I am gonna try implementing themes for my video fun facts from now on, since there's tons of good (implementable) medical, psychological and social knowledge available. I hope they continue to be good intermezzo's from the headshots. Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🫡
Oh hey. A helldivers video. Neat. *Casually gets solutions for the biggest personal issue I have* Oh. Ok. (This is genuinely the first video I've watched in months where I've done a minimum of skipping around the video. A well earned like and sub.)
Awesome! Haha I hoped I would help at least one person out with it, so thank you so much for taking the time to comment. That's wonderful. And thank you for the like and sub as well ofcourse! 🫡
Came here to see how the rail gun was holding up and what the difficulty ten looked like for bots (only done bugs on this difficulty so far) and I was shocked with both the positivity in the face of all the complaints going around and some of the best advice I have received in a long time, thank you.
I think it's probably the best gun against Automatons at the moment. Due to the giant amount of Hulks and Berserkers, probably the AMR beats it but it's definitely up there! Also Gunships are no longer a problem for the Railgun, which was probably it's main caveat. Yeah I prefer to stick to the things I'm enjoying and focusing on the positive, I don't think anyone needs help being negative 🫣. You're more than welcome @pickledcucumber5125 !
Heartwarming comment! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed all of it. And extra thanks for taking the time to let me know, it's much appreciated. Serves as fantastic motivation 😊
I never would have thought the Helldivers 2 video would bring with it almost meditative tone and wonderful tips for everyones' (and mine!) issues. Thank you!
Great video, I started using the railgun for the first time because I saw you using it in some streams and I love it. Also, I liked the bits in the video where you cut out footage and showed where you went on the map instead. I think that's ultimately more helpful and informative than just showing sped up footage of you running between objectives!
Awesome Cube! It's an amazing gun honestly. Difficulty 10 has indirectly buffed it against Automatons I would say, due to the giant amount of Hulks and Berserkers. So this is definitely the time to get into Railgunning if you haven't! Great feedback! Thank you so much. Glad you liked it, doing my best to make the "dead footage" as unimpactful as possible haha.
I just want to say how much I appreciated this video. I love Helldivers and came for that but stayed for each of the little fun facts. Please never stop what youre doing I love this content so much!!!
That's so wonderful to read, thank you for taking the time to comment @Vitamin_E ! It's very heartwarming to know that my content added value to your life, I will definitely do my best to keep them coming 🙏😃
Thank you very much @blasphemisto ! I am glad you enjoy the narrative style, and the type of video ofcourse! You are more than welcome. Thank you for taking the time to let me know 😁🙌
Only good vibes here Person 😁. I have an opinion about alot of things, just like everyone else. I prefer to keep my non-productive opinions to myself though, it's fun to vent but it's more fun to provide people with positivity. Since I'm sure most of us can generate negativity on our own just fine. Thank you for the compliment! 😊🙌
Lmao, that's a fair point. I'd run it for a viewer build though for sure. I've been asked to run Smoke Grenades against Terminids, only to find out that it works pretty decently 🫣
Good job masking procrastination tips as a fun helldivers video. I really appreciate it because I'm a perfectionist and I procrastinated so much that it's 5 am right now.
I almost never comment on youtube videos, esp gaming vids, but I really enjoy the format of your vids. Informative, to-the-point, and novel tips. I’ve subscribed.
That makes this comment extra special then! Thank you for taking the time @itsAsian513 . I'm glad you enjoyed the information, hope you keep enjoying and thank you for subbing!
First time seeing your vid, and I loved so much everything. From the high level gameplay, to the little tips and tricks and the real life tips, the chill vibe. It is so good to feel understood. Keep up the wonderfull work, man.
I feel like you're the Bob Ross of gaming. I love your videos! Keep up the amazing work. Your advice are also very sound and wise and, as a procrastrinator myself, I will give your idea a try and see if it helps my laziness :D (I do happen to be very lazy and it began after I began working long hours and many shifts with little free time where I find myself uninspired for most things I find even slightly time-consuming).
Haha what an awesome compliment! May he rest in peace. Thank you for taking the time to write this comment, I genuinely hope the advice helps you more than you could imagine. Fun fact I suppose (a theory): The belief is that laziness and intellect are directly correlated to eachother. The idea being that your brain knows it shouldn't waste unnecessary energy. So any energy it can save, it will. Therefore, to stop being "lazy" requires finding value. Roughly translated, your brain won't do it if it doesn't think it's worth it. Since it believes you'll die to a lack of energy (starvation) if you waste too much energy. Fun theories I suppose. TL;DR Thank you! Enjoy the guns. Lazy means smart, probably.
Hey, I have a suggested loadout for bugs, works great solo or with teammates. Armor: B-08 Light Gunner (Light) Backpack: Shield Generator (Hunters and Stalkers are the #1 enemy to this build, this backpack's sole role is to aid you with incoming jumping hunters or full speed charging Stalkers) Primary: Scorcher (use ONLY for shooting butt of Chargers, accuracy is incredibly important with this over raw fire rate against the Chargers) Secondary: Grenade Pistol (save for bug holes and broadcast towers) Support Weapon: Arc Thrower (use for small and medium units, has a steep learning curve with aiming but its amazing and one of the best weapons in the game for crowd clear. You NEED the ship module upgrade for max damage. Keep your distance from enemies and always shoot the enemy closest to you first) Grenade: Stun (save for emergency escapes, or to stop Chargers if you have no time to pull out the Scorcher. If you dive just before the stun grenade goes off you will not be stunned, even if you do get stunned you can still dive away to safety as the enemies remain stationary) Stratagems: Orbital Precision/Orbital Gas/500 KG (Depending on mission type, if you think you'll have more Bug Breaches pick Precision + Gas. If you think you'll have more Bile Titans/Impalers to deal with pick Precision + 500 KG) Absolutely goated strategy, would love to see you try it in a video. Let me know what you think. -Rob
@y2ggaming397 Awesome! I wrote it down, thank you for taking the time to write this down. Looks like a very solid build, I'll do my best to get a solid run with it. Thank you Rob 🫡
I'm 47, former teacher, work in IT, and usually have a hd2 video playing in background as I wait for boring processes to finish. You are both a fantastic hd2 player, but more importantly, a patient and wise man in regards to procrastination. I always tried to impart these facts on my students, engineers, and most importantly, myself, but you managed to make this advise more accessible and non judgemental. Kudos to you man, you have my respect.
Absolutely love to hear that my content provides value to someone with your life experience. Thank you very much for the kind words, and taking the time to write them down ofcourse. Trying to get people in a more positive (and/or productive) mental state is one of my main goals, so very glad to hear you feel it's accurate @NoamMendelssohn ! 🫡
I really like the cozy and chill vibes. The incredible life advice is much appreciated. Subscribed and turned on notifications, cant wait to see more. Keep it up.
Went into this vid trying to learn how to beat D10. Left with surprisingly great life advice. Have my subscription Please keep this kind of stuff in your vids. It's warm and fuzzy, and the vibe is great :D
Awesome to hear @marcowebb9491 ! Very grateful to hear the life advice caught you by surprise and that you enjoyed it. And thank you for the subscription ofcourse! Definitely will haha, that's the whole idea to the channel! 🫡
Damn dude you make it look so easy. Definitely appreciate you sharing all those tips you learned over time. Thanks :) Also, no idea why you sprinkle in random life advice, but that's great as well ^^
It's mostly alot of practice, thank you for the compliment! You're more than welcome @ShadeScarecrow ! I'd like the world to be a happier more positive place, and I figured we all get random information shoved down our throats on a daily basis. Maybe add some positivity in there, why not 🫣
Haha, awesome to hear @travismarkz3444 ! If there is a meta gun for diff. 10 Automatons atm, it probably is the Railgun. Not confident though, haven't tested the other ones enough to be fair. Thank you for commenting!
omfg.. YES!!!!!!!!!!! empathy is the most important thing everrrr. if everyone applied it well, the world would be such a better place... solve most issues... it'd be an unrecognizable world....
