Helldivers 2 I Was Wrong...

Helldivers 2 I Was Wrong...
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[@Rockforce80]

"We want you to rely on stratagems" 3 strat jammers and an anti-air lol

[@OhDough]

ain't it wild

[@schmity007]

Oh my God

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

The current major order's bug planets suck so bad. Fighting chargers and hordes of bile spewers in a dense jungle with ion storms, delayed AND missing stratagems. Brilliant!

[@silence433]

Had a mission on Veld tonight where nearly half my EAT rockets would land and just sink through the map. Imagine having to gamble on a long cooldown stratagem like Queso cannon or something...

[@chuckles069]

skill issue - Alexus, probably

[@gladonos3384]

The Community: ...You think this is S tier!?!? 😲 Alexus: It will be once I get done with all the other weapons in the game... 🤠 The Community: ...What? 😰

[@demonofwar1155]

Real the balance needs to be a lot better instead of nerfing so much

[@mackjones7688]

Alexus: The railgun has always been viable. Community: On Helldive? Alexus: Use your stratagems. Community: What stratagems?! Alexus: (Sees active ION storm, + AA debuff + 2 active jammers + stratagem glitch that makes 1 single use for whole mission.) Skill issue. Community: 🤨

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

@@mackjones7688 Add more patrols and bump the AI aggressiveness

[@napowolf]

Maybe it's S(hit) tier that he meant.

[@ema-hx1br]

Bro i used It and actually was S tier insane DMG no one touched me(I tried it on the tutorial)

[@weldarc]

Alexus should drop the dev work and go full time standup with jokes that good

[@missiledropkick6450]

He ran Hello Neighbor 2 into the ground and he's dead set on killing this one too.

[@missiledropkick6450]

Alexus Kravchenko

[@LaserTractor]

Silliest jokes comedian

[@wavy.m3]

definitely more capable of that than his current job.

[@Lunaspecter69420]

hes an automaton spy tampering with helldiver weapons. the entire ministry of truth needs to do an investigation.

[@mrg2155]

Alexus has problems and takes it out on us.

[@LaserTractor]

С ним воюет Сатана most obviously

[@Bellonii]

Isn't it crazy that all the problematic discord mod staff has pronouns in their bio?

[@TinnWard]

​@@Belloniimany such cases

[@bigmemer4398]

@@Bellonii who would've thought

[@TheHullsBLU3]

@@Belloniicrazy? No. Expected? Yes.

[@revanreborn69]

If this shit is S tier for these dudes, I'm done.

[@jakebulmer8698]

It is for this guy. He probably thinks all the bad decisions he made to destroy Hello Neighbor 2 was S Tier

[@SuperCatacata]

@@jakebulmer8698 I wish more people played HN2 just so they could understand how bad he was at his job. Seems like nothing has changed and he is more arrogant than ever.

[@bluelofi6309]

I think it was Sarire. The CEO send multiple Tweets/messages saying he agrees with the players

[@dapanda2068]

​​​@@bluelofi6309 the person who sent that message (Alexus kervchenko) is the person responsible for sending hello neighbor into irrelevance. But yeah hopefully they'll buff stuff anyway

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

its actually way too s tier cuz theyre actually nerfing the new warbond/weapons

[@kompott_addict]

I am inhaling copium in ship container sizes, hoping the ceo will change something with the balancing.

[@Grimm9890]

you and me both

[@Boamere]

hoping they fire the lead balance guy at this rate

[@DaaHela]

he is a ceo community manager and a balance dev all at the same time lol

[@calimantis]

The first thing he can do is get rid of Alexus before he sinks the damn ship

[@rqgqr5]

Pass it around bois

[@calimantis]

A reminder that Alexus is the guy who single-handedly ruined Hello Neighbor 2 through all the "balances" he made for that game. The same guy that is now in charge of making balance passes for Helldivers 2.

[@nobodysbusiness2178]

Yep needs to be canned yesterday with a big ass black mark on his employment history so he cant work in dev ever again.

[@dannydevito2275]

Hiw badly did he mess it up, is there like a video or some site i can see this?

[@calimantis]

@@dannydevito2275 WickedWiz made a video covering it. The title specifically is "What Went Wrong? - Hello Neighbor 2"

[@dannydevito2275]

@@calimantis thank you

[@zstrike360]

Saw it...didn't see anything other than broken promises so what was the actual issue? Changing things without telling is my bet.

