Helldivers 2 - Everything You Need To Know About The New Enemies (Mechanics & Weaknesses)

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

Why the fuck is the depression on the rocket tank so unrealistic? The rockets are clipping through the hull

[@s2wuolf508]

“Realism for thee but not for me” - enemies for hd2 Not to mention tanks casually climbing a strider wreck lol

[@kipraslukaitis]

That was my first thought, but also why do not have any telegraph for their direct fire attack. They just track you and fire whereas with the other tanks they do something before firing (cannon pulses with light, shredder stops rotating)

[@GorbillionIsNotANumber]

rushed shipping time of new features

[@Gamerman2910]

Like they give the hmg 75 2 round mags "for realism" but then the rest of the game is the most buggy fantasy land ass mess

[@SlinkyConsumption]

Update is new, still though

[@Steir12]

That tracking, depression and turret rotation speed on rocket tank is disgusting. It should be completely helpless up close to compensate it devastating damage from long range but it just as deadly if not more.

[@redcenturion88]

It is a bit overtuned lmao like its on 3x playspeed

[@CG-zx5cj]

The impaler can die to a regular eagle airstrike and/or an orbital precision strike as well, its pretty easy to land to since the impaler doesn't move much.

[@brutuszero1382]

I found the eagle airstrike to be pretty inconsistent and usually needs a follow up. I stick to 500kg's and precisions for the best consistency.

[@OniJitsu]

Yesterday we dropped an Orbital Railcannon Strike, then an Eagle Airstrike, and ANOTHER Eagle Airstrike on an Impaler sitting in a depression. (Bug base) The thing just kept on soaking it up and didn't die.

[@seductive_fishstick8961]

percision strike is goated this patch

[@shalashaskaseven4841]

@@OniJitsuHas to hit the head. Rest of the body will just suck up damage.

[@nfsfanAndrew]

Problem isn't hitting it. It's finding the damn thing. Especially on acid rain and fog maps. Or if spore charger is around. Had multiple dives where it killed the entire squad multiple times and we couldn't find it. And that was only on 7. On 8 and up its probably impossible with all the chaff in the way

[@countergoose5313]

This new update is just ragdoll simulator

[@lordofsekiro1142]

Dude i swear they need to add ragdoll armor or something

[@Cyboogie.the.Cyborg]

Just finished a level 8 with bile spewers and impalers everywhere... I couldn't play the damn game, so fun

[@countergoose5313]

@@Cyboogie.the.Cyborg I only play solo Helldive so I know all too well . An impaler spawning is literally instant death.

[@jckfrost36]

​@@lordofsekiro1142that booster from the arctic warbond should include fast recovery from ragdoll

[@prabhav1788]

And yet arrowhead still thinks we have too much power

[@patrickhuffman9632]

I saw the rail cannon fail to kill an impaler several times. Orbital precision is my go to.

[@tnylraelc]

You have to angle so it hits it's head otherwise it's 2

[@jadeviper1290]

love how he didn't even mention the OPS, literally one of the best stratagems in the game and its almost always ready or will be soon.

[@jckfrost36]

My guess is its bugged. Killed plenty of impalers last night, always while their weakpoint was exposed. Sometimes it took a single OPS, sometimes i had to drop my whole arsenal on them. Im noticing the same issue w regular chargers rn

[@kajonx]

​@@jckfrost36 second this

[@bansh3ee]

same, met 3 of them, railcannon strike each, zero kills. OPS is a lot better against them, provided you don't get scatter

[@Greycobalt]

I'm sure people will just say I suck but I stg Terminid Helldive has become nearly impossible for me solo after this update. Every single Outpost/POI/Objective has 3-4 Alpha Commanders and they instantly fill the field with super fast warriors while retreating so you cant even stop the spam. Now that Chargers are harder to kill (flame nerf) and Impalers can start ragdolling you before you know they're there, clearing enemies becomes an exercise in futility and gets you stuck in a never ending horde until you get lucky enough to escape the area or run out of lives. I genuinely don't know what to do anymore.

