Good starting/early game loadouts?

[Raincloud Man]

I'm installing the game right now and I was looking around a little to see what weapons and/or stratagems I should be aiming for first, but there seems to be a lot of weapons that have been nerfed recently and I'm not certain if any of the guides that are a few months old are still relevant.
So as fresh bug feed, what should I be trying to scrape together enough resources to get?

[Inardesco]

Eagle cluster
Airburst
Mortar

All top tier

[Hermatus]

For me, who started just a few days ago, i chose to go for turrents at first because they are easy to use... are not dependend on my performance ... and of my weaponry.
The Liberator, high explosive grenades and the redeemer gun where my setup to go into missions and of course the booster to for the hellpod buff (better players can use their advanced boosters and dont have to waste their slot on this one)

Soooo....
Liberator / High explosive / Redeemer
Turrent / Turrent / Laser Cannon (doesnt use ammo so good if you deplete on it) / Sniper Rifle (just because i like to snipe)
that was it for me.

[Varyn765]

I haven't played since before the Great Helldiver Uprising kicked off so IDK what's good for weapons but...

Primary: Eruptor
Secondary: Redeemer
Nade: Impact

Support: Stalwart
Pack: Shield or None and bring extra strat.
Strat 1: Eagle airstrike
Strat 2: 500KG
Strat 3: Napalm (Optional)

or, if you prefer orbitals

1: Airburst
2: Laser
3: Railcannon

[Dew]

Support weapon wise

Automatons
Anti-materiel rifle w/ supply pack

Terminids
Expendable anti-tank or recoilless rifle

Those are obtained really early and will still be solid picks hundreds of hours down the line
If they are not nerfed into the dirt

[Hassel]

Originally posted by Inardesco:

Eagle cluster
Airburst
Mortar

All top tier

mortar is very hit and miss, yes it is nice vs crowds but can easy kill other players if they are close to bugs

recoilless and EAT (Expendeable Anti-Tank) is nice vs chargers, just aim for the head
autocannon is nice vs anything that not heavy armor

eagles, cluster, airstike, napalm are all very usefull

gatling sentry is good vs hordes and the autocannon sentry is good vs heavy armor, chargers and biles

sidenote for sentries, they do not care who is in front, a target is a target

[That person]

Honestly, punisher, airstrike, precision strike, cluster bomb are not only great early on, but stay high on the list all the way through.
I've found it crazy how much I gravitate towards early unlocks in late game.
A part of keeps thinking "surely the first things I got can't be the best?"
Truth is, a lot of them pretty much are
Especially Eagle airstrike!

[Ashiyan]

Originally posted by Varyn_TV:

I haven't played since before the Great Helldiver Uprising kicked off so IDK what's good for weapons but...

Primary: Eruptor
Secondary: Redeemer
Nade: Impact

Support: Stalwart
Pack: Shield or None and bring extra strat.
Strat 1: Eagle airstrike
Strat 2: 500KG
Strat 3: Napalm (Optional)

or, if you prefer orbitals

1: Airburst
2: Laser
3: Railcannon

bit much just 19mins into downloading