7:40 One thing I'll add as a part of my learned experience. Never underestimate how little the task needs to be for you to start. You need to start small *and that is okay* . Sometimes you don't think you have the drive to get a sentence done, or even a word, so you never open the essay. The solution: Make the act of opening the essay your two minute task. Got that down? good, you can start now, you're on a roll already ☺ I'll also add because you added that perfectionism bit, this helps a lot. choose a task you fundamentally cant get wrong to get you going, that way you break the ice on your paralysis, hence the opening of the document being the focus and not any writing
Love the input @Rabbachino ! Thank you so much, hopefully it helps at least one person out. And if not, the effort is worth something also. Glad you enjoyed!🫡
Keep at it, you'll get it. Practice will make perfect, I guarantee it. It might frustrate you at first, but you'll feel like it's easy in no time. Keep at it @tacoboy2218 ! 😎🙌
Yey, inspite of the crappy state of YT search these days i lucked out in finding a chill introspective helldivers 2 gaming. Very chill and practical tips, love it. Unsure on how to pitch in viewer loadout ideas but I'll just chime in this interesting loadout idea: "Bow and Shield Democratic Redux" Consists of Explosive crossbow primary, the Ballistic shield and the crisper secondary flamethrower to explore the new ballistic shield weapon combinations offered by the new patch and warbond.
Awesome to hear Ze! And welcome to the Discord server as well 🫡 I'm always open to viewer builds, I'll write this one down. Thank you! And also thank you for commenting ofcourse.
I almost always run explosive resistance armor vs bots. Great video, I like the tips. Phacilbounce has been added to the lexicon. EDIT: fully agreed about choosing happiness through work, philosophy, and focus on long-term over short-term. Especially in video games.
It's amazing honestly, nowadays I instantly notice it when I don't bring it. Thank you for the compliment, you're welcome! Haha awesome, trying to get Phacilbounce into your lexicons for fun 🫣. I got to meet alot of famous and rich people as an ICU-nurse, most of them realize far too late that happiness is a choice. Not a result. I hope to bring that message across here as well as I can, through these tidbits I call fun facts. Thank you for commenting Wisdom!
Only thing I didn't like were the loud popup noises don't care for them in general, but great video, great tips, gameplay and life advice definitely checking out some more from you even if it's just gameplay
That's awesome feedback, thank you @Armyon ! I'll leave them out, I wasn't sure wether they were a good idea to be fair. Thank you for taking the time to comment, see you next time! 🫡
I like your videos, both your playing style and the helpful life advice you often share. You are not like other gamers. You make mistakes occasionally, but this makes me feel that you are a goal I can pursue (It's impossible for me to complete all missions but never die once XD And when you make mistakes, you will also share how to move forward from your mistakes.
Thank you so much! I do my best to give you guys something that I hope adds value to your life, both ingame and out. Don't say impossible, just hard for now! Keep trying, the best feats are achieved through persistence. Everyone makes mistakes, the best part is accepting that mistakes are fine. The goal is learning from them, so you can grow! Glad to hear you enjoyed 😊
We can play together some time Yearn, message on Discord when you feel like playing (goes for you as well, if you're reading this). Thanks bud! I sent a compliment to my friends who make the music for me, they appreciate it also! You'll get there man, don't rush it. Enjoy the journey! 😊
If the devs could fix the aiming bug so that you have a proper aiming reticule to work with, that'd be great. Watching you struggle to hit these devastators at 21:33 was so frustrating because I've had this happen so many times lol. It's clear you can easily hit them all, you're just fighting against your own equipment.
I'd agree with you a couple years ago. I once got to shoot guns and being a complete amateur I noticed that lining up a shot is actually quite difficult. And although I think realism is a silly argument, it does make it so I don't mind so much. And ofcourse I prefer focusing on the stuff I enjoy. Good points you make altogether. Thank you for taking the time to comment 🫡
I don't use it often because I don't really have a spot for it but I think the orbital gas strike is actually pretty good against bots now. It already was ok but specifically in situations like 15:09, the number of berserkers coming at phacil over his cover is pushing him away. If he had a gas strike and threw it where he was positioned before getting pushed off the entire line of berserkers would have run through it causing them to either die or be easy one shot kills
I've heard people enjoy the Orbital Gas against bots before, I probably just need to experiment with it more. I will admit I feel difficulty 10 bots requires at least two stratagems to answer Tanks / Factory Striders and such. Will test, thank you 2iq!
You mean when I get blasted by the Towercannon? Haha, luck is part of combat I like to believe 🫣. Or did you mean the diving Railgun shot? Those are always fun to do!
Nice vid, you’re very consistent with the railgun it makes me want to use it more usually I just sucker out of it and go for AMR or HMG. You make it look tres “phacile” lol
Thanks! It's a phenomenal gun, I dare say the AMR is better though. I mostly play guns I enjoy playing, or viewer requested builds. I think having fun is the most important part. Good find haha! Merci / Gracias 😊
Came for Helldivers, stayed for procrastination therapy Also if you want a silly build, do crossbow, senator, laser cannon, ballistic shield. It's not the greatest but it's funny and can easily deal with hulks and gun ships
I've been running with the supply pack a lot lately. When I'm playing solo, it's so nice to basically have a supply drop stratagem strapped to your back at all times. When I'm playing with randoms, they usually go off on their own and call in supply drops without telling me where, so I need to supply myself anyway.
I think the Supplypack is the strongest backpack in the game. The beauty is I know many disagree with me, which should mean that the game is fairly well balanced! 😃 Glad you are enjoying it also, thank you for posting @ShinobiNeon! 🙏
I only run difficulty 10 and before that 9. I usually run the AMR over the railgun, just because I like the scope and the distance it provides. Also run the DCS as my primary. Nothing beats one tapping devastors in the head with it. I used to run explosive resist but now I run the stealth infiltrator armor. So easy to avoid random patrols with it. Nice being able to pick my battles on a ground of my own choosing.
@ryanjoseph4806 I think the AMR is better than the Railgun, I enjoy the Railgun more though. By better I mean, more effective and/or efficient. DCS is awesome haha! Definitely agreed on the one tapping feeling. Stealth is the most effective approach to this game, I enjoy randomly shooting stuff too much unfortunately. Makes me happy, definitely not the best for mission success rate though. Stealth is a good choice there! 🫡
While it's difficult to justify using something other than the grenade pistol I like taking the redeemer against bots since it lets you take an explosive primary while still having a consistent answer against the occasional melee bots. The main reason I use it though is because of the insane dps it has against berserkers specifically, if you land all your shots (which is pretty easy since the berserkers get close to you on their own) you can get about one and a half berserkers per clip with just a secondary weapon, could be useful with the increased berserker spawns in super helldive. Love the videos, hoping to see a super helldive vs bugs soon!