[@CrisProGameZelda]

It's normal, the update just arrive a few days ago and nobody were prepared for a massive change on strategies and the way we used to play. Just be patient and constant, try to find guides like this one for those enemies which you struggle the most and try a build that works with you.

[@wzx6x6z6w]

Stealth and hit & run, I've seen people done it. You just need to try not not trigger any bug breaches while doing objectives and avoid fighting all together.

[@jckfrost36]

Nah bro u dont suck. This update is tough. Not complaining as its just the adjustment period, but my buddy and i couldnt even beat helldive against bugs last night, i havent unlocked diff 10 yet😂 the impaler feels like theres not a lot of counterplay if u dont know where it is, i hope they tweak it a little

[@sebasou2277]

You struggle with bug now yes? Imagine bot front now, where EVERY PoI, even smallest one, get at LEAST 1 hulk, even small outpost now, and diff 8-9-10 got the awfully tanky and armed rocket strider, which are just free ragdoll to effectively double the time we watch the screen will our character is helplessly getting toyed with by bots!

[@RichSmithson]

We have just had new enemies deployed. Of course its supposed to be harder. Stop buying into Reddit/discords "THIS GAME NEEDS TO BE EASY OR IM QUTTING"

[@johndane9754]

3:08 Look, it doesn't matter if your armor was hand crafted by the hands of lady liberty and personally blessed by godfather prosperity to shit star spangled freedom eagles to spread justice to all. You, are, *not* surviving a direct hit from a 220mm rocket.

[@BlockID0815]

well, could be the damage itself that is overkill to divers or the code how it hits you. does it hit the arm, than does it deal dmg to the arm or to the head? does it hit the head even it visually hits somewhere else? and finally the splashdmg: is the radius large enough to hit your head and the dmg of it big enough to kill the head? why am i talking about the head? your head is the weakspot, no armour increase for whatever suit u take.

[@jakemertens1382]

You are if democracy protects you

[@donothack]

talking about realism? where is the limit of rockets on the rocket devs or any other rocket enemies? new scout strider having a limit is a good start, should have it apply to others as well. or maybe screw realism if it messes up the game being fun, shouldn't this be a priority for a video game instead of realism?

[@maiy8786]

Charger and Bile Titan can survive DIRECT IMPACT 500KG. No amount of organic armor can withstand a 500kg explosive. Charger and Bile Titan can tank entire duration of Orbital Laser. Do I need to elaborate further?

[@66maybe66]

​@@maiy8786Yes, please do say more. Chargers cannot survive a whole Orbital Laser, and neither Chargers or BTs survive a 500kg if you actually score a clean hit.

[@shadoweddragonfilms4424]

For the Impaler, I've found that using the normal Precision Orbital Strike on them the second they put their tentacles down is enough to kill them instantly. And the high low recharge time means you don't have to use it just for them!

[@luciddre4m]

Thanks all the hard work that went into this. The footage matches every point you're making and I'm sure that it took hours to compile. And all the entertaining solo content is appreciated!

[@Spy-.]

W

[@the_takibo]

Thank you so muchh ❤️

[@NismoTrivium]

best helldivers 2 channel by far, watching you since day ~one of helldivers 2 release

[@ipatchymakouli415]

With the amount of (alpha) commanders and more than often, spewers, I've come to love the AC against bugs. Dumping less than 10 shots in the burrowed head also kills Impalers without much brain usage, so it's an absolute banger weapon against bugs now. I love to couple it with stun grenades to be able to explode (behemoth) chargers back aswell. You get 3 free stratagem slots to deal with titans, nests, or more horde clear (tho AC + incendiary secondary (since you don't need the grenade secondary for nests) are already good pest control), it really frees your loadout and various stuff is viable (kinda love the rocket turret nowadays)

[@-nyon-6108]

The fact that AC is now really RELIABLE on both fronts makes me nervous.

[@ipatchymakouli415]

@@-nyon-6108 I found it a lot weaker on the automaton side, now that walkers take 5 shots. I find the railgun much better, to deal with them + hulks in one shot. And if I go solo, the railgun's weaknesses being tanks and turrets can just be avoided. I think AC is on a nice spot, just kinda sad the teamwork backpacks aren't rewarding enough to use them that way; tho I have no idea what kind of change would encourage team reload, maybe being able to still shoot with one handed weapons but the animation would be janky.

