The Most Overpowered Loadout in Helldivers 2.. Best Weapons, Stratagems & More Tips!

This is the best loadout in Helldivers 2 where we'll go over the best weapons, stratagems plus a ton of tips and tricks and extra weapons and stratagems to swap out for specific missions and enemies. This should be the one loadout to help you conquer Helldivers 2 gameplay or at least give you a base loadout for you to swap some things around to suit your playstyle.
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[@Astrosive]

What's your favorite weapon so far? Btw, accidentally said LAS-5 is a decent weapon. It is not. Please do not use it .

[@BeastOrGod]

Breaker. Always the Breaker.

[@Christian-qx6yz]

I had someone kill a Bile titan will a spear and it one shot it. He managed to do it twice, I think both times were headshots but I'm not sure though.

[@NvvYvvSvv]

For Helldive solo or squad, Slugger, Senator, and Railgun. The slug shotgun is propably the most efficient primary in the game as it is currently. It has 1 shot potential on medium armor bots. It can stagger all medium sized enemies because it can actually pen medium armor like the revolver. It is the 3rd hardest hitting weapon at 280, is one of the most accurate and reloads quite fast. It makes marksman rifles worthless because they are worse in every way Handling, avg ammo cap, damage, stagger, armor pen, and collateral potential, and up time. Having tried all the weapons in helldive there are really only 3 viable weapons that have the damage required to put down targets fast enough, Slug shotgun, Pump shotgun and Breaker. The Plasma gun is an okay choice but it dosent reliably stagger and has a only deals 100 dmg ~30% of the damage the shotguns can dish out. With the Slugger you can calmly juggle bots while reloading till they die because they cant move after being shot 1 time. It is the easily the most slept on weapon.

[@iUseSporks]

@@Christian-qx6yzyeah needs to be head shots

[@Its_Sneezes]

My favorite support weapon is the arc thrower and autocannon I haven't really seen anyone talk about the arc thrower its crazy good it can horde clear like no tomorrow unlimited ammo and does really decent damage against chargers,Titans,hulks and i havent really tested tanks but its crazy good can 1 tap multiple light enemies with one shot and 2 to 3 shots to kill medium armor enemies im level 40 btw

[@clockwork1685]

Important fact to note: armor values are bugged right now and are effectively useless (basically light and heavy armor values don't effect received damage). The devs are aware of this but its not currently their highest priority.

[@GusCraft460]

I imagine it’s top priority once the server issues are brought under control.

[@Lilitha11]

If it is currently defaulting to medium, some people are going to cry when they are taking double the current damage wearing that super light armor.

[@Jazzyo7]

@@Lilitha11 No I believe people are fully prepared for it when it gets fixed, they're only running light armor for now since there's no point is screwing up your stamina and move speed by wearing heavy armor that doesn't give you a bonus for running it.

[@Vojoor]

There’s no way. I’ve read this a few times, but wearing heavy armor makes me so much tankier especially against automatons, like I can take shots that I 100% couldn’t normally take

[@Lilitha11]

@@Vojoor I agree, I don't think it is true that the armor never works, as some people suggest. I think there is bugs with it, where it doesn't work in some situations, but it does work in many situations.

[@MartinSpringall]

This game needs dye kits for armour. Only knock against it at this point.

[@noodle_nz]

Honestly it so does there much they can add to this game to make it sooooo coool like melee weapons, maybe some livery’s for weapons and then dye pack and pattern for armour

[@habibi8964]

@@noodle_nz bro no this is exactly how the stupid skins start coming in look at call of duty they got fucking Nicki Minaj fuck that the game is good as it is

[@turkeychicken69]

A mastery color would be sick

[@AnonymousMan420]

aye man, game just dropped pretty much. just wait til their first huge update 🥹 and just to note, helldivers 2 has probably the best community in gaming history 😂

[@YesYou-]

Hell nah! They can give us THEIR color of armors. Don’t say that shi before they go crazy with it like CODs colorful asz skins. We don’t care bout skins we care bout weapons and bigger server capacity!

[@Feldsomethin]

I love that you can get in-game currency to use in their store actually in the game w/o having to spend a dime. Genius move on their part, and having a blast with this game.

