R-36 ERUPTOR NERF TESTED IN HELLDIVERS 2 NEW PATCH/UPDATE

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE ERUPTOR?
0:00 - INTRO ERUPTER NERF
0:48 - ERUPTOR CROWD CONTROL BAD NOW
1:50 - ERUPTOR VS HIVE GUARD
2:18 - ERUPTOR VS BROOD COMMANDER
3:01 - ERUPTOR VS NURSING SPEWER'S
4:01 - ERUPTOR VS CHARGER
5:29 - ERUPTOR VS STRIDER
5:41 - ERUPTOR VS MEAT SAWS
6:05 - ERUPTOR VS HEAVY TANKS
6:47 - ERUPTOR VS HULK
7:08 - ERUPTOR VS GUN SHIP
7:35 - ERUPTOR VS DEVASTATORS (DOWN BAD)
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[@EMO1tachi]

What a fucking joke, actually killed the gun in a PREMIUM warbond what a waste of time grinding those super credits for nothing.

[@dickholemakers]

Cry it about it more .

[@thatbachus]

I don't even get it? Do they not want people to pay/play? To get those warbonds? Because now ehy would i?

[@adrios7943]

Another fun weapon that went from S tier straight to F tier

[@T1Oracle]

Eh, B tier.

[@jtomb3263]

@@T1Oracle Agreed still B tier, was thinking C ish but its still a light autocannon.. thats just shittier. Just slap that big boi with a bit more damage, less damage falloff, and bit more AoE, and we would be back. Sadly we will probably get 1 of those buffs just to put it at B+

[@KelgarNW]

Wow now all 3 primary guns of the last warbond are trash, good job to the balancing team

[@user-yi5gz1vz7r]

All that remains is to nerf the pistol.

[@emojothejojo]

Wdym, the adjudicator, is actually somewhat decent now because of the recoil reduction

[@colt4505]

​@emojothejojo 😂🤣 Sure, bud. 👌 Keep lying to yourself. That trash needs a damage buff.

[@colt4505]

Almost like they want people to stop giving them money for super credits. Almost like they want player retention to tank due to constant nerfs on anything actually effective. 🤔

[@smoldoggy1005]

@@colt4505there’s no point in getting the warbonds they keep nerfing everything in them

[@LrTiger24]

People are going to stop playing this game when you have to check the damn patch notes 1-2x a week to see which fucking gun to use.

[@josephy4936]

This warbond was one of the most fun and hype ones when it dropped because of the Eruptor and Crossbow. Now because of the nerfs on the splash radius for the EXPLOSIVE WARBOND weapons I don’t care for using either of them anymore, makes me sad.

[@samuelm4021]

I’d take a refund if I could. Yeah it’s only 10 bucks but god damn it’s just the principle that irritates me the most. Feels like a bait and switch.

[@9unslin9er]

The whole point of this gun was that it: 1) Throws shrapnel 2) Explodes in your face They have somehow dicked up both of these objectives.

[@adrianoss.bougas3720]

Seriously, why?

[@Solkard]

What about the Stalkers?

[@ghostfayceklr701]

well some people were complaining i guess- i never even got to use both the Rail and the Eruptor before they were nerfed- i guess they brought the Rail gun back- so something similar will happen to the eruptor- dw

[@9unslin9er]

@@ghostfayceklr701 Hardly. The Railgun is pretty far from "back". That thing used to be able to 2 shot Bile Titans and Chargers.

[@balencix1575]

@@ghostfayceklr701the railgun is actually still pretty mid especially against automatons

[@Mr_ViPR]

They said the shrapnel wasn’t that important to its overall dmg but it’s clear they weren’t as in tune with their own weapon as they thought. Sometimes I wonder how do they play test these changes because it was found out immediately that the 40 extra dmg was not sufficient compensation.

[@cell9899]

They know exactly what they're doing

[@91AizenSama]

@@cell9899 No. They really don't

[@jockfacing]

@@91AizenSama With malicious intent they do. They just need to say anything to get over with it

[@matrinezkevin11492]

The eruptor initially did 380 damage for the round and an additional 300 damage for the shrapnel and explosion. They essentially brought the damage down from 680 a round to 420 a round. That's a massive fucking nerf on top of the ammo nerf and the blast radius nerf.

