Helldivers 2 gets a selection of excellent fleet upgrades, including one that'll reduce the cooldown of all Stratagems thanks to the power of paid bathroom breaks
Jul. 4, 2024That’s one way to boost morale
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A handful of new Super Destroyer upgrades are now available for liberty-lovingHelldivers 2players, including one that will reduce the cooldown of your Stratagems thanks to “enthusiasm enhancement initiatives” like paid bathroom breaks. Super Earth’s Ministry of Defence is so generous.
Rolled out today along with the deployment of a new patch, there are six new fleet upgrades to unlock. In no particular order, these are Advanced Crew Training, Cross-Platform Compatibility (which isn’t what it sounds like, but more on that below), Morale Augmentation, Streamlined Launch Process, High-Density Explosives, and Payroll Management System.
As with many of Helldivers 2’s fleet upgrades, the names aren’t all indicative of what they actually do – Payroll Management System, for example, reduces the reload time of all support weapons by 10%, thanks to the introduction of accounting software “freeing up HR associates to lubricate support weapons in their spare time.” This sounds like it’ll tie in well with Streamlined Launch Process, which reduces deployment time of support weapon Stratagems by allowing them to launch immediately once called in.
Morale Augmentation is arguably one of the stars of the show, as it reduces the cooldown ofallStratagems by 5%, which is beneficial for absolutely everyone. After previous fleet upgradesremoved safety systems for everyone’s favorite character, it’s rather refreshing to see this one take a kinder approach to the loyal Super Earth citizens, as it’ll “Boost overall crew efficiency with a suite of proven enthusiasm enhancement initiatives, such as citizenship anniversary celebrations and paid lavatory breaks.”
Otherwise, the Cross-Platform Compatibility upgrade sounds pretty amazing. It has nothing to do with the game’s current platforms, but will instead makeMortar Sentriesprioritize their fire at marked targets, which should make your turrets much more useful.
Finally, Eagle Rearm cooldown can now be reduced by a further 10% thanks to Advanced Crew Training, and High-Density Explosives will make your orbital Stratagems even more deadly by boosting the damage radius on their explosions by 10%. Just be sure not to get caught up in that.
All in all, there are some great additions here that look well worth unlocking if you want to enhance your delivery of Managed Democracy. And hey, even if you’re not bothered about the actual buffs, at least consider the Morale Augmentation one, even if only to let your poor crew get paid bathroom breaks.
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