[@geronimo5537]

I feel triggered after seeing that S tier warbond comment from the balance team. Just, get out of my game person with track record now of nerfing weapons in game for the lols of it.

[@Christinson_]

youre telling me a liberator with less ammo isnt S tier!!???

[@LaserTractor]

@@Christinson_charge up plasma shotgun on crutches is not S tier? No waay

[@25xxfrostxx]

@@Christinson_ But it looks cool. Something something weapon fantasy.

[@jakebulmer8698]

Alexus destroyed Hello Neighbor 2 with the same mentality

[@someone-ji2zb]

Same old, same old. Game devs being prideful rather than maintaining good work ethic.

[@dabrick100]

"A game for everyone is a game for no one". Yes AH but also: A game for no one, is also a game for no one. ⬆➡⬇⬇⬇

[@OrAngelicBlitz8633]

Yeah it's so opposite of DEI that it's proving that both extremes are problematic. 😅

[@yootoobnao]

​@@OrAngelicBlitz8633nah, only DEI is problematic. Don't lump the two things together because the extreme in the other direction is many magnitutes less problematic than DEI nonsense.

[@SepticFuddy]

@@OrAngelicBlitz8633 How on earth is it the opposite of DEI? People occupying positions they aren't qualified for and didn't earn is exactly what DEI is. Alexus tanked one game so now he gets to play God over another?

[@fabricated]

@@yootoobnao you never cared about this until some red-faced right-winger who looks like a thumb told you to be mad about it

[@alexjamesmalcolm]

>3 minutes in >dough has 10 kills with 3.5 mags >Yes please more s tier weapons

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

and they want to nerf it

[@Kernnichiwa]

"Skill issue"

[@welcometoreality437]

That's literally a skill issue, this guy is mid at best.

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

The negativity is pretty important right now. The devs need to know that we LOVE this game, but because we love it, we want it to improve, not continue down a destructive path. Keep up the great work. You have some of the keenest knowledge of the game within this community, so when you say something It's pretty safe to say you're coming from a place of substance. Hopefully the devs respond positively to your fair criticisms and the game can be better for everyone!

[@wzx6x6z6w]

Devs just need to realize one thing, if people truly hate this game, they would have left the game long ago and there won't be any feedbacks for them.

[@cypriotfox8354]

Remember, things in the world are far less likely to change if people dont complain and be "negative"

[@cbanks5289]

It’s funny how people complain about all this negativity when the reality is the negativity is what made Sony go back on what they said I don’t even consider this negative. I just consider it realistic. The reality is you dropped a warbond that can be paid for and the first gun has identical stats to the first gun in the game and says its a high caliber weapon with less ammo and more stopping power…… in what world is that the case it doesn’t do any of that it’s not medium armor penetration negativity is not the word I would use I would use reality. The reality is whoever this main balancer is I don’t know a lot about hello neighbor two doubles he does and the point of being a balancer isn’t to make a game for you. You’re making a game for us so if we are unhappy as a community, you need to get your ego out-of-the-way and say OK we hear you we will work harder to make sure that we’re doing things the way that the players want.

[@GoodBoyGoneDad]

I don't love this game. It used to be a really fun game, but now it's more tedious and frustrating. The only reason I'm still playing is because I'm a completionist and I want to finish unlocking everything before I take a break.

[@Extraordinarylurker]

If we didn't love the game, we wouldn't have fought Sony tooth and nail for this game.

[@lieutax]

We need to band together to get Alexus removed from the balancing team He CANNOT be there Alexus Kravchenko was the former lead game designer of Hello Neighbor 2. Working his way up from level designer of the unreleased Alpha 2, to the lead designer of the Beta and full release, he left the team right before the game came out. He removed the game's open world aspects as he said "No one would want to walk around an open world", and instead used a map labelled as a 'testmap' in the files for the full game. Alexus said that this map was in a twitch leak from tinyBuild community manager Ira, but he lied, claiming that this was not the final map. He actively removed features from the game, such as hiding under beds and certain AI tricks, as he didn't like "One-Time Gimmicks" which was a big part of the first game. When asked about the Neural Network advertised in the 2021 AI Trailer for the game, he said it was coming and then left the team, possibly to avoid further questions. This is straight from the Hello Neighbor Wiki man You canNOT make this shit up

[@broobclop2355]

Him and evil bosse are both morons.