[@freerider8737]

Yup I've bought 2 helmets amd three armour sets with only money found in game and from the medals. I've now just spent irl money to buy 1000sc to get the second medal thing been enjoying the game heaps so wanted to helo then out. Plus nice change from other games like cods greedy battle pass lol

[@UghHimAgain]

How the hell is a basic ass concept considered a "Genuis" move? 😂

[@Eleriol84]

@@UghHimAgain There is nothing basic about allowing you to farm endless amounts of the premium currency ingame. Every other gaming studio will give you a tiny amount of premium currency to entice you to buy more after that you might get a bit here and there through some dailies or events. So no what theyve done is outside the norm in the industry

[@AngryAlfonse]

@@Eleriol84 a lot of games used to do this, until mindless consumers gave them too much leeway. Hell, Overwatch 1 allowed you to farm cosmetics by playing the game... until they replaced it with "Overwatch 2," which was just an excuse to remove farmed cosmetics, put heroes behind battlepasses, and then cancel all of the promised content that justified calling it a new game. And unfortunately, as long as mindless consumers keep giving them money, they'll keep doing this shit.

[@KenKaniff-dw4jw]

​@freerider8737 I upgraded to the super citizen for 20 which unlocks that and get some other stuff. A gun, helmet, armor and cape.

[@WhoTouchMyGun]

Heavy armor is still glitched, so it doesn't give you extra survivability. It only decreases your stamina. Edit: Armor is patched. Use what /you/ like.

[@Christian-qx6yz]

Yes, right now Armor just does not work.

[@Grimbear13]

I'm over here running the green Michelin man armor cause I like the look of it like "Man...whenever they fix armor this game is going to be SO different for me!" lol

[@GumpierGoat2]

Yeah, but I look cool

[@Grimbear13]

@@GumpierGoat2 Amen my heavy brethren!

[@Yamyatos]

*bugged

[@gungriffen]

Pair the grenade launcher with the supply pack and you become a sheer force on the field. We're talking 11 belts of grenades.

[@freerider8094]

Extremely selfish playstyle to only use the supply pack on yourself

[@agedgouda8809]

Question abt the nade launcher, have you used it against bile titans? I would assume it wouldn’t work but I heard someone say it hits on their face and kills them fast.

[@cendivan]

@@agedgouda8809 It's not really good vs titans, if you wan't to kill those creatures is better to use the rail gun instead, in about 4 or 5 shots in the head, that bug is going down fasT!

[@puppets1979]

You cannot supply your self with the supply pack

[@azyaln]

@@puppets1979yes you can it’s 5 on PC

[@Fiirow1]

My loadouts are: Bugs: - Incendiary Breaker - SMG pistol - Incendiary Grenade - Railgun - Personal Shield - Mortar Sentry - 500 kg Bomb Bots: - Breaker - SMG pistol - Impact Grenade - Railgun - Personal Shield - EMP Mortars - Regular mortar / 500kg Bomb (mission specific) I run the medium armor with 50% chance of surviving death, but I will switch it out once I get a better light armor for movement. I never struggle with anything other than the insane amounts of Heavy Bruisers on the Rescue missions vs bots... The problem isn't killing them, it's killing them fast enough without also wiping out the civilians.

[@ppeez]

the Dominator is reall good against bots

[@mr.wasgehtsiedasan8594]

Impact grenade on bot missions isn't really great since you can't really destroy their factories with them

[@skaterguy1364]

​@@mr.wasgehtsiedasan8594 yes u can you just have to arc it correctly I run impact its works just will take a few trys to get your aim right

[@david_lauw]

+1

[@Fiirow1]

@@ppeez Don't have it yet^^ It will likely be my bot weapon in the future.

[@gorgeousgeorge7104]

Machine gun is not worth it for solo/duo, but as soon as party hits 3-4 people Machine Gun as one of supportive weapons is fucking amazing.

[@agedgouda8809]

That’s a good point. Just rly good for sustained fire at squishy targets

[@ickytips]

i like the Stalwart better. reload on the move!

[@gorgeousgeorge7104]

@@ickytips it probably is a superior choice tbh. You start shooting in the morning and end by the evening, then fast reload and you shoot all night. Even if you set it to 1100RPM

[@jacobphelps8130]

Suppressive fire works!!

[@ickytips]

@@communistsaregross3165 yeah, wrote that at lvl 5.

[@cody1570]

Honestly man. The best load out for all around everything is shield pack and railgun. After that you just fill the rest with what you need. I take orbital rail and eagle barrage. If i see everyone else doing that ill be the designated bug hole or bot factory sweeper and solo those with a nade launcher while the team does the primaries. It works every time

[@zoopa9988]

Same, I almost always go railgun and shield pack, only swap out the shield pack for a jump pack on those tiny defense maps, so I can get high on a rock somewhere.