[@arypramana6154]

What's that? You say a gun is.... good? Gee i wonder what the devs are going to do with it the next patch

[@Zabor-ny3co]

​@@arypramana6154"We noticed the AC was the most picked weapon on both fronts, so we removed it"

[@icata12345]

i dont see myself reloadeding AC in diff 9-10, you are usually swarmed 24/7

[@mystery_exe]

You forgot one. Those elite automaton killteams certainly aren't like any jump troopers I've ever seen. Did you just forget about them?

[@littlefella1014]

Completely forgot those were in the trailer, do they actually exist? I haven't seen any yet

[@Hellsbells305]

Oh yeah, I never saw them and I only play helldivers

[@fatcat7008]

@@littlefella1014yeah I haven’t seen any either, but they looked super cool

[@mystery_exe]

@@littlefella1014 They seem to be incredibly rare, but they do exist. They move in packs and are incredibly coordinated.

[@Scarptre]

They look like Terminators and work like a squad

[@sanek008_]

Damn yeah! There are some facts, that i didn't know, thanks for spending some time on this!

[@Shway_Maximus]

Two vids today nice man

[@Sargeant_Kr4ast.]

" It's nerf or nothing!" - Arrowhead.

[@RovshanSixaliyev]

the best comment so far

[@anom2619]

keep crying lol

[@robert9595]

​@@anom2619Keep being toxic.

[@anom2619]

@@robert9595 the escalation of freedom balance changes were completely fine, you are a group of entitled babies that are wielding steam reviews like a toddler that just discovered a curse word when your glaringly broken weapon gets fixed, waa waa waa 🍼

[@diogorocha9837]

Great video! So far my favorite weapon to kill Impalers is the HMG 750 rpm at melee range shooting the face. But in the chaos of Super Helldive, bombs or orbitals are the best way to get rid of them imo.

[@mattm3023]

The impaler is a really cool idea, I love it. It needs some tweaking however. I feel like the impaler should be "easy" to defeat 1v1. It should be "easy" to avoid the tentacles by either dodging, or they should retract immediately when getting shot at. What would then make the impaler challenging is balancing it with all the other units coming at you. Suddenly its not so easy to dodge and deal with. Right now the impaler is a bit too intense. Its hard to develop skills against it.

[@Baller-e2k]

I feel like each time it tries and stab you, just before it stabs you it should have a little wind up animation.. or maybe like a bright red twinkle just as it’s about to stab.. I dunno

[@wassentme1891]

If shooting any damage to tentacles made them retract, it would be still be easy to get overwhelmed, but not impossible. I frankly just want them to need to see their target like every other bug, if that wasn't enough, maybe a tad bit lower hp, but line of sight should be plenty.

[@foxtrot570]

At this point the Rocket Tanks are not a skill issue, they're just simply unfair. Super quick turret rotation, depression limit doesn't exist, the only weak spot is totally broken, one shot madness. Good job Arrowhead, won't take long until I call you RockstarGames 2.0. And that is a real nasty insult if you ask me.

[@infinitefayt8188]

But if they gave us an oppressor from GTA, i could probably handle all of this.

[@giedrius2149]

Dopped a 500kg, it survived it. Auto Cannon seems to work for it though, just blast the rocket holder

[@EnterTheFenix]

@@giedrius2149 500's have never been effective. 110mm rocket pod is purposely designed to track on tanks and 1 shot them.

[@shalashaskaseven4841]

Just use a OPS or anti tanks dude.

[@little_lord_tam]

I find it weird not to have a weak spot like other bots. Thats design inconsitency. And its turret rotating faster as the regular tank is just vile tbh. This thing needs rebalancing asap

[@ncsharkmanandk9queen904]

Alright nerfdivers lets get out there with our mediocre damage.

