New Airburst Rocket Launcher vs EVERY Enemy in Helldivers 2 

I wonder whether the rocket back blast will kill.

60 million teamkills so far, we ain't stopping now.

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Lmao my team told me im already banned from using it after they saw the lightbulb of trolling appear over my head when i showed them this 😂

100% lmao

And if lucky a few too many might strike an engine, center mass is definitely the best choice. I just wouldn’t bother shooting a tank or hulk and save it for any other drop types unless it’s the only choice is available.

Agreed

Wasnt expecting this ol reference. Rip jamsheed

the RPG god

Goated ref. Jamsheed lives in paradise

The legend continues

it does seem VERY strong but weak against heavily armored units, 2 shots for a hulk, multiple for a titan, i doubt the factory strider was one shot... there seems to have been a hellbomb nearby. But yeah, this obviously isn't out yet and totally subject to change which I imagine it will

They could also make it not reload when resupplying and limited stratagems use.

@@rafaeldeoliveiranobre6064There's no way they do that when all of the other backpacked weapons get ammo back on reload and aren't limited use. They might lower the ammo count on its backpack to put it at a better medium between the Recoilless and Spear though, since it's comparable to the Recoilless in its current form.

Bro, IF they don't nerf the QUASAR CANNON, I highly doubt they'll nerf this...and if anything, I think it's very balanced compared to RR, i mean, it's not good against Titans and Hulks, against Chargers you have to actually aim for its butt for the bombs to connect, and unlike the RR, you do NOT want to shoot at point blank like you can with RR. One-shotting tanks isn't really that big of a deal because tanks are very rare spawn, you'd typically see only like...1-2 of them every match, even in Helldive, and they only spawn from dropships too. This thing is great for clearing chaffs, but I wouldn't say it's the most optimal way, given the fact that there's a 6s stationary reload and only 6 rockets, it's a nice bonus but that's about it. I do not see it being a dedicated chaff-clear support weapon. You'd be better off clearing hordes with your primary weapon. Not to mention, enemies ain't always gonna be clumped up in on spot.

I'm thinking they might go with minimum range, so you won't be able to use it in close combat.

If you want to make a real world comparison, you could say this is how it works in testing vs how it works in the field

thanks for the heads up!

22,000? Thats kinda insane ngl

@@jackdaw3822 By the time you're 55 you're already maxed out on requisition and strategems anyway

@thugsonjugs1810 ah yeah now you say it, makes more sense, but like moneywise not really, i guess? High tech railgun: 10,000. Rocket launcher: 22,000 lol

​@@jackdaw3822the Mech costs 20k if I remember correctly. Imagine if a rocketlauncher is more expensive than that

I'd argue that you are correct. sadly the video cut before I could 100% tell

@@Venatix It can't even destroy Shrieker's nest in all 6 rockets, according to the tester on the reddit post. So I doubt it can kill Bile Titans in 3 rockets.

@@sivel7493 good info

@@sivel7493you’d have to use it as a cluster bomb I guess

But it did it was still up walking watch the video over

Exactly! it's lovely

or panzerfaust 3

@@zihongezrali6053 no its clearly modeled after the RPG-7

Full helmets are there for a reason 🫣

the true helldiver ethos is that everything is a grenade

That's what I do with the gl works very well.

no its not, a backpack eats up slot that can be used for more offense

@@TheTroubleshooter I think you're misunderstanding my comment. I'm saying a weapon that takes a backpack slot should be very strong.

​@@TheCosmicAstro- As it stands, its not strong, its extremely inconsistent and a number 1 team killer

@nella9115 you're replying to a comment from 3 weeks ago as well as the weapon was obviously changed from the leaked video to what we have in game right now. Yeah the weapon sucks ass right now lol.