[@banzinarbanzinar5012]

The shrapnel was the part of the gun that distinguishes it from the others. It was powerful, yes, useful, yes, but you and your team was at risk without thoughtful use of the weapon. I thought that was the balancing. Why not just make the shrapnel not ricochet if that was really the problem? I kinda feel like ricochet got thrown under the bus when it was just a lot of people who didn’t want to deal with the fact the the gun was not good for every conceivable situation.

[@jebosamvasjako]

It was nowhere near as good as people say it was. Maybe bellow 7 diff sure, but any weapon bellow 7 us amazing. It's sad that some of the weapons are more favoured than others

[@kato093]

Yesterday I killed myself multiple times by shooting bile spewers and one of the armored bugs from pretty far away (the armored one made me realize what was happening as there was nothing near me but 1 bug and I 1 shot myself from 15-20 meters away and finally the game said that I killed myself, making me realize what was happening. The gun wasn't good before. For now it's bugged so I hope it's better than before. Everyone kept over hyping it just because it can destroy bug holes and fabricators but that is such a minor thing, completely useless to me. In those close bug holes missions I go with extra grenades and grenade pistol and its super easy, between stratagems and 15 grandes total. Honestly, I never had any trouble ever closing bugs. I usually just run in and close them in less than 39 seconds. For big nests as well. I just throw a resupply near me and a few stratagems, 500kg or airstrike, sometimes I use the resupply on nests If I have to.. Those missions are the easiest ones for me. I'd rather have the eruptor not close bug nests and fabricators and give it a faster rof.

[@inkypumpkin59]

@@kato093I had the same thing happen against bots, I would just get 1 shot with a personal shield and was like wtf, and literally the pieces just clicked in my head when I was watching this video, and it was frustrating, but the fun was so satisfying to use that I dont really care tbh

[@riskyflash6812]

“You and your team were at risk without thoughtful use of the weapon” No, you weren’t. Everyone said to grab a Stalwart and a Rover with it and you were on easy mode. People were talking about how broken and OP it was from the day it released.

[@BC-vv3ot]

@@riskyflash6812I have personally caused a loss of reinforcements with this weapon. That range is a little bigger than you think.

[@zackfake1253]

I dont mind then nerfing weapons but im tired of them taking a sledgehammer to everything and a chisel to buffing the useless weapons

[@biggusdongus]

Best analogy 🤣👌🏻

[@SinKiske-ms3gy]

Their version of nerfing is making meta weapons worthless. From the rail-gun to the slugger and now the eruptor. Most of the primaries, anti-armor and anti-tank weapons are bad enough but it's worse when they just remove viable options from the player. They never address why players resort to using these weapons in the first place and never buff weapons enough to present viable alternatives. It's really killing my enjoyment of the game.

[@elimgarak1127]

Literally nothing has needed nerfs. Everything that was "broken" about any particular piece of equipment *was* broken, as in bugged.

[@thenson1Halo]

It is because they hired the old lead balance from Hello Neighbor. He is most known for destroying that game via bad balance patches that were totally out of tune with what the community wanted to play.

[@twinter1550]

Loved this gun but with the changes I will not be using it going forward. Just sad really.

[@ragingreaper1190]

These changes pretty much have killed this gun for now, I really hope they bring back the shrapnel in some way!

[@twinter1550]

Plus, they previously reduced the ammo count which wasn't a major issue but now you need more shots to kill the various bugs etc. Zero joined up thinking.

[@diogorocha9837]

​@@ragingreaper1190 We know they won't buff back. They never do.

[@thehollowlingwin]

​@twinter1550 Unfortunately, it seems like the ricochet doom posters won this round, so now we gotta wait to see what happens next

[@thisguy1073]

Sometimes I wonder if they even play their fucking game.

[@crunklive9681]

Ppl complaining about shrapnel, got the best part of the gun destroyed. Every gun isn’t up close and personal and requires intellect to use. Now the gun is pointless.

