Helldivers 2 - Testing the R-36 Eruptor Explosive Weapon's Against All Enemies

I tested out the R-36 Eruptor against (almost) every enemy in the game, lets see how it performs against them.
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Must Know Information
2:30 Small Bugs
2:50 Hive Guards
3:15 Brood Commanders
3:30 Bile Spewer
3:56 Chargers
5:38 Bile Titans
6:24 Spore Spewer
6:30 Container Doors
6:33 Bug Holes
6:39 Illegal Broadcasts
6:46 Shrieker Nest
7:02 Small Bots
7:12 Striders
7:40 Berserkers
8:01 Devastators (Shielded, Rocket, Regular)
8:41 Hulks
9:11 Annihilator Tanks
9:30 Gunships
9:46 Turret Tower
10:00 AA, Mortars, Bunker Turrets
10:35 Factories
10:45 What We Missed
11:14 The Verdict
#helldivers #helldivers2 #helldiver

[@DecadeMinato]

You can kill gun ship with Eruptor. Shot directly at the jet engine can kill it in 4 shot.

[@dakeyeshua]

I don't know the prerequisite but you can even one shot them too with it

[@LappyAwoo]

It's disappointing that this guy made such a lousy research, telling people a gun doesn't work in certain scenarios just because he tested it poorly

[@Boamere]

yeah not sure why he was shooting at the armoured face of the gunship lol

[@markus_amelius]

@@LappyAwoo I've seen this with KZbinrs saying the Eruptor has a range of 150 meters, when it's really 125m or so. That matters! Especially when you need to make a long shot on a fabricator or a patrol. You want to know if the round will explode above/in front of them, or if you can aim for the ground knowing it will explode on impact at 116 meters. Use that knowledge when shooting at gunships! If they're around 120m, then the Eruptor's rounds will still explode right next to the gunship when you miss!

[@markus_amelius]

@@dakeyeshua I know the AMR can do that, but idk about the Eruptor. You'd have to hit the bottom of the engines, where that bright orange light is.

[@PaperMage236]

Both your solo-play videos and these testing videos have really helped speed up my progress in HD2. I'm a dad and time is at a premium, so your help has been so welcome. Thanks for all you do. Cheers.

[@brianhecimovich4488]

Dad, is that you?

[@PaperMage236]

@brianhecimovich4488 Yes, it's me..., but remember, Democracy is your true Father and Liberty is your Mother. *Helldiver Salute*

[@lanceupperrcut]

Same here lol

[@Mowgli715]

SAME!!

[@SlinkyConsumption]

Liberty!

[@TON._.N]

11:33 Breakdancing bot🤖🤖🤖

[@the_takibo]

it was clean with it too 😂

[@SpongyKarma]

Devastators can be reliably one hit by shooting their leg. Blows it off and they fall over. Not easy on shield ones.

[@B-------D]

I can confirm this

[@SuiseiAnimations]

I also can confirm

[@mikewinterborn]

For those it's better in the backpack!

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

can confirm

[@darenabryant9100]

Always aim for the top left corner of the shield devastators. You can hit their ammo pack, or their face, or their gun arm, doing decent damage each time.

[@jusfab9897]

This game has some problems with expectation. This gun is not a DMR or a sniper. Its a long range grenade launcher, once you see it and use it that way it becomes a way better tool.

[@Bionimetic]

Really renders the grenade launcher stratagem useless, for the most part

[@fi7959]

My current favorite weapon, it's excellent against bots. Did 11 kills with 1 shot on a patrol group, can be a little inconsistent but it's very effective overall. The fact that it can destroy fabricators and bug holes is an added plus.

[@artyom-does-something]

My record is 34 on bugs and 22(?) on bots after one trigger pull BUT I have zero Idea if anything else contributed to that bot number. Anything like hitting and exploding jetpacks or a lingering stratagem maybe, although visibility was simply 'No' so maybe there was just a bunch of weakened grunts grouped up.

[@ZiggyPanda]

It may not be S tier for maximum efficiency but pairing it with a stalwart and shield, S tier fun 🎉 it’s a great Swiss Army knife style set up I often forget I got other stratagems sometimes 😂

[@abcdefghijkl123454]

I find it performs better against bugs, since you can kite them better and the holes are easier to destroy than fabricators. Plus they bsolutely decimate terminid eggs

[@connman8d617]

​​@@abcdefghijkl123454No way, guy. Terminids like to dive you, which can prove problematic for you with an explosive weapon. Bots, with relatively few exceptions, don't crowd you in the same way. I love to provide overwatch for my teammates and pick off devastators and striders for my team as they advance on a base or objective. I used to use the AMR, but this weapon actually performs even better because it can wipe out 3-5 smaller bots as collateral damage when you take one out. My personal record is 22 bot kills with one round of ammo. Plus, the fact that it's a primary weapon means I get an extra strategem slot, and the fact that it can blow up factories means I can bring stun grenades to bully Hulks and heavy devastators.