@@TheCosmicAstro- yeah fair one, didnt realise it was from weeks ago 👍

stratagem weapons that are useless against heavies are not a good look. Every "meta" support weapon has use cases against heavies. Making it not affect heavies would put it right next to the stalwart, which is only used by new guys because they arent facing heavies and dont have many other options. The needed backpack, the limited ammo, and the self/team damage, and the slow af reload do a good job balancing it against being very useful in many situations. If they needed to rein it in a little, Id say not allowing it to team reload would be a solid nerf while leaving it useful.

​@@nathancawley8759stalwart?

@@nathancawley8759 I see your point, but it might still have a use-case in organised teams (one guy bringing this for CC). Theres no reason that all support weapons should be able to deal with all heavies.. The autocannon is considered S tier by many and cant do shit against bile titans!

Actually, I still think support weapons that don’t penetrate heavy armor, like the stalwart, can still be useful in giving the people with heavy weapons time to reload and focus on the heavy enemies by shooting less armored targets. Even then, Some of those non heavy support weapons can still kill things like hulks and chargers really fast if they can shoot the weak spots with less armor. As for using them when you’re by yourself, like on a solo mission or when splitting up, then yeah they’re terrible.

@@nathancawley8759 the HMG is highly effective against heavies on paper, but its trash and nobody uses it. The grenade launcher has no real use case against heavies yet its still incredibly effective.

Quasar do it better anyway

…thats obvious.

This aged well lol

I don't think this will dethrone the Quasar since both have their use cases, this for clearing an area while the Quasar, RR and EAT are mostly for when you want to target something more specific, for example have someone with the cluster clearing chaff, a charger or two that hasn't noticed the team and such while the AT guy takes care of BTs, drop ships (and making useful cover in the process) or that one charger too close to you and/or team

LOL why wouldn't it work on ground units? It'd be utterly useless if it didn't.

@@VioIetteMolotov because it's literally called Airburst rocket?! Some detonation devices only work on certain altitudes and the name and all the leaks implied it was an anti air weapon. It woudn't be ulsess, just very niche for perhaps future missions where our primary objective is to deal with air units, I don't know.

@@Kasumi_Tashi I never said the Quasar is going to be dethroned. Read my comment again.

@@gabzsy4924 You're not the brightest bulb, are you? Are you gonna tell me next that the airburst strike should only hit flying units..? My god. Air = only used for air?? Hahaha

Honestly, at this point the recoilless can almost be considered a relic of a weapon lol.

​@@julienvalley28 Recoilless Rifle outclasses any other AT weapon when it's used in team. RR duo supported by a guy with Supply Pack will erase all heavy targets in the area in twenty seconds. Claiming RR shit is extremely dumb. And I doubt they are going to release Air-Burst Launcher in its current state

​@@gorgeousgeorge7104...in other words it will be very effective if 3 people dedicate themselves to it. Yeah...

@@Romulus-r6j yeah, it's totally impossible in, you know, team-oriented game.. 🤭

"recoilless outclasses every other at wep in the game" mfs when they have to dedicate 2-3 members of their team to constantly upkeep the mf for the same benefit as everything else I love the RR, I run it myself, but denying that its slowly getting powercrept out of the game is just negligence, every content drop something else just does its job better.

The top turret of the tank is less armored than the majority of the hulk. Also why rocket pods are a guranteed one shot against tanks but not any other heavy enemy.

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That’s the beauty of a well made live service, and selling this game like hotcakes on release. We’re gonna get a ton of cool new stuff to fight, and fight with. I’m just not sure if their old engine can keep up. But they’re miracle workers for what they’ve done with it already, so who knows.

initial reaction to everything tbh. it has it's place just like every other weapon and stratagem. good here bad there, etc..

The anti charger + crowd around it will be very nice in a team

It may not be meta but it still seems fun.

Isnt it better then recoilless, antitank, spear and railgun? Seems that way

@@LordUggeda spear 1 shots most if not 2 shots so if it could actually lock on no, recoilless 2 shots all those, EAT 1 shots half and 2 shots the other half, please don't mention railgun 😭

it basically makes any other AT weapon pointless though...

Isn't that just a Recoilless?

amen!

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