Helldivers 2‘s neatly titled update 01.000.100doesn’t introduce mechsto the game, but it sure does come with a suite of nerfs that are bound to be unpopular in the community. Indeed, rebalancing certain weapons and Stratagems was on the docket for Arrowhead, for better or for worse.
While the nerfs aren’t quite so serious as tobecome a genuine traitor to Super Earth, many will be sorry to hear that the game’s most potent small arms and gear – the Railgun, the Breaker, and the Personal Shield – have all been nerfed. That’s the bad news, yes, but lots of goodies await as part ofHelldivers 2‘s first rebalancing update, even though it may leave Helldivers with very few ways of dealing with heavily armored enemies.
Helldivers 2 Update 01.000.100 is now out
As posted onthe mainHelldivers 2subreddit, the game’s update 01.000.100 is relatively small and focused, but may well make big waves on the game’s current meta. In short order, here are some of the most important changes and tweaks:
This is, of course, just a list of highlights, with the full list of changes being a fair bit longer. Sadly, the problem with certain items becoming unusable on missions (e.g.Super Credit drops, Requisition Slips, Medals, etc.) is still there, with no fix on the horizon just yet.
On the topic of the Breaker shotgun, the Railgun, and the personal Shield Generator items suffering heavy nerfs,Helldivers 2designer Alex K. has shared the team’s reasoning for the changes: “All three of those were quite strong with too little downsides, overshadowing all other options on higher difficulty levels. So with this patch, they’re getting significant downsides to balance their power. However, we strongly believe that the changes won’t ruin this build, but rather help the affected items find their place among the other options and stay effective in capable hands,” they explained. “I implore you not to compare a changed item with its older version, but to evaluate the existing one as it is and see if it still has a place in your heart.”
It’s not a particularly thrilling development, really, though it’ll be interesting to see how the game’s meta develops now that the strongest ways of dealing with particularly annoying enemies, such as the Charger, are effectively neutered. At least the communitycan’t be angry with Joelthis time around.
On the flip side of things, the buffs that did drop in are very welcome indeed, and depending on testing, the 380MM HE Stratagem may well make its way ontoour list of must-have unlocks inHelldivers 2. We’ll see how that pans out!
