Apologies for this game being so DARK. Dang bot planets blottin out the sun with their nonsense. I'll try and record on a better lit planet next time, but I hope y'all still enjoyed it! We got discord coming up in the next couple of days and I'm lookin forward to doing some more "refined" teamplay with y'all. I'll mention this in future videos, but I use the Creative Commons RUclips license, so feel free to clip anything you like in any of my videos. As long as people hear the good word of cooperation and teamplay, I am a happy Commissar.
I am genuinely serious when I say you're a shining member of the community. Amidst the horde of content creators who only complain about the state of the game, focus on the most meta builds, and spewing misinformation about the game "dying", your videos on teamplay and variety loadouts always put me in a better mood for the day. Your enthusiasm keeps my interest in the game strong, this coming from someone who can only play less than ten hours per week. Keep up the amazing work!
Kai is definitely one of my top faves, up there with Eravin and Thicc. Would love to see such a squad crush level 9 operations on a big Major Order planet.
Absolutely LOVE this teamwork-oriented series youve been doing, it has honestly helped me so much with my mindset with this game and helped me rediscover why I like COOP games to begin with.
Regarding gunship facilities, if you’re willing to swap out the autocannon sentry for a shield relay it is a really potent option for sticking those hellbombs on the first try. The shield really can be used actively or preemptively and can provide a lot of flexibility to an engagement, as well as pivot certain fights toward your favor
This is what I like to do, it's pretty awesome. If you bring Laser Cannon it kills them so fast you don't need any protection, but I find Laser Cannon kind of tedious after a while. Just learned a new strat for this that is amazing: smoke grenades, 2-3 of them is enough to keep you and the Hellbomb hidden in plain sight, even surrounded by Gunships. Haven't tried it yet but I played Helldive all last night with Eagle Smokes and it was soooo good
@@Pyromaniac77777 that’s really cool I’ve been looking for literally any use for smokes in this game, they’d be my go-to in any other franchise for their flexibility so maybe that’ll be a nice option over impacts. I’ll note also that Eagle Smoke strikes can also disable fabricators as it’s the impact of the missile itself that breaks them, not the explosion
@@nicoderobio8041 yeah I use the missile impact to get kills frequently, it can kill Hulks (or at least finish a wounded Hulk instantly) kill Fabs, even kill allies so gotta be a bit careful with that. It's amazing on jungle planets, the smoke + trees allows you to disappear completely at any time
One tip with shield generator is you should call it when the hellbomb is about 2-3 seconds away from dropping. Don’t call the shield first and then hellbomb because then the shield will not last the entire arming sequence.
Dude, this video is absolutely incredible. Everything is well-laid out and super easy to follow. Your selfless playstyle, commitment to quality tactics, and constant team-focused mindset are exactly what this community needs. Keep up the good work, Diver. For Super Earth!
One thing you could add to your teamplay is constantly checking your minimap. This will tell you the location of the enemies, where they’re moving and how many of them they have (and sometimes even tells you the composition of the patrol based on the size of the circles). You can check your minimap while on the HMG that way you don’t get flanked. Also recommend using the booster that increases the range of your minimap so that you can better plan ahead and for better teamplay. Nice video btw.
Great video! I like how you point out the subtler details of human behavior and how to work with or around it. Really appreciate it when people communicate, even in the more subtle ways you’ve shown. Personally, I prefer voicechat, and like you mentioned, its easy to get on people’s nerves if you start telling them what to do. I think I’m pretty good at not being over commanding, at least with strangers (I can be a bit harsher with people I know in real life because I expect them to have my back, working on that.) Have you done or considered doing a video on how to actually talk to the teammates? Things I’ve found. - don’t tell them what to do, instead tell them what you want to do or what you are doing, allowing them to choose to follow you. - similarly, focus on potentially useful info than trying to force people to do anything. Point out enemies, safer areas, mention the time left and that main objective is not complete… - use questions instead of commands. “R2, can you take out that hulk?” Tends to go over better than telling anyone what to do. - phrase things so they can be responded to with a simple yes or no - or other responses that can be done with the in game options. This lets people communicate with you without having microphones. - a generally positive attitude helps. It makes people feel comfortable, and makes you come off as more likable. - be helpful and considerate. Like mentioned in some of your videos, people appreciate when support them, so help them. But you can also use your voice to let them know you are helping or one the way or which enemies you are focusing on, etc - similarly, and probably most importantly, adjust to your teammates, do not expect them to adjust to you. - If you are the only one with a microphone you have the opportunity to increase communication between teammates by calling out when someone else needs support. You can also let people know when (sometimes why) you cannot get to them. - you can speak your reasoning out loud. This means people have a harder time assuming you are just incompetent and stupid, because they can see some sort of thought or logic behind your actions. But don’t spent a lot of time on this. Do it quickly when needed. I appreciate your videos.