I bring the senator for a similar reason, not the explosive primary, but the dps against berserkers. Plus if you can time your shot with the sway of their body you can one shot them to the face, which I found you can also do from close range with the grenade pistol if the grenade bounces off them. This however also led to the grenade killing it, then flying back and exploding on my head so I wouldn't recommend it
The Redeemer was my go-to before I got used to the Grenade Pistol. I think that mindset is very potent, choosing your guns relative to eachother I mean. I agree that with all the Berserkers now, arguably the Redeemer is gonna find a good place! Thank you for the compliment Daimond! I'll see what I can muster up on the Terminid side 🫡
@@PhacilGaming Had a really great time watching the stream and interacting with you and the folks online. No way I'm gonna miss the new vids and streams on your channel. You take care and have an awesome day ahead chad 🗿👍🏼
I still didn't do super helldive despite unlocking it, playing difficulty 9 reminded me I prefer sticking to difficulty 7 solo. simply because long cooldown on bot drops allow me to play the way I like, staying in one place and defending against waves of bots! also I don't get how people think the railgun needs a buff, especially now that it gets gunships
That's the most important part honestly, playing the game you wanna play it so you can enjoy it the most. FOMO is an awful phenomenon, if not careful you'll turn sour real quick. Props to you for sticking to your guns! I agree. I think the Railgun is in a more than solid place.
Great video. Though, sometimes I wonder how curated these solo videos are. I've been doing a lot of soloing and struggle hard. Like one time I had a mission where there were 3 gun ship fabricators and one jammer. The jammer was in between the gunship fabricators. Like, well within visual range. Ever tried to take out a jammer with several bot drops coming in and 8 gunships coming for you at the same time? Makes you really lose confidence in your ability to solo. I feel like you should be able to solo anything and yet this one makes you think sometimes it's literally impossible. Another time, there were two jammers and all of the main objectives were between the jammers. The map was laid out in such a way that there any encampments all around them, so you couldn't really move about easily without aggroing everything. The ground even had barbed wire and contact minds strewn about in the most random places, along with roving gunship patrols. Like, how are you supposed to handle that? With jammers, you're basically SOL in terms of your ability to use red stratagems. But your red stratagems are what you really rely on when there's 40-50 enemies swarming you and the terrain is horrendously not in your favour. Which is likely to be the case in the above scenarios I've described. And this sort of thing happens. But tbh, this video hits deep for reasons other than cool Helldiver tips. You're dropping some S-Tier life advice here. 5/5 stars.
I only post runs that I think are entertaining to watch. So they are definitely curated. Please don't be disheartened that you get impossible missions from time to time. That's not a you problem, it's an RNG problem. The beauty is that even that you can learn to overcome, if you stay motivated. When soloing, I succeed at about 80% of all my missions. When I started soloing, more like 30%. The goal of these videos for me is to show what you are capable of if you set your mind to it. So I hope that's what you get from it mostly. I add things from my life experience because I believe the two are connected (mindset and game skill). So I'm very happy you liked the life lessons, thank you for taking the time to write an elaborate comment. TL;DR Yes, I pick videos that are fun to watch. The videos I fail at I can post if you'd like, but they look the same as you think they would. Keep your head high sir 🫡
Yeah I did @ilayfedorenko9713 ! I think it has to do with all the Hulks / heavy units taking up their "slots". So there was too many big units for the game to throw Heavy Devastators at me as well. That is my best guess anyway! 🫡
Consider swapping to the Plasma Punisher rather than the Punisher. It can do AOE damage to multiple bots, doesn't require you to aim for heads, staggers, and it has WAY more effective range than the punisher, once you get used to the ballistic arc. You can even loop your shots over cover to hit bots while you're safe. It's insane how good this gun is for bots, basically the perfect weapon as long as you're not fighting the bots point blank, in which case you'll hit yourself while not being able to oneshot heads like the Punisher can. But fighting bots point blank is suicide anyways; the plasma punisher is near perfect in every other situation.
I've heard this one before, I'll be honest it feels very weird for me to not aim at their heads 🫣. I will agree that the Plasma Punisher is a fantastic gun though! Maybe one day it'll become more my style, never say never 🫡
It's still better to dive than to go prone as you have a higher chance of getting shot if you prone on the same spot versus moving away from it with a dive. As a stealth diver with 0 stims, it has kept me alive multiple times long enough to get to a stim box.
I think that's a good argument, I notice they aim for your torso much more than your feet. So by going prone you dodge most bullets and can stim faster (since you can't stim midair). I also have a bad habit of landing on pebbles that make me ragdoll. Thank you for the disagreement though, shows there is definitely more than one way to Rome! 😃
Super hell dive on the termanids mission is fun with a crossbow, jump pack, rail gun, airstrike, and precision strike. I’ve been trying to change up my stratagems and weapons because i got in a rut. Anywho using the pack to get on high ground and take out half of the super nests is so satisfying, plus it’s good for getting away from those pests
I used to be an EAT type weapon and supply pack kind of guy with impact grenades or an auto cannon with 2 eagles and an orbital but playing with totally different loadouts this week has been a damn blast
I am very unaccustomed to the Crossbow, but it definitely has potential. Specially since it can close nests and fabricators! And that is probably the best moral of the story, having fun is easy to do if you're willing to add variety. So experiment away! 😃
Great run! A lot of usefull tips here! Do you use safe or unsafe mode on the railgun? Would you still take the railgun if you had a gunship patrols modifier?
Thank you sir! I use unsafe, I prefer the extra damage. And also just enjoy the gameplay in regards to timing your shots as perfectly as you can. Yes, the Railgun now takes out Gunships with 2-3 bullets. Used to be alot more (I believe like 6-7). So Gunships are officially not a problem for the Railgun anymore.
Yes sir/ma'am! Yeah the Scorcher is phenomenal against Automatons, always has been I think. Is it 8 post-patch? I don't use the Scorcher often, but the Gunships got nerfed defensively. Thank you for the input and the comment!
My i recommend a load out Med kit armour Sickle Grande pistol Laser cannon Supply pack Stun grenades Hmg emplcement Orbital precision strike The med kit passive is the best passive in the game when used correctly don't use stims as heals only use them as a panic button get out of jail free card an invincibleilty tool or a tool for aggression laser cannon is just a good bot weapon and so is the sickle the grenade pistol to destroy fabricators and stun grenades for hulks The hmg emplcement is for when a bot drop happens call it down and rattle all the bots that arrive you can stim on the hmg emplcement the supply pack gives an extra 8 stims
Ofcourse you may! I wrote it down and will do my best with it. I love the Medkit armour. I don't think it's the best in the game, but definitely up there. Yes sir, thank you for the tips! I also love the HMG emplacement so thank you for this epic build 🫡
I'm now sure Fortresses come in different layouts, mine didn't have a detector tower. The 3 ones I've done on non-icy planets have a rocky part behind them, that you can climb and sneak in from the rear. Still gotta be mindful that some canon turrets can 360° to shoot inside the fortress while dealing with the fabs. The only thing I'm disappointed about is the data being worth so few samples x) maybe because it was a hellish extraction the first time we got it.
Yeah they definitely do. I think the hard part is just that, making sure you don't randomly get surprised by a Towercannon / Bunkerturret shot. There's enough cover to handle the bots, it's mostly the cannons that are troublesome I think. I am always the optimist, unfortunately I am inclined to agree with you. I hoped they'd introduce a new currency of some form, giving us a whole new thing to work for. We'll see how it works out though, they've been good about handling feedback for the most part. And I believe they have a feedback form on their Discord now? So good things altogether.
Hey, I really enjoy your videos. I find your fun facts and tips really useful. I do happen to struggle with some anxiety and stuff, but I finally found some courage to comment thanks to you. Also, may I know the name of the soundtrack you use at the end of your videos? It's really good.
