Helldivers 2 update makes the shooter a “little bit harder, but hopefully in a fun way” as Automatons get smarter and weapons get buffed to help deal with them

Heads up, Helldivers – a new Helldivers 2 update is here, and while those devious Automatons have received an update to their “situational awareness protocol” to make them even more dangerous in a group, plenty of weapons have received buffs so you can deliver managed democracy more efficiently than ever.

Patch 01.002.200 has brought with it a plethora of balance adjustments, with 13 weapons and six stratagems receiving tweaks. Of those weapons, nine of them have been given straight up damage buffs – the AR-61 Tenderizer has gone from 95 to 105 damage, for example, and the SG-8S Slugger has increased from 250 damage to 280. Meanwhile, the armor penetration of the R-36 Eruptor’s projectiles has been boosted from “medium” to “heavy,” and the “lifetime” of its projectiles is now 0.3 seconds longer (lasting for a full second in total).