[@123TheCloop]

literally, they pulled the same crap with the plasma shotgun (forgot the name) but ppl were using that so up close that they gutted its AOE and mag but im using it like a grenade launcher and would often clap crowds of bugs because thats how i think it was intended to be use (stun and cc)

[@kato093]

Idk.. yesterday I one shot myself from 15-20 meters, shooting the face of one of those armored bugs. Then it happened 2 more times shooting bile spewers in the face. And I was pretty far away and had no idea wtf was killing me. I don't use the eruptor but there were a billion bile spewers yesterday so I tried it out and went from 0-1 deaths a game to 5-6 and I couldn't understand why or how I kept getting 1 shot. The devs said the gun isn't working as intended right now so hopefully the gun is gonna be as strong as before but without the shrapnel. At least it should do more damage while having a smaller radius.

[@NeonReaperMkVII]

It's even worst up close I think because the blast radius is wider and he get ragdolled all over the place

[@yeetman1344]

the shrapnel wasn't what people complained about the problem it was its interaction with the ricochet update causing it have a high chance to bounce and one shot you from any distance

[@TheWill383]

Dont forget how they neutered the Crossbow

[@OutsideTheRopes]

Where’s the people who defended them taking away half of the ammo reserves for the Eruptor now? With this nerf, that shit is going to run out of ammo fast. I’m never touching it again.

[@robbcabaian]

Those people obviously didn’t have foresight lol

[@91AizenSama]

With this nerf, the weapon is literally dead lmao

[@Bionimetic]

Usually a weapon should clear crowds with a mag. I feel that's the most suitable. This gun takes maybe a while mag now and another to kill smaller enemies. Meanwhile DOT has been fixed and breaker incendiary is now pretty broken for all players. Yet ARs and SMGs are like putting yourself in a handicap if you're alone. I don't know what the devs are thinking

[@thenson1Halo]

People acted like the Eruptor has some sort of massive ammo reserve because it came with 12 mags while ignoring that the mags only held 5 bullets each.

[@OutsideTheRopes]

@@thenson1Halo Exactly…they claimed that we all just don’t know how to manage ammo in a game that you get absolutely swarmed in on the the highest difficulty.

[@mcwolves71]

On discord, one of the community managers said the erupter was not working as intended post patch and that they were working on fixing it.

[@NeonReaperMkVII]

Can't find any of this

[@EP_mc]

@@NeonReaperMkVIIread twinbeards messages

[@robc0704]

the dominator is still better. As an explosive weapon its quite useless with the lower ammo count and slow fire rate.

[@Darkwater1886]

​@@robc0704you're comparing apples to oranges. They had different play styles. Now it is actually a WORSE dominator and WAY worse Autocannon.

[@jamesdouglass6340]

Oh thank god

[@Earliersphere]

part of the problem with the change is that I'm betting that each individual shrapnel was causing 40 damage, so that was like an extra 120 to 240 damage depending on how many pieces hit. Now we just have a flat 40. I would bet we were doing more like 600 to 820 damage now we do 420, so over half the damage is gone.

[@benoliver5593]

That makes sense I wish we was just immune to the dmg from the shrapnel but still knocked us back

[@RecklessGoat]

This is misinformation.

[@beakwooda.k.aadregallus8788]

​@@RecklessGoatHe's betting, not certain. Also you have no proof saying otherwise.

[@alexanderwryn2112]

Should have nerfed the damage each subsequent shrapnel does, or taken away the explosion damage to cut the damage it did to chargers.

[@RecklessGoat]

@@beakwooda.k.aadregallus8788 you also have no reason to be on your knees trying defending a guy that doesn’t know you. But here you are 🤓

[@xBenwa]

I’m absolutely disgusted. I spent all of April learning this gun, its mechanics, the ranges and all. I feel like arrowhead pulled the rug from under us, I finally understand how the railgun kittens feel. Arrowhead is great with community, but honestly have a horrible balance doctrine,

[@cell9899]

I too finally understand railgun dudes 😢

[@Kratos176]

A lot of people complained that they killed themselves and others with shrapnel this is what happens when you complain about nothing

[@manaxburn]

Imagine using a pinpoint airburst launcher and then complaining when you hit nearby teammates or yourself. Every complaint on this gun was either due to a skill issue or people suffering from players with a skill issue.

