Recording summary · May 2024
Helldivers 2 – The ＂Automaton MELTER＂ SPEAR Loadout Melts Automatons (group, Helldive Difficulty)
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Overview
Daniel introduces and deploys a Spear loadout against automatons on Helldive difficulty, utilizing it alongside the Senator pistol and fire grenades to destroy fabricators, gunships, tanks, and a Strider turret while contending with Devastators, heavy automaton defenses, and targeting lock-on difficulties.
Themes
Long-distance targeting and destruction of automaton fabricators using the Spear.
Lock-on inconsistencies when using the Spear at specific ranges or close proximity.
Effectiveness of the Spear against aerial gunships, tanks, and Striders.
Use of the Senator pistol with medium armor penetration for headshots against automaton enemies.
Challenges posed by heavy automaton defenses, Devastator fire, and surviving toward extraction.
Developments
Daniel destroys the first fabricator from a distance with the Spear.
Daniel destroys a second fabricator using the Spear.
Daniel misses a fabricator after throwing a 500 kg bomb.
Daniel one-shots a tank using the Spear.
Daniel hits and destroys the top turret of a Strider.
Daniel deploys a rail cannon after discovering the 500 kg bomb was not equipped.
Another player destroys the targeted dropship object.
Daniel one-shots a second tank.
Daniel kills an enemy with a Senator headshot.
Daniel accidentally catches on fire but survives before reaching the extraction point.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel is unsure why the Spear fails to lock onto targets randomly or whether proximity is the cause.
Daniel is unsure what target the rail cannon strike destroyed.
Daniel is uncertain whether the Spear can lock onto and target a static dropship structure.