“The Commando isn’t a better EAT, it’s a cheaper Spear” Helldivers 2 players aren’t excited about the new Rocket Launcher

The current Helldivers 2 Major Order has seen players go to the new X-45 jungle planet to face the Automatons. This has also led to the teased Commando Rocket Launcher finally being unlocked and it will become available at the conclusion of the Major Order, although it can already be used during missions on X-45. Based on the Rocket Launcher from the movie Commando, many players are excited to finally use the iconic weapon, but some can’t see it becoming an alternative to established weapons such as the Expendable Anti-Tank or Spear.

U/Vargras took to Reddit to discuss the new Commando Rocket Launcher that has been unlocked following the successful defense of the X-45 jungle planet. “I keep seeing the Commando compared again and again to the EAT, and it’s not a fair comparison because they’re both faster/disposable anti-armor weapons for different tasks,” they said.

“The Commando largely did what the Spear does now. You can’t really just bring that directly back when the niche is already occupied, or else you risk one just completely invalidating the other,” noting that it “so you ditch the ammo backpack, give it a new laser guidance system, and create a completely different gameplay method. Add to it the fact that the Commando “deals less raw damage than the EAT or Recoilless Rifle, but the same demolition damage as the Spear, and it seems kind of obvious to me what the angle is here that Arrowhead is going for.”

U/Rykin14 responded by asking for clarification from the Helldivers 2 developers as to what its purpose is supposed to be and the benefit that it has by being chosen over a more established meta weapon saying “I would really appreciate some small dev response stating that it’s supposed to be able to easily destroy Fabricators like the Spear does. The Spear is an abnormally strong rocket launcher so it makes sense it would get that kind of power, but the Commando is an abnormally weak rocket launcher. It’s kinda hard to be excited for it’s official release.”

Most of the recent Stratagems have been largely disappointing, with none becoming part of the meta since the Quasar Cannon was released in March. Weapons such as the Airburst Rocket Launcher were quickly dismissed upon release and I don’t think I’ve ever seen one used by another player. With the Commando Rocket Launcher being from the first game and inspired by the iconic Rocket Launcher in the Commando movie, it is disappointing to see that it hasn’t been a hit so far. But, all it takes is one player to find a viable use for it and it could become an essential part of the Helldivers 2 meta going forward, so it is too early to write the weapon off just yet.