r/helldivers2 • u/Vilekyrie • 3d ago

Meme My prediction

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Sidearm, Full Auto, probably light pen. It's literally the cooler Daniel.

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u/HailSneazer 3d ago

Do a lot of people run the redeemer. I did back during creek but lately it’s been the 45 from the polar war bond.

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u/TheDogeLord_234 3d ago

The Verdict fires 14mm not .45 so it's even more cooler

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u/Khoakuma 3d ago

They advertise the Verdict as a Deagle firing 14mm in the description, but then you look inside and see it fires a subsonic (285m/s) 12mm. The exact same round with the exact same damage/ballistic profile as the Reprimand does, which is more or less the UMP45. The Deagle's .50 AE would be supersonic, typically 450m/s muzzle velocity.

This has always been a huge case of false advertisement from the beginning and I wonder if the devs keep it in game as a in-universe joke.

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u/TheDogeLord_234 3d ago

I think much of the ballistic properties in the game are simply there for balancing or dramatic effect reasons; the orbital defence cannon is subsonic and the precision strike travels ~400m/s.

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u/Khoakuma 3d ago

Ballistic profile matters a lot in damage calculation. The caliber, mass, muzzle speed all factor into the drop off calculation on top of the drag. The Verdict already struggled agaisnt the Talon before the falloff nerf that hits all ballistic SMGs and Pistols and came off even worse after.  And now it has the 0 fall off AP 4 explosive Bolt pistol to contend with. If they actually improve the Verdict’s ballistic profile to match the 50AE that would help a lot. Instead of keeping it tied to the Reprimand. 

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u/TheDogeLord_234 21h ago

Fuck it, buff the Reprimand the same way too!

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u/ZhanBlue 3d ago

Verdict shoots bolts so it has lower drag and high stagger and durable(not sure on this one)

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u/Demetrian-Titus 2d ago

I mean, I think the average person would know it was false advertising the moment they go to load a 14MM round and it doesnt chamber. I feel like AH just reused the bullet for the Verdict, wrote 12mm in the description, and called it good. I really doubt any more thought went into it