[@zach942]

balance team should be forced to play on helldive and stream

[@nope-qi8zx]

Using nothing else than the weapons in this warbond... Let's see if he still deems it "s-tier".

[@ghoulbuster1]

devs play on trivial with god mode on LMAO

[@thecornfieldiii2069]

Real

[@steelphoenix8978]

honestly yes, there's some pitfalls to being a dev and playing your own game, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. they should absolutely play their own game to feel what players are telling them.

[@ZAGON117]

skill issue, dont you know all the weapons are S-tier. we all just suck

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

s tier so s tier, theyre actually tryna nerf it

[@ZAGON117]

@@user-mz6sh4uo7u maybe they already nerf S-tier by putting it below "HMG" tier to make people use HMG more

[@daethbane]

"Y'all just suck, when we ran the numbers and tested it in difficulty 4 with four of us..."

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

Alexus has to be trolling when he posts on that discord, right?

[@DaemonPrince]

he wasnt sadly ;-;

[@jakebulmer8698]

Alexus probably took great pleasure in ruining hello neighbor 2

[@YipeekayHarasho]

He probably still thinks he's been doing a great job so far

[@Faceball12]

@@YipeekayHarashooh hey a reference to another game with shitty balance

[@UmbraWeiss]

These devs have ni f ing idea wtf are they doing, I said this same shit from the moment they hit us with the first patch,everyone said I'm an idiot and get gud.... Now all I can say at this point, git gud playing with your water pistols and learn how to run.

[@bunzen0knatzen]

His "S" - tier probably means something else

[@Max_Ohm]

*Sniiiiiiifffffff* Smells like sh!te

[@king8-savage137]

shit tier

[@knowahnosenothing4862]

Sarcasm

[@bobshanery5152]

I assume it means "Shit" or "Sad" or "Scum" or "Scrap".

[@vindictiv6880]

"Suck ass" tier.

[@schmity007]

I enjoy the negativity a lot, tbh. I absolutely love this game, but recent play sessions have left a sour taste in my mouth making me not want to come back

[@problematic_canik]

You enjoy negativity but the same players leave a sour taste in your mouth? Lol makes absolutely no sense.

[@ncsharkmanandk9queen904]

​@@problematic_canik I don't think you read what he said correctly. He said play sessions not players. Probably his own play sessions.

[@MyCoxAfloping]

@@problematic_canik Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit eh?

[@mccat6235]

It is ok to leave the game a bit and come back later, see you again helldiver

[@mrg2155]

I get mad playing too, because it’s infuriating how they are treating us. Like we’re stupid. I should quit playing and stop spending money on it if they are going to openly treat us like trash.

[@N00BSYBORG]

There's something deeply wrong with the industry when people like Alexus and AH's community managers get to have the power that they do over our games.

[@LaserTractor]

Well, too much toxicity and dev advocates. "Oh no, it's skill issue" "Oh poor player, primaries aren't there to kill enemies! They are just for style points!"

[@Deadspace251]

Like people said this is not PVP this is PVE!!!

[@Lunaspecter69420]

thats because those people are getting into those positions and others are not. if gamers what that kind of power they need to get into those important positions

[@toast1172]

@@LaserTractor A primary shouldnt be replacing a stratagem imo. Ofc that doesnt mean cripple primarys but dont complain when it cant take down a charger or a titan, its not meant to.

[@LaserTractor]

@@toast1172 if primary is replacing stratagem - buff stratagem I don't want to faceroll every mission. It's boring. But I also don't want to sweat blood running and trying to complete 1 sub-mission

[@CinderBlockCuisine]

I think the dominator and the scorcher need a nerf. I can kill multiple enemies with a single resupply pickup - and that is very unhealthy for the balance of this highly competitive PvE game.

[@Nartanek]

Nerf the grenade pistol also, it should have 4 grenades max and need 2 ressuply to get one back. And give the peacekeeper +1 damage

[@nobodysbusiness2178]

Havent you learned not to joke like this it will happen.

[@DarkSol16]

Careful there, sarcasm is hard to convey over the internet

[@carsonlau9326]

/s

[@big_petebear8535]

Nerf all Eagle Strikes. They are useful. Nerf all rocket launchers. They pen heavy armor. Ruins the gameplay. People need to rely more on stratagems.

