Helldivers 2's first big balance patch targets the game's most OP weapons with ammo and armor piercing deductions

Helldivers 2 weapons
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Helldivers 2's first big balance patch is ♎out today, and it's bringing adjustmenꦡts to the two most overpowered and commonly used weapons in the entire game.

So far, the Breaker shotgun and Railgun Stratagem have chiefly 🐟been used as two of the better weapons in Helldivers 2. Plenty of players use the two weapons because of their superior firepower and armor penetration, leading to🌞 them being largely dubbed as "overpowered" by the Helldivers 2 player base.

Today, March 6, developer Arrowhead has released the first full Helldivers 2 balance patch, as seen in the tweet below. Primarily, the patch notes explain tha💙t "adjustments" have been made to various primary, secondary, and support weapons, including the Breaker shotgun and Railgun Stratagem. 

Talking specifics, the Breaker has seen its magazine capacity decrease from 16 to 13, with increased recoil from 30 to 55. The Railgun has decreased armor penetration and decreased damage against durable enemy parts. These are some pretty significant changes for the two weapons, even if they weren't the most-used ꦅguns in Helldivers 2.

Elsewhere, though, the Flamethrower and Laser Canon have both seen adjustments, as have the Punisher and the Breaker Spray and Pray weapons. We'll have to wait and see how these adjustments actually play out in the game its✤elf, but right now, it seems like the Helldivers 2 balance patch has targeted some of the more popular weapons in the game.

Earlier today, Helldivers 2's director shut down rumor🍒s that Arrowhead had been acquired by Sony. The director himself didn't even know where the𝄹 speculation had originated from, which is a prett🏅y solid indicator that the entire thing was plain old false.

Get ready for the next huge update for Arrowhead's game with our big 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Helldivers 2 mechs guide.

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