[@mrbojanlges870]

Shield pack, Rail gun, Orbital Rail barrage and Orbital Laser

[@IDirtyMangoI]

​@mrbojanlges870 eagle cluster/orbital laser are interchangeable mostly depending on mission length. Long missions = OLaser Short missions = Cluster

[@ahdkfknsbcienfnsk]

is it just me or do you find the bot factories are really hard to destroy w nade launcher? like shooting them in the vents does nothing

[@IDirtyMangoI]

@@ahdkfknsbcienfnsk auto cannon shots ricochet in gl shots need to be fired from a decent distance to get an angle to make the explosion aoe contact the internal hit box of the factory

[@MrRyushinn]

The Entire eagle strategem is OP once upgraded. CD is low, and you have up to 5 call-ins. 2 500kg bombs? hell yea, hoard following you call in your cluster

[@Darth0308]

I usually carry Strafe and just wipe out patrols and groups to save ammo for objective enemies and I'm in love with it. Eagles are best for Freedom.

[@Not-So-Bulletproof]

Something I discovered while using the Autocannon is if you have to mag dump something and empty the magazine, when reloading wait until it cycles the round from the first stripper clip and the HUD displays half of the magazine is loaded. Open your stratagem menu and it will cancel the reload animation allowing you to be mobile again until you can move further away to complete the reload.

[@Jonathan-cf3xd]

You can also just press the crouch key and your character will just get up

[@carden5309]

I wish you could equip a set of armor for its stats, and then have the option to select another set to equip cosmetically, since people will probably just wear the same 2-3 armors that are best for the job.

[@aznranger123]

My only gripe with that is, You find TWO sets, MED KIT and ENGINEER (2+ Meds or 2+ nades) AND THATS ALL people would be running. and then poof. All armor sets are non-existent

[@Beldhan]

@@aznranger123 i love the +50% hp on limb and +30% range for the throw. it make throw marker farer giving you a lot of control over the battlefield.

[@Jazzyo7]

@@aznranger123 the 50% chance not to die is actually useful in a lot of cases, has saved me quite a few times.

[@strygian192]

I'm gonna vote against the 'I look like I'm heavy armor but I'm the fastest man alive' nonsense that will happen with 'cosmetics'. You should be able to tell what people are actually using by looking at them.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

@@strygian192 FACTS

[@Lilitha11]

The autocannon can actually take out chargers in two shots, if you hit them in the back of the legs.

[@coolvibrations05]

It can two shot the front legs as well

[@Lilitha11]

@@coolvibrations05 It is front or back legs, but you have to shoot them from behind. If you shoot the front it will just deflect.

[@geronimo5537]

The auto cannon only bounces for me against chargers and titans. I actually gave it up favoring the railgun instead.

[@coolvibrations05]

@@geronimo5537 you gotta more on the inside of the leg

[@Lilitha11]

@@geronimo5537 You have to target their legs from behind, the front facing armor is a lot stronger.

[@pants989]

Grenade Launcher + Supply Backpack is really fun, especially solo. Combined with the armor that lengthens healing time + lets you hold extra stims, and you'll be a juicin', grenade-launching menace.

[@YourMoralCompas]

Medic armour is pretty op since using a stim practically makes you invincible for 2 seconds

[@yukkahiro]

Once the armor is fixed, heavy medic armor could be so good

[@TheTraveler980]

Pair it with a shield generator pack.

[@yukkahiro]

@@TheTraveler980 the supply backpack for 4 more packs of stims

[@TheTraveler980]

@@yukkahiro Nah, spend less time healing and more time shooting.

[@YourMoralCompas]

@TheTraveler980 brother with more time spent on the battlefield means more time for liberty and more ammunition to be spent, stim yourself brother for democracy!

[@michaelhinkley5633]

Auto cannon is fun and all but I’m in love with the disposable AT launcher

[@NeilFosterTheDarkGameMaster]

One thing to note is that the Expendable AT call in comes with 2 rockets on a 75 sec cooldown. The drop in itself destroys buildings and it doesn't take a backpack slot. it's very slept on right now.

[@Ashen_Night116]

Slept on is too strong a word, it's completely overshadowed by how useful the Railgun is, it's a one and done weapon, so it loses out on the fact that a Railgun can do more damage than it can in the timeframe you have to wait for a new set to be dropped down.

[@thedreamer5049]

For those who dont know, with a railgun on unsafe mode, if you got a steady aim, you can 1-2 shot a bile titan straight to the head, you just aim for around the mouth or the neck area, or if you got good timing, and do the full unsafe shot, straight to the face

[@israelmatz2444]

Yessssirrrr I stay 2 tapping them things railgun is fire 🔥😂

[@brandonharrsch8318]

This I didn't know, thank you

[@joemorales4288]

Yeah switching it to unsafe mode is key to getting the full benefit of the weapon

[@BradleyLayman]

What is unsafe mode compared to safe mode? I don’t have it yet, so I can’t test out.

