The EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit is one of the last Strategem you will unlock as you progress in level in Helldivers 2. Unlocked at level 25, this Stratagem allows you to call down a mech to aid your battle for democracy. What if this mech, however, could be changed? Instead of having a rocket launcher and a heavy machine gun, what if it had a flamethrower and an autocannon? That is what the community is debating today.
In a post created by user Emord_Nillap on Reddit, they posted a simple question; “What if mechs were modular?” This got the community thinking of some interesting ways to alter the mech to make it a more versatile option to use in the game. For starters, the creator of the post suggested various versions of the mech such as one with a machine gun and a flamethrower for crowd control, two anti-armor cannons for taking down bigger threats, and one with two missile launchers which is simply marked as “not recommended.”
One user commented on the post saying, “Give us a Ballistic Shield attachment as well, replacing a max of 1 of the arms like a Heavy Devastator.” A shield for the mech would be a great improvement. Another user commented, “Or gun-mounted shield and Gatling cannon, for the Legion mains.” Some simply rehashed the idea of melee weapons by giving the mech a massive sword to swing around.
Other users gave suggestions for other weapons that could be added to the mech. For starters, one user said that the railgun should be added stating, “Rail gun arm should be able to one-shot anything anywhere with long charging speed and long cooldown.” Another user mentioned the idea of using EMP Rockets. Perhaps this will be a good addition to a future Warbond after the game gets patched up a bit.