[@-Arv]

I was a railgun dude, but that gun being nerfed was a good thing because it opened up way more versatility. But the Eruptor was already in a good spot. It wasn't used by 95% of all players over level 20 (like the railgun). The magazine nerf was already enough, and the ricochet bug that killed you should've just been fixed where the shrapnel got reduced damage beyond a 5m radius or something. EDIT: It's been confirmed that the nerf wasn't intentional, and they are gonna buff it next patch.

[@smoldoggy1005]

@@manaxburnimagine being so unbelievably stupid that you have to be “manaxburn”

[@BrianHopson]

I fucking loved the Eruptor, to the point i think hitting satisfying shots was where i got my main enjoyement from the game, i feel so demotivated to even touch the game now.

[@Dominicmesh000316]

Making the game frustrating isn't the same as making it difficult. These guys can't get anything right. They're idiots.

[@Spaz740]

This is real noticeable when dealing with stalkers. I was able to one shot stalkers, now it requires two shots. I loved this gun, but guess I'm dropping it. The damage just isn't there to compensate for the fire rate.

[@thurgrum]

I have had to take three if not four multiple times now.

[@irvingcollado7755]

They really don’t want us to play helldivers

[@Llanovanya85]

I just played a few rounds TErminids and forgot about the shrapnel change. The Eruptor felt useless compared to yesterday. A 5 bullet mag when 5 bile spewers come at you at ridiculous speeds from 2 directions.... no point in fighting them. There is no chance to keep the terminids at distance anymore, and if you play scout with light armor, the weapon is not reliable anymore... for autommatons I actually consider going back to the Diligence CS and switch to the JAR Dominator for terminids... which is sad cause my Scout roleplay! :-(

[@Vortex31415]

I will be putting this weapon down unless they bring back AOE & ad clear capabilities. This used to be my favorite primary; now I just run the Dominator.

[@KylewithaK]

Without shrapnel its just a shitty autocannon. I’ve honestly never been killed by my own shrapnel before.

[@Blakkrazor69]

Was wearing heavy armor with explosion reduction last week after the previous nerf and got killed by shrapnel twice in one run.

[@jonathanrosas9046]

Why are you shooting it 2ft near your face bruh ​@@Blakkrazor69

[@Blakkrazor69]

@@jonathanrosas9046 Oh? You were there? I was shooting at hunters from one side of the SEAF artillery piece at them on the other side of the concrete. Maybe you're just used to being a condescending child but you'd never, NEVER, speak like that to me in person so why do it here? Keyboard toughguys run their mouths and it never gets old. Thanks for the laugh. Now tell your mom to slap you for me. Thanks.

[@TheWill383]

I think cause since the reflect update everything that cant be penetrated by the Eruptor will basically shotgun shrapnel back at you. I was onlt killed once by shooting a Bile Spewer the wrong way. Its definitely a nerf now all rhe Weapons from the DD Warbond just suck ass. Rhe Crossbow was so unique and really really good at Crowd Clear if you knew how to use it and where to place your shots.. now it just sucks ass. Eruptor i suspect the same thing, i wasnt using it much but it was fun and when you figured out where to shoot ut was pretty satisfying. Now.. well its a shelf weapon just like the crossbow,the Adjudicator, the Slugger and many many more.. its sad to see that instead of making the shitter Weapons better they make the good and fun weapon shittier so there wont be a "META"

[@JoRo729]

You are so right. I have died to it once. But it was MY own fault. They should let people learn the weapon and get used to the ranges. It is supposed to be a mid to long range weapon after all.

[@ericmiltner3604]

Look how they massacred my boy. 😢

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

They need to knock it off with the nerfs. It's making the game worse, and people are going to get sick of it and move on.

[@LiLJuS777]

I distinctly remember seeing that someone from Arrowhead said they just "wanted to make great games" during the PSN incident, but every time something is fun or just more useful than something else they take the fun away from said weapon/stratagem. The quasar cannon and eruptor got hit in the previous update and they felt that wasn't enough so they nerf the eruptor into the ground. Too many people are playing with these weapons we must break them instead of making the other weapons more viable, because that's just how you fix games these days, you just remove the fun. Not really sure how that is making the game great but I guess I just need to think about it some more.