[@davidweaver4436]

"Don't show Alexus this... goodbye neighbor." lmfao One thing I will say about the Pummeler that I saw in this video and was kinda like "Oh, neat" was that if you blast the Huik's heatsink with it, it seems to stun it and prevent it from turning around on you. A very small bonus in the grand scheme of things, but still quite nice.

[@Rakshase]

Alexus straight up needs to be fired for sinking this game the way he is

[@miniatuurautootje]

Alexus has achieved the highest position at the ministry of truth

[@misteryue2739]

Are you implying that the Ministry of Truth provides misleading informations ?

[@dressog1251]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nitecookie]

@@misteryue2739 yes. he is- this message has been overtaken by the ministry of truth. the information above is treasonous, and we are working to find the writer's location.

[@corwinclark3267]

Stay negative fr...someone's gotta be critical around here

[@boxforusa8970]

If thats the balance dev that guy is an actual clown

[@Wofulrumble4893]

It is, it seems almost like it's him alone from what people have found out. I hope not...

[@WitD2013]

The lead balance dev also ran Hello neighbor 2 into the ground

[@Spillow-C]

he's the entire circus

[@magma3960]

@@WitD2013 Isn't that game like a story game though? What balancing could he have messed up?

[@hunter-tm2kl]

@@magma3960 cutting features from the first game that the community liked, lying/overexaggerating features that they were gonna add, bailing from the team last minute before launch

[@falseblackbear3553]

Does the pummeler do a good job at staggering enemies? Yes. Is it good at anything else? No, not really.

[@GoodBoyGoneDad]

I like it, but it needs larger magazines and a bit more damage.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Just like the concussive Liberator

[@DrauulGaming]

​@@GoodBoyGoneDadSorry normal defender, sounds like we'll have to put you down

[@yootoobnao]

Honestly, it does enough dmg. Higher than liberator and concussive lib. The fire rate is low but not so much lower than lib or standard smg. Doesn't push back but has amazing stagger.

[@tensaciszketsu864]

Honestly, i'd just take higher dmg over the stagger.

[@mkaleborn]

Alexus’ ability to read the room is not exactly S tier.

[@ericmiltner3604]

Blud is right. All of the new weapons are S-tier for trivial difficulty.

[@nobodysbusiness2178]

Probably the only diff that dev can play on.

[@user-wt6kg7kp5v]

OH, don't say that out loud. They will release a patch soon with Secret changes to the SMG-72 Plummer - it NO longer Stuns Devastators and have reduced the damage by 5, This is to bring it in line with the other SMG's. We don't won't people having Fun now. The Dev's here at ARROWHEAD are Masochist. lmao.

[@convergence1point]

The specter of Hello Neighbor 2 agrees. Lmao. That Alexus guy needs to be trolled until he willingly takes a demotion.

[@LaserTractor]

@@convergence1pointbro there are people out there who just LOOOVE to see others suffer. They aren't really psychos or something. Just something went wrong with them. I think it's the case tbh I've met some of these. They are, thank God, not that often to see, but uhh. I don't want to meet any of them again.

[@convergence1point]

@LaserTractor My jaw dropped when I read some of his comments. When I think of a neckbeards trying to “But act’ually!” With a lisp. Its gonna be that dipweed.

[@Kevo2blessed]

“That clussy, was not poppin” - dough 2024

[@DanielCollins85]

Alexus is the enemy of all Helldivers. He needs to be fired, demoted, or put on a serious leash. His philosophy for balancing is killing fun.

[@Unsp0ken99]

Honestly there's a massive trend with the "community managers" of almost every single company being wildly out of touch with reality. Side note though, why does the new pistols sights look like they're taken straight from the POS guns by Hi-Point

[@matthew5398]

New major order. Get the balance dev replaced.

[@FEDD]

In game dev, you frequently get smooth talkers who are great at playing politics. They are dead weight to the team yet can be protected by superiors who make them feel smart. Alexus sounds like one of those useless talkers who faked their way into their position. The weapon balancing is worse than a junior level dev.

[@TPixelAdventures]

The weapon balancing he does is worse than an average member of the community WHO ACTUALLY PLAYS THE GAME.

[@slaytanicc]

0:26 We did it reddit, we reached balancing post irony

[@LegendOfTy]

"No comment" no no, I want to hear your comment on it, OhDough.

[@JohnGrahamDoe]

Arctic Passive: Immune to Blizzard, no slipping on Ice. How hard would that be, AH? Wouldn't even conflict/compete with muscle enhancement.

