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Currently, Helldivers 2 is split between two factions, the Automatons and the Terminids. Ever since its launch, the Terminids have been the preferred enemy type for most players. This has often resulted in Automaton-focused Major Orders being failed due to not enough playing jumping into the missions, this is frustrating when it comes to potentially unlocking new Stratagems.
U/Nivajoe has taken to Reddit with some suggestions for Arrowhead Game Studios to make the Automatons more fun to deal with and hopefully encourage more players to fight the robot army saying “The only thing I hate about it, is how it feels like I’m just constantly getting thrown around. Constant explosions, constantly being thrown somewhere.”
Ragdolling is extremely common, and frustrating, in Automaton missions due to the amount of missiles and grenades you have to try and dodge. But, I do think there are many more issues with Automaton missions, despite these being what I almost exclusively play outside of Major Order missions.
U/Weyland responded with their own list of issues for Automaton missions saying,
- “Flinch seemingly in sync with enemy firerate. As soon as my reticle gets back on target, they shoot again.
- Rocket headshots. Nuff said. At least make it so that it cannot 100-0 me and I can be safe from insta death if I OD on stims every time I take damage.
- Wierdly random DPS dished out by shield devastators and MG raiders. Sometimes you can survive 3 of them out in the open and sometimes just one guns you down in a second.
- Dropship and Fabricator Strider debris becoming one way cover. If I cannot shoot a mf through that, why does it have a line of fire on me?
- Railgun vs gunships. Please?”
It is a shame that the majority of players prefer the Automatons, but hopefully, this will change in the future. One of the reasons why players may not enjoy facing the Automatons as much is that they are facing them with a loadout built for the Terminids. To optimize your loadout for the robot army, we highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can bring democracy to every enemy in the galaxy.
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