Good suggestion! I appreciate you outlining things you've found helpful when it comes to voice chat. I was planning on showing off verbal communication since there are some things you just can't communicate with pings. Biggest example off the top of my head are team reloads. Dropping your backpack and calling for a team reload can wipe out packs of elite enemies, especially if you're using something like the RR. I'll probably show it off in a gameplay commentary because honestly, it would just be so much easier to edit.
I forget which game it was I was playing when I saw this, but: "Two players making a bad decision together is better than two players separately making a bad decision and a good decision alone."
Gotta say this format is my favorite. I enjoy the live gameplay commentary as well for a more relaxed watch. But these types of videos are just filled with great information every minute and motivate me to dive in
ive been running the HMG for months now, its my favourite stratagem, amazing for both bugs and bots. i always pick it before even knowing which support weapon to choose for the mission. it shreds through hordes of armoured enemies, its able to kill almost everything in the game, only struggling with bile titans, chargers from the front, striders canon, but other than that its amazing
The HMG emplacement is genuinely one of ny favorite strategems. It always was, but after the turn speed buff, I began to use it almost every opportunity I could make for it. It clears hordes of bugs and bots alike with *no* difficulty. Very few things it can't handle, and with the ship module to speed up emplacement deployment, it can work as an emergecy fallback weapon when being overrun
Dude i love your videos. I learn so much, and i love how you promote team work in this game. The game is so much more fun playing with a team instead of solo
Your videos are always so positive, I appreciate you and the way you emphasize the importance of being there for your team. Very much in the spirit of comradery that I think was intended and I am sure your team mates are glad to have you watching their backs. Thank you for being you, mate. Also, I am using that "down to sticks and harsh language." Too good.
I watched your Spear loadout video too and gotta say I love your mindset and how you explain your actions in your videos. I plan to give this sentry build a go as well
HMG emplacement and a touch of high ground is the ultimate ranged support to get your team out of a battle. You need your guys to keep you up, and you'll keep the enemies very dead. I've been running it with the spear, cluster bomb, and literally any other stratagem that can fit the mission type and run smoke grenades and it's been working so smoothly
@andresmdp95 If you are under fire and don't want to be, toss one out ahead of you and sprint into the smoke. Afterwards, move towards cover, reapplying the smoke if you are spotted. If the bots see you disappear into smoke, they'll keep randomly firing in that general direction, but won't be able to get an accurate bead on you, and if you move on, they'll approach the smoke and then move straight a little, but if you've found cover by then, it'll be just like any other patrol from that point. I like to use it if too many heavy devestators appear or I need to catch up with my team. It's also worth noting that it might take a few nades to make it to good cover, so I run them with an engineering kit armor and a grenade pistol or some other means of closing fabricators (like me spear!). I haven't tested it extensively against the Terminids
Great vid man. I really enjoy the team play aspect also even as simple as just watching a teammates back while they’re reloading if it’s like an auto canon or spear etc Been using stun grenades lately too and they are so good!
My pal and I have been running what I like to call the "Hoplite" combo because I've got a shield and he's got a spear. I've got the pummeller, railgun, and ballistic shield with whatever other stuff I want (usually ems mortar with the recent module upgrade and precision orbital). My buddy has a counter sniper, spear, hmg, and whatever else they want. So I press forward with the backpack pummeller combo, relatively impervious to the little bots and trying to soak up as much aggro as I can without dying. If I've got it, I'll throw the ems mortar and start pinging big things to get the ems to stun them. This has the additional benefit of calling out those things to my teammates. If they can't cut it down, a well placed railgun shot usually does the trick. Meanwhile, overwatch man covers me with the counter sniper, spear, and hmg emplacement. I'm entirely vulnerable to airborne enemies, so that's a bit of a bummer (could be solved with a rocket sentry, I guess) but I count on his spear and HMG emplacement to cover me if I'm in danger.
Man this is great stuff. I have played this game a TON on quickplay and its so hard to get the co op gears turning sometimes. I think people are missing a massive chunk of the fun of this game by not learning how to work as a team, to the point i almost started making youtube videos like this to educate. Let me know if you ever need someone to do like two man coordination, i live for that stuff. Ill stay off the mic though cause we have the same accent and people probably cant tell the difference lol. You are now the only Helldivers content i am subscribed to.
You'd be a blast to dive with. Recently started using the hmg emplacement and I cant believe how powerful it can be. I was hesitant to use it at first because being stationary is kinda counterintuitive to surviving but you get positioned right and you can solo entire bot drops. Great video!
Got a great teamplay build for ya starring the new COMMANDO (vs bugs)!, the "Nail-In-The-Coffin." You ever feel sad when you see someone use a 500kg or Railcannon to finish off a heavily injured titan or charger? Well the commando is great at reliably finishing off injured targets. It is the 2, in any 1-2 punch. Pair it up with Gatling Barrage and Strafe run, not only are they top tier wave clear, but they will damage titans and hulks enough to allow a COMMANDO finisher. Its not too different from the autocannon if you think about it. It's good against bug holes and Shrieker nest. You can kind of think of the Commando as a similar swiss army knife but for the bug front.