Thank you so much Mech! Makes me really glad to hear you find them useful. And even more glad to hear you found the courage to socialize, the world is a much more kind place than you might think. With a few rare exceptions, most of us are friendly no worries! The soundtrack is called Sundown, a friend of mine made it. He doesn't want me to refer you anywhere for now, but he might be working on it for the future! I passed on the compliment. 🙌
This is what I like to see. Reddit is full of a verbal minority, bitching and moaning about game balance when in reality, they just bloody suck at the game & should not be playing in difficulty 9 or 10
Thank you! I think Reddit is used a bit too much to ventilate frustration. There's definitely some good discussion on there as well though, would like to see more of it for sure. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🫡
Confirmation bias is very prominent on social media. We all like to believe what we want to believe, facts and counter arguments don't change that on average. The good news is that the majority are more than willing to just try things out. Definitely the best approach, to life even imo. Thank you for commenting @zacfor4454 😃
Nice! It's phenomenal in my opinion, and yeah Mortars for the Mega's are probably a solid choice. Tackling one seems to be a different beast altogether for now. I'm sure people will figure out good strategies to engage them soon enough!
2:13 lol you're not wrong to assume that most light infantry got swapped out for Berserkers, imo I don't mind a couple but when they chase you 10-15 at a time with how tanky even 1 of them is it starts to become a problem.
Yeah difficulty 10 is basically Zerker/Hulk mode haha. I do think that it might make it easier in alot of regards though, as mentioned in the video. I was noticing I was constantly paranoid where all the dropships were. Only to realize that Zerkers and Hulks don't call in dropships. So we'll see how we feel about that as time passes 🫣
@@PhacilGaming oh yeah good point, unlike bugs only the chaff bots can call for bot drops. I might need to do some more diff 10s myself and see if this change could significantly impact how the mission plays out.
Yeah for sure. I feel like this might be the first time I ever feel like Terminids are harder than Automatons, but ofcourse that's just also just an opinion. You should! Difficulty 10 is nice though, I enjoy all the heavies honestly. It's a different dynamic, so mostly fun. Enjoy @spectywecty !
10:56 - I think it might twoshot them actually. Best to account for three shots just for the poor aiming reticle though.
Good input! I must be not charging up the Railgun enough then, thank you.
Let me pin this real quick.
I really appreciate the little tidbits of advice on procrastination here
I am gonna try implementing themes for my video fun facts from now on, since there's tons of good (implementable) medical, psychological and social knowledge available. I hope they continue to be good intermezzo's from the headshots. Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🫡
Yes, I'm done procrastinating... right after this video... ^_^
No worries Sheriff! Sometimes taking the time to polish your axe before you go back to chopping wood accelerates the process! 😎🙏
Oh hey. A helldivers video. Neat.
*Casually gets solutions for the biggest personal issue I have*
Oh. Ok.
(This is genuinely the first video I've watched in months where I've done a minimum of skipping around the video. A well earned like and sub.)
Awesome! Haha I hoped I would help at least one person out with it, so thank you so much for taking the time to comment. That's wonderful.
And thank you for the like and sub as well ofcourse! 🫡
Came here to see how the rail gun was holding up and what the difficulty ten looked like for bots (only done bugs on this difficulty so far) and I was shocked with both the positivity in the face of all the complaints going around and some of the best advice I have received in a long time, thank you.
I think it's probably the best gun against Automatons at the moment. Due to the giant amount of Hulks and Berserkers, probably the AMR beats it but it's definitely up there! Also Gunships are no longer a problem for the Railgun, which was probably it's main caveat.
Yeah I prefer to stick to the things I'm enjoying and focusing on the positive, I don't think anyone needs help being negative 🫣. You're more than welcome @pickledcucumber5125 !
Wait till you run it with a squad that aggros non stop drops 😅 this is a cakewalk
That can be alot of fun to fight to be fair, but point taken! Thank you for taking the time to comment 🫡
Really great to watch.
I usually don't watch full play throughs, but the tips, the voice and also the deaths made me stay till the end.
Thanks!
Heartwarming comment! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed all of it. And extra thanks for taking the time to let me know, it's much appreciated. Serves as fantastic motivation 😊
I love how you turn tactical advice into life advice
Thank you for the kind words! Very grateful you enjoyed 🙏
The way he taps those Dev heads in quick succession is beautiful.
For real though. His headshots are incredible.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the gameplay 😁
I never would have thought the Helldivers 2 video would bring with it almost meditative tone and wonderful tips for everyones' (and mine!) issues.
Thank you!
You're very welcome @chulupey__ ! I'm glad you enjoyed 🫡
Had no intention of subscribing but this guys positive message along with gameplay is too irresistible. Subbed!
Thank you so much @KimJongWilll ! 😃 I appreciate you writing this, it's very nice to hear you enjoyed the content.
Dude I'm learning how to helldive and how to fix my live. Much appreciated!
Wonderful to hear! Glad you enjoyed Jhony 😃
Great video, I started using the railgun for the first time because I saw you using it in some streams and I love it.
Also, I liked the bits in the video where you cut out footage and showed where you went on the map instead. I think that's ultimately more helpful and informative than just showing sped up footage of you running between objectives!
Awesome Cube! It's an amazing gun honestly. Difficulty 10 has indirectly buffed it against Automatons I would say, due to the giant amount of Hulks and Berserkers. So this is definitely the time to get into Railgunning if you haven't!
Great feedback! Thank you so much. Glad you liked it, doing my best to make the "dead footage" as unimpactful as possible haha.
@@PhacilGaming Phacil, you are a wholesome gem in the Helldivers community.
@_Razer Thank you for the amazingly kind words! I am very glad and grateful that you feel I offered you some value 😃
I just want to say how much I appreciated this video. I love Helldivers and came for that but stayed for each of the little fun facts. Please never stop what youre doing I love this content so much!!!
That's so wonderful to read, thank you for taking the time to comment @Vitamin_E ! It's very heartwarming to know that my content added value to your life, I will definitely do my best to keep them coming 🙏😃
I am fascinated by your level of calmness and wisdom. Such psychological accuracy by giving advices is very rare. This video was a gem! Thank you. :)
Thank you very much @blasphemisto ! I am glad you enjoy the narrative style, and the type of video ofcourse! You are more than welcome. Thank you for taking the time to let me know 😁🙌
I accidently found out, the Cookout wrecks Berserkers. Now I use it whenever I run supply pack + railgun. Great video.
Very nice find! Yeah I'm hearing some people swear by the Cookout against bots. Cool that fire is handy 😃. Thank you for the compliment Timothy!
I loved the task management approach to hell helldiving! Thanks!
Awesome to hear! You're welcome sir 🫡
You use one of the most frustrating games to make the most wholesome content. Thank you
Let's be at our best when we're feeling our worst, make the world a better place like that yeah! 😃🙏
Came for the helldive stayed for the mental health tips
Awesome! Glad you feel they added value to you, thank you for commenting @spartles4534 😃
What?!?! someone who doesn’t make three videos complaining that the flamethrower isn’t overpowered anymore
Best Helldiver RUclipsr of all time
Only good vibes here Person 😁. I have an opinion about alot of things, just like everyone else. I prefer to keep my non-productive opinions to myself though, it's fun to vent but it's more fun to provide people with positivity. Since I'm sure most of us can generate negativity on our own just fine.
Thank you for the compliment! 😊🙌
Who the fuck uses flamethrower on Bots? Are you hit in the head?
Lmao, that's a fair point. I'd run it for a viewer build though for sure. I've been asked to run Smoke Grenades against Terminids, only to find out that it works pretty decently 🫣
It was never op but it’s not ruined now either. It’s just worse than a real life non sci-fi flamethrower
@@SillyBoneThugg u sure killing chargers in a few seconds from the front isn’t op?
TIL there's an explosive resistant light armor. Definitely rolling that for high difficulty bots.
The very best in my opinion 😎🙏
Love this video
It gave me the motivation to start running the railgun more and to practice with it
Awesome to hear! You got this Daikon, for democracy 😎
Dude the little life lessons or topics you pull up were great!
Thanks alot @keithkenney4470 ! Glad you enjoyed 😃
Good job masking procrastination tips as a fun helldivers video. I really appreciate it because I'm a perfectionist and I procrastinated so much that it's 5 am right now.
You're welcome @anded8798 ! Convert your calendar into 2 min tasks, and you should fly through most things from here 🫡
I almost never comment on youtube videos, esp gaming vids, but I really enjoy the format of your vids. Informative, to-the-point, and novel tips. I’ve subscribed.
That makes this comment extra special then! Thank you for taking the time @itsAsian513 . I'm glad you enjoyed the information, hope you keep enjoying and thank you for subbing!
Why did I get a life lesson when I came for railgun tips? This is so stupid. I subbed.
I apologize for the unexpected video format. I hope you got enough joy out of it. Thank you for commenting and subbing Seaweeded! 🫡
The berserkers are the automaton equivalent to the necron destroyer cult
Had to google that, unfortunately I'm not very familiar with Warhammer 40k! I know Henry Cavill likes it, so that's a plus maybe? 🫣
@@PhacilGaming it’s fine, I was just saying that berserkers and the destroyer cults seem like they love melee and like to get in peoples faces
Thank you for the lore input! 😃
Legitimately the most chill and positive video I can remember. Keep up the great work!
@jameslee5056 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, and the compliment ofcourse! 🫡
I came here for the helldivers info, and got some of the best life advice i’ve ever heard, this is great
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! 😃🙏
Been getting back into helldivers and did not expect to get such good procrastination advice right before school. You've got a sub outta me man
Welcome back Helldiver! 🫡 Awesome to hear you enjoyed, thank you for subbing!
First time seeing your vid, and I loved so much everything. From the high level gameplay, to the little tips and tricks and the real life tips, the chill vibe. It is so good to feel understood. Keep up the wonderfull work, man.
What a wonderful compliment, thank you so much Gustavo! Really happy to hear you enjoyed the whole concept, I hope to keep 'm coming. 🫡
I feel like you're the Bob Ross of gaming. I love your videos! Keep up the amazing work. Your advice are also very sound and wise and, as a procrastrinator myself, I will give your idea a try and see if it helps my laziness :D (I do happen to be very lazy and it began after I began working long hours and many shifts with little free time where I find myself uninspired for most things I find even slightly time-consuming).
Haha what an awesome compliment! May he rest in peace. Thank you for taking the time to write this comment, I genuinely hope the advice helps you more than you could imagine. Fun fact I suppose (a theory): The belief is that laziness and intellect are directly correlated to eachother. The idea being that your brain knows it shouldn't waste unnecessary energy. So any energy it can save, it will. Therefore, to stop being "lazy" requires finding value. Roughly translated, your brain won't do it if it doesn't think it's worth it. Since it believes you'll die to a lack of energy (starvation) if you waste too much energy. Fun theories I suppose.
TL;DR Thank you! Enjoy the guns. Lazy means smart, probably.
Best content i've seen for Helldivers 2 so far and overall outstandig. There should be more creator like you.
@urg8354 Whoa what an amazing compliment! Thank you so much! 🫡🙌
Hey, I have a suggested loadout for bugs, works great solo or with teammates.
Armor: B-08 Light Gunner
(Light)
Backpack: Shield Generator
(Hunters and Stalkers are the #1 enemy to this build, this backpack's sole role is to aid you with incoming jumping hunters or full speed charging Stalkers)
Primary: Scorcher
(use ONLY for shooting butt of Chargers, accuracy is incredibly important with this over raw fire rate against the Chargers)
Secondary: Grenade Pistol
(save for bug holes and broadcast towers)
Support Weapon: Arc Thrower
(use for small and medium units, has a steep learning curve with aiming but its amazing and one of the best weapons in the game for crowd clear. You NEED the ship module upgrade for max damage. Keep your distance from enemies and always shoot the enemy closest to you first)
Grenade: Stun
(save for emergency escapes, or to stop Chargers if you have no time to pull out the Scorcher. If you dive just before the stun grenade goes off you will not be stunned, even if you do get stunned you can still dive away to safety as the enemies remain stationary)
Stratagems: Orbital Precision/Orbital Gas/500 KG
(Depending on mission type, if you think you'll have more Bug Breaches pick Precision + Gas. If you think you'll have more Bile Titans/Impalers to deal with pick Precision + 500 KG)
Absolutely goated strategy, would love to see you try it in a video. Let me know what you think.
-Rob
@y2ggaming397 Awesome! I wrote it down, thank you for taking the time to write this down.
Looks like a very solid build, I'll do my best to get a solid run with it. Thank you Rob 🫡
@@PhacilGaming No problem, good luck soldier 🫡
Sir yes sir! 🫡
I'm 47, former teacher, work in IT, and usually have a hd2 video playing in background as I wait for boring processes to finish.
You are both a fantastic hd2 player, but more importantly, a patient and wise man in regards to procrastination. I always tried to impart these facts on my students, engineers, and most importantly, myself, but you managed to make this advise more accessible and non judgemental.
Kudos to you man, you have my respect.
Absolutely love to hear that my content provides value to someone with your life experience. Thank you very much for the kind words, and taking the time to write them down ofcourse. Trying to get people in a more positive (and/or productive) mental state is one of my main goals, so very glad to hear you feel it's accurate @NoamMendelssohn ! 🫡
@@PhacilGaming Hah, very kind words man. And I had to take the time to write them, you earned them :) And a new subscriber
The feeling is mutual good sir! Thank you very much, and for the sub also ofcourse 😁
I really like the cozy and chill vibes. The incredible life advice is much appreciated. Subscribed and turned on notifications, cant wait to see more. Keep it up.
Awesome! You're more than welcome, thank you for subbing and the compliment. Will do my best to keep 'm comin' 🫡
I didn't expect this stroke of wisdom in a Helldivers 2 video, lol. Well done man, you earned a new sub!
Awesome to hear, thank you @gmeister3022 !
Thank you for all the tips!!
You are more than welcome, thank you for taking the time to comment!
I appreciate the 2 min task advice. Got some stuff done i was putting off before hopping on helldivers
@@exoticspoon6117 Awesome to hear it helped! I hope you get to apply it to many more things in your life. Thank you for taking the time to comment! 😃
What a Badass! Apart from proffesional gameplay, great life/mind hacks(understanding) and we even gotten brown pants moment at 16:29 :)
Haha thanks Vlad! For the awesome support and kind words as always good sir 🫡.
Oh yeah plenty of brown-pants moments to come is my guess 🫣
You are now my favorite RUclipsr
Yo awesome! Thank you for the compliment @vincentcabico6674 ! 😁
Went into this vid trying to learn how to beat D10. Left with surprisingly great life advice. Have my subscription
Please keep this kind of stuff in your vids. It's warm and fuzzy, and the vibe is great :D
Awesome to hear @marcowebb9491 ! Very grateful to hear the life advice caught you by surprise and that you enjoyed it. And thank you for the subscription ofcourse!