[@abrahamsilva1023]

Lmao

[@tommyy123tn]

😂 😂 😂

[@RicardoCosta-mp2eu]

Its not that big of a deal

[@codywilliams6641]

Crydiver

[@Valrok1870]

Single Impaler: Worthy foe worth a bit of consideration but ultimately nothing to the might of the Helldivers Double Impaler: Significant threat warranted of utmost force Triple Impaler: God has abandoned you and your squad. There is no coming back And then there was me, on my first ever 10. FIRST Breach 2 minutes into landing: 6 Impaler: You don't get to play the game. Your respawns are forever ruined. You'll never be able to solo this. THANK YOU ARROWHEAD, I wanted to hate the fact I have no friends and randos piss me off!

[@TheNightOwl11683]

At this point, I find myself using one load out against the Terminids: Blitzer, Grenade Pistol, Stun Grenades, Guard Dog Rover, Quasar Cannon, Orbital Precision Strike, & Orbital Airburst Strike. Blitzer & Stun Grenades work holding off swarms of Terminids, especially when others need to reload, & the Rover helps with that. Use the Quasar Cannon for large targets. Grenade Pistol is for closing bug holes. Orbital Airburst Strike & Orbital Precision Strike have such quick cooldowns that they're almost always available for use. Airburst takes out a large group of chaff with ease, & Precision takes out large targets, especially Impalers. Most important part of this load out is that I am never out of ammo at all times.

[@minhquanvo5943]

for the impaler, grenade launcher/autocannon workquite well. You just need to bait it exposing its face then spam grenade launcher/autocannon at it and it dead very fast before the tentacle actually come up. Took 6-8 round to destroy it face, same goes with autocannon. Dodging tentacle ambush is not that hard either but require you to have good self awareness, if you see that impaler start digging the ground, run imediately on any direction even go head front to yolo its face. The tentacle will always deploy on your last known location, for example you are standing near the radar and you see the impaler start deploy its tentacle => you run far away from the radar since the tentacle will spawn right at radar which is your last known location before you act fast and start running to other location.

[@KennyJordana]

The railcannon strike is really good against the impaler and really good against all big enemies. I use that strategem all the time 👊🏿

[@blueboy1958]

I find it very rough to use vs the impaler. It oftentimes just hits the body instead of the head, which isn't a oneshot. Using the Precision Strike and Eagle 500kg to hit the head has proved to be a much more consistent oneshot

[@sitfish1113]

Impalers are usually not worth it, they're easy to kill if you wait for them to put thier head underground

[@deananimator1303]

Something to keap in mind when fighting the reinforced striders: I found that when a strider has fired all rockets on one side the strategy to focus that rocket launcher doesn’t work anymore (on that side if the other side still has rockets it still works there) and that the launcher just falls of but it still does a little damage if you fire at it

[@J0hnnyonthespot]

Three Takibo videos in two day! Amazing

[@tonykriss1594]

According to ppl digging the code, front leg of impaler DOES NOT have the "fatal" tag which means it won't kill the thing when it's health pool is depleted. So despite it has the same 700 health as back leg it doesn't matter at all. The only thing matters when you shoot it is the 35% damage to main means 35% of damage dealt to front leg would also be dealt to its main health pool and by keep shooting it you eventually kill the thing by deplete its main HP. Also in my personal experience orbital railcannon doesn't kill an impaler every time. Don't know why.

[@Brown95P]

I'm glad the 24/7 bugdiver minority is finally forced to get a taste of the bot front. Thanks Mr Impaler!

[@peterkolesar4020]

Im glad that a botdiver can too be happy instead of just crying about other players while ignoring bug MOs 👋

[@mindsablaze221]

Oh yea there’s a Bot front!

[@desto13c]

I like how you review the update in 9-10 difficulty. Unlike other channels at 4-6 and say "this gun is good". Great job, keep it up.

[@blueboy1958]

Grenade Launcher is an absolute beast killing Impalers. Takes like 3-4 grenades right to the head and its dead

[@rohesilmnelohe]

Best tool against impaler: OPS Hands down. No Contest. Rocket strider: Aim at rockets or legs. Tank: Have not faced it yet. But spear/commando should be perfect tool.