The commando's also amazing in that, if you really need a bile titan dead immediately, you can jus tpump 4 shots into it almost anywhere on the body and it'll drop dead. Does it use double the amount of rockets that headshots do? Yes, but sometimes it's worth the extra resources to get rid of a heavy enemy fast.
Really enjoy your videos on the tactics, its been a big help for me in rando missions. Could you do a teamplay video on using either mech? I run the emancipator often but am not sure which stratagems to pair with it.
That's almost my standard layout :) For 'default' mission types when playing with my friends, but instead of the airstrikes, I use the orbital railcannon to help with heavies and in emergency situations and until recently, instead of the emplacement I was using either the orbital airburst for bug breaches or 110mm rockets for tanks and hulks. Primary, secondary and throwables depending on the type of enemy, mostly Incendiary stuff for bugs, Scorcher or Sickle plus impact 'nades for bots and the grenade pistol as emergency explosion projector. I use those mostly supplemental for helping with additional damage for crowd control. But I will try the 23C, Pummeler and stuns, they might be even more helpful than just throwing more damage downrage.
Something I tried against bugs is the machine gun, supply pack, machine gun sentry thingy, and hmg emplacement, it's really good for support because of crowd control and the ability to delete anything exept for bile titans and chargers
I was running HMG emplacment, shield relay, emp mortar, Spear. Diligance counter sniper, senator, impact grenade. But i ended up switching to plasma punisher and grenade pistol, stun grenade, which was way more consistent.
Unless my primary or support has the ability to close a bughole or a bot fab, Stun grenade and 'nade pistol are practically attached to my hip with cyanoacrylate
I’ve been messing with a build that has a similar philosophy. I use the commando so I can have the shield pack and then run heavy medic armor. The level of punishment that combo lets you take while on the emplacement is ridiculous. The ability to draw that much enemy fire on its own has turned the tide of battles for my team.
When you were running up that hill being shot at by all the bots in one direction, I think there was some microcover you might have used to the right of the screen. You did not need to crest the entire hill in one run. If you could get to one of the flatter areas, especially ones with craters, you may have been able to dive to safety much sooner. I was amazed you made it up that, and was hoping you might talk about it a bit because I’ve found a hill like that to be something a lot of players struggle with. If those bots had been closer, or had heavier units, (or perhaps your ally wasnt covering you), that could have gone a lot differently.
The HMG emplacement can also take out things like a shrieker nest/spore spewer from across the map btw, which is dope. No need to waste rockets or anything on those.
Great video! But I have two rebuttals. 1) Orbital Laser is the best strat in the game. 2) I will get on comms and get assertive in directing my team when it comes to stalkers and their lairs.
Ive been trying different loadouts. I will have to try thus one out. Idk what u would call it but atm ive been playing the AA role. Using the Dominator,senator,stun grenade. With Eagle airstike,orbital railgun , spear and rocket turret.
The video for the commando has been delayed due to me getting an AWESOME game against the bots. But, happy to share the loadout I use against the bugs. Incendiary breaker, grenade pistol, stun grenades Commando, EAT, HMGE, eagle napalm. This loadout annihilates bug breaches and ensures you always have an answer for heavy armor, plus it's a ton of fun to use. You can swap out the HMGE for something else if you like, but it does synergize nicely with EATS. Drop own the HMGE and call in your eats right next to it. When an armored bug pops up, just hop off, shoot it, and hop back on.
I took a break from Helldive difficulty for a bit to try things with the new patch, jumped back into it the last couple days. People and their metas man. I used the regular ass MG turret/Rocket turret w the humble Precision Strike, AMR + Supply pack/Lib Guard dog Amazing for providing overwatch support to allies, especially if you know how to place the turret (it shouldn't be getting killed hardly ever). There's a lot of nuance and you probably suck at it (you meaning players in general). When you have both cooldown bonuses it's about 100 seconds cooldown which allows you to comfortably have two of them on the field at once Love your content keep it up!
my build is very similar but its all ENERGY, i take the sickle for its economic fire and high rate and low recoil and i shred any and everything with it, devastators from close range, every little strider from 20 to 300m is fair game, and for support i take the lazer canon, acts like an auto canon but fires a beam, i use it to take down gunships super easy just aim for the thrusters and the same for every body's face, even hulkers go down with in seconds, stun grenades to stop enemy marching on me and strike egle for sure, and for turret, the rocket, its range is great and it has more ammo so it shoots for longer, helldive levels solo easly
I really should start mentioning this in the videos. That is the FS-34 exterminator armor with the Light gunner helmet. It's a super store armor, so keep an eye out for it in the rotation.
I need advice for planets with poor visibility and a lot of cover. I can adjust decently to my team when ai can see them, but not sure how to do it in a jungle maze.
If I'm playing with random teammates, no I don't usually speak in game unless it's something real simple like "danger close" or "friendship door". Whole point of these style of videos is to show y'all how to work with random people that you don't know WITHOUT using voice chat. I do use it in my most recent video, but that was the exception rather than the rule.
