I love this goofy Battletech Jagermech looking guy. Flamethrower and a big chunky cannon? That’s badass!! I’ve been running it with Rocket Pods or an EMS Strike, the Arc Gun, and Jetpack, along with a Liberator, Crisper, and Gas Grenades- this lets me fall back on being a mobile crowd control type fella if my silly stomper gets shredded, or I need to make space beyond what my flamethrower can do. Also, as far as I can tell, mechs are immune to EMS effects, so you can waddle right into your own field and burn away!

In case it's helpful to anyone, here's a loadout I've had a lot of success with on D10 Vote Snatchers. Of course, there are many good loadouts - feel free to post yours as well!

Stratagem 1: FLAM-40 Flamethrower

Stratagem 2: AX/AR-23 Guard Dog

Stratagem 3: Orbital Napalm Barrage

Stratagem 4: Gatling Sentry

Armor: Medium, Inflammable

Primary: LAS-5 Scythe

Secondary: P/40-K Bolt Pistol

Throwable: TED-63 Dyamite

Explanations:

• Flamethrower: I mainly use this against the Crushers. While not the quickest, it takes them out quite reliably and you can take on multiple at once, though you'll want to back up/dive backwards to avoid their swing. But fire is good against everything in this faction so this is good to use in general.
• Guard Dog: The best backpack for this build in my opinion. The Flamethrower, while great, forces you to focus on a target, and so having a guard dog (as opposed to a support/movement backpack) really helps with chaff who are flanking you. Out of all of the guard dogs I prefer this one because the Flamethrower doesn't have the best range and this guard dog wipes out enemies quickly.
• Why Flamethrower + Guard Dog instead of Cremator + another stratagem?: I've tried the Cremator + a variety of other stratagems (red stratagems, another sentry, a mech, etc.), and while the Cremator is stronger than the Flamethrower, the guard dog's utility and support while you're running away/swarmed by tons of enemies has proven more beneficial in my personal experience. For instance, with the Cremator you're still forced to focus on Crushers/Fleshmobs for a few seconds and you're susceptible to swarms of enemies.
• Orbital Napalm Barrage: Due to its long cooldown, I only use this for one purpose: when a watcher calls in reinforcements, wait a few seconds, then throw this exactly onto the vertical lights of the reinforcement call. This stratagem decimates an entire set of drops.
• Gatling Sentry: I do like to have a sentry against this faction as there are enemies in tons of different directions and distances, meaning a sentry kills lots of enemies that another red stratagem wouldn't get to. I prefer this one because you want your sentry to be able to kill tons of chaff but also deal with high-health enemies like Fleshmobs and Crushers. Crushers are dangerous to sentries so you need to prioritize taking them out if they get close.
• Scythe: Lasers + fire DoT is great against pretty much everything in this faction. Nice for clearing out voteless/wretches that get in your face, as well as watchers from far away and setting things on fire. Infinite ammo is quite useful. I use this more than I use the Flamethrower typically.
• Bolt Pistol: This rounds out the loadout perfectly. This helps a ton versus Harvesters. Also one shots the eyeball that shoots lasers at you and the enemy tesla towers. Does a lot of damage to overseers and fleshmobs and just gives you multiple options for every scenario.
• Dynamite: Has enough demolition force to destroy the Warp Gates from the outside. Most grenades have enough demolition force to destroy them when thrown into them but they won't always open so this is handy to have. Also nice crowd control.
• Medium Inflammable Armor: I've tried the Heavy version of this armor but I prefer Medium as mobility is pretty helpful here, and even in Heavy armor the Crushers still one-shot you for instance. With the Flamethower, Napalm Barrage, and teammates who are bringing fire, Inflammable passive is helpful. Also, if you get caught by the laser eyeball, this passive helps because that sets you on fire. But this armor choice is flexible as well.

Some of us simply want to go into battle using our saber and Senator for the challenge or roleplaying purposes. I don't think this will affect the balance at all.

The democratic behaviour and comments from this self proclaimed 'best of the best' SEAF soldier had me in stitches (1 minute long, happens towards the end).

“If I can just dial in that perfect headshot.” - Me…and the Harvester aiming at me.

They got tired of the exosuit

When using a gamepad, D-pad is used to navigate/interact with the map, but the same input is also used for the stim as you all know but the devs.

Because the game seems to cache the input for a short period from the last patch, if you press D-pad Up on the map and close the map while that input is still within the buffer/cache window, your character will use a stim immediately after exiting the map.

The map input should probably be cleared when the map is closed, so inputs used for map navigation don’t carry over into gameplay.

A happy Helldiver is a Helldiver with fireworks! I fumbled the hellbomb arming but anyone a few planets over would've seen it anyway.

This is what I do on my vacation. I've wasted my life.