[@陈凯文-n1h]

Idk about commando But spear can kill it 2 shots or sometimes 1

[@BowToWard86]

Thanks for showing the weak spot on the new tank. I think the best strategy for killing impalers is the 500 kg, because unlike bile titans or chargers they do not move much making targeting a lot easier. I save the rail cannon for bile titans.

[@MyGoToUserName]

Precision orbital kills impaler in one shot.

[@redcenturion88]

Its so statisfying to do. Just slumps over and grunts after being split open by hot metal raining from the sky. Aaarrgghhh!

[@randomdude64yt]

Use the Scorcher on the hip of the Strider, works much better on normals, it might work on the new ones.

[@TheCrimsonSabre]

If you shoot the Armored Striders in the groin/waist area, it's a 1-shot with the AC or AMR. This is also true for regular Striders.

[@DevIocks]

I don’t think anyone has commented about it, but you can actually one tap the reinforced scout strider by shooting its upper part of their leg from the front with Anti-Materiel Rifle, it works with Eruptor too. For some reason shooting that part from the back or side doesn’t one tap the scout strider. Aside from that, great video as always, keep up the grind 🔥

[@marea3790]

Your way of killing the impaler on the back legs and the new strider with the rocket changes everything for me, I'm struggling to kill both of these abomination, thank you for these experiments

[@titoslounge1946]

Buff motivational shocks by making helldivers more sturdy against impaler hits. Perhaps it requires two hits in quick succession to knock down a player instead of one.

[@HungryCats70]

These are really useful tips! Especially regarding the impaler! Depending on how many are in the area, I think I'd be ok with using a strategem to take one out. What with all the other chaff running around, it seems like a good use to clear that guy out so that you can deal with the rest as usual.

[@Cyboogie.the.Cyborg]

Arrowhead took the worst of the automatons (getting hit from anywhere and ragdolled around) and gave it to the bugs... why the fuck?!

[@theganjacologist2819]

They are tired of people playing the game. I'm back on Hell Divers 1

[@Peladogoki]

​@@theganjacologist2819Or maybe if it's too much for your skills, you should lower the difficulty, in fact I would say that most players who spend more time crying than playing, should do so.

[@happyjohn354]

@@Peladogoki Its not that its hard if you give proper tools a hard game can also be fun. They refuse to give players proper tools though so it becomes tedious. Lower difficulty isn't fun either not enough enemies to kill.

[@Cyboogie.the.Cyborg]

@@Peladogoki Getting ragdolled is not a matter of skill, wake up.

[@Peladogoki]

@@Cyboogie.the.Cyborg I respond to you and the previous comment. Situational awareness, keeping your attention on your surroundings, using the correct armor to avoid the ragdoll and coordinating with the team are the correct tools, but at this point we should not be explaining these things, perhaps the problem comes from another side, I would even bet that those who complain the most are those who play the least. Keep complaining, the only thing you are going to achieve is that AH changes the game to the way you like it best, without anything harmful and all the enemies easy to destroy for your daily dose of dopamine.

[@dicerson9976]

The HMG to the impaler's face is also a good way to kill it, as the HMG lays down a frankly ridiculous amount of raw damage per second. It'll eat nearly an entire clip, but if you want a quick and dirty way to murk the thing just whip out the HMG, toggle to max fire rate, then crouch or go prone then hold the trigger and yank the crosshair down

[@octogorb9853]

For Reinforced Scout Strider, NEVER target the body. Shoot the legs. They kill it when one breaks and have less health than the body/middletorso.

[@wakouf]

For bug I always bring the Orbital Precision Strike with stun grenades. It oneshots impalers, you can stun a charger to guarantee the kill, it can kill a titan in one or two shots.

[@Cobbster92]

My man's completey discounting the Spear with these heavies

[@HarveyCanales]

great content, i don't play as often since me and my friends have limited schedules so it is very nice to have info so I can not get dunked on when we do eventually have time for it thanks for the info\

[@hrespin7682]

You’re the best HD2 channel out right now!