Definitely will haha, that's the whole idea to the channel! 🫡
Your voice is something, appreciate your advice, helped me a lot)
Haha thank you so much! And you are very welcome ofcourse. Glad you enjoyed the voice-over 😊
Damn dude you make it look so easy. Definitely appreciate you sharing all those tips you learned over time. Thanks :)
Also, no idea why you sprinkle in random life advice, but that's great as well ^^
It's mostly alot of practice, thank you for the compliment! You're more than welcome @ShadeScarecrow ! I'd like the world to be a happier more positive place, and I figured we all get random information shoved down our throats on a daily basis. Maybe add some positivity in there, why not 🫣
I came here looking for the new meta, got life lessons too. x) Great video!
Haha, awesome to hear @travismarkz3444 ! If there is a meta gun for diff. 10 Automatons atm, it probably is the Railgun. Not confident though, haven't tested the other ones enough to be fair. Thank you for commenting!
I loved your advice and also the chill vibes, thank you.
Thank you for the compliments! Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for commenting @icotica921 🫡
Subscriber earned! Thank you for the positive video vibe and interesting facts!
That was very enjoyable! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for the sub and the comment! You're more than welcome, very happy you enjoyed!
goated video. love the life advices too
Thank you so much @oktamer881 ! 😁🙌
omfg.. YES!!!!!!!!!!! empathy is the most important thing everrrr. if everyone applied it well, the world would be such a better place... solve most issues... it'd be an unrecognizable world....
Haha, agreed! I'd call it peace on earth. Confident this trait is that potent. Thank you for commenting! 😃
Second!
For real though, made my morning to see a new video from you!
What a wonderful comment! Thank you Spare, your support is much appreciated 🫡🙌
7:40 One thing I'll add as a part of my learned experience. Never underestimate how little the task needs to be for you to start. You need to start small *and that is okay* . Sometimes you don't think you have the drive to get a sentence done, or even a word, so you never open the essay. The solution: Make the act of opening the essay your two minute task. Got that down? good, you can start now, you're on a roll already ☺
I'll also add because you added that perfectionism bit, this helps a lot. choose a task you fundamentally cant get wrong to get you going, that way you break the ice on your paralysis, hence the opening of the document being the focus and not any writing
Love the input @Rabbachino ! Thank you so much, hopefully it helps at least one person out. And if not, the effort is worth something also. Glad you enjoyed!🫡
Great video once again, Phacil!!
Thank you so much Nemi! 😃🙏
I haven't tried super helldive yet because i cant for the life of me solo helldive
Keep at it, you'll get it. Practice will make perfect, I guarantee it. It might frustrate you at first, but you'll feel like it's easy in no time. Keep at it @tacoboy2218 ! 😎🙌
Yey, inspite of the crappy state of YT search these days i lucked out in finding a chill introspective helldivers 2 gaming. Very chill and practical tips, love it.
Unsure on how to pitch in viewer loadout ideas but I'll just chime in this interesting loadout idea:
"Bow and Shield Democratic Redux"
Consists of Explosive crossbow primary, the Ballistic shield and the crisper secondary flamethrower to explore the new ballistic shield weapon combinations offered by the new patch and warbond.
Awesome to hear Ze! And welcome to the Discord server as well 🫡
I'm always open to viewer builds, I'll write this one down. Thank you! And also thank you for commenting ofcourse.
@@PhacilGaming can I get an invite to your discord ? I don't see it in video describe
Ofcourse! It's in the linktree. Here you go though, bit easier for you: discord.gg/nsBC6aAByT
Did i really found Heavendivers??😂 nice tips m8, thank you for sharing!
I don't know about that, but you are welcome regardless! 😃🫡
I almost always run explosive resistance armor vs bots. Great video, I like the tips. Phacilbounce has been added to the lexicon. EDIT: fully agreed about choosing happiness through work, philosophy, and focus on long-term over short-term. Especially in video games.
It's amazing honestly, nowadays I instantly notice it when I don't bring it.
Thank you for the compliment, you're welcome! Haha awesome, trying to get Phacilbounce into your lexicons for fun 🫣.
I got to meet alot of famous and rich people as an ICU-nurse, most of them realize far too late that happiness is a choice. Not a result.
I hope to bring that message across here as well as I can, through these tidbits I call fun facts.
Thank you for commenting Wisdom!
hot damn you are good at this game. subbed.
Thank you so much! For both the compliment and the sub 🫡
Only thing I didn't like were the loud popup noises don't care for them in general, but great video, great tips, gameplay and life advice definitely checking out some more from you even if it's just gameplay
That's awesome feedback, thank you @Armyon ! I'll leave them out, I wasn't sure wether they were a good idea to be fair. Thank you for taking the time to comment, see you next time! 🫡
i got as much life advice as helldiver advice
I hope you enjoyed both! 😇🙏
Definitely was not procrastinating while watching this lol. Thanks for the tip
Yes you were, haha! Hopefully you got something out of it, sometimes one step back is OK if it helps you take two steps forward. 🫡
@@PhacilGaming definitely earned a sub from me, awesome content
Thank you for the support Murrr! 😃🙏
Great vibes here
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed, definitely not compromising on the vibe 😎
I like your videos, both your playing style and the helpful life advice you often share. You are not like other gamers. You make mistakes occasionally, but this makes me feel that you are a goal I can pursue (It's impossible for me to complete all missions but never die once XD
And when you make mistakes, you will also share how to move forward from your mistakes.
Thank you so much! I do my best to give you guys something that I hope adds value to your life, both ingame and out.
Don't say impossible, just hard for now! Keep trying, the best feats are achieved through persistence.
Everyone makes mistakes, the best part is accepting that mistakes are fine. The goal is learning from them, so you can grow! Glad to hear you enjoyed 😊
Sweet I’ve never seen level 10. Love the intro music I’m glad you’ve stuck with it. Unfortunately haven’t unlocked level 10😢
We can play together some time Yearn, message on Discord when you feel like playing (goes for you as well, if you're reading this).
Thanks bud! I sent a compliment to my friends who make the music for me, they appreciate it also!
You'll get there man, don't rush it. Enjoy the journey! 😊
best helldivers 2 gameplay video ever
Thank you very much! Or muchas gracias? Glad you enjoyed it! 😊🙌
If the devs could fix the aiming bug so that you have a proper aiming reticule to work with, that'd be great. Watching you struggle to hit these devastators at 21:33 was so frustrating because I've had this happen so many times lol. It's clear you can easily hit them all, you're just fighting against your own equipment.
I'd agree with you a couple years ago. I once got to shoot guns and being a complete amateur I noticed that lining up a shot is actually quite difficult. And although I think realism is a silly argument, it does make it so I don't mind so much. And ofcourse I prefer focusing on the stuff I enjoy. Good points you make altogether. Thank you for taking the time to comment 🫡
I don't use it often because I don't really have a spot for it but I think the orbital gas strike is actually pretty good against bots now. It already was ok but specifically in situations like 15:09, the number of berserkers coming at phacil over his cover is pushing him away. If he had a gas strike and threw it where he was positioned before getting pushed off the entire line of berserkers would have run through it causing them to either die or be easy one shot kills
I've heard people enjoy the Orbital Gas against bots before, I probably just need to experiment with it more. I will admit I feel difficulty 10 bots requires at least two stratagems to answer Tanks / Factory Striders and such. Will test, thank you 2iq!
That shot in front of u to get distance was sick.. at 14:51
You mean when I get blasted by the Towercannon? Haha, luck is part of combat I like to believe 🫣.
