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The recent addition of the Constitution for Liberty Day has really split the community. Some players adore the archaic weapon and don’t truly mind its ineffectiveness, while others believe that the Constitution should get a major buff. The latter group of players uses the Senator as an example of an overpowered but extremely fun weapon. However, is there a need for more AP4 weapons in Helldivers 2, or would more overpowered weapons only reduce variety?
What Made the Senator Buff Acceptable?
As you probably know, the Senator was buffed in the latest major update. With this buff, the Big Iron became AP4. Sure enough, at the time, many players were quite surprised, and some were even against this change. However, in time, Helldivers started praising the devs’ decision to let the usually-ignored weapon shine. Also, there is something truly funny about having an overly buffed pistol alongside weapons like the Purifier.
The question is would it be just as funny and useful if other underappreciated weapons suddenly became AP4? Disownership noted: “The whole humor of the Senator being AP4 is that it’s a big iron on your hip. When you start making the other irons bigger too, suddenly the big iron on your hip doesn’t look so big anymore”.
Another player, Jstar338, added: “Senator having AP4 is both funny and makes sense balance-wise. The iron sights are terrible, the magazine is low, and accuracy isn’t great. But when it hits? Hoo boy it hits”.
The community agreed that if the Constitution were to receive the same treatment, it would probably feel repetitive. So, the consensus was not to introduce buffs that would throw off the balance.
Helldivers Claim One of the Weapons Deserves to Be AP4
Of course, some buffs would still be the right call. The Helldivers 2 players unanimously chose which weapon should be added to the list of AP4 weapons. You might have guessed it yourself, but the weapon in question was the Eruptor.
One player, lord_bingus_the_2nd, stated: “I think the only one actually deserving is the Eruptor. Purely because it has such a low fire rate and slow projectile speed. It wouldn’t offset the balance for fighting hulks and chargers, and its main bonus would be that it now does full damage to AP3 enemies”.
Another player, HeadWood_, added: “The Eruptor. Programmable ammo or Warbond variant like the Liberator, Punisher, and Breaker series, rocket-propelled DU Penetrator or HEAT shell. I would love to see my pride and joy f**k up a Hulk”.
We do agree that the Eruptor is a worthy candidate, how about you? As for too many weapons becoming AP4, well, we’d say give it time. Every weapon deserves to shine, however maybe not at the same time. Also, we love having a variety to choose from, it’s nice to challenge oneself by choosing the weapons that aren’t overpowered. So, join us for the Major Order, let’s show those bugs and bots what we can do with unbuffed weapons. For Liberty and Super Earth.