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Jordan Gerblick

Helldivers 2 dev on complaints that primary weapons are underpowered: "This is very much intentional, you need to rely on your Stratagems"

A screenshot from Helldivers 2 showing a player shooting towards a huge explosion.

Helldivers 2's balance lead has responded to complaints from players that the co-op shooter's primary weapons aren't powerful enough.

Democracy defenders have been asking for weapon buffs since Helldivers 2 launched, and a massive balance patch aimed instead at nerfing the game's most overpowered weapons did little to satisfy them. Well, in a new developer blog, Arrowhead head of product testing Patrik Lasota said, essentially, primary weapons are designed to make you feel underpowered if you aren't using them in conjunction with your Stratagems.

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