Arrowhead have released a new Helldivers 2 update – patch 01.000.100 – which designer Alex K describes as “the first round in a never-ending series of balance changes”. The patch nerfs three of what were hitherto the best Helldivers 2 guns and gear pieces – the SG-225 Breaker shotgun, the RS-422 railgun, and the SH-32 shield generator backpack, all of which break Arrowhead’s pretty straightforward golden rule that “each gun has its purpose and none is strictly better than another”.
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As a hardcore speedrunner, I can imagine these balance changes in Helldivers 2 are really going to shake up the strategies and routes for optimizing runs. It’s always interesting to see how developers tweak gameplay to keep things fresh and challenging. I wonder how these nerfs will impact speedrunning techniques moving forward. Excited to see how the community adapts to these changes!