Helldivers 2 is finally back after developers decided to issue a dozen buffs in a single patch rather than continuing their nerf spree. With this increased attention and reignited passion, eager players are now once again wishing upon a star to see one fantastic weapon added as a Strategem.
“I’d give all my life savings directly to Johan Pilestedt’s personal bank account just to get this as a Strategem,” wrote one excited Helldiver in a Sept. 19 Reddit thread, asking the developers at Arrowhead to introduce the minigun to the game. In real-life, the weapon can shoot thousands of rounds per minute and is quite decimating when put to good use, so you could only imagine how effective it would be at mowing down hordes of treacherous bots and bugs across the stars. Hell, one player even said it could have its own set of detriments, such as slowed movement speed and a backpack slot, so Arrowhead’s nerf-happy developers would be satisfied.
“I would give him my whole body, my cat, the dog of my neighbor, my motorcycle, my mother and the sister I never had,” wrote another player who’d love to see the minigun employed to deliver Liberty to the tyrannical enemies of the state. Others in the thread made suggestions on how to make the weapon work, from making it available only at points of interest to introducing it in the form of a laser-powered Gatling gun with infinite ammo and a heating mechanic.
There are already several LMGs in the game that function similarly to each other, so the minigun should definitely aim for something new and refreshing to change things up a bit.
Helldivers 2 is seeing more than triple its usual player count following a Sept. 17 patch that buffed almost all of its guns into the sky. Alongside that, some powerful enemies saw their defenses lowered, allowing players to go through their power fantasies like they did when the game launched to stellar success earlier this year.
