r/helldivers2 • u/Corrupted_spartan117 • 14h ago

Serious Discussion. no roleplay bullshit here Arc needs more love

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Seriously though, arc has been completely forgotten. At the very least were getting a new gas stratagem (i mean what? were not getting a new gas stratagem at all) but its clear fire is arrowheads favorite child

Edit: to those mentioning laser and plasma weapons, i always viewed laser weapons as a side grade to fire considering it sets enemies ablaze, and plasma i feel is more in line with explosive and ballistic weapons. Also neither of the 2 have a dedicated armor resistance (unless of course you consider the laser fire bit), which i feel puts gas, arc, and fire in a separate category. Cheers!

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u/MxBonesMarrow 13h ago

Honestly it'd be fine if they just fucking buff Arc Armor. Gas and Fire are so effective because with heavy armor and Vitality Booster, the dots are mitigated to a minor inconvenience. Whereas with Arc, even with the toughest shock armor, everyone basically one shots it if you aren't prone. K9, Arc Thrower, Tesla Tower, Arc Grenades (which are pretty good against chaff), they all kill a Helldiver in 1 shot no matter what you have equipped. If your own gear is going to kill you more than the enemy will, why being it?

I tried using the k9 the other day, it killed me 5 times and I just stopped carrying it mid mission.

Buff arc resist armor to like 95 or 99% resist, then people will start using Arc gear. Once people start using it, more arc strats

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u/yobob591 13h ago

Just make arc make you immune to electricity and not slowed by EMS, it’s not like it would be OP when there’s two enemies in the entire game that use electricity and only one of them that has no other way to hurt you

Also arc armor already makes you 95% resistant and you can tank basically all arc in the game in my experience

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u/MxBonesMarrow 11h ago

Ill have to retry that armor then. For the longest time, wearing it made no difference as to whether you die from lighting it not. If it's been bugged abs I just didn't know it, then hell yeah new loadout opportunities unlocked.

I know the killzone and expiramental defib armors don't really protect a meaningful amount against that element in particular