Recording summary · May 2024
Stress Testing Helldivers 2's Most EXPLOSIVE Crossbow - INSANE DAMAGE!
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Overview
Daniel reviews and stress tests the CB-9 Exploding Crossbow, which deals 420 damage, has a 5-round capacity, low recoil, lacks armor penetration, and costs 80 medals on the Democratic Detonation Warbond's final page.
The CB-9 Exploding Crossbow fires semi-automatically with a yellow reticle and arching bolts that restring between shots, eliminating smaller enemies with direct hits or headshots while presenting self-inflicted explosive danger.
Testing against automatons and Terminids showed poor overall performance due to minimal blast radius, slow firing, protracted reloads, struggles against swarms, and ineffective results against armored targets.
Themes
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow specifications, acquisition cost, and comparison with alternatives such as the Eruptor.
Handling mechanics, bolt trajectory, reload behavior, and area-of-effect capabilities of the crossbow.
In-game combat effectiveness against automatons, swarms, and Terminid targets.
Developments
Daniel deploys into a combat zone to test the CB-9 Exploding Crossbow against various targets.
Daniel switches to testing the crossbow against Terminids on a low-visibility map.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the CB-9 Exploding Crossbow holds any advantage over the Eruptor or serves an effective tactical role.
Whether spore mushrooms can still be destroyed with the weapon following game fixes.