{"id":249803,"date":"2024-07-31T20:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/helldivers-2-leans-into-fire-weapons-with-its-august-update-helldivers-2s-newest-warbond-brings-the-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:29","slug":"helldivers-2-leans-into-fire-weapons-with-its-august-update-helldivers-2s-newest-warbond-brings-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/helldivers-2-leans-into-fire-weapons-with-its-august-update-helldivers-2s-newest-warbond-brings-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 leans into fire weapons with its August update Helldivers 2&#8217;s newest Warbond brings the fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53877519062_45ad4f4da0_4k-900x506.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Helldivers 2\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2024\/07\/30\/new-helldivers-2-freedoms-flame-warbond-burns-bright-on-august-8\/\">latest update, coming Aug. 8<\/a>, brings the fire in the form of flamethrowing weapons, perfect for barbecuing extraterrestrial insects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s called the \u201cFreedom\u2019s Flame\u201d Warbond, which is how developer Arrowhead Game Studios refers to these live-service updates. The new weapons look good and certainly lend a new and satisfying way to play the multiplayer shooter.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"Helldivers 2 - New Freedom\u2019s Flame Premium Warbond Deployed | PS5 &amp; PC Games\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXngA0CO33c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To be clear, fire weapons have been in Helldivers 2 since its February 2024 release date; this just leans further into the concept. Players will get a close-quarters shotgun that sprays \u201cincendiary phosphorous\u201d \u2014\u00a0which I believe is a violation of the Geneva Conventions \u2014 and a new flamethrower with longer range, as well as a matching sidearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There will also be two armor sets in the Warbond, conferring a passive trait of 75% damage resistance to fire. Players will also be able to retitle themselves as a Fire Safety Officer, and paint their shuttle, Hellpod, and exosuits in Safety Orange. Additionally, the Hellpod (the vessel players take to planetary surface) can be outfitted with a huge flame-blast as it touches down, getting the critters crispy before they even debark.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How much will Helldivers 2\u2019s newest content pack cost?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Arrowhead has promised these Warbond updates will come out on a regular basis, and told players they can expect them to carry a certain theme. Warbonds typically cost 1,000 Super Credits, which is an in-game currency that is freely earned through play, or bought outright for $9.99.<\/p>\n<p>The last Warbond, which launched in June, <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-viper-commandos-warbond-update-content-drop-june-release-date\/\">was the \u201cViper Commandos\u201d<\/a> set of weapons and gear, which evoked action movies set in a jungle, such as Predator. Before that was <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-polar-patriots\/\">May\u2019s \u201cPolar Patriots,\u201d<\/a> which put the heroes in cold-weather gear.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/helldivers-2-warbond-freedoms-flame-release-date\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Helldivers 2\u2019s latest update, coming Aug. 8, brings the fire in the form of flamethrowing weapons, perfect for barbecuing extraterrestrial insects. 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