[@onhillsgaming]

That would be sensible. We don't do that here unfortunately. Cause that's what I wanted too or just faster movement on poor terrain.

[@missfire9480]

​@@onhillsgamingR.I.P all terrain boots from hd1

[@trime1015]

S-tier might be an acronym..

[@Uri0000]

shit tier

[@SuperGiovanniSantos]

Shiiiit tier

[@TheSuperf12]

Simply trash its entierly repugnant... my interpretation of stier acronym where they all suck... sad that the balancing is so depression making

[@matthew5398]

Super shit tier

[@mkv2718]

i think you mean “abbreviation.”. “laser” and “sonar” are acronyms.

[@taylorfisher3944]

I hate the modifier that only lets you take 3 stratagems, such a stupid game mechanic, being that stratagems are what make this game unique.

[@disguyovaheere8140]

I'm tired of people complaining about negative videos. The negative video is being made it's because the game is providing a negative experience with the new war bonds. We want new games that are good. Not old games that are good or new games that are bad.

[@ThatOliveMrT]

🤓☝️ actually the fastest way to liberate a planet is to play level 1. Therefore the game is balanced around that 🤓☝️

[@KsnypsAdventures]

I love how Alexus intertwines his job as a comedian with his task of balancing weapons and replying to people regarding said balancing

[@g.v8742]

Some people got some serious copium if they think the new warbond is good

[@YureiOni]

I think that’s one of my biggest pet peeves if not the biggest is when a player on the other side of the map from where I died reinforces me.

[@KalijahAnderson]

If I were the CEO, I would have fired Alexus already.

[@mawnkey]

Any dive that ragdolls you causes the shield to be dropped. Getting hit by explosives doesn't. Perfectly balanced as all things should be. - Alexus

[@jarebare510]

Wtf

[@maxworland2236]

this gun can also stagger lock stalkers. but it takes forever to kill them so its not fun

[@Leep_Actual]

Alexus doesn't play over level 3.

[@Polygonmaster2]

I don't care if someone is being positive or negative. Just if they're being honest with the information they have and reasonable with their opinions

[@GlennRiccobono]

Dough ignore people if they say you're being negative. They're just wilburs

[@BlackTempleGaurdian]

But he is being negative? And justifiably too.

[@Dudevizz3]

Is Alexus off his fucking meds or something?

[@kaijuultimax9407]

It's becoming increasingly clear that the vision that the designers at Arrowhead have for the game is way different than what players have in mind. It feels like Arrowhead wants to make a game that really feels like Starship Troopers, ie: the player always feels like they're on the back-foot during battle. Meanwhile the players want their ODST power fantasy where their small squad tears through enemy armies like tissue paper. IMO these two visions are clashing and Arrowhead is going to have to make a decision soon of if they want to stick to their guns or if they're gonna go with the audience's lead.

[@Ontarianmm]

Honestly, you can have both; this isn't PVP. Upping the numbers and the difficulty of enemies is a possibility for them. Thus you get the rush of slaughtering tons and tons of enemies while still always feeling on the back foot.

[@BoglinZilla]

I liked the game when we felt powerful in a challenging game. Pre Railgun nerf

[@jjprs3062]

Stick to the audience's fantasy. In the end, who are your customers?

[@GeeNo_]

The problem is two-fold, the game right now feels too easy in group play when people know what they're doing but solo can be more of a rush/challenge yet in both modes and especially solo, so many primary weapons are just not worth running compared to two in particular I won't mention here. Since it's a PvE game you see variety and people trying stuff but part of that is also because A.) It gets boring doing the same loadout over and over and B) The game is too easy in group play with players who know what they are doing. The devs should be making weapons more powerful and making players feel more powerful but then adding new difficulties to really give people more of a challenge while letting weapons feel unique, and importantly, fun/viable to use.

[@jjprs3062]

@@GeeNo_ I 100% agree with you here. I will be constantly finding gaps in group play with nothing to do but sit by the objective but in solo play I can't even breathe. The difficulty should be enforced by how tough and numerous the enemies are. Not by how weak our guns and equipment are.

[@MinCalm]

I've never simultaneously loved and been frustrated by the same game like this.

[@OnizukaGTO]

"Wheels can't be fixed and lives can't saved, if no one talks about it." Always good to have negative feedback thrown out then to be kept quiet. keep it up mate.