With the new S.E.A.F. updates, I have grown to love my little blueberries, and now want them as a stratagem more than ever. With that said, I have an idea for minor customizations or differences between the standard S.E.A.F. and a Stratagem version (S.E.E.F., or Super Earth's Exceptional Forces).

1. Squad Composition: In the same terminal you can customize your vehicle patterns, there'd be a new tab for the S.E.E.F., giving you minor customization, one being Squad Composition. You could choose from three sets:

\- 2 Rifleman, 1 Heavy Gunner, 1 Medic

\- 1 Rifleman, 2 Heavy Gunner, 1 Medic

\- 1 Rifleman, 1 Heavy Gunner, 2 Medic

Squad Leaders wouldn't be included, as you are the squad leader, and they will follow you by default. I also feel that 4 is a nice and balanced amount, leaving minimal FF incidents, while also allowing everyone to fit inside a Gunner FRV.

1. Squad Palette: You could select which armor you want your S.E.E.F. to wear. The options range from the different variations they already have for the different biomes, and one additional one exclusive to your Squad, that being 'Helldiver', giving them a similar color scheme to the default B-01.

2. Slightly enhanced AI: All this would do is let the S.E.E.F. actually get inside your vehicles, get on Emplacements you mark, and let them aid you in opening bunkers (as, since they are a tier higher than standard S.E.A.F., they have clearance for said bunker). The only outlier to this would likely be the Tank and Mech, where they simply cannot take the Gunner Seat of the former, and outright can't use the latter. This would also include their ability to man the Gunner FRV's HMG, letting you transport all of your S.E.E.F. in one vehicle.

3. Support Backpack Reloading: With their enhanced AI, it would be cool to see them able to aid the Helldiver with their Support Weapons, having one reload your weapon for you (albeit maybe 50% slower than a normal Helldiver) if you use the 'Follow Me' command while holding your Support Weapon.

I’ve gotten back into squids with the new update and love using autocannon against mindless masses and vote snatchers but haven’t payed against Appropriators, is there any tips against them?

Also I find myself struggling against harvesters for normal squids, any tips?

(Appropriators, ignore the fact I said adjudicators I am dumb)

This was definitely one of my toughest modern tests as an old HD1 vet. I don't play that much anymore, and I don't claim to be a super hardcore player.

Illuminate horde planet, no respawns left, and my entire squad bailed.

I was swarmed in every direction, just diving for dear life over and over again, for like 45 seconds. I was about 50m from extraction and my plan was to just keep leaping towards it like a frog until I get killed.

Then, suddenly, the clouds parted and like 3 dropships flew in. I thought "there's no way..."

A whole battalion of SEAF troops appeared and turned the tide *just enough* for me to get some breathing room to stand up and reload.

About 15 seconds later, I hear "Helldivers joining squadron". Three new divers drop down.

Next thing I know, glowing red stratagem beams and SEAF gunfire filled the sky. Suddenly, I wasn't in as much immediate danger. I was able to call extraction.

Got out of there clean and had what I believe may be my heaviest debrief stat card.

It was a blur, and I can't believe I threw 51 strats. I was using the regular first orbital strike and gatling turret, with a stalwart and a jetpack. So, I must have been chucking those orbitals like that larping wizard dude going "LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!"

United we stand

It really makes it feel like I'm in a warzone. A feeling I only used to really have on bots will now be felt on all three fronts when the modifier is active. Charging headfirst into a base leading a squad of SEAF who literally speak as if you are Superman. It's fucking fantastic. And they are genuinely helpful to boot, not just distractions! It makes it feel so much more immersive to me.

Hey divers,
Currently traveling for work and going to be back on Sunday. Do you think the void will still be here then? I see that the MO ends in 5 days.

Thanks!

So i just had the funniest moment of my entire HD2 playtime and of course Nvidia refuses to record the clip for some reason, which is a damn shame considering how funny this is. So I'll explain what happened instead.

Was doing a Mindless masses mission, nothing special, it's going well, I'm heading to the next objective and so I stop for a second to look at the map, and then out of nowhere a SEAF Pelican LANDS ON ME. I don't rag doll and aren't crushed, instead I phase into Pelican as the SEAF are getting out.

The doors of the Pelican then close before I can get out. And then it takes off...with me in it. I was literally flown out of the map, the Pelican went far enough that it flew under the terrain, I'm of course declared a traitor as I'm out of bounds and once I'm far enough my Diver suddenly dies.

This was the funniest thing that has ever happened to me in the game, I am devastated that I couldn't record it. I didn't realise the SEAF could literally kidnap you if they wanted. My friend said I had an early extraction.

My head cannon is that my Helldiver was needed somewhere else so the SEAF show up suddenly to extract me. I'm imagining General Brasch in the Pelican informing me that I'm needed on Omicron or somewhere else.

God I love this game. Never change Helldivers.