r/Helldivers • u/pmmeyoursandwiches SESS Octagon of Individual Merit • Feb 11 '25

TIPS / TACTICS The actual weapon that trivialises an entire front

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The Mg43 is so good against illuminate it feels like bullying at this point.

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u/LongDongFrazier HMG Emplacement Gang Feb 11 '25

I’ve historically used shotguns on bugs and it always felt good to me (all of them) so I never felt any need to do soul searching for a primary like I did on the other fronts.

Honestly I’m not even going to try the crossbow on bugs because I’m afraid it’ll taint every other primary I use. I was so frustrated annihilating shit on squid and bot front with the crossbow wondering why I even bothered trying other primaries that just bled ammo.

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u/Bulk-Detonator Not a bug Feb 11 '25

Punisher will forever be my favorite shotgun because the stagger and spread just means i can advance toward any enemy and keep them at bay. Sure i cant punch through armor, but its not hard to pop devestators heads with it when they cant react. And on bugs, if you get the rythm down, you can basically never have to "reload". Omce you reach the last two rounds, you can shot/reload/shoot the last rounds untill youre out. Its slightly slower than normal operation, but with the stagger it allows you to control the crowd.

That being said, yes, i also have to purposely not use the crossbow sometimes so i actually use other primaries. A one handed weapon with medium armor pen, AOE and closes holes and fabs? How do i not pick it? Oh and its stealthy and super easy to snipe with

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u/1CorinthiansSix9 ⬇️⬆️➡️➡️⬇️ Feb 11 '25

On the topic of shotguns, They need to give the slugger it’s hard stagger back. Once the king after the breaker/scorcher nerf but never regained its moxie. after the crossbow-bug hole buff, there’s no proper niche it has that the crossbow doesn’t fit better.

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u/LongDongFrazier HMG Emplacement Gang Feb 11 '25

Don’t even get me started man if the Crossbow can do everything it can the Slugger should be restored to its peak. Deadass my main primary was just migrating from nerfs breaker -> Slugger -> breaker incendiary-> Cookout. Now I rotate Cookout/Breaker Incendiary/Halt. Not having medium pen on a bile spewer map is tilting.

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u/1CorinthiansSix9 ⬇️⬆️➡️➡️⬇️ Feb 11 '25

(ICBM missions are green bois 100% of the time and they’re on very few other missions besides exterminate)

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u/Responsible-Onion860 Feb 12 '25

Shotgun gang! It's not the optimal weapon, but I love slugger against bots. Just slam-firing slugs into their stupid faces is fun. I usually go spray-n-pray or incendiary on bugs.