Amidst all the wild stuff happening with AT-AT walkers that spawn robots and cloaked ships hiding in plain sight, Arrowhead decided today was a good day to drop a huge Helldivers 2 balancing patch. The changes aren't as dramatic as last month's divisive Railgun nerf, but for this diver, they're already more meaningful.
Arrowhead put a few weapon types under the microscope that didn't see any changes last time around—namely sniper rifles, heavy armor, the Arc Thrower, and the ballistic shield. We're looking at largely buffs across the board with only one big nerf (sorry Slugger). After testing most of these changes for a few hours today, here's what I see as the bigger winners and losers of Patch 01.000.200.