[@porkkana9898]

​@@abcdefghijkl123454Idk man. This gun can't clear swarms and has low ammo. That means you need a support weapon. However this gun does nothing to chargers so now you can't even take MG or Stalwart. Horrible choice for bugs in anything above diff 5.

[@guardiantko3220]

The BEST use of eruptor is shooting the drop ship's underside before it releases the bots. Clears ALL of them 90% of the time if you hit dead center on the belly side. Makes bot drops a joke unless it brings heavier armored units or elites, but even then elites are only the main problem as it can still damage or out right off the devvies

[@kg7228]

Dude so fun! Glad someone mentioned that

[@_Jay_Maker_]

One thing I should really emphasize. YOU WILL get ragdolled by this thing if you fire it in a semi-close-range scenario. You cannot clutch fire with this weapon. What you think of as "close range" for every other gun is not the standard for the Eruptor due to its projectile AOE, "close range" is much farther away than typical for the Eruptor. You have to feel it out. Whenever you see Taki ragdolling _forwards_ when an enemy is close to him, it's because of the Eruptor's AOE. This gun is great, but you definitely need to adapt to it to avoid killing yourself in bad scenarios.

[@biggreen8025]

It would be better if they would fix the game explosives sucking u in instead of pushing u away, this is so bs and annoying idk why don't more people complain about this shit

[@thegrunch6448]

Yeah my first game using it I was sucked into Berserkers 3 times lol

[@victornguyen1175]

@@biggreen8025 I thought that this was intentional for this gun given how consistent it is compared to other explosives

[@MDestron2282]

Yeah I'm not gonna use something that bugged. It would be great if it worked correctly otherwise.

[@thegrunch6448]

@@MDestron2282 I think against Bots it's still fine. I just bring stun grenades for stuff like Berserkers now

[@Vercuric]

9:30 regarding Gunships, I've been able to take one down with an Eruptor (technically 2 Eruptors). It was me and my friend both shooting at one engine. I think it was roughly 10 shots, as it went down just as we were both reloading. However my friend was on PS5 while I was on PC so I can't rule out another weird Crossplay damage inconsistency like the Bile Titan health thing.

[@segcosare4749]

I have the same experience. I have shot 3 mags to the same engine of a gunships but wasn't able to gun it down. But when someone from my team did it, he shot it down in 1 to 2 shots. It may have to do with the 'host' bug again, wherein the host of the game deals the correct damage and the other teammates don't. Like in fire damage with napalmstrike and flamethrower

[@Model.Zero.]

I believe shots from the eruptor have a certain range where they automatically detonate, causing the bullet to not reach the gunship in most cases. I play solo on pc and I’ve been able to one-shot gunships with the eruptor.

[@Imrixan]

It may also be an issue of shell travel time. The Eruptor has a notably low muzzle velocity, so actually landing hits on a mobile target that bobs around fairly constantly is no easy thing. But yes it's doable, I've done it myself as a PC player, but it seems to require engine hits. I suspect that while the Eruptor does comparable (more?) per-shot damage than the autocannon, it has lower armour penetration, enough that it can't damage the gunship's body. This may also explain the weirdness with turrets - possibly the large rectangular heat sinks on cannon and tank turrets have lower armour than the smaller, square heat sinks of tank hulls and mortar/anti-air turrets?

[@judjementine]

i've been able to 1 shot gunships with the eruptor but it is incredibly inconsistent. My guess is that it needs to hit the bottom of the gunships vent but because gunships almost constantly move, and the gun has low muzzle velocity and drop, and the shell has a max detonation range, and that being slightly off target means hitting plate instead of weakpoint that it's incredibly hard to land the shot.

[@PerfectDeath4]

I've seen some other players mention being able to one-shot the gunship, with one comment even saying one shot took out 2 gunships... But they all claim to hit different parts of the gunship, someone said the engine intake, another the joint between the face and engine body, another was its belly, etc.

[@zakleclaire1858]

@11:35 that break dancing bot absolutely SENT me!