[@eyrestahl]

When the impaler digs its face into the ground (those are the tentacles) you can shoot the orange part that becomes revealed. That's the weak spot (seen at 10:23.) I'm an HMG user, and half a mag kills it. It'll also prevent the tentacles from emerging, and get rid of them if they're already out. At least from what I've been able to tell. That's also the reason why sometimes the rail cannon orb doesn't kill them. From what little I've experienced, the retracted tentacles seem to block most of the damage from orbitals.

[@axesaw2210]

it should be noted, if the alpha commander does engage in direct combat it is just as fast as a normal brood commander charging, but at all times

[@caleblausen8895]

On an eradicate mission, I flanked an Impaler, and I managed to crawl under it while it was attacking my teammates. 2-3 commando rockets and it was history. I couldn’t tell what was happening on my screen for a few seconds, but I was surprised that it’s possible to get under and Impaler and hit its non-armored body and deal some serious damage.

[@ByOdinsBeard15]

I appreciate you having generally more positive or neutral videos that just focus on helping learn the mechanics and getting through the game we have instead of complaining about nerfs and whatnot. It's very refreshing not having to hear all the drama constantly, and you are really good at explaining helpful strategies.

[@kaidenelliott4408]

I totally agree, when I find someone who understands we don’t want more knowledge of everything wrong with the game, we just want to see more cool Helldivers content.

[@kaidenelliott4408]

It is refreshing

[@meepliss7560]

Yeah I appreciate it too I’m tired of people just complaining, just enjoy the game people won’t stop acting like it’s the end of the world every nerf

[@wasru.]

​@meepliss7560 I'm not quite a doomer as some are, but I mean watch the gameplay. the enemies have an overwhelming power advantage. and it doesn't help when I drop an eagle, railcannon and quasar shot square on a stationary impaler and it doesn't die

[@blackflarestudios5331]

At a good enough distance away from them, 1-2 Spears can kill the Impaler. It will take a bit to reload your spear, but It's quite useful in my opinion.

[@peterkolesar4020]

If a Spear guy is playing support role from the back it's pretty much over for whatever Joel puts against the team.

[@MrNimbleBear]

You can also just casually chuck orbital precision strike under Impaler's tail to kill it instantly. Not to mention its cooldown is only 90 seconds, so yet another bonus for the quite underused stratagem.

[@ric6611]

OPS really is goated. Love it and Orbital Gas Strike. Both short cooldown, one for single target, the other for area damage. If I don't know what to bring, I never go wrong with these two. 500 kg is also obviously very good, but on planets with lots of trees it sometimes hits a tree instead... (I think current MO planet is like that, but I haven't played in it yet)

[@MrNimbleBear]

@@ric6611 Yeah the MO planet is indeed that, so don't bring eagles. Actually it doesn't matter anyway since it's already liberated lmao.

[@Garrettx40]

The Impaler reveals its obvious Weakspot once it stucks his head into the Ground. There is a big orange Part revealed. Just concentrate on this and it goes down even before the Tentacles spawn in. Took me only a couple rounds of the AC and i think a single well aimed Rocket.

[@Crispy_DAWG]

This game absolutely needs a space on the ship detailing enemies strong and weak points once encountered for new and existing players. I still see level 50+ making mistakes including myself. So much stuff is hidden and needs to be explained

[@AlisdairAlbert]

Thanks man. You're a legend as always 😎👍

[@Dralaios]

I'd still choose to deal with these ones any day over those stalkers that keep double tapping you in the back as soon as you emerge from the hell pod. Other times they are just slapping you around like a football and keep doing so because your helldiver turns in to a drunk GTA 5 character that ragdoll by stepping on a side walk. I think that when game design has to resort to constant stun locks to keep a player from responding to a situation, the design is flawed. Out of any enemy in the game, the Stalker holds that curse.