Teamplay with randoms is the definition of hit or miss. It’s either fantastic or garbage lol. I hate it when teams are only occupied with shit that don’t matter. Always unnecessarily alerting all patrols while ignoring the biggest priorities. I often join sessions or missions where my teammates unnecessarily alert patrols, yet they fail to eliminate enemies and simply run away while the enemies breach and multiply. At the same time, they pay no attention to destroying stalker nests or any other nests and shrieker trees. They do absolutely nothing. They just spawn as many enemies as they can and then just keep running. Eventually, you end up playing at level 6 (because you want a relaxed game), but the entire map is overrun by enemies due to the incompetence of teammates. Making it feel like level 8. It’s actually easier to play solo then playing with a shitty team.
I was traumatized as a young cadet by stepping on my own mines, so I haven't really revisited them since. Once I start playing with groups of people I know, I might give them another shot, but I don't bring them with randoms because I don't want them to get mad when they accidentally step on one. Postrook here on youtube uses mines well if you're looking for tips. I'll have to put in some serious practice before I can really speak on how good/bad mines are.
All of this assumes you have at least 1 other teammate with a functioning brain who is open to teamplay. _This is a minority of the time_ I look for this shit all the time. I _react_ when I even suspect a teammate is handling a threat they might need some assistance with or can use a hand to clean it up faster and get back on track. It's disheartening when I check the map and the team is scattered, zero teamwork, zero communication, no pings or markers on the map, just total disconnect. Even when we "regroup" it's temporary as they give off the lone wolf vibe. I pull out of those squads, it is so lonely and isolating and I hate it so much, much more than helping out clueless noobs on trivial or easy missions.
Watching your "how to" be a good squad member makes me sick. This should be a common sense. Bravo Zulu to what should be already be known. Keep teaching the duds.
Im all about the team play but for you higher-leveled players please stop bringing your advanced ammunitions to easy and medium missions when joining low-leveled players. Please. You could easily pass that mission with your Peacekeeper as your primary and an Eagle Air Strike for overkill. I was level 4 and some 100 joins my medium mission with a Spear and 380mm explosives. I will kick. Thoughts?
Kinda lost interest when snoy killed our player base and the the first descendant came out. im just not feeling it anymore. I know I'm not alone. We used to have 100k + players every day. Now it's a big thing if 30k get on to test a new stratagem. It's not dead, but looks terrible on life support. Thanks for your content tho man😊
Sony did little to actually affect player count outside of maybe people that were not affected choosing to not play in protest. First Descendant is the most bland looter shooter to come around. Have fun.
man I think that's all in your mindset, no game stays at hype-level populations forever. And you know what's left? I core of dedicated players who aren't dipshits! It's honestly great gameplay wise. This game is gonna be played for years to come Diver, and we need your boots on the ground!
Apologies for this game being so DARK. Dang bot planets blottin out the sun with their nonsense. I'll try and record on a better lit planet next time, but I hope y'all still enjoyed it! We got discord coming up in the next couple of days and I'm lookin forward to doing some more "refined" teamplay with y'all.
I'll mention this in future videos, but I use the Creative Commons RUclips license, so feel free to clip anything you like in any of my videos. As long as people hear the good word of cooperation and teamplay, I am a happy Commissar.
Brother, as everyone has already mentioned, your general positivity and approach is worthy of applause. Salute to you helldiver 🫡
I am genuinely serious when I say you're a shining member of the community. Amidst the horde of content creators who only complain about the state of the game, focus on the most meta builds, and spewing misinformation about the game "dying", your videos on teamplay and variety loadouts always put me in a better mood for the day. Your enthusiasm keeps my interest in the game strong, this coming from someone who can only play less than ten hours per week. Keep up the amazing work!
Kai is definitely one of my top faves, up there with Eravin and Thicc. Would love to see such a squad crush level 9 operations on a big Major Order planet.
could not agree more, working with and helping out teammates instead of bailing is one of the greatest things you can do as a helldiver
100% agree with this
This is what this game is about, not min maxing or complaining about balancing
@@WisdomThumbsCheck out videos from Spiked.
Holy shit.. helldivers content that isnt negative or clickbait?? FINALLY 😊
Yeah. That's worth a subscription from me.
Absolutely LOVE this teamwork-oriented series youve been doing, it has honestly helped me so much with my mindset with this game and helped me rediscover why I like COOP games to begin with.
Regarding gunship facilities, if you’re willing to swap out the autocannon sentry for a shield relay it is a really potent option for sticking those hellbombs on the first try. The shield really can be used actively or preemptively and can provide a lot of flexibility to an engagement, as well as pivot certain fights toward your favor
This is what I like to do, it's pretty awesome. If you bring Laser Cannon it kills them so fast you don't need any protection, but I find Laser Cannon kind of tedious after a while.
