Helldivers 2 players managed to successfully liberate Varylia-5 and obtained the Emancipator mech suit. For a limited time, this mech is a free stratagem during each mission. You can also purchase the mech from your ship’s stratagem section for 20,000 Req Slips. With the success of this mission, many were excited to get their hands on the new mech. Unfortunately, there are many who believe that this new stratagem came “pre-nerfed” and needs a major buff if it is going to be a viable option to help spread managed democracy.
A simple post on Reddit by Rooonaldooo99 reads, “Looks like this one came pre-nerfed.” On top of that, a video created by OhDough with over 50,000 views talks about how bad the new mech suit is. After trying out the mech on a lower difficulty, we enjoyed the experience. While we don’t normally use a mech during our fights, we thought it was a fine tool to help spread democracy. Of course, there are many giving Arrowhead advice on how to make it better.
One user replied to the post by saying, “Helldivers 2: “Can I have a rocket launcher?” “Sure, there’s a rocket launcher, it’s s**t, but maybe will kill some bugs.” Another player commented, “That’s the issue. They are trying to balance the game FOR the enemies not the players. Like they have a philosophy that the enemies need to be overwhelmingly stronger than us and I don’t know why.”
The list of issues people have with the Emancipator isn’t long but it does have a fair number of complaints. Here is what people are saying needs work:
- Add the capability of entering first-person mode
- Increase the range you can aim (many complain that it cannot shoot the ground in front of it)
- Increase the mech’s defenses
- Increase the mech’s damage
- Allow both mechs to be brought into a mission, not as a bug/glitch
Despite the list of complaints about the mech, there are still plenty who enjoy the Emancipator in Helldivers 2. It is important to recognize that the mech does need some work. Players have discovered that it does far less durable damage than the sentry and the standard autocannon. Of course, we will need to wait until the next patch that is said to give buffs to multiple weapons including the Spear to see if the Emancipator gets a buff or not.