{"id":218169,"date":"2024-03-29T00:32:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/29\/helldivers-2-drops-new-heavy-weapons\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:44","slug":"helldivers-2-drops-new-heavy-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/29\/helldivers-2-drops-new-heavy-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 drops new heavy weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-2-900x366.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Helldiver\u2019s 2 players will be able to access new weapons in the battle against the Terminid and Automaton hordes in the acclaimed game.<\/p>\n<p>Those loyal to the fight for Super Earth will get not one, but two new heavy weapons to add to their arsenal.<\/p>\n<h2>Helldivers adds new content<\/h2>\n<p>The co-op game from Arrowhead Studios has added another supply drop in the form of the LAS-99 and the MG-101 joining the armory. The official X account posted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Helldivers, support has arrived! The LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun are available now for use against the Automaton horde. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EZSzXJWSPn\">pic.twitter.com\/EZSzXJWSPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HELLDIVERS\u2122 2 (@helldivers2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helldivers2\/status\/1773330354343997469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The two new weapons mark a busy week for the studio as Arrowhead published an article looking at the previous patch for the game. Patrik Lasota said \u201cI\u2019m responsible for how Arrowhead listens to feedback and balances its games. I\u2019d like to talk about the changes we made in this patch and why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Latosa is the Head of Product Testing (HPT) at Arrowhead and was also a designer on the original Helldivers game.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"http:\/\/The two new weapons mark a busy week for the studio as Arrowhead published an article looking at the previous patch for the game. Patrik Lasota said \u201cI\u2019m responsible for how Arrowhead listens to feedback and balances its games. I\u2019d like to talk about the changes we made in this patch and why.\u201d Latosa is the Head of Product Testing (HPT) at Arrowhead and was also a designer on the original Helldivers game. He broke down the weapons, nerfs, and fantasy and a few of the key supporting pieces that help Helldivers on their missions. \u201dAll too often in the games industry the core fantasy, and what makes a weapon feel good and fun, is ignored for the sake of Balance,\u201d Latosa said of striking a balance in the game. Feedback is incredibly important to the method Arrowhead adopts and can be seen in the HPT\u2019s views on game design. \u201cIt is extra important to us to tread carefully so that we don\u2019t ruin fantasy and fun when we do nerfs. We hope you, our players, will tell us when we cross that line inadvertently.\u201d Arrowhead dropped game content earlier this month in the for of the Warbond upgrades. \u201cHelldivers\u2026 we need your help. The brainiacs in Super Earth Research &amp; Development have some cool experimental armor ready to be field-tested. This is where you come in, you\u2019re just the right people for the job,\u201d said the Sony blog post.\">broke down<\/a> the weapons, nerfs, and fantasy and a few of the key supporting pieces that help Helldivers on their missions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dAll too often in the games industry the core fantasy, and what makes a weapon feel good and fun, is ignored for the sake of Balance,\u201d Latosa said of finding harmony in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Feedback is incredibly important to the method Arrowhead adopts and can be seen in the HPT\u2019s views on game design. \u201cIt is extra important to us to tread carefully so that we don\u2019t ruin fantasy and fun when we do nerfs. We hope you, our players, will tell us when we cross that line inadvertently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arrowhead dropped game content earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-new-war-bond-brings-new-content\/\">this month<\/a> in the form of the Warbond upgrades. \u201cHelldivers\u2026 we need your help. The brainiacs in Super Earth Research &amp; Development have some cool experimental armor ready to be field-tested. This is where you come in, you\u2019re just the right people for the job,\u201d said the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2024\/03\/07\/helldivers-2-new-warbond-launches-march-14-first-look-at-new-weapons-armor-and-more\/\">Sony blog<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>The content drop was well received off the back of a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-players-will-have-to-dodge-fire-tornadoes-and-meteors-in-new-patch\/\">update patch<\/a> that brought fire tornadoes and meteors to the co-op shooter, as well as stabilization and balancing fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Arrowhead continues to impress with its player and content-focused updates to the game. We await what is next for the saviors of Super Earth, but knowing the tongue-in-cheek studio they will probably drop a few hints.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-drops-new-heavy-weapons\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Helldiver\u2019s 2 players will be able to access new weapons in the battle against the Terminid and Automaton hordes in the acclaimed game. 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