Just learned a new strat for this that is amazing: smoke grenades, 2-3 of them is enough to keep you and the Hellbomb hidden in plain sight, even surrounded by Gunships. Haven't tried it yet but I played Helldive all last night with Eagle Smokes and it was soooo good
@@Pyromaniac77777 that’s really cool I’ve been looking for literally any use for smokes in this game, they’d be my go-to in any other franchise for their flexibility so maybe that’ll be a nice option over impacts. I’ll note also that Eagle Smoke strikes can also disable fabricators as it’s the impact of the missile itself that breaks them, not the explosion
@@nicoderobio8041 yeah I use the missile impact to get kills frequently, it can kill Hulks (or at least finish a wounded Hulk instantly) kill Fabs, even kill allies so gotta be a bit careful with that.
It's amazing on jungle planets, the smoke + trees allows you to disappear completely at any time
One tip with shield generator is you should call it when the hellbomb is about 2-3 seconds away from dropping.
Don’t call the shield first and then hellbomb because then the shield will not last the entire arming sequence.
Dude, this video is absolutely incredible. Everything is well-laid out and super easy to follow. Your selfless playstyle, commitment to quality tactics, and constant team-focused mindset are exactly what this community needs. Keep up the good work, Diver. For Super Earth!
One thing you could add to your teamplay is constantly checking your minimap. This will tell you the location of the enemies, where they’re moving and how many of them they have (and sometimes even tells you the composition of the patrol based on the size of the circles). You can check your minimap while on the HMG that way you don’t get flanked. Also recommend using the booster that increases the range of your minimap so that you can better plan ahead and for better teamplay.
Nice video btw.
That actually a good tip.
Great video! I like how you point out the subtler details of human behavior and how to work with or around it. Really appreciate it when people communicate, even in the more subtle ways you’ve shown.
Personally, I prefer voicechat, and like you mentioned, its easy to get on people’s nerves if you start telling them what to do.
I think I’m pretty good at not being over commanding, at least with strangers (I can be a bit harsher with people I know in real life because I expect them to have my back, working on that.)
Have you done or considered doing a video on how to actually talk to the teammates?
Things I’ve found.
- don’t tell them what to do, instead tell them what you want to do or what you are doing, allowing them to choose to follow you.
- similarly, focus on potentially useful info than trying to force people to do anything. Point out enemies, safer areas, mention the time left and that main objective is not complete…
- use questions instead of commands. “R2, can you take out that hulk?” Tends to go over better than telling anyone what to do.
- phrase things so they can be responded to with a simple yes or no - or other responses that can be done with the in game options. This lets people communicate with you without having microphones.
- a generally positive attitude helps. It makes people feel comfortable, and makes you come off as more likable.
- be helpful and considerate. Like mentioned in some of your videos, people appreciate when support them, so help them. But you can also use your voice to let them know you are helping or one the way or which enemies you are focusing on, etc
- similarly, and probably most importantly, adjust to your teammates, do not expect them to adjust to you.
- If you are the only one with a microphone you have the opportunity to increase communication between teammates by calling out when someone else needs support. You can also let people know when (sometimes why) you cannot get to them.
- you can speak your reasoning out loud. This means people have a harder time assuming you are just incompetent and stupid, because they can see some sort of thought or logic behind your actions. But don’t spent a lot of time on this. Do it quickly when needed.
I appreciate your videos.
Good suggestion! I appreciate you outlining things you've found helpful when it comes to voice chat. I was planning on showing off verbal communication since there are some things you just can't communicate with pings. Biggest example off the top of my head are team reloads. Dropping your backpack and calling for a team reload can wipe out packs of elite enemies, especially if you're using something like the RR.
I'll probably show it off in a gameplay commentary because honestly, it would just be so much easier to edit.
I forget which game it was I was playing when I saw this, but:
"Two players making a bad decision together is better than two players separately making a bad decision and a good decision alone."
That's perfect, I am stealing this for reuse.
statwise the HMG emplacement's stats is actually more akin to 2 AMRs, it's a great stratagem, love seeing people use it and the sentries
Gotta say this format is my favorite. I enjoy the live gameplay commentary as well for a more relaxed watch. But these types of videos are just filled with great information every minute and motivate me to dive in
Funnily enough iv been enjoying the HMG last couple of days
this guy's so good at nonverbally manipulating his teammates into working together
ive been running the HMG for months now, its my favourite stratagem, amazing for both bugs and bots. i always pick it before even knowing which support weapon to choose for the mission. it shreds through hordes of armoured enemies, its able to kill almost everything in the game, only struggling with bile titans, chargers from the front, striders canon, but other than that its amazing
You are an absolute invaluable pillar pf the helldivers community. Thanks for all the fun and unique loadouts and strategies.
Thanks, Kai.
The HMG emplacement is genuinely one of ny favorite strategems. It always was, but after the turn speed buff, I began to use it almost every opportunity I could make for it. It clears hordes of bugs and bots alike with *no* difficulty. Very few things it can't handle, and with the ship module to speed up emplacement deployment, it can work as an emergecy fallback weapon when being overrun
Dude i love your videos. I learn so much, and i love how you promote team work in this game. The game is so much more fun playing with a team instead of solo
Patrols get ridiculous after you complete the last main objective.
Another amazing video, Commissar!