[@MrSlendykinsSockman]

I hated this weapon before this rework and all I see is a more clunky crossbow with some utility, it's insane that a weapon like this has been reworked after release through a paid for system, why are Arrowhead scared of AoE and explosives? Seriously the only primary that somewhat does this is the punisher plasma and that still feels a bit bad to use, they need to define the explosive weapons a bit more rather than take away what makes them interesting or fun.

[@mcwolves71]

I think they are trying to preserve the use of the autocannon

[@Magnusfication]

​@@mcwolves71 the autocannon is perfect where it is. Its still my favourite combined with the sickle. If u need a shield ur not good enough for helldive anyway 😉

[@thenson1Halo]

Most people hated it. That's why it wasn't even frequently used. It required a lot more positioning and trigger discipline than most people wanted to bother with and it heavily punished any misses. 60 bullets (now 30), lowest fire rate, highest recoil, and bolt action. It was fully balanced without nerfs. I think they saw a couple of streamers do well with it and decided it needed a nerf.

[@baltogames1501]

Private: "Sir, we have a problem with the new tanks." Captain: What is it, soldier?" Soldier: When the tread breaks, it launches about and kills allies within a 10 meter radius." Captain: "Well, just remove the wheels so the treads don't break!"

[@mixalisk01]

they basically introduced a problem that wasn't there with the ricochet "fix" so they can nerf it just before the new warbond comes out while saying (lying in our faces) it will be a buff to the weapon

[@91AizenSama]

I also find it really fucking hilarious that they don't know how ricochet works. It doesn't bounce fucking back to you straight. This is literally common knowledge lmao

[@mixalisk01]

@@91AizenSama probably intentional

[@andrzejwysocki609]

i was so sad when a random bile spewer took like 4 shots to kill with it, then i shot it into a group of bugs and it killed like 2

[@nvender9062]

I feel that.

[@austinwolverton6715]

I can get nerfing guns in games where we fight other players but nerfing guns where we work together to kill npcs is crazy

[@darenjones8766]

Damn I just bought the warbond specifically for this gun like a week ago

[@arturschimpf2744]

Same bro... ducking same...

[@Bionimetic]

Also, the nerf couldn't have come at the worst possible time. Next warbond we'll get a s shiny new toy to play with like the Eruptor (which granted to me it was a surprise I didn't realize it was actually going to be a good weapon) until that gets nerfed to hell 2 days before the next one.

[@arturschimpf2744]

Time to change my steam review from "forcing psn on pc is a joke, just not a good one" to somethink like "dont allow primary weapons to be used as a primary. Might as well remove primarys if we arent allowed to have fun with them"

[@cell9899]

Literally my main gun. There was no issue. I've used it countless times and never once killed a diver. EVER. Gonna have to go to my vault till an update 😢

[@Leechina77]

it was "high-demand - high reward", original weapon, coverting skill to fun. now it is just "one more dull cannon". even if it is still possible to clear nests without backpack cant save it, just because there is no fun using it.

[@nikalopez8448]

Arrow head hates it when ppl have fun in their game i swear

[@acdcguy18]

Didn't mention it takes about 4 shots to kill stalkers now vs 1 before. I didn't think to count in the moment lol

[@noxiebobo]

It seems like it can sometimes be 2, but usually 3 or 4 - just awful

[@thoriig3887]

Weapon released. Farming medals for it. Weapon gets nerfed to the ground. Put weapon in the shelf. Always the same sh1t in HD2.

[@613Nightmare]

people need to remember that this is a paid weapon that is completely different now just a few weeks after its release compared to what was advertised originally ... which is basically something like a scam

[@MrBartmatzel]

The amount of shots needed vs the ammo in that rifle makes it very hard to use right now. Sad.

[@misuterinaso]

Arrowhead: Did I just catch you having fun?

