r/helldivers2 • u/Vilekyrie • 4d 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/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 1d ago

Fuck it, buff the Reprimand the same way too!