Your videos are always so positive, I appreciate you and the way you emphasize the importance of being there for your team. Very much in the spirit of comradery that I think was intended and I am sure your team mates are glad to have you watching their backs. Thank you for being you, mate.
Also, I am using that "down to sticks and harsh language." Too good.
Just discovered your content - this is gold. I'm always so anxious about whether or not I am actually helping my team. These videos help a lot.
Playing this way to support the team has been the most fun way to play for me and has kept me coming back for more! Great video and nice tips 👍
I watched your Spear loadout video too and gotta say I love your mindset and how you explain your actions in your videos. I plan to give this sentry build a go as well
HMG emplacement and a touch of high ground is the ultimate ranged support to get your team out of a battle. You need your guys to keep you up, and you'll keep the enemies very dead. I've been running it with the spear, cluster bomb, and literally any other stratagem that can fit the mission type and run smoke grenades and it's been working so smoothly
Just to know, how do you use smoke grenades?
@andresmdp95 If you are under fire and don't want to be, toss one out ahead of you and sprint into the smoke. Afterwards, move towards cover, reapplying the smoke if you are spotted. If the bots see you disappear into smoke, they'll keep randomly firing in that general direction, but won't be able to get an accurate bead on you, and if you move on, they'll approach the smoke and then move straight a little, but if you've found cover by then, it'll be just like any other patrol from that point. I like to use it if too many heavy devestators appear or I need to catch up with my team. It's also worth noting that it might take a few nades to make it to good cover, so I run them with an engineering kit armor and a grenade pistol or some other means of closing fabricators (like me spear!). I haven't tested it extensively against the Terminids
Finally a content creator for Helldivers 2 that is worth the RUclips space! Subscribed!
Keep up the great work. Excellent video
Great vid man. I really enjoy the team play aspect also even as simple as just watching a teammates back while they’re reloading if it’s like an auto canon or spear etc Been using stun grenades lately too and they are so good!
I like your style, man. Subscribed.
My pal and I have been running what I like to call the "Hoplite" combo because I've got a shield and he's got a spear.
I've got the pummeller, railgun, and ballistic shield with whatever other stuff I want (usually ems mortar with the recent module upgrade and precision orbital). My buddy has a counter sniper, spear, hmg, and whatever else they want.
So I press forward with the backpack pummeller combo, relatively impervious to the little bots and trying to soak up as much aggro as I can without dying. If I've got it, I'll throw the ems mortar and start pinging big things to get the ems to stun them. This has the additional benefit of calling out those things to my teammates. If they can't cut it down, a well placed railgun shot usually does the trick.
Meanwhile, overwatch man covers me with the counter sniper, spear, and hmg emplacement. I'm entirely vulnerable to airborne enemies, so that's a bit of a bummer (could be solved with a rocket sentry, I guess) but I count on his spear and HMG emplacement to cover me if I'm in danger.
Man this is great stuff. I have played this game a TON on quickplay and its so hard to get the co op gears turning sometimes. I think people are missing a massive chunk of the fun of this game by not learning how to work as a team, to the point i almost started making youtube videos like this to educate. Let me know if you ever need someone to do like two man coordination, i live for that stuff. Ill stay off the mic though cause we have the same accent and people probably cant tell the difference lol.
You are now the only Helldivers content i am subscribed to.
Great! Thank you for another one!
Great video. I am going to try the HMG emplacement tonight and see what it's like.
This helped me with level 8 on open planets immensely ! Ty
Very nice video. Very nice colloquial sayings. Hope to see you on the field one day.
You'd be a blast to dive with. Recently started using the hmg emplacement and I cant believe how powerful it can be. I was hesitant to use it at first because being stationary is kinda counterintuitive to surviving but you get positioned right and you can solo entire bot drops. Great video!
Great video gives me a lot to think about next time I drop on bots. Also bonus points for" At this point I'm down to sticks and harsh language!"
Got a great teamplay build for ya starring the new COMMANDO (vs bugs)!, the "Nail-In-The-Coffin."
You ever feel sad when you see someone use a 500kg or Railcannon to finish off a heavily injured titan or charger? Well the commando is great at reliably finishing off injured targets. It is the 2, in any 1-2 punch.
Pair it up with Gatling Barrage and Strafe run, not only are they top tier wave clear, but they will damage titans and hulks enough to allow a COMMANDO finisher.
Its not too different from the autocannon if you think about it. It's good against bug holes and Shrieker nest. You can kind of think of the Commando as a similar swiss army knife but for the bug front.
The commando's also amazing in that, if you really need a bile titan dead immediately, you can jus tpump 4 shots into it almost anywhere on the body and it'll drop dead.
Does it use double the amount of rockets that headshots do? Yes, but sometimes it's worth the extra resources to get rid of a heavy enemy fast.
Commando goes hard against the bots too. Two tap a tank with hits to the turret. One tap a hulk to the face.
Finally some actual constructive HD2 content. Keep up the great work 👍
Loving these videos man. If you decide to branch out into other stuff, I can't wait to watch that as well
Love the HMG emplacement! So happy to see it getting some love along with the Diligence.