[@c.wubby.u861]

11:34 this must be preserved for the annals of history! New enemy type: Spinning Bird-Kick Bots

[@pepsiman5724]

i've killed the gunships with the eruptor

[@user-xw9bb8or3u]

Same it’s really good at it😂

[@BackwardsPancake]

Are you on PS5 (Or do you play with PS5 hosts), by any chance? Very inconsistent reports about it so far, but sounds like this might be another "railgun bug" situation.

[@user-xw9bb8or3u]

@@BackwardsPancake I’m on pc but always play with friends, might be the same thing as the ps5 bile titan host bug.

[@ineedhealing792]

​@@BackwardsPancakeIt's not. Shoot at the red light and they go down in one to two shots regardless

[@camposUSMC]

How many shots?

[@markd9318]

Its FUN to use and it creates a black hole vacuum at close range. Great

[@NeonReaperMkVII]

PS5 Player here. I 1 or 2 shot Gunships with the Eruptor, I try to hit them on their glowy belly thing. Also important information, the Eruptor only has a range of 100m after that the Bullet explodes and the shrapnel flies everywhere. 500kg, Railcannon for Biles/Hulk, Laser Guard Dog for small bugs or Shield for Bots together with the Quasar Cannon for Charger/Hulks/Biles/Dropships and of course any art of Bug Tower became my go to Loadout. Solo 9 missions are kinda ez with this, well if you know how to abuse the AI the whole game is ez with hit and run tactics and so on but I love the Eruptor.

[@elmortti]

Striders can often be one-shot by shooting next to them, also shooting under a bug often deals more damage than a direct hit. I find the most effective way to kill a charger with the Eruptor to be to shoot under it to reach the sac while it's facing towards you. The Eruptor is also a very useful tool to finish tanks and turrets with, you can damage a turret if it's slightly tilted by shooting in the back bottom of the turret and thus dealing splash damage to the turret.

[@noobsaibod3]

Btw you can kill tanks with 2-3 shots if you shoot below the tank, which works best from behind since the front has a laser turret shooting you.

[@B-------D]

😮

[@Magnusfication]

Interesting, will need to try this out

[@MrWigglesWorth]

I'm quite certain you can take down the gunships with a hit to the engines. For bug holes and fabricators, one thing to keep in mind is that you can kill them with shots from relatively extreme angles, compared to what other weapons like the autocannon require.

[@essbii]

Great video! I found that eruptor could take out gunships but it’s really inconsistent since the bullet detonates at a certain range which can nullify the damage if it misses

[@stephenlawrence554]

I found the only time the eruptor didn't oneshot striders is when I hit the barrels of the guns, I assume because it keeps the explosion far enough away from the pilot. For the terminids, I find that if you aim for the same area frontally on a hiveguard that you would when using something without armour penetration, like the sickle, you can more often than not kill them with one shot. I've also been able to consistently oneshot bile spewers if you aim for the "thorax" area, near where their second pair of legs are

[@Whineanddine52]

I think this is great, however I'll always have to make sure no other helldivers are near me when I use this

[@h4xorzist]

For your information Shredder tanks as well as Mortars and AA-Guns don't actually have any weakspot at the heatsink. The only difference between these 3 is that the Shredder sports a heavy face plate.

[@deltahunter0]

So you can just shoot them anywhere as long as your weapon has enough penetration?

[@hexusknight2306]

@@deltahunter0yes I shot one point blank in one of its barrels and it exploded

[@h4xorzist]

@@deltahunter0 Yep, in case of the scorcher you can even penetrate the shredders heavy front plate (you will only deal the explosive dmg then). You can easily kill a shredder tank with the scorcher. I'm not sure about what armor value mortars are sporting tho.

[@Artoik-dk4vv]

Yes shredder tanks can be shot down with basically most esplosive damage from every direction, usually 2 impact nade on the top can blow it up, AC can destroy it from the front (not efficiently), surprisingly quickly on the side at a good angle (pro tip: aim at the less visually armored area always; if shooting from the side it's on the rear lower part of the turret, if the heatsink is visible definetely go for it unless the angle is basically parallel)

[@the_takibo]

good info 💪

[@russellpierce3987]

have you tried playing around with how you hit the enemies with the shrapnel? i've found that i one shot hive commanders and stuff more by shooting right underneath them, i'm thinking it might be hitting multiple health pools on the enemy and that just allows you to oneshot. not sure if that's just confirmation bias though since i don't pay too much attention

[@wollenwolf7528]