[@florentdonnet7825]

Just a correction, the rocket tanks are indeed the most resilient of all the tank variants. They survive to 1, sometimes 2 eagle rocket pod, multiple eagle airstrikes and cannot die from most primary weapons. Also the spear really struggles to lock on to the turret, which would result in you having to dump 2 to 3 rockets into the hull to destroy it in certain situations. Also, they can still shoot during their bleedout if you hit the lower hull, and sometimes do not explode at all from it, so you're left with a massively powerfull turret with a bunch of range that you have to dump extra firepower on. The rail canon strike, 500kg and the precision strike are the only reliable ways to destroy these things in my experience. And the magic happens when two of those drop near a jammer. I cannot understate how buggy/broken they are. The new striders are already a pain in the butt, giving once again a numerous and common enemy the power to randomely one hit you, but you also got a rare enemy that just refuses to stop firing and does not require a line of sight to ragdoll you back to super earth.

[@sephtis]

OPS will often 1 shot an impaler and since they don't move, you basically can't miss (besides bounces which happen alarmingly often). A more versitile option to the Railcannon.

[@petergriffinson1907]

The shotgun is actually the best out of all the items in the new warbond

[@ownagemester]

The spear will also 2 shot Impalers from any distance/direction, even if its face is covered

[@kolbynope3911]

fastest way of killing chargers now (for me) has been the recoilless rifle. stun behemoths and hit a back leg, swap to grenade pistol and hit the leg. works everytime, and the other chargers can be headshotted easily.

[@eredaane4656]

Railgun on back legs is also very good. Same old as with the chargers. Strip and destroy with primary. Also any Machinegun to its face takes about half a mag to kill when burrowed

[@fuzzjunky]

i just want the sprint button to start working properly again. it's like the whole game we're in slomo and everything else is on the good gear

[@Abrody1477]

So basically everything they added needs stronger and stronger guns but AH is nerfing all the good guns...

[@MangoesMan10]

Because fun amirite

[@frenchspice8189]

The rail cannon strike does NOT always kill the impaler. It usually takes more than that

[@humbleinferno3723]

Another way to reliably kill imp alerts is with the orbital precision strike. You just throw it under the impaler after it sends out its tentacles and it’s a guaranteed kill

[@the1384]

I saw that the Autocannon and the Grenade Launcher are very Effective against the Impaler

[@zeedude8026]

Little bit of a correction but the alpha broods actually completely replace regular broods starting from difficulty 8 all the way to 10. I personally never seen a single regular brood on level 8 missions, and i think they SHOULD only totally replace the regular broods on tens. Then again Arrowhead is known for making really stupid decisions smh.

[@77niloc]

The impaler goes down to 1 auto cannon magazine to the face when he burrows it If you got a little timing there is no problem in killing him before the tentacles leave the ground

[@Schproemftell]

the absolutely easiest way to deal with impalers is the Precision strike it will 100% one shot them and as they usually stand still they provide a Prime opportunity to whoop their ass PLUS the Precision strike is generally more accesible than the Railcannon strike as it has a measily

[@patrickchristian8297]

These rocket scout striders really threw a wrench in the works for me. I have to change up almost my entire loadout except for strats. I’ll be happy if I can get through diff. 8 missions idc about 9 or 10.

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Impaler's head when hes got his tentacles burried seems to take only 1 mag of the auto cannon super easy

[@denysskreporub3960]

I just found a new meta for me: grenade launcher, supply pack, 500 kg, orbital precision strike, stun grenade, incendiary breaker, and new fire-based pistol. Try it :)

[@seronictwentyone]

The 1000 medal Weapon is now garbage

[@valentine7455]

Heavy machine gun fucks up stunned spore chargers or impalers as usual, it's high durable damage means it destroys the unarmoured gaps on spore chargers or butts and uncovered head of impalers

[@RubberToeYT]

I feel like this update has made support weapons more important, great video

[@maxwellvindman7212]

Love to see a fellow heavy commando. We are indestructible my friend, so never let any difficulty shatter your resolve. Good luck out there, and happy hunting.

[@Eliteninja007]

Impalers range and dmg should be nered and its okay 👌👌 Sometimes the tentacle onehits you and you couldnt even see it when spawning from behind while deaing with others (diff 10) Its not hard to kill, you can quazar it too. Its vulnerable in the front very when its attacking

[@tonyabsthetic9971]

The impaler can be killed easily with a grenade launcher. Just wait till it digs in and exposes its face and then just let off a few quick volleys at the bottom (ground) side of its face so that it (aoe) also hits behind his face. Like 4-6 shots and it’s down. Which only takes about 2-3 seconds to shoot and can be done from really far without having to maneuver behind it. A lot easier than trying to get that back leg.