Best RUclips recommendation yet
I love going round after round after round after round with the enemy
I might need to call the democracy officer for this one.
Really enjoy your videos on the tactics, its been a big help for me in rando missions. Could you do a teamplay video on using either mech? I run the emancipator often but am not sure which stratagems to pair with it.
Long time enjoyer of the HMG platform.
I cannot put to words how vindicated I feel at the moment xD
That's almost my standard layout :)
For 'default' mission types when playing with my friends, but instead of the airstrikes, I use the orbital railcannon to help with heavies and in emergency situations and until recently, instead of the emplacement I was using either the orbital airburst for bug breaches or 110mm rockets for tanks and hulks.
Primary, secondary and throwables depending on the type of enemy, mostly Incendiary stuff for bugs, Scorcher or Sickle plus impact 'nades for bots and the grenade pistol as emergency explosion projector. I use those mostly supplemental for helping with additional damage for crowd control.
But I will try the 23C, Pummeler and stuns, they might be even more helpful than just throwing more damage downrage.
Something I tried against bugs is the machine gun, supply pack, machine gun sentry thingy, and hmg emplacement, it's really good for support because of crowd control and the ability to delete anything exept for bile titans and chargers
My favorite loadout
Scorcher
grenade pistol (container key)
Stun grenade.
Orbital rail strike (heavies, transports)
Eagle air strike (general purpose)
Static mortar (area shutdown or big base assault)
Autocannon sentry (overrun/patrol stop sign, over watch, flank protection, breaking contact)
My favorite HD creator
Bless ya Brother
I was running HMG emplacment, shield relay, emp mortar, Spear. Diligance counter sniper, senator, impact grenade. But i ended up switching to plasma punisher and grenade pistol, stun grenade, which was way more consistent.
Unless my primary or support has the ability to close a bughole or a bot fab, Stun grenade and 'nade pistol are practically attached to my hip with cyanoacrylate
I’ve been messing with a build that has a similar philosophy. I use the commando so I can have the shield pack and then run heavy medic armor. The level of punishment that combo lets you take while on the emplacement is ridiculous. The ability to draw that much enemy fire on its own has turned the tide of battles for my team.
When you were running up that hill being shot at by all the bots in one direction, I think there was some microcover you might have used to the right of the screen.
You did not need to crest the entire hill in one run. If you could get to one of the flatter areas, especially ones with craters, you may have been able to dive to safety much sooner.
I was amazed you made it up that, and was hoping you might talk about it a bit because I’ve found a hill like that to be something a lot of players struggle with. If those bots had been closer, or had heavier units, (or perhaps your ally wasnt covering you), that could have gone a lot differently.
The HMG emplacement can also take out things like a shrieker nest/spore spewer from across the map btw, which is dope. No need to waste rockets or anything on those.
Ah, my favorite armor/helmet combo
Great video! But I have two rebuttals.
1) Orbital Laser is the best strat in the game.
2) I will get on comms and get assertive in directing my team when it comes to stalkers and their lairs.
“I’m about down to sticks and harsh language at this point” 😂
Ive been trying different loadouts. I will have to try thus one out. Idk what u would call it but atm ive been playing the AA role. Using the Dominator,senator,stun grenade. With Eagle airstike,orbital railgun , spear and rocket turret.
Waxin em down, and rollin em out 👨🌾
A loadout with the New Commando ?
Thanks for your vidéo, very useful
The video for the commando has been delayed due to me getting an AWESOME game against the bots. But, happy to share the loadout I use against the bugs.
Incendiary breaker, grenade pistol, stun grenades
Commando, EAT, HMGE, eagle napalm.
This loadout annihilates bug breaches and ensures you always have an answer for heavy armor, plus it's a ton of fun to use. You can swap out the HMGE for something else if you like, but it does synergize nicely with EATS. Drop own the HMGE and call in your eats right next to it. When an armored bug pops up, just hop off, shoot it, and hop back on.
I took a break from Helldive difficulty for a bit to try things with the new patch, jumped back into it the last couple days.
People and their metas man. I used the regular ass MG turret/Rocket turret w the humble Precision Strike, AMR + Supply pack/Lib Guard dog
Amazing for providing overwatch support to allies, especially if you know how to place the turret (it shouldn't be getting killed hardly ever). There's a lot of nuance and you probably suck at it (you meaning players in general). When you have both cooldown bonuses it's about 100 seconds cooldown which allows you to comfortably have two of them on the field at once
Love your content keep it up!
I personally like bringing the laz7 dagger as the secondary to remove minefields.
I had a few nice rounds with this loadout. Thank you for the video and spreading democracy
Thanks for the shout out to 40 years old dads. Thankfully I can mostly play a full operation per night instead of a single mission
HMG emplacement is insanely powerful against bots. A well placed emplacement can wipe an entire 4P D9 bot drop by itself.
Just keep spamming HM emplacement on all objectives can be quite useful, combine with a rocket sentry for defense is quite good and fun.