Or did you mean the diving Railgun shot? Those are always fun to do!
Watched for hd2 content and now I gotta work on an essay for college lol
@@chillknight3940 Hell yeah man! 😃 Get it done, back to spreading democracy in no time 😎
Helldiver action and life coaching. Nice combo
Thank you so much! Unorthodox but I hope you enjoyed haha 🫡
Nice vid, you’re very consistent with the railgun it makes me want to use it more usually I just sucker out of it and go for AMR or HMG. You make it look tres “phacile” lol
Thanks! It's a phenomenal gun, I dare say the AMR is better though. I mostly play guns I enjoy playing, or viewer requested builds. I think having fun is the most important part. Good find haha! Merci / Gracias 😊
Thank-you for the tips!
You are very welcome @xSpocKx ! 🫡
Came for Helldivers, stayed for procrastination therapy
Also if you want a silly build, do crossbow, senator, laser cannon, ballistic shield. It's not the greatest but it's funny and can easily deal with hulks and gun ships
Awesome to hear @kaisermaximal8123 !
I wrote it down, will do my best with it haha. Thank you for the recommendation and the comment. 🫡
Ayo at 16:30 that hulk just hit the lethal company emote after killing you💀😂
@trenty.t267 Lmao yes he did! Good observation 😂
I've been running with the supply pack a lot lately. When I'm playing solo, it's so nice to basically have a supply drop stratagem strapped to your back at all times. When I'm playing with randoms, they usually go off on their own and call in supply drops without telling me where, so I need to supply myself anyway.
I think the Supplypack is the strongest backpack in the game. The beauty is I know many disagree with me, which should mean that the game is fairly well balanced! 😃 Glad you are enjoying it also, thank you for posting @ShinobiNeon! 🙏
chillest youtuber
@@catkasa2272 Thank you! 😃
I only run difficulty 10 and before that 9. I usually run the AMR over the railgun, just because I like the scope and the distance it provides. Also run the DCS as my primary. Nothing beats one tapping devastors in the head with it. I used to run explosive resist but now I run the stealth infiltrator armor. So easy to avoid random patrols with it. Nice being able to pick my battles on a ground of my own choosing.
@ryanjoseph4806 I think the AMR is better than the Railgun, I enjoy the Railgun more though. By better I mean, more effective and/or efficient. DCS is awesome haha! Definitely agreed on the one tapping feeling.
Stealth is the most effective approach to this game, I enjoy randomly shooting stuff too much unfortunately. Makes me happy, definitely not the best for mission success rate though. Stealth is a good choice there! 🫡
While it's difficult to justify using something other than the grenade pistol I like taking the redeemer against bots since it lets you take an explosive primary while still having a consistent answer against the occasional melee bots. The main reason I use it though is because of the insane dps it has against berserkers specifically, if you land all your shots (which is pretty easy since the berserkers get close to you on their own) you can get about one and a half berserkers per clip with just a secondary weapon, could be useful with the increased berserker spawns in super helldive. Love the videos, hoping to see a super helldive vs bugs soon!
I bring the senator for a similar reason, not the explosive primary, but the dps against berserkers. Plus if you can time your shot with the sway of their body you can one shot them to the face, which I found you can also do from close range with the grenade pistol if the grenade bounces off them. This however also led to the grenade killing it, then flying back and exploding on my head so I wouldn't recommend it
The Redeemer was my go-to before I got used to the Grenade Pistol. I think that mindset is very potent, choosing your guns relative to eachother I mean. I agree that with all the Berserkers now, arguably the Redeemer is gonna find a good place!
Thank you for the compliment Daimond! I'll see what I can muster up on the Terminid side 🫡
I'll be honest, bouncing grenades are my arch-nemesis 🫣
Came for gameplay got great tactics on the game as well as some very useful insights on life. What an absolute chad, really appreciate the content.
Great to hear! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment Muaz. Was fun seeing you on stream as well! See you around hopefully captain 🫡
@@PhacilGaming Had a really great time watching the stream and interacting with you and the folks online. No way I'm gonna miss the new vids and streams on your channel. You take care and have an awesome day ahead chad 🗿👍🏼
@muazsarang3933 Awesome to hear you had fun man! Haha, see you next time then. Let's have some fun 😎🙌. Likewise, have a wonderful week also!
not to worry, I procrastinated by watching this video.
@TVISE Now convert your tasks into 2-min ones and you should fly through 'm! 🫡🙌
Best RUclipsr ever🔥🔥
Thank you so much! 😊❤️
I still didn't do super helldive despite unlocking it, playing difficulty 9 reminded me I prefer sticking to difficulty 7 solo. simply because long cooldown on bot drops allow me to play the way I like, staying in one place and defending against waves of bots!
also I don't get how people think the railgun needs a buff, especially now that it gets gunships
That's the most important part honestly, playing the game you wanna play it so you can enjoy it the most. FOMO is an awful phenomenon, if not careful you'll turn sour real quick. Props to you for sticking to your guns!
I agree. I think the Railgun is in a more than solid place.
8:54 lol they really need to fix the grenade pistol refusing to blow up fabricators with perfect vent shots
I'll be honest @WockhartEnthusiast , I'm pretty sure I'm just missing 🫣
Great video. Though, sometimes I wonder how curated these solo videos are. I've been doing a lot of soloing and struggle hard. Like one time I had a mission where there were 3 gun ship fabricators and one jammer. The jammer was in between the gunship fabricators. Like, well within visual range. Ever tried to take out a jammer with several bot drops coming in and 8 gunships coming for you at the same time? Makes you really lose confidence in your ability to solo. I feel like you should be able to solo anything and yet this one makes you think sometimes it's literally impossible.
Another time, there were two jammers and all of the main objectives were between the jammers. The map was laid out in such a way that there any encampments all around them, so you couldn't really move about easily without aggroing everything. The ground even had barbed wire and contact minds strewn about in the most random places, along with roving gunship patrols. Like, how are you supposed to handle that?
With jammers, you're basically SOL in terms of your ability to use red stratagems. But your red stratagems are what you really rely on when there's 40-50 enemies swarming you and the terrain is horrendously not in your favour. Which is likely to be the case in the above scenarios I've described. And this sort of thing happens.
But tbh, this video hits deep for reasons other than cool Helldiver tips. You're dropping some S-Tier life advice here. 5/5 stars.
I only post runs that I think are entertaining to watch. So they are definitely curated. Please don't be disheartened that you get impossible missions from time to time. That's not a you problem, it's an RNG problem. The beauty is that even that you can learn to overcome, if you stay motivated.
When soloing, I succeed at about 80% of all my missions. When I started soloing, more like 30%. The goal of these videos for me is to show what you are capable of if you set your mind to it. So I hope that's what you get from it mostly. I add things from my life experience because I believe the two are connected (mindset and game skill).
So I'm very happy you liked the life lessons, thank you for taking the time to write an elaborate comment.
TL;DR Yes, I pick videos that are fun to watch. The videos I fail at I can post if you'd like, but they look the same as you think they would. Keep your head high sir 🫡
You, surprisingly, faced only a few heavy deverstators.
Yeah I did @ilayfedorenko9713 ! I think it has to do with all the Hulks / heavy units taking up their "slots". So there was too many big units for the game to throw Heavy Devastators at me as well. That is my best guess anyway! 🫡
Consider swapping to the Plasma Punisher rather than the Punisher. It can do AOE damage to multiple bots, doesn't require you to aim for heads, staggers, and it has WAY more effective range than the punisher, once you get used to the ballistic arc. You can even loop your shots over cover to hit bots while you're safe. It's insane how good this gun is for bots, basically the perfect weapon as long as you're not fighting the bots point blank, in which case you'll hit yourself while not being able to oneshot heads like the Punisher can. But fighting bots point blank is suicide anyways; the plasma punisher is near perfect in every other situation.