[@thedreamer5049]

@BradleyLayman Bascially the railgun is a weapon that is better used with first person mode, so that you can see the charge meter, in normal mode it's limited to yellow, but in unsafe you can charge it to the red. But if you overcharge it for too long, it will blow up in your face and kill you, so you gotta know how to time it

[@Copelandistic]

In extreme cold the laser cannon is a big hit. Pair it with the guard rover and scythe for a super fun laser build. Most fun I’ve had.

[@aidenjackson4872]

Especially on lower difficulty bugs dude. Makes the game so much fun

[@ericm5315]

Exactly, when you do that your job is basically to melt the ads and let your allies handle the armor. You can help with armor too but you have to target weak points to get anything done at all.@@aidenjackson4872

[@Brass319]

if you like using the scythe, try the arc thrower. Just as good at picking enemies off from ridiculous ranges, AND it ignores armor. Only downsides are it doesn't do anything at close range and it is notorious for being a friendly fire machine (so you gotta be careful). I've found it's effectively a sidegrade to the flamethrower that functions at long range instead of close

[@therealmarce440]

As someone who climbed up all the way to helldive difficulty solo, here is MY personal recommandation: Weapons: The Defender Smg Smg sidearm Strategems: Shielbackpack Railgun 500kg Bomb Eagle Airstrike Playstyle: First of all, you dont have to fight every enemy. You only take on enemy’s at Bug nests or mission objectives. You will use your SMGs for every unarmored enemy, and the Railgun for Elites. The airstrikes will be used for nests, or to clear a point of interest before going in. Also for bugbreaches that you HAVE to fight of.

[@Combine96]

i second this, youtuber mans video is just genuine slop.

[@Boof_Pack]

What armor do you run and what are the passives?

[@therealmarce440]

@@Boof_Pack Light armor, as long as it is broken. Also I highly recommend the MED-KIT armor. There was a light MED-KIT armor in the store a few days ago.

[@therealmarce440]

For Solo actually, I might never take it off tho

[@aceloth]

Adler??

[@unloyal4847]

I love the engineering armor set, those 2+ grenade slot is pretty nice when your rushing into hives and destroying all those holes then getting out, as my favourite its currently the Jar-Dominator, it may be niche but its pretty awesome to use.

[@TheWarDong]

I am a HUGE fan of the orbital rail gun. takes chargers out in 1 shot, and i think even the titans in 1-2 (if you're in a squad). Takes no time fo it to line up and shoot, no explosion so you're allies are safe from it. My current Loadout is Breaker, Uzi handgun thing, impact/incendiary grenade, Personal shield, rail gun, 500kg, and orbital rail gun. Works well on practically any mission i run.

[@davidsprott3216]

good if your teamates are running ad clear

[@Ackz89]

Exactly what I run, literally every mission. Breaker does the ad clear no dramas, 500kg kills everything big and small, orbital for heavies and shield is just OP, it even blocks bugs melee attacks and stops me getting killed from those acid spewers

[@bradc4277]

@@Ackz89the fucking nursing spewers I hate them. The bile goes crazy, I started using the shield and oh my it is nice to not perish from that attack immediately

[@gustaveardila6286]

The Jar Dominator has travel time on its bullets i think, so don't be surprised if you don't always hit stuff

[@SokoBuilds]

They said that they want to add mechs sometime soon, I can’t wait hahaha

[@goodbodha]

You should try the grenade launcher with the supply pack as a combo. Then you suddenly can mag dump the grenade launcher at waves of enemies and keep going.

[@dennisdebrix919]

4 bile titans joining the chat and laughing at your grande launcher and autocannon. This guide is good as long as you play below 6

[@geronimo5537]

Not taking railgun on helldiver is like saying to your team. You work harder to cover my shortcomings.

[@RamikinHorde]

@@geronimo5537Kinda disagree, it's really really nice to have an AC or grenade launcher to burst objectives down. You do absolutely need 2-3 railguns though

[@DarkMetroid777]

Fixing to get back into this game with a friend. Great video to just bring me up-to-speed. Thanks!

[@MsSuperbananas123]

Great vid! 👌🏼

[@iDeadxInfected]

while the spear does sometimes have locking issues, I have gotten good at it and it one shots the bile titans if they are running directly at you. Super good.

[@whitefaze13]

It’s definitely good, but I think if they patch it, it’ll definitely be S-tier, whereas it’s currently a strong B, low A tier support weapon. It’s needs its lock on to be fixed, and a little speed up for it. Its main issue is ammo economy not replenishing from random ammo drops on map, and that hurts it a lot versus the recoilless

[@iDeadxInfected]

@whitefaze13 well. I play with my brothers, i wear the rocket pack and i use the rocket, solo reloads arent tbat bad. And i call in a support ammo pack so they can resupply me. That lasts u til i call another spear in. Playing on suicidal btw.

[@whitefaze13]

@@iDeadxInfected I mean I like the spear as well, sometimes the modifiers on impossible and above make it a lot harder to run with

[@altresthenegativeone]

I use shield-pack and Arc-thrower mainly. arc-thrower cuz everyone runs railgun and they tend to not kill the small mobs much, also contributes to getting flooded by mob if left unchecked. arc is also capable of stripping armour off the elites. Only downside to arc is that you need to learn how it works to reduce the chance of killing ur teammate. (I tend to solo roam/aggro elite off team and arc has treated me well with that playstyle.)

[@Brass319]

arc thrower is essentially a long ranged sidegrade to the flamethrower that leaves you defenseless when the bugs get close. Allows you to easily pick off entire hordes of encroaching enemies from a distance so long as you don't get overwhelmed and forced to retreat. The main downside is how buggy it is with line of sight, as it tries to target the closest enemy in the auto aim cone, sees that it's behind cover, and refuses to shoot at the one you're actually aiming at. Corpses also block its line of sight SPECIFICALLY when you're trying to shoot at an enemy, outside of combat it can arc to corpses though. That said, along with the friendly fire stuff, just stick to high ground

[@SovyetPotato]

Recoiless rifle is HUGE for the bots. If you’re currently defending like many of us are, all you have to do is shoot one of the engine of the dropships and it eliminates the entire bot squad that tries to drop. You can spawn camp the enemy while trying to rescue civs. Pair it with mines and you can extract civs with ease

[@JackCooper243]

My personal favourite build right now is actually includes a breaker and supply pack combo. Yeah sure it might not be the most meta thing going but man it’s super fun and turns you into an offensive beast especially on defensive missions. I’ve ran out many times straight into firefights clearing through swarms of bugs and bots. It works well as support since I can share ammo and stims then also come in clutch to save a teammate who’s being pressed by too many enemies.

[@MunitionsDudTester]

The plas-1 scorcher is a good weapon but it is seriously neutered by having 15 round mags and only 6 of them.

[@Raven5431]

Armor for extra heavy ammo capacity would be nice.

[@zachwright7374]

Fr give me a heavy armor with the less recoil buff and extra ammo

[@redford9366]

Very informative🎉

[@pezboy45]

Interesting to give this list when playing on lvl 4 and 5. The meta changes quite a lot when you're faced with 5-8 chargers at a time.

[@Mark_Williams.]

EMS mortar turret with the civilian extraction mission is supreme. EMS plus regular mortar. If everyone on the team deploys those you can just sit back and relax.

[@thedarudecactus3179]

I’m trying to main turrets as a high level load out and my main mix will be ems and standard mortar, what else would you suggest? I’m thinking shield backpack and either Autocannon turret or a heavy weapon.

[@Mark_Williams.]

@@thedarudecactus3179 it's very mission specific though. Mortars are great when defending or holding a point. They work well in the civilian extract missions and the mission where you have to kill 250 enemies on a small map centred around the landing zone. Same with automatons where you have the high ground. For those, autocannon is nice with the mortars. Stay away from Gatling sentry, it'll team kill too much. In harder lvl7+ missions where you have to run around the map turrets become less effective as they can be killed by chargers etc. I've maxed out turret upgrades but they just can't keep up. If you're still leveling up your character, turrets are good early on support. After about character lvl20 you should be switching to eagles, orbitals, and guard dogs, shield and rail gun when you can.

[@lateshow4783]

P-19 Redeemer can be set to Semi allowing you to conserve ammo & can be useful against smaller Targets.

[@TheTraveler980]

I totally forgot about this. 😅

[@taxa1569]

I'd add to this, remember you can run with one handed weapons out and fire behind you without turning around. Combine this with the semi auto firing and you can continue to slap bugs as you run tf away with 'greater' accuracy than spraying unpredictably

[@Pall_Bearmasher]

Autocannon costs you a backpack slot like the shield back pack for bots is super good as they are always shooting you. Maybe as a support autocannon is good so you could run more orbital/eagles. Railgun orbital is very good for taking out single massive threats like tanks and then running something like cluster bomb, airstrike or napalm is nice

[@PopeRocket]

A huge bonus/bane to the autocannon vs grenade launcher is the minimum range. AC rounds don't bounce so can save you or kill you in a close fight.

[@GhostQuartz]

I've watched a few videos on people's thoughts about best builds and I have to say, I agree with you on these. Most of this I am already using, but I am gonna try out some of the other stuff you recommended. Great video.

[@fartdonkey8290]

When will they add fishing to the game?

