Automaton enemy is trash

[Lubrication]

Cool idea, terrible execution. Need more game designer that have higher than 20IQ

[Cloud Kicker]

I think you misspelled "Terminid"

No, really. I enjoy Automaton missions a lot more than Terminid ones. Even if they both have something I really do not like; Chargers and Cannons.

[Mini]

Which enemy specifically? Hulks are pretty frustrating if you don't bring an Anti Material Rifle or Recoilless Rifle, so my guess is them. My advice is to break line of sight when they're chasing you and make as much distance as possible. Oh and dive if you get set on fire. Otherwise, you can kite the Hulk to look away from a teammate and have them shoot their exposed fuel array (which requires good communication).

If it's the Tanks you struggle with, try and hit them with impact grenades. Any two grenades that hit the sides or back of the cannon will destroy them (easier with Annihilator Tanks than it is with Shredder Tanks). If not, I recommend the Eagle 110 Rocket Pods since they tend to 1-2 shot the tank.

If it's Devastators you struggle with, try bringing precision weapons and aim for their heads. One good shot from a Senator, Anti Material Rifle, Slugger, or Diligence is enough to bring them down. You can also use grenades on the Shield Devastators to blow their shield arm off, making them easier. Pro tip about Rocket Devastators; if they lean towards you, they are about to fire their rocket salvo. Dive left or right and stay down for a sec to increase your chances of the Devastator missing!

If it's the Tower Turrets... I don't know on this one. They just kill you from miles away. If you're looking at them, they flash right before they kill you allowing you to dive to safety. I kinda want a sound cue or something for these guys.

If it's Automaton Infantry... just shoot them. The Breaker family of guns is great for them, as well as the two pump shotguns (the Punisher and Slugger). If you can afford it, the Scorcher one shots them to the torso most of the time too.

If it's the Chainsaw Devastators, just keep backpedaling. They are slower than light/medium armor divers, so just keep moving while laying the punishment on them. I feel that the standard machine gun tears through them the fastest.

Hope that helps!

[Sanglaine]

Autos are way more fun to fight than Terminid currently. No clue what you're on. I can't even aim for headshots/weakspots and I manage well enough with just an autocannon. (which I am not looking forward to it getting nerfed, but whatever)

[Cloud Kicker]

Originally posted by Sanglaine:

autocannon ... getting nerfed

What?

[Mini]

Originally posted by Cloud Kicker:

Originally posted by Sanglaine:

autocannon ... getting nerfed

What?

Wait say it ain't so. I didn't see anything about this in the developer talks? I love the autocannon and it's in a really good spot right now :(

[John Digger]

I think the worst crime is hiding behind solid cover doesn't save you from explosive i'm not physic expert here but that can't be right

[Cloud Kicker]

Originally posted by ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️:

I think the worst crime is hiding behind solid cover doesn't save you from explosive i'm not physic expert here but that can't be right

The blastwave from a small yield nuke or a 500kg bomb at the ranges we often see in Helldivers 2 is more than enough to pop eardrums irrecoverably through the power of pressure alone.
It is the sort of physicanarrative dissonance that I will just choose to accept because the gameplay is fun.
In the same way if a rocket hits cover and send me flying, I will just choose to accept that because the gameplay is fun and something rather than nothing would have happened using real physics anyway. I do not desire ArrowHead to go all Red Faction on us regarding the level/map generation, but I would welcome it if we could.

Mr Owl, how many Hellbombs does it take to get to the center of a tootsiepop?

Or a mountain?

[Aethrys]

I like that bot reinforcements arrive all at once, and you have the possibility of wiping them all out by downing the drop ship.

I also like that many of their medium armor troops have heads you can shoot with primaries and take down quickly if you're good enough.

It just feels a lot more tactical/skillful fighting them than the bugs.