Coolest Helldivers 2 support weapon gets secret “massive buff” in new update

Arrowhead has just released the patch notes for Helldivers 2 update 01.002.201. The best part of this update is that it has fixed weapon-ruining bugs from the patch released prior to the  HD2 Borderline Justice Warbond. However, as discovered by the community, the new Helldivers 2 update has also delivered a secret “massive buff” for one of the coolest support weapons.

New Helldivers 2 delivers secret “massive buff”

Following the release of the new Helldivers 2 update, players on Reddit have shared a “massive buff” not mentioned in the patch notes. This buff is for the Quasar Cannon, and, as shared by OP Scarlet_Knowledge, “After first shot, Quasar Cannon will be charging no matter what”.

Gameplay of the buff can be seen in the embedded Reddit post below:

Quasar Cannon Just got massive buff!
byu/Scarlet_Knowledge inHelldivers

There’s no mention of this in the patch notes, so it is presumably a bug. As of writing, no one from Arrowhead has responded to this secret buff on the game’s official Discord.

Unfortunately, because of how significant and unintended the buff is, it’s more than likely going to get reverted very soon. The Quasar Cannon is already deadly enough, and not having to charge the cannon will definitely make it too OP.

Right now, we’d encourage exploiting the bug as much as possible before it gets fixed. We don’t know when it will get fixed as no one from Arrowhead has mentioned it yet, but a hotfix could be delivered very soon.

As for how the bug has occurred, fans are assuming Arrowhead “accidentally applied the chargeup thing from the new laser revolver to the quasar”.

For more Helldivers 2, check out our guide to the best warbonds ranked, along with the best stratagems and best throwables. We have also a guide to the best weapons, and, if you’re coming back to HD2 for the first time in a long while, we have a bunch of tips and tricks to help you get reaccustomed to the battlefield.