[@Hollobaby1231]

i love that red armor your talking about it’s deff my most used 💯 soon as i saw it i had to grab it

[@thestanimal6076]

I love the eagle airstrike it comes down super fast and being able to call 2 down basically back to back is huge

[@CP-zu5pi]

The disposable anti tank rockets are literally the best as you can call them every 50 seconds, if everyone brings them you will nuke any target instantly lol

[@gensteven]

I agree they’re really good… until 4 bile titans spawn at once.

[@Venomonomonom]

It's funny, bc a lot of early game gear turns out to be really useful. I regret saving up stuff like HE barrage. Basically gear that has more ammo or faster recovery/reload rate, *can* be better than powerful one-time use gear.

[@SO-if3yn]

Dude the servers are full:( living life 30 secs to 30 secs…

[@CyberRedJim1986]

using light armour if you have the stamina boost unlocked its great for the whole squad coz you can kite away large units for those with heavy weapons

[@Ashen_Night116]

On the 1st page of your free Warbond track is the 2nd fastest light armour you can get without having to wait for store rotation, also has the same perks as the page 7 armour, so if you don't have it, make sure to get that one and keep spending your medals on the free track.

[@hiphaplion604]

Few things I have noticed while using autocannon: - The backpack has 10 magazines. Each mag holds 5 rounds. The gun comes with 10 rounds (total 60 rounds) compare to grenade launcher which has 10 in chamber with 2 mags (30 rounds) - 1 pack from supply drop refills 5 backpack slots. 1 ammo box refills 2 slots. So it will take 2 supply packs or 5 ammo boxes to fully refill the backpack. - When reloading it doesn't seem to discard ammo and if there is more than 5 rounds it doesn't reload so you could reload before emptying and save time on reload. (not sure if this is intended or a bug, better to test it in case this behavior changes in future updates)

[@wollf92]

the reloading is definitely intended, the gun has place for 10 rounds in the chamber, but the reloading is done using mags of 5. You don't replace the magazine with a different one like you do with assault rifles, you simply add on to the existing bullets inside the gun. You can't add another mag of 5 if your gun only has place for 4.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

@@wollf92 THIS

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Does the matchmaking work yet?

[@tobiasrex8052]

Nope

[@sekcsoutherner]

@@tobiasrex8052 still nope

[@dp8230]

It does on ps5

[@namo2403]

load mission -> drop sos -> go back to lobby there, you have matchmaking now

[@gibster9624]

Late game when you get all of the sentry upgrades they can be amazing. The combo of autocannon and gatling are very good with the major limiter is being good at placement.which doesnt sound like a big deal but they can get a ton of work in when done right.

[@jayrodah]

The only issue with using the Autocannon is that it takes up a back pack slot which I like to use either the rover for bugs or the shield for the Robots

[@conconkelly16]

The rail gun is head and shoulders the best gun in the game because of ammo economy and ease of use. It can 3 shot a bile titan, a charger and like you said 2 shot a hulk. The guard dog rover is also so criminally slept on. I find it better than the personal shield especially to kill trash ads who are always chasing you.

[@Daydream2142]

It depends on the mission though. Shield is def better against bots since they can shoot back

[@shahs1221]

Someone's probably already pointed it out, but if you're using the autocannon against the charger, aim for it's back legs. That's the quickest way to take them down if you're not running the railgun strat.

[@epicassassin8502]

It can also 2 shot hulks if the hit the slit

[@hawkeye2712]

the ce-74 breaker was in shop today and I bought it since it was the best thing I have seen till now.

[@Toro1966.....]

I appreciate it when you sag "mags" vs "clips"

[@twayland6186]

The armor you mentioned was your favorite is in the shop again for today

[@pjgolden9274]

Great video

[@mhan6601]

I really like the ark thrower. It shiiiiits on hordes of enemies. Me and a flamethrower guy was just dominating yesterday. It was super fun.

[@dalebridger750]

Breaker Shotgun, machine pistol, Light Armor, Shield, Railgun, orbital rail for titans and whatever eagle.

[@crashboredom2]

Im excited to see what armor/capes/helms are still out there. You can get like 13 if each from the 2 warbonds, but it says there are 70-90 of each to collect.

[@thej3st]

I love the laser Guard Dog for bugs. It clears little shits so efficiently that it just saves so much ammo.

[@thunderstruck59]

id like to add that the spear is an insanely good support weapon, you can take down factories and turrets from across the map. it one shots hulks if you aim anywhere near the rear and 2 shots the body, targeting on it mostly hits the weak spot on tanks which is a one shot and if it misses its a 2 shot. I use it alot on solo to stealth through since i can take out factories from anywhere. if you cant get a lock all you need to do is mark the thing and it works.