[@thecell266]

i gota say, this is the first time im rly pissed about hd2.. why nerfing? why changing the shrapnell and ricco overall?!?!??! it was FINE??!?!?!?? literaly 3 1/2 months NOBODY ever complained about it, nor did anybody complain about the eruptor.. overall it was very solid not OP.. i just dont understand all of that changes at all this time...

[@Lichmaster_1]

Because with their brainless "armor can send bullets back to you" update the shrapnel was killing a lot of players.

[@Dominicmesh000316]

They owe us an OP gun on this next warbond. Call it the apologizer

[@BartoszBielecki]

I also tested the Eruptor. It still has advantages like closing bugholes and fabricators, but its lovely one-shot potential is gone.

[@ItsJesterhead]

and now that it takes more shots to kill enemies when it didn't before, the ammo reserve nerf it got from the last patch hurts more now than it did previously. the weapon was perfect on release except for getting pulled inward from being too close to its blast. that was the only change it needed.

[@berserkerpride]

For it to be as viable again it would need probably 10 magazines and about double the fire rate.

[@TheJosue_Gonzalez]

Let’s review bomb again 😂 this was my favorite weapon. I mastered the Y Y shooting but I haven’t used it since the nerfs

[@emojothejojo]

It's not severe enough to warrant that

[@psychickoala8726]

This was my favorite primary to support my team but now no shrapnel means no use was definitely a defining feature to this weapons capability sad to have to put it down 😢

[@robo3834]

Beyond sick of the nerfs in this game.

[@cam86191]

Have really loved Helldivers but I fell off of it about a month ago hoping to the come back after more things got fixed and balanced. This kind of stuff makes me not want to come back. Eruptor was such a cool unique weapon. I felt the balance was really on point before with it being so slow. Now it’s slow and doesn’t do damage. Perfect.

[@lukemehalick370]

I feel like the charger change happened previously. Gun first came out and was one shoting chargers back every time. Then like less than a week after, i just could not do it again after doing it 50 times the week before.

[@chmurph2]

Thanks!

[@iantsangmusic]

It seems the damage buff isnt working as intended and Areowhead is planning on fixing this

[@TheDoomlord7]

They probably need to revert this eventually or figure something else out, removing the shrapnel kind of removes the uniqueness from the weapon.

[@Ligh7Bulb]

Never knew it even had shrapnel. Needs more flat damage now so it can 1 shot the same stuff as before

[@thurgrum]

I have tested it a lot since the nerf, I actually think it is not only weaker but broken. Many times I have seen shots just bounce off and not leave a mark, and some of these were shooting the right place three times on both Bots are bugs especially chargers. I compared it with the Liberator penetrator and the Dominator and both were causing damage where at times the eruptor was not even leaving a scratch. I will say I also have seen it do what it is supposed to do, so I think it may have been bugged somehow with the shrapnel removal IMO.

[@CoffeeTheFreshmaker]

Tbh I always wanted the eruptor to function a bit like thermite grenates. Fire a high damage round that drills into the target for continuous damage and then explodes, erupting, if you would. The aoe could be bigger than now from the explosion and the main focus could be the damage to target and have it as an anti heavy primary.

[@cixtos]

It seems the shrapnel had little to no damage drop off as well as a higher armor penetration value

[@josephsaint2652]

They could have just made the shrapnel despawn after traveling 10-15 meters away. As for "doing to much damage to chargers", reduce the damage of the shrapnel by 10-15% but give back a spare mag or 2. it's doesn't need to be this uber difficult spread sheets upon spread sheets of statistical data and reworks to accomplish.

[@jonathanorduno5843]

Anybody have any suggestions on what weapon to use instead? I feel like they all suck now….

[@ragingreaper1190]

Punisher has nice stagger and damage, same with dominator, the incendiary breaker should now have its fire damage working for everyone, so that will also be a great option, and you can never go wrong with the scorcher unless you fire at anything too close to you lol

[@BGB1983]

I've used it and still will be. But that's because I pair it with the Stalwart. Yes it can be an extra shot at likes of Hive Guards and Brood Commanders, but all other uses are the same. Also let's you take the stun grenades which makes life SO much easier.