You can, in fact, destroy gunships with eruptor. It takes about 3-4 shots if you're aiming at one of the engines, but if you just hit somwhere aroung their glowing area it sometimes one-shots them. For devastators the best target is their feet or waist, often results in one-shot. For tanks and turrets you can do 1 shot with eat/quasar/recoilles and 1 shot with eruptor, works 100% of the time if you hit turret from the side or the back. Against bugs its almost always better to shoot ground under them. You can also finish low hp BT with cracked back armor

[@dicerson9976]

Being a medium pen weapon, it can kill gunships- however, it requires hitting the engine, which is a low-medium armor point. The main body of the gunship is more heavily armored and vulnerable only to AT weaponry. The engines, however, can be sniped out by AMRs, Autocannons, HMG, and the Eruptor- this is even confirmed in this very video, when one of your shots lands near the engine and gets a successful hit marker on top of the "deflect" icon (due to the shot hitting the main body, but the explosion hitting the engine). As the first shot in that clip showed, the eruptor's shot has a slow projectile speed so the shot won't be easy to make by any stretch unlike the other medium pen weapons.

[@NomadicInfluence]

@9:57 Appreciate this video and all the information, but just wanted to comment on this part re the turrets. You can blow up a damaged turret by shooting at the front at long distances by taking advantage of bullet drop so it lands near the vent. So, yes can’t damage it directly to the front, but can damage/kill it without its back exposed.

[@PallavBhardwaj-dry_ice_cool]

I loved the dominator even before the buff so obviously I love the new sniper because of it’s utility

[@electricheart7965]

Hitting the gun arm of Heavy Devestators with the Eruptor will always one shot them in my experience. Gunships can get one shot if you hit them directly under the main body so the explosion damages all 4 engines at the same time. Turret towers can be damaged from the front if you shoot one of the back corners, same with tanks.

[@raylenn4444]

The eruptor gun is best used as an anti heavy unit weapon paired with a redemptor SMG and an energy canon to destroy titans/tanks & structures. Really balances our the kit. You can use it to engage heavy units from afar so that only the light ones make it closer,allowing you to just finish them off with a redemptor salve. If you pair it with a laser rover, you can even use it to kite & strike the ennemy on the move. It's also real great to snipe the eggs from a distance without alerting the ennemies to your position. I even pull off trickshots with it. So yeah, as far as i m concerned, i'm in love with this weapon currently.

[@Koogees]

I like the shorter videos. Easier for me to digest but keep doing you sir

[@123fffaaarrrttt]

Eruptor is great solo vs bugs if you get good with the laser drone backpack. Don't bring the stalwart to compensate, just stick with the quasar.

[@jamison85]

Thank you for your dedication to destruction, Helldiver. The weapon is nice, but it just doesn't suit my playstyle. My primary weapons of choice are the incendiary breaker and the scorcher, backed up by an arc thrower. But as you said, usually one person from the team will have it, so it's fine.

[@Trepanation21]

This is easily my new favorite weapon. It's wildly good. For bots, my new favorite loadout is Eruptor + Laser Cannon + Jump Pack +

[@Quibbleson]

Videos are fire 🔥 best helldivers content fr

[@awhisperofroses]

I use that on bots solo. Its made things so much easier. I rarely die anymore. Lol. I've noticed your skill in the game really changes your perspective on things. You can aim better than most people for one, makes tings look easy. For me, I just need something that hits hard and can make up for missed shots. I also avoid most fights. I turned HD2 into a stealth shooter. 😅

[@jeebuzcrust]

Punisher is really underrated if you have some issues with aiming. The stagger it gives makes fighting bezerkers and devastators pretty simple, plus it does good damage. The Liberator and Defender aren't bad options either. The Scorcher, Slugger, Eruptor and Dominator all take pretty good aim to make them shine. They definitely have more utility but the skill ceiling is higher.

[@dannycolwell8028]

This is currently my favorite weapon against bots

[@vikingd33]

its good against bugs once you learn how to shoot it fast.

[@dannycolwell8028]

@@vikingd33 oh??? What’s the secret if you don’t mind?

[@omegaweltall2001]

The thing about the shrapnel makes the fact that shooting at the chest of some bugs giving more consistent one taps make more sense.

[@rex_havoc2966]

You put that breakdancing bot out of his misery 🤣🤣🤣 He was just starting to cook! Haha

[@LordZedz]

There are definitely situations where I think the Eruptor is a top tier if not best in slot choice. It absolutely shines on bug missions that have a million armored Bile Spewers. Grenade Launcher takes two nades and has much more limited ammo and Autocannon takes 2 or even 3 shots and you have to stand still to reload. Eruptor can pretty reliably one shot them.