[@kylerobison1425]

If you don’t like the machine pistol emptying so fast, you can change it to semi auto by holding down the weapons reload button to see weapon options

[@bigdoopy]

Breaker shotgun, auto pistol sidearm, rail gun, shield generator pack, you chose the last two strategems, ggs. Autocannon is probably my favorite weapon though, railgun shield pack combo is just too good.

[@bellzhellz5922]

I would say an option for heavy armor would be the one that .akes you resist death, but I like the utility of having more grenades or stems.

[@user-br3oe1lc5y]

theres a medium armor that does that

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

Reloading one shot at a time is a huge benefit on a primary like the punisher, but with a pistol you’re only going to be pulling it out in an emergency where you need to spam all of your ammo most likely. Making it single round reloading a detriment since the reason you have it out is likely that your other weapons are already depleted.

[@deviljoegaming]

If ur fighting bugs, then take the railgun. 2 shots to break the armor on a charger's leg, then shoot it with your primary. One shot headshot for both bile spewer type enemies and 1 maybe 2 head shots on a bile titan will take it down.

[@Lilr3ap3r]

you can destroy automation fabricators with the autocannon aswell. the hitbox for the oneshot seems to be the inside of the top of the vent things you throw nades in.

[@JayBijou]

Great video thank you! I also found the SC-37 Legionnaire armor sports the same stats as the CE-74 Breaker armor you like in this video. The only difference is the effect, which this other armor increases your throwing range by 30% and increases limb health by 50%!

[@jasonjavelin]

I’m big fan of the normal breaker, shield, and rail gun paired with a +2 nade armor the strategic orbital and either a walking or rail cannon strike. Takes down any enemy One of my favorite swaps is the GL and supply pack. Usually have enough to give yourself ammo and support the team. Very good for those nest missions The auto cannon was awesome until we started playing past hard where you really need to stay on the move. The reload you talked about was on point. Great video!!!

[@Beldhan]

for stratagem, i prefer use the railcannon for orbital attack, simply because it can eliminate anything in one hit (outside the bile titan that need 2)

[@reunite-elite2988]

I’ve notice it depends on where it hits if it’s right one the head it one shots him but it may have been that it was injured or lower health but I don’t remember seeing any yellow wounds on it

[@innerfire2179]

This game is incredible. I played all weekend (when not in q) and can’t wait to get off work and play more. So far I like the rail gun/shield backpack combo (or laser) with the 225 breaker and incidiaries.

[@demifolk8940]

something about the auto cannon, you can actually cancel it when you reload one clip. its useful for when you really need a few shots to kill something but you dont want to wait the entire animation.

[@thenomad8732]

In the last two days have stopped to plan to much the loadout and start trying to adapt to feel the gap in the squad. Is very funny because force me to change aproce every time.

[@kaadn18]

I usually run the grenade launcher with the laser rover drone. I don't have the shield backpack unlocked but having something to cover my back while I go lone wolf some outposts while my team does other things is really nice.

[@parkerverret8534]

Load out slots for equipment/ stratagems for different situations would be pretty cool

[@Uegue]

My unit is less focused on using the team system and works more like a guerilla warfare unit. I personally run Railcannon Strike and Eagle Airstrike for my stratagems every mission. Most missions for my Support I use the Railgun and Shield Backpack combo, that way I can still hit my shots when I come out of cover. As for my Primary and Secondary, I usually bring a Breaker 225 and a P-19. All of this together is really good at ripping through armor, killing heavies, wiping out large clusters of enemies, and keeping you protected. This is what most of my unit runs, as most other setups are not able to bring enough damage to handle the big stuff. You can definitely try, but it's better if you can be constantly on the move while still kicking serious ass. The only variation I make to my setup is I bring a Spear sometimes and either keep the Railgun or replace it with a 380. The Spear can wipe out heavies instantly, but the issue is that it's not very effective against Hulks, which are most of what you face when fighting Automatons, and it's habit is not quite locking onto stuff or holding the lock. Still, if it works it's very effective against Titans. All of this is just my opinion. Hopefully things become a bit more balanced where more of the Supports feel like they are useful against level 8 and 9 missions.

[@jordynpayne8488]

I really like the slugger shotgun in the warbond. It stuns everything you shoot

[@grumpycow384]

ive been running the jar-5 dominator and the smg pistol with the orbital railcannon, railgun, eagle clusterbomb, and the fourth slot I use as a flex spot for either guard dogs, sentries, or shield generator/supply pack. Have yet to struggle against anything with this loadout

[@rennenb]

I’m a big fan of the gas strike it lingers for a bit and the gas damage is surprisingly a lot

[@carlosr8030]

Vouching for the scorcher, it’s amazing for a lot of the bigger enemies.