[@FrostyHots]

This weapon has been dragged through the mud now with this, but I guess for the meantime I will go back to the Jar-5 or Slugger. I need that medium armor damage.

[@emojothejojo]

I am more focused on the damage over time being fixed as that did buff a lot of things

[@icewind117]

this was my new go to and with a MG i was getting 2-3x the kills my teammates were. now i wont be using it at all.... what a fantastic way to make a weapon worthless...

[@BillBearSwag]

Direct your hatred to those who complained about the shrapnel

[@hurrikane_merp]

Thank you Charger for patiently waiting 4:41

[@ragingreaper1190]

You should have seen the rest of that hour getting chased down to then get that lucky moment lol

[@onealclamp2470]

I never had any trouble with ricochets...

[@NovaXXX7]

Overpowered!

[@SuperiorCookie]

Yeahhh they claimed the performance shouldnt change changing from shrapnel to explosive, but it just ruined this one. That + the damage dropoff increase. I've tried it a few times and it was just not viable. I had to put 3-4 shots in a single acid spewer head or sack, and could not take out crowds. I personally never experienced the shrapnel issue they said they were fixing

[@Jnick34]

Have you tested the laser cannon after the update?

[@Q..M]

The Adjudicator has been my main since the update. They just need to increase magazine capacity. 💪

[@nelis1385]

Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the bones of a player having fun!

[@jockfacing]

FUN DETECTED

[@MegaMjjordan]

Damn I haven’t played legitimately in like 2 weeks. Any changes all around to things??

[@ragingreaper1190]

Pyro build coming soon as the new king!

[@thisguy1073]

Judging by past experiences the cloud to this silver lining is they will flaten the damage in like a month. They have no idea how to balance weapons. 😅

[@MegaMjjordan]

@@ragingreaper1190 Let’s goo!! I apologize and are thankful because I annoyed you enough to know I love your load-out combos🫡😅

[@AyeJeyy]

Why not, I don't know, fix the ricochet issue rather than destroying yet another gun?

[@Luciusthestorms]

Looks like ik staying with my lightning shotgun lol. Thats sad i really liked the eruptor because my aim is shaky so it was great help.

[@itsyaboymarcelluswallace]

so long as it can deal with devistators and berzerkers other mid tiers ill be fine with it. Id say a slight buff to dmg needed

[@berserkerpride]

From 1-3 shots against berserkers is a massive nerf. Even before it would only kill 1 of them and you had the whole pack following it. Now? Don't even bother shooting at them.

[@JoeSaidReptiles]

If you used to use the eruptor then you know how fun it was to bring on missions. Now, it is an awesome weapon...if you enjoy a brutal challenge because it only is effective against light enemies and fires slower than most guns in the game. It was awesome against chicken walkers for bots and blasting groups of bugs. Now the chicken walkers don't even stagger when hit dead center with it, and whatever bug you're shooting at is in your face as you prepare for a second shot. It reminds me of a musket now that I have to pack with powder before I fire it and when I do it fires a tiny spitball at them.

[@OP10thNakama]

Wonder why shrapnel does so much damage? Even with an explosive damage buff

[@cbanks5289]

Devs have already said gun not working as intendedi dont think we need any more damage i think to make up for shrapnel they need to increase explosion radius and decrease damage gall off to compensate for shrapnel damage

[@Mochachocakon]

I can't even kill basic warrior bugs with the Erupter depending the the angle I fire at. One just tanks my shot.

[@IDemyZer]

My favorite gun got nerfed to the ground ): less ammo now less crowd control and less damage. I had so much fun with this weapon. Arrowhead against fun ig

[@adrianoss.bougas3720]

So it takes much more shots to kill, yet they halved its ammo reserve capacity? Why? Don’t they see it would useless?

[@TheMMObro]

It feels similar, except vs chargers (after watching, i recant this. I didn't finish testing). It really sucks for me bc i used to use the eruptor for chargers since my main amr isn't great vs them. Chargers used to get shit on, especially if you hit that magic shit where the shrapnel got the leg and butt. It may feel similar to me bc i switch to amr for commanders and spewers. Tldr removal of shrapnel sucks, bring it back lol. Otherwise it's still decent since it can close holes. FUN DETECTED. it's WoW all over again.