[@enryle]

all the guns in the game need to be half ammo and half damage. all the enemies need double damage and health. they die too fast

[@polarfox_23]

For real, people should use their stratagems instead

[@slimbo4106]

@@polarfox_23 But also we should add modifiers that place restrictions on how many or how often you can use them

[@thebluehat6814]

BALANCE: Fixed issue where primary and secondary weapons would do damage to enemies. This is to make people more reliant on strategems to kill enemies. Increased all mission modifiers back to their original values.

[@polarfox_23]

@@slimbo4106yes i think we should up the air defenses so that they are only able to bring 2 stratagems

[@funnyguru910]

How about we just have flags that pop out of the barrel and say “BANG” and we really need to melee our way to the end of the mission. It’s so perfect I can’t believe it! Thanks devs

[@richardsharp8184]

Alexus, read the room bro. I hope your days a numbered at arrowhead. Good luck next week with the CEO!

[@aidanj8525]

you weren't wrong at all everythings shit still and new warbond was disappointing at the most

[@asherhubbell9528]

You will always drop the riot shield if you impose a rag-doll effect on yourself Such as diving off a ledge or (im not 100% sure on this) hitting yourself with your own grenade It was one of the very few buffs theyve given that has made me love the shield, you used to drop it during ANY ragdol effect and made it useless to bots because of the rockets

[@PRC533]

why the hell would you drop it at all? Imagine if you dropped every backpack and weapon just because you fell down.

[@calzhao6694]

i did not understand what s-tier and "more stopping power" in the tenderizer's description meant until i stopped playing the game

[@goodtime4345]

i like this a lot, by "more stopping power" they actually meant it's power to make you want to stop playing the game

[@Deglyph_]

The funniest thing is that you can tell exactly which weapons are meta just by looking at the stats screen. Liberater is a flat improvement over Tenderizer, Defender is a flat buff over Liberator, and Sickle is a flat buff over Defender. I'd argue that the Pummeler is actually okay because it's better than the Lib-Concussive and is comperable to Defender with trade-offs, but balance is still a huge issue in this game.

[@CurryCrusader711]

We need new passives and it’s irritating that they don’t match the theme so here are my suggestions Winter warrior passive suggestions: 1.Snow doesn’t slow you down as much 2. Enemies detection range decreased by 40%( blending in snow) 3. Slightly better accuracy (you don’t shiver when cold) 4. have better grip on ice (spikes on shoes) 5. Run faster and slide farther after diving on ice (spikes on shoes again) 6. Better incendiary damage ( put hand warmers in the guns(AH love fire damage)) 7. Slight Damage reduction (thick fur armor) (this one is kinda a stretch) I will kill 1B bots for a thick fur cape. The normal ones look too thin in the cold planets.

[@axanael]

What use is being able to stagger devastators if it takes you damn near 70% of the mag to kill one unless you hit literally all headshots

[@andresmdp95]

You need to know when to try to headshot them, stun helps at that but not for long range... also crouch for a moment and stop moving to avoid weapon sway makes you a headshot laser... took out 4 devastators with 1 mag. You just need to get used to a different playstyle. (30%accuracy armor buff also helps)

[@axanael]

@@andresmdp95 why bother when i can kill 10+ in a mag doing that with the jar

[@andresmdp95]

@@axanael jar doesnt give invulnerability from most of the bots, shield+smg combo does

[@drachenklnd]

I want the Dev Team to play on Helldive as a full squad. Livestream. With normal weapons, not the only okay weapons, all different stratagems.

[@Telogor]

On the Devastators, if you can't hit the head, hit the waist or the arm; both are light armor and will allow you to do more consistent damage.

[@Nitryl44]

If Alexus think this warbond is S tier, what is an F tier warbond for him ?

[@PsychoDigs]

One that is not balanced by himself.

[@niromanti5935]

Ok that comment from Alexus has sold me on thinking that he's terrible for the game. What kinda delusion is he living in?

[@alecthomas7216]

Best Helldivers 2 content on any platform. Love your work dude

[@Uncertainty2]

3:06 4:37 - ballistic shields are dropped whenever you ragdoll yourself via dives for some reason, even though they changed it so that rockets no longer knock it away from you. 6:13 - even while they're on the ground, ballistic shields can still be broken by big enough explosions (such as eagle bombs). Your teammate probably rocket podded it or something. ... like, I really want to like the ballistic shield, but it still feels like there's just too much bullshit that goes along with it right now.

