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Recording summary · June 2024

Stress Testing Helldivers 2's Most POWERFUL EXOSUIT MECH - INSANE DAMAGE!

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Overview

Daniel stress tests the Emancipator exosuit mech, which costs 20,000 requisition points and normally has a 10-minute cooldown.

Equipped with quad autocannons and a melee stomp, the exosuit eliminates hordes, Bile Titans, and Chargers when hitting weak points, but suffers from fragility and rapid ammunition depletion.

Against Automatons, the autocannons destroy fabricator vents, shielded enemies, and walkers, though rapid ammo depletion causes struggles against tanks and Hulks.

Daniel compares the mech gameplay favorably to desired mechanics for Armored Core 6 and suggests adding mech customization and melee weapons to Helldivers 2.

Themes

Emancipator exosuit specs, costs, and cooldown mechanics.

Combat performance and targeting tactics against Terminid Chargers and Bile Titans.

Rapid ammunition depletion and exosuit fragility.

Performance against Automaton forces and fabricator structures.

Navigating a jammer before calling in an exosuit.

Comparisons to Armored Core 6 and ideas for mech customization and melee weaponry in Helldivers 2.

Developments

Daniel unlocks and deploys the Emancipator exosuit during a Terminid engagement.

A Bile Titan shreds a Charger before Daniel shoots off its leg.

Daniel runs out of ammo and waits through a cooldown for another exosuit drop.

Daniel destroys three Chargers using half the ammunition of the mech.

Daniel destroys an Automaton fabricator by firing autocannons into its exhaust vent.

Daniel escapes an Automaton encounter after nearly exhausting ammo, redeploying into an area blocked by a jammer.

Uncertainties & gaps

Daniel questions why building debris appears to be floating around during the mission.

Daniel questions whether the cooldown displayed twelve minutes or ten minutes.

Daniel is uncertain whether the autocannons can destroy Scorpion tanks or bug holes.

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