A big patch that finally affects the balance, it changes everything

Helldivers 2 has another new patch that completely rebalances the game with many modified gameplay elements. This is what we can discover.

In the world of video games, it is important to maintain a balance to ensure a satisfying and varied gaming experience. The developers of Helldivers 2 have recently made a number of changes to improve the effectiveness of lower-performing strategies and encourage greater diversity in player configurations. Here is an overview of the main adjustments made.

Helldivers 2 offers a patch

Here is the contents of the patch, including a significant number of improvements to all stats and gameplay, including the available arsenal.

A/MLS-4X missile turret :

• Reduced dispersion and prioritized larger targets.
• The target distance has been increased from 75 to 100 meters.
• The number of missiles per salvo has been reduced from 2 to 1 for better ammunition economy.
• Explosion radius increased from 1 to 4 meters.
• Projectile damage increased from 200 to 300.

A/MG-43 machine gun turret :

• Cooldown reduced from 180 to 120 seconds.

Various towers :

• Increased durability from 0% to 80% for multiple turrets.

Mine MD-6 Anti-Personnel :

• Explosion damage increased from 250 to 350.

Incendiary mines MD-I4 :

• Explosion damage increased from 150 to 210.

Changes to Orbital Attacks

Gatling Orbital :

• Rate of fire increased by 25%.
• The number of bullets per salvo has been increased from 30 to 60.
• Cooldown reduced from 80 to 70 seconds.

Orbital precision strike :

• The cooldown has been reduced from 100 seconds to 90 seconds and the call time has been reduced from 4 seconds to 2 seconds.

Orbital air bombardment :

• Cooldown reduced from 120 to 100 seconds.

Weapon customization

Lance grenades GL-21 :

• Explosion damage increased from 350 to 400.

Heavy machine gun MG-206 :

• Projectile damage increased from 100 to 150 and reload time reduced from 7 to 5.5 seconds.

MG-43 machine gun :

• The reload time has been reduced from 4 to 3.5 seconds and the maximum number of magazines has been increased from 3 to 4.

Gameplay revisions

Operation Modifier Air Defense :

• The modifier that reduces War Battle slots by 1 has been removed to encourage more variety.

Defence mission for essential personnel :

• Temporary deactivation to improve mission quality and interest.

Superior samples :

• Available from difficulty level 6 to avoid forcing players into uncomfortable difficulty levels.

Artillery SEAF :

• Now usable in the presence of Stratagem Jammers or Ion Storms.

Helldivers 2 Enemy and Environment Adjustments

Acid effect :

• Reduced slowing effect and ability to run under acid exposure.

Balancing Armored Enemies :

• The number of heavily armored enemies has been reduced and the hordes of smaller enemies have been increased to diversify players’ strategies.

Patrols :

• Go back to the previous process with some adjustments to avoid having layers that are too empty.

Fire tornadoes and tremors :

• More random behavior of fire tornadoes and larger size of tremor epicenters for more variability.

Visibility :

• Fog intensity on several planets has been adjusted to reduce visual fatigue.

That’s the gist of it, but you can find the full list of patch notes on Steam.