[@mrg2155]

If you have integrity like Spitz, you get fired. If you are underhanded like Alexus? Team Lead.

[@asdf_asdf948]

Spitz was a sack of shit as well. Honestly surprised a team full of assholes came up with a half decent game like helldivers... probably because the CEO is based.

[@nobodysbusiness2178]

Dont puff Spitz just because he did one good thing fuck that guy, He was combative with the community multiple times good riddance now we just need to get rid of Alex and Baskinator.

[@jamesmee5212]

The SMG is the only take away, the entire way they are looking at primary weapons needs to change and the power dynamic completely in my opinion

[@Spudtatochip]

This clown literally gave us a less effective liberator but with extra steps. I don't know about you, but he's catching hands on sight for me.

[@Kopa_Malphas]

With shield, If you dive yourself and ragdoll? You drop the shield. If you get ragdolled by an enemy or player? You hold onto the shield. You break your arm on impact? You drop the shield.

[@onhillsgaming]

Alright. Hear me out. What if they added armor that its passive was akimbo which did something like all one handed weapons you get two of. Which would give you double mag capacity, cause lets face it there is no way they can add a separate mag without breaking something with their spaghetti code. 15 to 20% longer to reload speed. 10 or 30% extra mags. 25 to 40% more recoil. 15 or 30% worse ergonomics. Lastly 30 to 60% higher fire rate.

[@onhillsgaming]

To be fair, mediocre is not necessarily bad. And yes, I am being sarcastic.Thank you

[@LaserTractor]

You don't expect downgraded starter rifle in a paid warbond right? Even if you don't spend real money

[@onhillsgaming]

​@@LaserTractorfor real man. I'm not even excited for what ever they put out next at this point.

[@25xxfrostxx]

The dev comment on the warbond was certainly one of the comments of all time. The shield is great but it still has some jank. If you get ragdolled you're usually good but if you cause the ragdoll you'll drop it often. If you have to pick something up like an Artillery shell you will drop the shield if it's in your hand but if you swap to your heavy weapon first, you will pick up the item and not drop the shield, it just moves to the back slot.

[@DS-uf4qw]

It's OK if you won't comment, I will. Alexus failed upwards after destroying Hello Neighbor 2 by removing gameplay players liked(hiding under the bed, other AI fun tricks), laughed at the people that complained and said it's not going in the right direction, removed open world because "no one wanted to play open world"(his words, not the players) then lied about the open world map being a Twitch leak. He left 1 month before Hello Neighbor 2 released to avoid criticism and landed as lead balance for HD2. I'm certain he lied on his resume by not revealing he was responsible for Hello Neighbor 2' s abysmal recception. We are now in the same phase in Helldivers 2 where he's nerfing fun weapons in the name of "balance", laughing at the people telling him this is not what we want, and will soon implement more stupid ideas to further cripple this game. If he is not removed, Helldivers 2 will end up like Hello Neighbor 2. A game that could have been great, but was destroyed by idiot decisions.

[@ionmedicaldesigns8122]

I’m confident that anyone in this thread could balance the game better.

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

whoever pointed out the fact that smg is "too good" compared to the other concussive weapon needs to be banned

[@dakota0000001]

That S tier comment knocked me out, lmao

[@Alres50651]

If u free fall u will drop ur shield😂

[@Uncertainty2]

Not if you're knocked back by rockets or whatever (not anymore, at least), but you'll still drop it if you ragdoll yourself by diving, for some reason. It's a mechanic that they really need to just ditch entirely; the shield is nowhere near strong enough to justify it, and it's pretty damn silly that it can just slip off your back from a tumble anyway.

[@jordanthomasgray]

0:46 Part of the appeal of this game is that the enemies aren’t all super-strong - there’s just a lot of them. Making the game more difficult by nerfing weapons is exactly the same as making it more difficult by increasing enemy HP.

[@TrulyGodsGoofiest]

That was the single most sarcastic comment from a dev.

[@KulZaze]

Alexus is actually more hated than Joel at this point

[@hawk9mm]

Joel at least serves a purpose, Alexus does not.

[@Mrjake92100]

Joel is just as much an ally as our enemy. Even when he's acting as our enemy, it's for the narrative and giving us fresh fights. Mr. Nerf is just bumbling around making fun things not.