[@Roebuck325]

Little correction for you, the best weapon for destroying the sacks under the bile titan is the scorcher bar none.

[@blue_blood2885]

In my personal experience, you can kill tank by shootong at the turret from any side, and also if you aum for the red light on the red spotlight on the gunships, altho the slow travel time of the bullet may make this a bit harder, it can relatively quickly take down gunships.

[@gravity579]

If you’re still doing challenges I would say try my setup. Light medic armor, Eruptor, redeemer, fire nades, quasar, laser rover, 500kg, napalm strike. I think you’ll like it for bug solo play. It takes a second to get used to but the rover clears the small stuff and you can drop nades as well to keep hunters and scavengers off you. Eruptor for medium enemies, quasar for heavies and titans. I think you’ll enjoy it.

[@CloroxBleach-ty4tv]

I thought it was a bad weapon but after learning the quick shot glitch it’s just goated

[@ariwan8973]

I found with the bugs, shooting the legs or the non armored part of the hive guard will result in breaking the other legs as well from the blast, killing the most of the bugs with one shot in exception of the bile spewer.

[@grantprice613]

Autocannon? Nah, we got the manualcannon here

[@MarkHallG]

I think you need to shoot the back legs on the charger to get a two shot kill, because the shrapnel hits the backside too and its only medium armor, whereas it doesn't shooting it in the front legs and its heavy armor.

[@c.wubby.u861]

Well not every weapon is for everyone and that's okay. For me I didn't expect it to be so fun, in combination with certain loadouts. My favorite so far on high difficulties for bots is: Senator (headshot) Ballistic shield (reload senator) AMR (take out hulks, beserkers, and gunships engines) stun genades (gives breathing room and lines up shots) its so good for long range CC advantages.

[@greg-un7bk]

I noticed that shooting the gun arm on shield devestors can sometimes splash onto the face, causing to two shot and rarely one shot

[@brigadeskate433]

Honestly love the Eruptor. First time using it against bugs I got 18 kills with 1 shot, and it’s amazing for a lot of bugs, and most bots. Keeping this one for sure.

[@zoeymara]

The Eruptor is my fav weapon. but then again it fits my play style , i play as a support sniper for my team , taking up high ground over looking the objective while my team flanks in from one of the sides, i normally pick off most of the non heavys , and the team only has to handle the hulks, tanks on their own , or i may switch to a quaser and help take out the heavies too

[@TheJchio]

I have almost not put the sniper down since getting it(only fighting bots). It just offers a much different flow of gameplay. It feels realy realy good when your on point; but feels realy realy bad when you miss or get aim punched and have to wait to cock a new round. Sometimes I will one hit a rocket devastator or equivalent and sometimes it takes three shot even though im always aiming for the head. It has a few inconsistencies though , like when its empty you still cock another round even though there is none so you can actually hit the reload button to save a few seconds instead if you know your out. Also sometimes I will shoot the ground and the shot will ricochet instead of detonate. I was so hyped for this war bond since I love the stun grenades ; but it was super annoying having to bring a support weapon that can clear bug holes and bot buildings. I would probably be using the crossbow a lot more ; BUT IT CANT OPEN POI CRATES ?!?! Even though it shoots exploding bolts....

[@majinkevinci]

I think maybe not S tier, but the flexibility it gives you in secondaries is really unparalleled. Like unironically I like it a lot against bugs because you shot at a patrol and literally kill more than half of them while your friends target the survivors. Also since I always like stun nades, I can chose which threat I'm using it on. Against Bile titan it can kill them but only if they have their caparace broken already, just like a lot of guns really.

[@coopermulryan8993]

I've had very consistent 2 shots on gunships (having killed roughly a dozen of them in gameplay) by ensuring the shots hit the thrusters directly. 2 shots on the same thruster has very consistently resulted in the gunship being taken down, and I've even taken a gunship down immediately after it spawned with only one shot.

[@leem4279]

One thing the eruptor can do to bile titans is damage the top carapace when something like an EAT or Orbital rail cannon strike fails to kill but blows the armor chunks on top of it off. I used to finish bile titans off with 2 Impact nades but the eruptor can accomplish it too if you can find an angle on it.

