Alexus! Please NERF the Autocannon!

[Cogito Ergo Tsun]

I'm literally killing enemies in the game and destroying fabricators and actually having fun! This can't be intentional! A game designed for everyone is a game designed for nobody!

This is a weapon that is not only versatile, but powerful too. A powerful weapon cannot be versatile. A versatile weapon must be USELESS. It might even kill bile titans from further away than the pre-nerf arc thrower, which we all knew was the natural counter to the bile titan, while ALSO killing it faster than the purifier which as we all know is not only a gun but one of the guns of all time.

Honestly, the idea of having weapons in the game can't be good. It can't be balanced. Players shouldn't have the opportunity to fight back. Alexus certainly knows this since he has experience with removing features from kid-friendly mascot horror games, which Helldivers 2 most certainly is at this point.

For real though, please just move Alexus to a different role in the company or fire him since he's really bad at his job and completely out of touch with the community.

[AoD_lexandro]

Devs have already stated clearly the Autocannon is perfect, and wont be changed. Its considered the gold standard.

[Cogito Ergo Tsun]

Originally posted by AoD_lexandro:

Devs have already stated clearly the Autocannon is perfect, and wont be changed. Its considered the gold standard.

They sure could've fooled me on their crusade to make every other gun feel as ass as possible

[GoodGorilla]

No, make a nerf gun instead.

[MagikarpMagi]

Akexus, play despacito

[Nani Sore]

Originally posted by AoD_lexandro:

Devs have already stated clearly the Autocannon is perfect, and wont be changed. Its considered the gold standard.

Just because they thought it was perfect at one point and time doesn't mean things won't change. I feel like anything could be nerfed at any given time for reasons they don't tell us, like making room for a Warbond item.

[pseudo]

Thankfully the autocannon is the favourite of Pilestedt, so autocannon chads will always be having fun.

[Izlude]

Alexus, stop nerfing everything. All the guns kinda suck now.

[Wolfguarde]

Originally posted by AoD_lexandro:

Devs have already stated clearly the Autocannon is perfect, and wont be changed. Its considered the gold standard.

Yes, but the devs also stated they nerfed ricochet for legitimate reasons, so we know they lie.

Mark my words, they will nerf the autocannon eventually, citing changes to the state of game balance brought about by the addition of new weapons.

[pseudo]

Originally posted by Wolfguarde:

Originally posted by AoD_lexandro:

Devs have already stated clearly the Autocannon is perfect, and wont be changed. Its considered the gold standard.

Yes, but the devs also stated they nerfed ricochet for legitimate reasons, so we know they lie.

Mark my words, they will nerf the autocannon eventually, citing changes to the state of game balance brought about by the addition of new weapons.

Honestly, I picked up Autocannon back at launch and thought it was so good it couldn't possibly stay in the state it was in. Everyone else started noticing how good it was, and I thought it was gonna get nerfed hard like everything else.

That thing's definitely the CEO's babygirl, there's no way the devs are gonna be touching it any time soon.

[GoodGorilla]

Alexus nerf joel

[Wolfguarde]

Originally posted by pseudo:

Originally posted by Wolfguarde:

Yes, but the devs also stated they nerfed ricochet for legitimate reasons, so we know they lie.

Mark my words, they will nerf the autocannon eventually, citing changes to the state of game balance brought about by the addition of new weapons.

Honestly, I picked up Autocannon back at launch and thought it was so good it couldn't possibly stay in the state it was in. Everyone else started noticing how good it was, and I thought it was gonna get nerfed hard like everything else.

That thing's definitely the CEO's babygirl, there's no way the devs are gonna be touching it any time soon.

Also an autocannon main, and I stand by my statement. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. Sooner or later too many people will be using it because everything else is ♥♥♥♥, and they'll have to line it up against the wall and hit it with the firing squad like the rest to get people using other guns again.

[Nani Sore]

You guys are talking about automatons right, I never see anyone using this on bugs.

[Cogito Ergo Tsun]

Us AutocannonGODS are not invincible. It really is a matter of time unless Alexus is stopped. And yes, the autocannon is... alright on bugs. It can kill or at least horribly maim a bile titan and can kill chargers if you shoot their ass. Obviously it's an inferior anti-tank option for the bugs compared to the rocket launchers, but it can also clear bugholes efficiently too

[Wolfguarde]

I run it for everything. AC's an excellent weapon for now no matter what you're doing. It can take out gunships, shrieker nests, spore spewers, even chargers if you can angle the bounce right on a few shots. Small AoE splash. Pierces armour on medium bugs (brood lords/baby chargers). Little to no discernible damage falloff on small/medium bugs at extreme range. You can take out broadcast towers with it. You can take out bug nests with it. The list goes on.

[Ravnin]

I dare him to do it so the odds of him getting yeeted go up for sabotaging the game constantly.