[@KulZaze]

@@Mrjake92100 apparently he has a track record of nerfing and ruining other games

[@JEnOhVee]

The lengths to which you are willing to go to just to make a point should be appreciated 😂

[@POINED21245]

The devs need to add the survey feature, like in Killing Floor 2, so community could guid game progress in the right way. This game could be SO much more!

[@youngaspi]

the only real reason i wanted the new warbond is because of the blue cape, whoever made that did a phenomenal job, that cape is frickin awesome

[@Joseph-mw2rl]

Alexus got jokes fr

[@chease9132]

Adding 3 primaries every month is going to get difficult eventually. We've already got weapons that are essentially dupliates or worse versions of other weapons. I think instead of 3 primaries, they should add one primary, then somethink like a new stratagem and ship module upgrade. Im just spitballing; this could be a terrible idea, but it might help with their primary weapons conundrum.

[@samgraffen9212]

If this trend keep up their will be a lot of weapon bloat and redundancy, and for a game that advocates horizontal balance, it will be a nightmare trying to keep all of them comparable while unique enough to feel different.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

I think they want to keep Stratagems put of War Bonds.

[@thecornfieldiii2069]

Or just stop cranking out warbonds

[@jjprs3062]

It's genuinely saddening to see a beautiful game that has amazing graphics, great gameplay loop, and excellent lore and atmosphere be slowly destroyed from within by a separate team of people led by a director who destroyed another game with his so called "balance"

[@DocDictator]

Your character will drop the Ballistic shield... A: When you enter ragdoll state while diving downhill; B: When you pick up the mission objective while holding the shield (If you swap to your two handed support weapon before collecting the mission objective you will NOT drop the shield); C: -Sometimes- When you enter ragdoll state after being exploded or being near an explosion; Blocking explosive enemy atks (EG: Tank turret shots) will BREAK the shield forcing you call down a replacement. Hope to see more Shield matches being played, ballistic shenanigans was my go to in early game while grinding towards slugger and scorcher.

[@KerriganTyranid]

Actually this new SMG and the free SMG perform basically the same. The mini stun is an extra but actually does not make much of a difference. This warbond: 1 - Same Liberator 2 - Same SMG 3 - Same Scorcher 4 - Same Granade 5 - Only the pistol is unique with am 8 magzines that probably will be nerfed to 5.

[@hawk9mm]

should be "same but worse" but accurate none the less.

[@crimsongaming2427]

The whole situation with the balance team strikes me as people over valuing effects and thus going overboard with the downsides. They act like medium pen and stumbling/stunning enemies are such big deals in a horde shooter that you have to have major downsides to compensate. I’m already fighting light and medium enemies constantly this isn’t like stunning a boss on DRG.

[@Nate123318]

I am sincerely convinced that AH made a good game by total accident, and they still have no idea why we all thought it was fun at launch. If AH had been competent enough to fully execute on their "creative vision" from the beginning, they would have got exactly the player base they expected (~20k) and most of the rest of us would never have even heard of them.

[@blueB0wser]

"Goodbye neighbor" I see what you did there.

[@Venjur40]

The Tenderizer, on stats alone, unless there is a typo and it is med. arm. pen. and not light, is just a slight variation on the standard Liberator... 😮‍💨

[@nope-qi8zx]

Funniest part is, tenderizer is supposedly "high caliber with great stopping power" liberator is supposed to be an all-rounder, so less stopping power. yet it is objectively better at everything, including stopping power! How does that even make sense?

[@polarfox_23]

OhDough has dissociative identity disorder confirmed!!?!?!?

[@Gemma_626]

Mass Effect has different ammo types : armor piercing, incendiary, cryo, disruptor, etc. 1 gun with choice of ammo

[@j2d4oi]

Why do they make the scope reticle lines so thick? They block out what you're trying to aim for.

[@LaserTractor]

30 MOA RED DOT BE BUSSIN😂

[@Naturalhigh8]

You can stun 1 guy for eternity. The rest of his friends will have their way with you in the meantime though.

[@LaserTractor]

In a battle...right?😂

[@falseblackbear3553]

Dough playing 4's on level 9 came in contact with less enemies than I did playing solo on level 2....

[@OhDough]

yuuuup, I wasn't even with my team for most of it.

[@eliteecho9383]

7:44 is the Hulk in the room with us right now? lol

[@Pac282]

The S in S-Tier stands for shit. Shit-Tier. 😂