[@Nicuzzz]

I feel the regular brood commanders got faster and more relentless too when they released the alpha one

[@Malocum]

Another way to kill Impaler quick is with a stun grenade when it gets in the ground (I think it stops the tentacles) then empty an auto cannon clip into it for easy kill

[@Hatsikidee02]

I was just in a lvl 8 mission and there were 2 Impaler's all the time they should be a easy kill if you find them with their head in the ground.

[@Orudaiken]

I've used orbital gas and gatling to good effect on impalers. The large size makes it take extra hits.

[@deadx13man68]

Two impacts when the impaler puts its tentacles down kills it as well

[@Vinny4y0u]

When the impaler is burrowed what worked for me 4 commando on the front and 1 grenade pistol was good enough was my first 2 tries when i saw it and it barely kept me save before it started attacking me its a very deadly enemy, if it is hard to reach i absolutely dont mind using my railgun for it. remember it takes 4 man to do the mission (usually)

[@spacedoubt15]

Good breakdown, thank you.

[@theshadowswithin9896]

New rocket scout striders, laser cannon to the leg/hip for 2-3 seconds.

[@Luminogen]

You can also parry the tentacles with a melee attack, just like you parry a hunter jumping on you

[@wallmarkberg9289]

I've been using the orbital precision strike on the impailer's back legs. Low cooldown and high success rate when paired with stun grenades

[@lyonidus3073]

The reason why the commando can’t kill the front legs is because, it can. When moving forward and firing, you deal more damage, whereas standing still or walking back deals less damage. Don’t know why, it doesn’t make any sense, but it’s just how it is.

[@seanball4205]

Back legs is a good tip, thanks

[@joshl6275]

500kg's and orbital precision strike also handle the Impaler quite sufficiently.

[@shadowbullet11]

You can also use the Quasar Cannon to 1 shot the head when it goes down.

[@TheDamnCook]

Playing with random and having to deal with impalers is such a pain in the ass

[@АртемГерасимов-х5щ]

I think the arrowhead developers hate their players. There were annoying nerfs to weapons, fog on all planets, too many missiles for robots - of course, let's do more of this. After all, we so vitally need balance in PVE. Perfect.

[@RichSmithson]

Nah I think the playerbase hate the devs and have them walking on egg shells constantly.

[@Infiltrator_]

@@RichSmithson The nerfs on a pve game are just getting annoying

[@Midnight7Marauder]

It's pve so the game should be easy on the hardest mode

[@dinomon1018]

@@Midnight7Marauder wtf no, the hardest mode literally should be hard, it's honestly such a shit argument that just because it's a pve game it should be easy, its called HELLdivers for fucks sake

[@theexchipmunk]

@@Midnight7Marauder You are probably also pissed that Fromsoft games are hard, right?

[@maiy8786]

I feel like anti tank rocket launchers become less and less viable each update.

[@kyleevans6818]

It’s was basically useless since the first charger update a few months ago. Doesn’t even take leg armor anymore and I was a AVID AT user.

[@heo7186]

Hi man, I noticed you have quite special settings. Would you mind going through them someday? Everything kind of looks very crisp, vivid and clear. And smooth to top it off. Cheers man

[@nydusworm8893]

Ive had multiple railcannon strikes not kill the impalers And yes i watched them hit My experience it instakills them 80% of the time Maybe cause of bugs or perhaps it depends where the impaller gets hit but anyway for me it doesnt always do the trick Thank you for the leg intell though!!

[@onthespiral4054]

New scout striders suck. Makes me not even want to play bots

[@copperheadchris2807]

I havent played the new update much but im surprised that the tentacles cant be destroyed. I feel like it would piss less people off that way

[@cosmicfrank5465]

I havent played hd2 since the first warbond, and i wanna ask: is it worth coming back??? It doesnt looks fun anymore since you get obliterated by everything