[@hipbreakingaming4432]

I use it without a support weapon and have consistently done helldive difficulty. It'd great as long as you aren't trying to pick a losing battle. Pair this with the jump pack and you have a free and basicly easy way to destroy bug holes and fabricators while running by

[@voXYoung]

I honestly think it's the most powerful weapon in the game, and has fair tradeoffs for the amount of things it can accomplish. it fits to be a stratagem really. I wonder what the devs will do to it, I doubt it'll stay like this forever, but if it does - I don't mind at all lol

[@BunToomo]

For Striders, shoot the "hip joint" below the hard faceplate and you WILL oneshot it. I've never not oneshot a strider that way.

[@serbiansauvage]

Best HD2 content creator!

[@Benjamin_Danklin]

I was able to 1 shot a charger with the Eruptor a couple of times. In order to accomplish this you'll have to aim for the fleshy bit of leg where it actually connects to the body and not the armored part itself as shown in the video. Best done from behind after the charger runs passed you.

[@walkerfreeman2697]

I absolutely love dropping on high ground from the pod at extraction with this weapon. It is honestly perfectly balanced bc it causes you to take in a lmg. If it does get nerfed i hope its only to the amount of mags bc its never run out on me

[@Mr_Itchy]

grabbed this thing and immediately fell in love. "GUYS. THIS THING IS FUCKING AMAZING"

[@Martian10101]

I have taken out gunships with the eruptor. I can't tell whether to aim at the body or the engine but ive definitely taken them out with a few shots

[@thelotus8406]

The eruptor rounds have a set distance they can fly before blowing up, they can damage and take down gunships your just likely to either miss from the slow moving round or be at to far a distant and detonate before hitting

[@militantfascade9176]

My problem with the weapon is not the weapon itself, but a lot of the players using it. They either don't know, or don't care that it has an explosive effect that will knock teammates over or outright kill them. I had a guy using one in CQB just ragdolling me for a few minutes straight, until I finally got killed. He was shooting bugs right in my face with it. I was using a shotgun, so close is where I wanted the bugs for maximum damage.

[@ArcSten]

You can kill gunships with the Eruptor, but only if you manage to hit it's thrusters. 2 shots to the same thruster takes them down, however it is tricky to hit them as the projectile is quite slow. Also you can kill chargers more reliably by shooting directly under them. The least shots it took me to kill one was 4 or 5. Also there was a weird one shot on a tower cannon that I managed to do once, but since then I could never replicate that. Must have been a one in a million RNG or something with the shrapnels.

[@saberplaytop]

Very interesting. Not being able to damage the Hulk eye but able to hit the vents means that Tank and Hulk and Tower vents have a lower armor class than the Hulk eye. This also means that is has lesser armor pen than Autocannon and AMR and less than a grenade.

[@rainbowhippos9035]

Uh, yes, the weakspot on a hulk is tougher than the vent. Most enemies in the game have "false" weakspots. Things like the chargers tail and hulks vents are able to be damaged with any weaponry, but the time to kill by only attacking these spots will be slower than hitting the true weakspots (ie chargers head and hulk's baby face). I think whats really interesting is the the erupter can in fact damage a turret and tank from the front, it just has a significantly higher ttk. But 1 quasar shot on the vent of a tank/cannon turret, and one shot anywhere from the erupter will destroy them.

[@Accurize2]

11:45 Reminded me of Bishop in Alien.

[@s2wuolf508]

In Eravin’s video he found that you can 1 shot the gunships if your shot hits their scanning light but it is inconsistent due to how slow the projectile is. I’ve done it myself before as well

[@dicerson9976]

When people say "Kill a charger by shooting its leg" what they REALLY mean is kill it by shooting one of the back legs twice in the back of the leg on the flat of the plate, which is for some reason a "vehicle armor" point like the head of a hulk. Chances are the only reason it 2 shots is, like with the Autocannon, because the explosive radius is also double-dipping damage on the charger's butt on top of medium pen killing the leg itself. That said, I've not seen anyone twotap a charger myself but I've also barely payed attention to the gun at all- as I've yet to get the SC to buy the warbond to buy the gun.

[@dicerson9976]

Also also, the "Console buff" was actually a bug, and was removed from the game as of an update early this morning.

[@RuTube981]

9:32 I have no idea where you're shooting them, but the Eruptor can 100% take out a gunship in 1 shot if you aim directly at their glowing red spot lights in the center. I do this consistently.