You don't need to exit your turret to stim.
What’s it gonna take to play with ya? I really enjoy team play as well!
I’m pretty sure I played with you recently
10:46 the second I see a barrel near the terminal I throw it off the cliff, died to that way too many times
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my build is very similar but its all ENERGY, i take the sickle for its economic fire and high rate and low recoil and i shred any and everything with it, devastators from close range, every little strider from 20 to 300m is fair game, and for support i take the lazer canon, acts like an auto canon but fires a beam, i use it to take down gunships super easy just aim for the thrusters and the same for every body's face, even hulkers go down with in seconds, stun grenades to stop enemy marching on me and strike egle for sure, and for turret, the rocket, its range is great and it has more ammo so it shoots for longer, helldive levels solo easly
B4 I watch this I just want to say splitting up is WAY better quicker and more effecient and is clearly meta
Thank you.
(This message is brought to you by the Super Earth Ministry of Gratitude).
I’m curious, what’s the armor you were using for this vid?
I really should start mentioning this in the videos. That is the FS-34 exterminator armor with the Light gunner helmet. It's a super store armor, so keep an eye out for it in the rotation.
Nice! Thank you!
You said if I'm in your game you will work with me... what if I'm at the drop point trying to build the base and hook up resource nodes?
I need advice for planets with poor visibility and a lot of cover. I can adjust decently to my team when ai can see them, but not sure how to do it in a jungle maze.
Use the mini map
CK- do you use voice chat to announce what you are doing to your team?
If I'm playing with random teammates, no I don't usually speak in game unless it's something real simple like "danger close" or "friendship door". Whole point of these style of videos is to show y'all how to work with random people that you don't know WITHOUT using voice chat.
I do use it in my most recent video, but that was the exception rather than the rule.
Darn maybe I shouldn’t just die repeatedly solo on extreme
What armor are you using in this match?
its the Exterminator medium armor. Its in the store rotation.
For democracy!
Teamplay with randoms is the definition of hit or miss. It’s either fantastic or garbage lol. I hate it when teams are only occupied with shit that don’t matter. Always unnecessarily alerting all patrols while ignoring the biggest priorities. I often join sessions or missions where my teammates unnecessarily alert patrols, yet they fail to eliminate enemies and simply run away while the enemies breach and multiply. At the same time, they pay no attention to destroying stalker nests or any other nests and shrieker trees. They do absolutely nothing. They just spawn as many enemies as they can and then just keep running. Eventually, you end up playing at level 6 (because you want a relaxed game), but the entire map is overrun by enemies due to the incompetence of teammates. Making it feel like level 8. It’s actually easier to play solo then playing with a shitty team.
You ever mess with mines at all?
I was traumatized as a young cadet by stepping on my own mines, so I haven't really revisited them since. Once I start playing with groups of people I know, I might give them another shot, but I don't bring them with randoms because I don't want them to get mad when they accidentally step on one.
Postrook here on youtube uses mines well if you're looking for tips. I'll have to put in some serious practice before I can really speak on how good/bad mines are.
All of this assumes you have at least 1 other teammate with a functioning brain who is open to teamplay. _This is a minority of the time_
I look for this shit all the time. I _react_ when I even suspect a teammate is handling a threat they might need some assistance with or can use a hand to clean it up faster and get back on track. It's disheartening when I check the map and the team is scattered, zero teamwork, zero communication, no pings or markers on the map, just total disconnect. Even when we "regroup" it's temporary as they give off the lone wolf vibe. I pull out of those squads, it is so lonely and isolating and I hate it so much, much more than helping out clueless noobs on trivial or easy missions.
This is the stuff the makes me want to play helldivers, and is what makes the game so fun (at times)
communism isnt the opposite of democracy! Communism isnt actually evil
Watching your "how to" be a good squad member makes me sick. This should be a common sense. Bravo Zulu to what should be already be known. Keep teaching the duds.
Im all about the team play but for you higher-leveled players please stop bringing your advanced ammunitions to easy and medium missions when joining low-leveled players. Please.
You could easily pass that mission with your Peacekeeper as your primary and an Eagle Air Strike for overkill.
I was level 4 and some 100 joins my medium mission with a Spear and 380mm explosives. I will kick.
Thoughts?
Kinda lost interest when snoy killed our player base and the the first descendant came out. im just not feeling it anymore. I know I'm not alone. We used to have 100k + players every day. Now it's a big thing if 30k get on to test a new stratagem. It's not dead, but looks terrible on life support. Thanks for your content tho man😊
We get like 60k lmao, its far from on life support
Sony did little to actually affect player count outside of maybe people that were not affected choosing to not play in protest. First Descendant is the most bland looter shooter to come around. Have fun.
We all got together and wanted to stop play. Wanted to see what would happen if they ALL got to Super Earth 😂
man I think that's all in your mindset, no game stays at hype-level populations forever. And you know what's left? I core of dedicated players who aren't dipshits! It's honestly great gameplay wise. This game is gonna be played for years to come Diver, and we need your boots on the ground!
Hm