[@kurejiakuma]

They should just give it a dual option one for HE rounds or the new rounds with out shrapnel. Kind of like the way the did it on the rpms for stalwart or machine Gun just a thought

[@Solkard]

Twinbeard confirmed that the weapon is bugged and not working as intended after the change. So it might be good again some day.

[@Appalive]

I just got the eruptor yesterday and was like "I cant wait to use this very good gun" man....

[@TheGundamsword]

Can we have the larger magazine and ammo capacity back, at least? There's not much reason to use this at all anymore.

[@MrTreygo]

Scorcher + supply pack might be the best solo meta imo.

[@ttvcoachv2636]

You can still use it to yeet yourself up to highground lol. Agsinst bots, i main eruptor and the AMR. I use the AMR as my primary and eruptor to take out fabricators.

[@TheForever206]

Welp, at least i can still use it when i want to run a Stalwart loadout and need something for holes/factories. RIP Erupter 💀

[@sulli1189]

To the tune of g major: _"Then what's the point of this gun anymore"

[@TheWagn156]

Very sad about this nerf. I just was able to unlock this gun, and was really enjoying it for all the reasons you highlighted. I was finally able to put down the incendiary breaker for bugs. But now it's a shell of its former self. I played a helldive operation today with the eruptor and it felt terrible. Back to the breaker I go, I guess.

[@JoHn-if6wy]

the gun is just useless now. Also something that wasnt mentioned in this video was the stalkers. You used to be able to 1 shot them. Now it takes 2 shots or maybe even 3!

[@nvender9062]

It had at the time before it was touched down sides. But the up sides balanced with the down sides. The gun has too many negatives and the positives are lacking.

[@jonathanorduno5843]

Ugh I literally JUST started using this weapon

[@Wheels84ss]

They absolutely broke.its value as an overwatch and team weapon. It went from actually having value and power to make up for it's slow fire rate to be becoming a slower firing dominator which means then why not just use the dominator. Hopefully they put the shrapnel back because without it there is no reason to bring it out anymore, your ability to be the overwatch support role is killed as is small unit tactics by this nerf

[@DivineAccuracy1611]

You can still one shot brood commanders and hive guards to the chest.

[@GankstaNip]

Sadly after using it for hours I think , i've decided to drop the weapon for good. I'm honestly not a big fan of AH's reasoning at times for balancing and when they can't figure out a way to do something at that moment to fix something, they end up doing stuff like this.

[@Jack-cc3qm]

Alexus speed running the game into the ground.

[@Zarphon]

I loved this weapon from the moment i got it, never have i enjoyed helldivers as much as i did after this weapon dropped. and now.... this is killing my enthusiasm for playing the game... i just want to keep having fun blasting things man, why they gotta ruin a good thing...

[@lawshadow2011]

Me to man played exclusively since launch with the Eruptor now it takes 3 shots to destroy a Strider used to be ONE shot at the front! Same for Devestators and Berserkers ONE shot now it takes 3 shots for such a SLOW SLOW reload and aim speed that should be your reward but NOPE. Other primaries can destroy these in seconds or with one shot and still have a higher fire rate and plenty of ammo in their mag to destroy more units!!! While you struggle with your THIRD reload to destroy ONE unit that already got 2 shots lol.....While the guy with the other primary already has destroyed like 4 to 5 medium armor units within the same time you shot your THRID shot to destroy ONE lousy pesky unit!

[@Zarphon]

@@lawshadow2011 Couldnt have said it better myself. Man i miss how this gun worked when it first dropped...

[@lawshadow2011]

@@Zarphon Check my other reply here for an indepth change to the eruptor and what enemies it could one shot i incl the old eruptor, eruptor after first nerf and alos the latest nerf.

[@jasontrinh92]

Ever since they nerfed the eruptor which was my main along with the quasar cannon, I’ve lost all motivation to even touch the game now.

[@HumanThords]

before i love the eruptor but now i hate using it

[@Insanemonk11]

After the patch and nerf, the descriptio of the weapon still states that it does Shrapnel. its taunting us