[@Di_Gra]

Not covered topics: 1) Jump + Shot. Back jump. front jump, etc. OP shot technic. Try it 2) Shot + Strategem pick + Shot +... lead to 2x fire rate for extreme cases 3) Max shot range is 100m. Ss you can mark an enemy and if it around 100m from you - you can shot and srapnel will dmg it 100% time. That's why you can't hit Gunship on video, because it was >100m from you. But if it less than 100m you can kill it with 2-4 accurate shots

[@justinlee5798]

3:52 THERE IT IS, THAT BUG. I swear, every once in a while when im shooting the Eruptor at mid-shorter range, sometimes I'm propelled TOWARDS the source of my shot. It makes no sense because I get it if shrapnel flies backwards from the point of impact BACK INTO ME, but that's not what's happening. I'm being tugged forward into enemies and it's so fkin wierd

[@Xandros999]

It happens with plasma punisher too.

[@connman8d617]

The Eruptor is what you would get if the AMR made sweet, sweet love to the Grenade Launcher and then they had a baby that provides the best of both worlds, in the form of a primary weapon no less. How could that be anything less than S-tier?

[@melaniabladeofmiquella]

11:35 like a record, baby, right round round round💃💃💃💃💃

[@Testeverything521]

gun ships go down by one shot if you hit it in the searchlight. All the rest of the guns are supposed to aim at one engine, but eruptor is unique.

[@weiss4855]

Something about the Rocket Devastator, the Eruptor will consistently 1-shot their rocket pods and downgrade them into standard devastators. Good for when they've just dropped and you've got backup and don't think you can land that headshot before your teammates get blasted.

[@BackwardsPancake]

The thing that kind of kills this weapon for me is that, yes, I could pair it with a machinegun support weapon and have a reasonably effective combo for most scenarios... ...but for the same number of stratagem slots, I could use the Scythe and an AMR instead, which is way less demanding, more consistent, faster against most targets, and can also reasonably defeat hulks from the front.

[@dannycolwell8028]

I also love not having to bring a support weapon and just having all red stratagems

[@hazelgill5805]

I have found that it's almost 100% consistent to shoot striders in the center mass, right below the cockpit. Face plate has been less consistent for me

[@Zelisius]

The eruptor CAN take down gunships. Ive done it in 2 to 4 shots

[@casataco]

After running the eruptor for a while now and confronting gunship factories almost every time, Ive found that the gun ship is incredibly inconsistent. You can one shot it (def had a good amount) but its so incredibly random. Ive tried to find a "weak spot" and I feel like its only really one shot if I could hit the fuselage of the ship but sometimes it would take about 10 shots. It seems there is a sweet spot but between the gunship moving, the projectile speed, and actually aiming while getting shot it, its not easy to find. If you dont have anything for gun ships, you could take a pot shot now and then and hope to get lucky. Otherwise I would use a dedicated special weapon like the AMR, autocannon, or any of the launchers.

[@taglagable]

I could see a build with this around some heavy support weapons like the spear or recoilless rifle

[@Zaney_]

The eruptor can kill gunships but the slow moving projectile, fixed detonation timer and general sway makes it very difficult to do so. It's not worth it most of the time.

[@benniebees]

The eruptor is amazing for arc thrower builds against bugs. Against bugs, the eruptor closes bug holes and pop bile titan sacs. You don't need your primary for anything else when using the arc thrower. (You do need a secondary that will quickly kill hunters when you've let them get too close) The closest alternative of the eruptor is the scorcher, which in my opinion is better at killing bile sacs, but doesn't close bugholes. My go to build for bugs is then: eruptor -> bile titan sacs + bugholes machine pistol -> emergency use for hunters arc thrower -> kills everything except bile titans and kills chargers slowly Expendable AT -> efficient charger kill and damage bile titans backpack bubble shield -> safety 500kg -> more tools vs bile titan medic armor (personal preference) use any grenade you want (stun grenade has the most utility here, but you don't need to use grenades at all with this build) This build has carried me in haz 9 bugs. Being able to walk off solo not needing teammates to plug any of your weaknesses cause the build has tools for everything. Since you have arc thrower, you don't need waveclear strategems. Practice backdive shots and always focus those hunters when they're in the right range. To kill bile titans: combine the 500kg, EAT, sac popping, and as a last resort teh arc thrower to finish them off when they're low. Don't shoot the bile with AT while they're spewing, always wait until they stop (you have bubble so you don't get slowed). This prevents their damage resist from weakening your shot.

[@Legendary_Honey]

This is why I think the eruptor is one of the best primaries. It allows for builds that previously weren't possible. This build is even affective for solo play. I understand that Takibo may not like the eruptor, but it's better than he gives it credit. Freeing up a grenade or strategem slot with your primary is a huge deal.