I've heard this one before, I'll be honest it feels very weird for me to not aim at their heads 🫣. I will agree that the Plasma Punisher is a fantastic gun though! Maybe one day it'll become more my style, never say never 🫡
It's still better to dive than to go prone as you have a higher chance of getting shot if you prone on the same spot versus moving away from it with a dive. As a stealth diver with 0 stims, it has kept me alive multiple times long enough to get to a stim box.
I think that's a good argument, I notice they aim for your torso much more than your feet. So by going prone you dodge most bullets and can stim faster (since you can't stim midair). I also have a bad habit of landing on pebbles that make me ragdoll. Thank you for the disagreement though, shows there is definitely more than one way to Rome! 😃
Super hell dive on the termanids mission is fun with a crossbow, jump pack, rail gun, airstrike, and precision strike. I’ve been trying to change up my stratagems and weapons because i got in a rut. Anywho using the pack to get on high ground and take out half of the super nests is so satisfying, plus it’s good for getting away from those pests
I used to be an EAT type weapon and supply pack kind of guy with impact grenades or an auto cannon with 2 eagles and an orbital but playing with totally different loadouts this week has been a damn blast
I am very unaccustomed to the Crossbow, but it definitely has potential. Specially since it can close nests and fabricators!
And that is probably the best moral of the story, having fun is easy to do if you're willing to add variety. So experiment away! 😃
@@PhacilGaming trying out weapons that I never thought I’d use has been a surprising blast
Wisdom you can definitely extrapolate to life, try things you've never done! 😃🙏
Amazing video
Thank you Louis! Very kind 🫡
Great run! A lot of usefull tips here! Do you use safe or unsafe mode on the railgun? Would you still take the railgun if you had a gunship patrols modifier?
Thank you sir! I use unsafe, I prefer the extra damage. And also just enjoy the gameplay in regards to timing your shots as perfectly as you can.
Yes, the Railgun now takes out Gunships with 2-3 bullets. Used to be alot more (I believe like 6-7). So Gunships are officially not a problem for the Railgun anymore.
Fellow railgun enjoyer, though you can use scorcher to take down gunships easier, its 8 shots to their main hull to take them down
Yes sir/ma'am! Yeah the Scorcher is phenomenal against Automatons, always has been I think.
Is it 8 post-patch? I don't use the Scorcher often, but the Gunships got nerfed defensively.
Thank you for the input and the comment!
My i recommend a load out
Med kit armour
Sickle
Grande pistol
Laser cannon
Supply pack
Stun grenades
Hmg emplcement
Orbital precision strike
The med kit passive is the best passive in the game when used correctly don't use stims as heals only use them as a panic button get out of jail free card an invincibleilty tool or a tool for aggression laser cannon is just a good bot weapon and so is the sickle the grenade pistol to destroy fabricators and stun grenades for hulks
The hmg emplcement is for when a bot drop happens call it down and rattle all the bots that arrive you can stim on the hmg emplcement the supply pack gives an extra 8 stims
Ofcourse you may!
I wrote it down and will do my best with it. I love the Medkit armour. I don't think it's the best in the game, but definitely up there.
Yes sir, thank you for the tips! I also love the HMG emplacement so thank you for this epic build 🫡
I've heard primaries can kill the Bio-Processors, no need to mess with Hellbomb
Really!? Thank you so much @Qwerty-jl2yw , awesome info!
I was gonna hit like and subscribe, but then I figured, what's the use?
jk, great video, sir!
Thank you so much for the like and sub Matthew! And ofcourse for the compliment 🫡
I'm now sure Fortresses come in different layouts, mine didn't have a detector tower. The 3 ones I've done on non-icy planets have a rocky part behind them, that you can climb and sneak in from the rear. Still gotta be mindful that some canon turrets can 360° to shoot inside the fortress while dealing with the fabs.
The only thing I'm disappointed about is the data being worth so few samples x) maybe because it was a hellish extraction the first time we got it.
Yeah they definitely do. I think the hard part is just that, making sure you don't randomly get surprised by a Towercannon / Bunkerturret shot. There's enough cover to handle the bots, it's mostly the cannons that are troublesome I think.
I am always the optimist, unfortunately I am inclined to agree with you. I hoped they'd introduce a new currency of some form, giving us a whole new thing to work for. We'll see how it works out though, they've been good about handling feedback for the most part. And I believe they have a feedback form on their Discord now? So good things altogether.
Hey, I really enjoy your videos. I find your fun facts and tips really useful. I do happen to struggle with some anxiety and stuff, but I finally found some courage to comment thanks to you. Also, may I know the name of the soundtrack you use at the end of your videos? It's really good.
Thank you so much Mech! Makes me really glad to hear you find them useful. And even more glad to hear you found the courage to socialize, the world is a much more kind place than you might think. With a few rare exceptions, most of us are friendly no worries!
The soundtrack is called Sundown, a friend of mine made it. He doesn't want me to refer you anywhere for now, but he might be working on it for the future! I passed on the compliment. 🙌
Brother you are SPITTING when it comes to explosive resistant armor. That stuff is lifesaving against bots with the amount of explosives they have.
Haha hell yeah man! It's hilarious to see how many missiles to the face I eat in just this video honestly 🫣. Thank you for commenting!
This is what I like to see.
Reddit is full of a verbal minority, bitching and moaning about game balance when in reality, they just bloody suck at the game & should not be playing in difficulty 9 or 10
Thank you! I think Reddit is used a bit too much to ventilate frustration. There's definitely some good discussion on there as well though, would like to see more of it for sure.
Glad you enjoyed the video! 🫡
Its really funny that people in other comment sections can still be seen saying how "useless" the railgun is
Confirmation bias is very prominent on social media. We all like to believe what we want to believe, facts and counter arguments don't change that on average. The good news is that the majority are more than willing to just try things out. Definitely the best approach, to life even imo. Thank you for commenting @zacfor4454 😃
this is my exact loadout, on occasion I bring mortars to take out fortresses however
Nice! It's phenomenal in my opinion, and yeah Mortars for the Mega's are probably a solid choice.
Tackling one seems to be a different beast altogether for now. I'm sure people will figure out good strategies to engage them soon enough!
I like your style 🤙
Thank you! 😎🙌
2:13 lol you're not wrong to assume that most light infantry got swapped out for Berserkers, imo I don't mind a couple but when they chase you 10-15 at a time with how tanky even 1 of them is it starts to become a problem.
Yeah difficulty 10 is basically Zerker/Hulk mode haha. I do think that it might make it easier in alot of regards though, as mentioned in the video. I was noticing I was constantly paranoid where all the dropships were. Only to realize that Zerkers and Hulks don't call in dropships. So we'll see how we feel about that as time passes 🫣
@@PhacilGaming oh yeah good point, unlike bugs only the chaff bots can call for bot drops. I might need to do some more diff 10s myself and see if this change could significantly impact how the mission plays out.
Yeah for sure. I feel like this might be the first time I ever feel like Terminids are harder than Automatons, but ofcourse that's just also just an opinion.
You should! Difficulty 10 is nice though, I enjoy all the heavies honestly. It's a different dynamic, so mostly fun. Enjoy @spectywecty !
I’ve completely forgotten bunker turret guy way too many times..
Boy do I know that feeling 😅