[@ThunderhunterFTW]

autocannon goes so hard, the ammo capacity is just so good. Also I really enjoy the missile turret, I think it turns faster than the autocannon turret which is really really nice.

[@jaythered420]

Yes someone acknowledged the machine gun! That thing is my lifeline basically. The huge mag is so good for just sawing huge hordes in half.

[@twitchSYNXOW]

fun fact always run light armor since the armor values are bugged and all do the same thing so light armor is the best at the moment

[@FuoD1988]

I am running hard/suicidal bug missions with my "run and run" strategy xD Light armor for fast movement + the agility booster for more stamina Breaker shotgun ❤ Shield generator to avoid being slowed by small enemies and stalkers (the dog backpack could be a possibility, so it can shoot while we run) Grenade launcher to do nests fast, as you won't have enough grenades for bigger nests. It also works well the egg missions, along with the aoe damage on groups of smaller enemies and lighty armoured enemies. I usually bring the Orbital Railgun to oneshot a charger from time to time, and maybe a orbital laser or whatever you prefer as the last item. Works like a charm in bug missions. I can usually run around getting samples and doing missions by myself without dying as I can run from everything except stalkers and chargers, which are easy to either just kill or run around rocks or cliffs to get them off your tail. Love this game so far 🥳

[@grimreminder5038]

Autocannons are so good against hatchery missions along with the HMG, mortar sentry's good for getting the enemy's attention away from your team, just be sure to stay away from the engagement zone but so far my favorite weapon has to be the heavy laser. Add in the Guard Dog, and you have a near unlimited amount of democracy to fire on the enemy

[@MrHeorhe]

My current favourite solo load out is grenade launcher, 110 he eagle, gatling barrage, and autocannon turret. I feel the gatling barrage does more to clear out a poi than the airburst strike and shares a similar cooldown while the gatling strike is also better at taking out armoured targets aswell

[@Corzappy]

I suspect you could very easily clear the higher difficulty escort missions by having a duo team camp a vantage point with a recoilless launcher and just shoot the drop ships out of the air before they can even spawn enemies. Then just Tesla towers, EMS mortars, and maybe a shield generator and supply packs to supplement ammunition as needed. Realistically you’ll only ever have to fight the random spawning automatons which will be easily stunlocked by the EMS mortars.

[@HAlariousInc]

I can’t wait to use these strategies once I actually get passed the loading / server overloaded screen 😢

[@Dust394]

Great recommendations. I am level 21 and still bring the machine gun often. A lot of people recommend changing it to the highest fire rate and then complain about slow reloads. I set it to the lowest because you don’t need to go full bore for most enemies, so why not conserve ammo? You can always switch it if you’re up against one of the real big boys. I thought the guard dogs were really cool at first, but they are unfortunately very prone to friendly fire - including yourself.

[@genericman1966]

I’ve been running the auto cannon, eagle airstrike to clear outposts and bigs guys, eagle cluster bomb as my crowd control, and orbital laser if things get hairy.

[@Joo474]

I really like the Spear Gun :) It can oneshot Titans but it seems a little buggy sometimes 😂

[@ClayClipsGames]

So does the ammo back pack allow you to reload any support weapon for your team? Or just give them ammo?

[@dylanram4653]

the GL with the tacpac is just abosulurly insane if u dont use GL on smaller enemies so when u press 5 u get ammo for ur other guns too

[@JB-kr5rk]

I love the incendiary breaker but it cannot kill stalkers fast enough so you need either a guard dog to back you up, a team mate to have your back or a support weapon that can make up for its inability to kill stalkers fast enough

[@triggerfinger6627]

Well you do have a nice light armor on the first page of the basic warbond

[@user-br3oe1lc5y]

my setup is the nade gun with a supply pack. its much more versatile on the harder difficulties. the breaker goes through ammo pretty quick. The only time i dont use it is for defense missions. Also, the trick to the civilian mission is to use them as bait. you open both doors and let them run and kill the enemies while theyre distracted

[@tinndiesel3651]

A loadout i typically frequent is the 500kg eagle, orbital railcannon, shield pack, and railgun. railgun and shieldpack can handle chargers and the annoying spitters, while the orbital rail and bombs can deal with up to 3 bile titans before being completely exhausted

[@reunite-elite2988]

Orbital rail imo is also better than the laser it’s instant and has a lower cooldown than the laser while the laser has three charges takes about 15 sec to kill whatever it’s firing at and then it goes on a 300 cooldown I personally don’t think it’s better than the rail it’s good to sure but the cooldown kills it and limited uses

[@Darth_Sithis]

I actually had fun running, Las, heavy laser and watch dog rover. Just pure lasers. It’s not super effective.. but on the bright side it’s also super efficient in terms of I basically never need ammo. Outside of grenades or stims.