[@Insandom]

You can definitely kill Chargers in less shots than you got. Same thing happens with the Autocannon and Anti-Material Rifle., their leg armor weakens after charges allowing weapons with medium penetration to pierce.

[@Gh0sTSkU11]

Eruptor does damage through the back corner of turrets and the non-armored tank's to their heatsink. Was using 1 quasar to the sink + 1 eruptor to the turning back corner to 1-tap them with ease, though it can take 2 shots due to rng. it can also 1-shot gunships with a precise hit to their engine, but truth be told it's tricky and takes time to at least pull it off on every other shot. Mind the fact that it has limited range, hence no cigar in you video

[@shadowmoses7431]

The turrets can be taken out with one shot in conjunction with the quasar cannon. 1 shot of each weapon will do it.

[@yankeeplaya5]

The fact that it one shots stalkers was enough to erupt my ass with it

[@stefannilsson2406]

I found that if you shoot the upper half of the front plate on striders they almost always die in one hit. I think that the explosion is what does the damage and if you aim too low, the explosion does not do enough damage to one hit the pilot.

[@joelh870]

You can kill an Automaton Cannon Turret with shots outside of the heat sinks - I've had luck personally taking a shot at the heat sink with the Quasar Cannon, and the following up with with an Eruptor shot to the backside of the turret (near the heat sink) as it's turning around to finish it off. I'm presuming that's the shrapnel going to work!

[@1archorn]

other than the head the waist is also a weak spot for devastators (just like for berserkers) and you can oneshot them by hitting the right spot. think ive also managed to do it from the sides/back a couple of times when i got a good angle and there wasn't a shield, arm or backpack in the way

[@AntonioCruz-uq3wb]

You can one shot gunships by hitting them in the belly.

[@Artoik-dk4vv]

7:18 scout striders can be 1 shot consistently by shooting under the front plate in the "crotch" area per say. Or in the upper part of their front (less reliable). Same thing with the Autocannon

[@bplatinumpaladin]

I recently discovered that the eruptor will sometimes bounce instead of exploding on impact. I've hit a trooper too close, and instead of blowing up on me, the round bounced off his shoulder plate and went into the air. Similarly with the ground

[@maryceleste_aghost]

So overall this is lite autocannon with scope, but it can't pen face plate hulk?

[@TheVergile]

it most certainly isnt a terrible addition. we need more build variety. and weapons flipping the „primary/secondary for hoarde clear, support for armored“ paradigm on the head are more than welcome. the eruptor certainly makes a lot of MG/arc/flamethrower builds more viable. i just think people are overhyping this. and id be surprised if a tenth of the people singing its praises end up really using it on a regular basis. judging a weapon solely on whether it can oneshot/twoshot enemy x or y is stupid. but sadly thats the level of discussion going on in a lot of places. in the end this weapon is a very solid niche pick. and while im not a big fan of it myself (mostly because i think its just not worth the hassle) im very happy of the direction we are going. primary and secondaries need to get more varied. and this weapon certainly opens up a whole new branch of builds.

[@thegrunch6448]

11:01 Actually, just like with the scorcher you can. If you hit that middle slit the aoe will reach the heatsinks, but it's quite slow. I think it took 10+ shots to destroy it with the aoe damage. I'm pretty sure this works with gunships too, again just like the scorcher, you want to hit the nose of the gunships. 9:32 You can actually see this here, when you shot the nose you got a hitmarker. Though tbf killing it like that is going to be way too slow to be of actual use anyway. According to other comments I'm seeing here there might be a faster way to take these down with the Eruptor after all

[@TheBunjaminFranklin]

i found it will damage tanks if you shoot anywhere on the top part, maybe not right on the cannon though. it takes more shots since it's not directly on the vent tho, but they will go down eventually

[@3G00dboys41]

I love the Erupter. Learn it master it. Itl pay off

[@autodidacticpoly]

Eruptors CAN kill gunships AND tanks (with hits on their body). The frags always seem to explode upwards, so a precise hit on the nose of a gunship or just into the body from below seems to sometimes spawn frags inside. Likewise shooting from above onto a tanks body close to the turret seems to makes the frags hit into the turret head and kill. Do more testing please.

[@shandrakor4686]

Note at 4:05 it's not that your supposed to shot the "Leg" with the Eruptor for a 2 shot. It's the Joints ie where the the vertical foot/leg bits attach to it's body.