Trending
Helldivers 2 got updated to 7.2.0 today with many changes to help you in your fight for Super Earth. Not only does this patch bring Easy Anti-Cheat but also many gun and stratagem buffs to some weaker options.
Many guns will be buffed in damage output. The Sickle and Double-Edge will see quicker times to fire and cool down. Some support weapons have also seen buffs as well as bug fixes for crashing and performance issues. Bugs regarding enemies and objectives have been patched too.
Easy Anti-Cheat Comes To Helldivers 2
With update 7.2.0 Helldivers 2 has added Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) to its arsenal of cheat prevention methods. They have also implemented more security features to help with EAC.
Arrowhead has buffed some of the guns from the Killzone and Halo Legendary Warbond. As these guns don't have the customization options most guns have they have received stat increases to be more viable.
Buffed Guns
Some main guns and one sidearm have been buffed in this update.
- M90A Shotgun - Damage increased from 605 to 726. Durable damage increased from 220 to 264.
- MA5C Assault Rifle - Damage to durable targets increased. Recoil decreased.
- StA-52 Assault Rifle - Now has an extra magazine. Recoil has been greatly reduced.
- StA-11 SMG - Damage buffed, better handling and reduced recoil.
More guns that have received buffs:
- PLAS-39 Accelerator Rifle - Reload time has been decreased. Projectiles cause less stagger allowing you to aim more easily.
- LAS-16 Sickle - Will shoot quicker and cool down faster. Generates less heat when shooting.
- LAS-17 Double-Edge Sickle - Will shoot quicker and cool down faster.
- SG-8 Punisher - Increased standard and durable damage.
- SG-225 Breaker - Increased standard and durable damage.
- SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray - Increased standard and durable damage.
- SG-22 Bushwhacker - Damage increased from 450 to 540. Durable damage increased from 108 to 135.
These changes should allow these guns to be used more often on missions.
Stratagem Changes
There have also been some changes to stratagems in this update. When using the M-1000 Maxigun you will now be able to move right away instead of waiting half a second. It will also stagger enemies further and increase its impulse to knock back bodies.
The CQC-20 Breaching Hammer now comes with 10 ammo instead of 7. The Orbital Airburst Strike has had its cooldown time decreased from 100 seconds to 90 seconds. The explosion cone is now smaller which will spread shrapnel over a smaller area.
Both heavy mounted flame throwers have been buffed. The EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit and A/FLAM-40 Flame Sentry now have more damage with each flame particle. This was buffed from 3 to 8.
The gas from the Eagle Airstrike has had its ability to demolish objects lowered.
Bug Fixes And More
Not only did this patch bring buffs to Helldivers 2 it also fixed a lot of bugs. Multithreaded CPU performance has been buffed as well as reducing stuttering in fights. Levels should load faster and there will be less stuttering from shaders compiling on PC.
Bugs that would cause the game to crash when using vehicle customization, SEAF Shuttles, Ragdoll's and Upscaling have been fixed. There have been many more bug fixes including enemies not following pathing, objectives, guns not firing correctly and bugs with FX and syncing.
You will also notice some bugs have been fixed when it comes to support weapons. Their settings will stay the same between uses. SEAF's now have new emotes such as Rock Paper Scissors, Pull my finger and test of conviction.
DON'T MISS:
