• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    51
    ·
    edit-2
    8 months ago

    I leave that one for the lower level players to take so they can feel like they’re contributing to that part.

    Also, I die a lot.

    • jballsOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      8 months ago

      I do the same thing. And then cringe when they take something else like decreased extract time.

      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        ·
        8 months ago

        What?! Extraction isn’t even required for the mission to count as successful!

        Such undemocratic inefficiency.

        • jballsOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          8 months ago

          Exactly! It’s a worthless stratagem from a democracy point of view!

        • MarauderIIC@dormi.zone
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          8 months ago

          And you can block patrol spawns right now by standing in the right spots anyway, so why bother speeding it up?

  • Ethalis@jlai.lu
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    31
    ·
    8 months ago

    I’m so used to playing with that booster on that it feels awful to not get full inventory on respawn

    • ferret
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      8 months ago

      Honestly! Spawning in with only two grenades is terrible

      • jballsOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        13
        ·
        8 months ago

        Yeah if no one runs the booster, I immediately call in the resupply when we land. 2 grenades and stims is some bullshit.

        • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          Wait. That’s not how you’re supposed to play? Bullseye a bug hole/bot fab with your pod, clean up stragglers, drop a supply (on a hole or other stragglers) and then call for your support weapon/jetpack… Then, begin the mission.

          Right? 🫠

          • jballsOP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            8 months ago

            I try to avoid dropping hot if I can, just because it sucks so much ass to get rocked by heavies before you can call down your support weapon. Still, it does feel gangster as hell to land in and murder a whole patrol before they can call in backup.

            • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              4
              ·
              8 months ago

              Yeah, I hear that. It’s not every time, but there’s just something about riding that bullet through the entire atmosphere to orbital strike the fuck outta a POI and jump out swingin’. I’ve had my share of Chargers and/or Titans waiting outside the door, but still: the looks on their faces before I’m wet paste? Worth it.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      8 months ago

      I mean, 20 respawns, 4 players…

      In a 30 minute match you’re getting a single free supply pack every five minutes. Max benefit averages over the team if you use all respawns.

      There’s better options.

      It’s almost always better to take something consistent than something that only helps after a certain thing happens.

  • 7355608@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    ·
    8 months ago

    Just like in the Magic the Gathering health is a resource, in Helldivers lives are a resource and I like to spend that resource.

    • jballsOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      8 months ago

      I use the same logic when I throw my friend’s reinforcement on top of the bile titans.

      • Mokopa@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        ·
        8 months ago

        So long as you get it close enough they can hit it, all good… Not much worse than dropping in beside a bile titan.

        • jballsOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          9
          ·
          8 months ago

          Gotta get that Hellpod Power Steering module. It makes it feel like you can hit anything you want!

            • jballsOP
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              5
              ·
              8 months ago

              Nice! It is surprisingly fun. I saved it to the very last thinking it would be a small difference, but that is not the case.

  • Nommer
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    16
    ·
    8 months ago

    I find it’s worth taking. There aren’t a lot of good boosters out there. So if the stamina and health ones are covered I’ll take this one. Missing out on 2 stims and 2 nades kind of hurts. And if you drop in hot or get reinforced in the middle of a firefight having those extra 2 stims can be enough to get out without dying again. Especially with random because most of the time that resupply will be on CD because some chuckfuck decided to go solo and call in resupplies who knows where.

    • Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      8 months ago

      I’m sorry I decided to take that, the grenade pistol, and the Auto cannon and have permanently rag-dolled you… But I like explosions!

      • Zoot@reddthat.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        8 months ago

        Well atleast its not the Arc thrower, Blitzer, laser pistol and tesla towers.

  • jet@hackertalks.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    8 months ago

    The game is all about movement so the must haves are always:

    Stamina : Go faster longer

    Muscle Enhancement: Go faster in more places

    Vitality : Don’t take as much limb damage, live longer

    • jballsOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      8 months ago

      Yep, I usually want those 3 plus the ammo perk.

    • jballsOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      8 months ago

      It’s like that Jedi bell curve graph and you’re on the left side .

    • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      8 months ago

      Technically, real Helldivers bought Superior Packing Methodology and don’t bring up the fact that it’s inoperable so as not to piss off the Democracy Officer. 🥹😅