminate, super fun (ps please remove all bloom you have to be even more accurate with this enemy type than bots) but there are lie 4 different enemies, not a lot, but some new stuff and wabrond, and balance patch is coming out soon, you can see new armor, new gun, and stuff in IGN vid, the HMG has 3 mags, the tenderizer has 9, the jar 5 has 8 mags, and there is a melee weapon, I just don't know why the hell they wouldn't drop it all at once, dropping it all at once would be the most hype and draw the most attention

[@RogueMandalorian]

I think this is ab expedition force and when the full force arrives the rest will show themselves like the mage type or the invisible one

[@Prockski]

Devs mentioned in interviews that this is the vanguard force and it’s not their main force yet. Leaks also showed off the other units that we haven’t seen yet.

[@PulkaSkurken]

Archthrower has been good as multi target dmg dealer sense the start, but that was nice, so sad i think that weapon is really boring to use.. damn, haha. issue is that as a solo player i need something like a HMG to break the shiled on the stationery ships on the ground to remove it fast and later shoot a pistol nade in to destroy them. problem is, i now down to difficult 4 and i still dont manage to successfully end a mission, did was close to do that at 4, but still got ass raped just before i managed to clear the last stage in the Data upload.

[@mdsmith8233]

The Arcthrower has been my go-to for over 200 hours now--I always come out the gate with it--and the Sickle💯💢

[@aofdemons5391]

Remindes me of war of worlds lol with zombies great!

[@fran7947]

Sooo arcthrower getting the next big nerf? 💀

[@TonyJrMl2]

I only like youtubers who always and liked helldivers from the start and always talk about it or always making content about dem. U are one of those people who always make content about helldivers so mad respect unlike those fake fan helldiver youtubers

[@-Samus-Aran-]

Actually thermite grenades do stick to their tanks. You have to be very careful aiming though

[@PulkaSkurken]

i really need to get my old HD2 crew back up, i cant do this solo.

[@TacynMegan]

Blitzer + autocanon just cleared everything non stop

[@MickGordon-i9i]

Obviously. Arc throwers in every beacon pod in the new maps. Hints u know.

[@NerdoftheGames]

Is the Blitzer good against them?

[@TheNightOwlKS]

Yes, especially paired with the Guard Dog Rover

[@DjehutimasAsarRa]

I didn't know that we could play against them now

[@urbanapache2]

Yup, arc thrower murders these guys, already been ruining them, makes me wonder if they even tested arc, cause mine (ps5) every game, has for the first time ever a red arc thrower symbol, like it needs reloading, which of course ..nah. *edit* his also has the red arc thrower thingy

[@isaac2040]

5:56 friendly fire isn’t

[@MrCaveman74]

I was thinking the same thing. Love the arc thrower, but having to control where your teammates are in relation to the enemies before you fire makes it frustrating sometimes. Need everybody to wear their anti-shock armor.

[@Kullervo456]

Doubt perma stun locking will last or is intended.

[@jericktecson5558]

Cutting edge warbond time to shine

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

you mean because the enemy uses electro shots with the drones right? right?

[@evilbert2991]

recoilless deletes tripods instantly

[@thevillainscott]

Totally expecting to learn that the walkers are not their boss unit

[@TheNightOwlKS]

They're Charger/Hulk equivalents...

[@davidpang1613]

Thermite can stick on the legs n eye

[@iLIKEpieMMM]

Laser dog plus arc thrower solos hd10 confirmed last night

[@RaulitoElLobito]

I used this last night, completely destroys them, btw why are the blitzer and arc thrower red when in this planet?

[@TheNightOwlKS]

Don't know, but it hasn't effected me using them

[@Fransd1982]

What's the best way to deal with the energy shields on the ships and big enemies?

[@jacobhiggins819]

Lasers or high fire rate weapons

[@RogueMandalorian]

@@Fransd1982 explosives, rockets, democracy

[@Baconman212]

Nahhhhhhhhh that build is devious

[@triantulas]

Is there anything you guys will change in this Loadout?

[@TheNightOwlKS]

I take the Guard Dog Rover & either Gatling or Machine Gun Sentry to help clear out the chaff (likely will change to Flame Sentry once I unlock it). Single shot strategems don't work as well unless you work in tandem with a teammate. 500KG isn't as good unless someone else drops the shields first. Orbital Laser 380mm Barrage are much better for taking out ships.

[@JeremyjsmSWVA]

But what about the blitzer? In case you need another strat or support weapon.

[@I.AM.ON.MY.WAY.]

I used it last night with questionable performance. I ran arc thrower the entire game.

[@TheNightOwlKS]

​@@I.AM.ON.MY.WAY.I always pair Blitzer with the Guard Dog Rover to make up for the shorter range.

[@I.AM.ON.MY.WAY.]

@ I like the blitzer but can’t help but feel like it just tickles the squid’s n*tsack when I use it

[@Suomiwimbula]

Thermite works against walkers, you got unlucky handle hits on your throws.

[@ncsharkmanandk9queen904]

That's xcom baby

[@tobic.6343]

El Pipz! Thank you for the content. Hope you can get some sleep in. Can you tell me your honest opinion? Is this update worth checking out, when all I wanna do is play PoE2 when I’m back home?

[@philipdrainville3592]

Probably gonna tweak some stuff on the extractor, no way you can stun lock the only heavy illuminate

[@ClayInvictus]

I believe it corresponds to the hulks and chargers, and that we will see a heavier enemy type when they come out in full force later.

[@atlgameslayergaming]

Arc thrower is back baby!

[@FrostyFrodo]

Brother did you forget the nerfs?? Every weapon is terrible against the Illuminate, arc thrower needs buff!! /s

[@snorrimcguffin2282]

I really don't like the handling of the Arc Thrower, but I love the Blitzer. How about that one (aside from the obvious caveat of the leiser range)?

[@TheNightOwlKS]

I use both Blitzer & Arc Thrower. Pair them with the Guard Dog Rover, use Arc Thrower when they're far, switch to Blitzer when they get close.

[@AnthonyLopez-br9xn]

Same

[@morganmacleod2412]

It works if u have space in the city it’s hard for it to chain u need a good primary idk what tho

[@TheNightOwlKS]

Blitzer or Breaker Spray & Pray. Also, Gatling Sentry is very effective for mowing down Illuminate enemies.

[@DeeDragon-fe5pq]

hahahah soo NOOB!!

[@Thesuccessfulstoner]

My arch thrower does work against them? Any idea why like it just does hit them at all

[@lukepower968]

This weapon is completely broken .... That as nosense

[@grimmcrag8715]

Arc thrower stays winning.