WHY CANT WE SWIM?!?!?!?!?

[Strangelove]

WHY!?!?!?

[retroquark]

I mean.. we can. It's just that it expends stamina instantly. So you can die in a puddle of water and lose your samples on a shallow that can't be deeper than to the helldiver's neck.

[Zephyr]

It's one of those baffling decisions no one can understand. If I had to hasard a guess it's because enemies can't go in water so devs are afraid we would find a way to be in the water and shoot them without them being able to touch us. This despite the fact we can't shoot while in water(but I'm sure they think we will find a lot of raised rocks on which to stand or something).

[MagikarpMagi]

No swimming. It just takes a little time to drown so you can reflect for a moment on where you went wrong.
Just like real life! You get a few seconds of panic before it's all dark!

[Jammerz Skip]

lore reason : armor heavy. its said in game hints its not rated to swim in. some armor can get severely damaged being submerged in water in their descriptions

gameplay reason :

[Zephyr]

Used to have a friend who was in the military, specialised in demolition and explained to me how one of the exercises was to have to swim with very heavy backpacks containing all the explosive material(20kg of gear at the very least), in particular to place charges on bridges and such objectives. I know someone in this forum also came to explain something similar and how swimming with a lot of gear is standard training, so the whole heaviness of the armor and gear isn't an excuse lore can call upon.

Now, I would understand if liquids were, say, acid, or such, but in that case even touching it should be a problem. I'm sure water on particularly cold planets could be a big deal too. But you can stay in water on all planets without trouble and the swimming is the only problem. So there is really no excuse.

[Sophisticated Gumi-chan]

Skill issue.

[Derplord]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4orO_hsz1vI

[Nakatomi]

Well Im sure it would be impossible if you have so many beacons on your belt to use, a EAT or Auto Cannon and Backpack, but the biggest issue is....... THE CAPE

Remember in The Incredibles how she said NO CAPES because people died in them well this is it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSfG3slODnM

[Cal]

because youre wearing metal armour and carrying heavy guns and equipment?

[JStorm]

Originally posted by Cal:

because youre wearing metal armour and carrying heavy guns and equipment?

Ah yes, Helldivers 2, known explicitly for its realism

[MagikarpMagi]

Originally posted by JStorm:

Originally posted by Cal:

because youre wearing metal armour and carrying heavy guns and equipment?

Ah yes, Helldivers 2, known explicitly for its realism

Exactly. So no swimming because they made up the game world and they said so. ezpz

[darkblade]

Originally posted by Strangelove:

WHY!?!?!?

Hmm let me think

Ok full body armor + 2 to 3 weapons and a backpack, and ammo for all of that.

Yeah i see no problem why we cant swim not

Do you think you could swim like that+ you just waked up from cryo sleep and you only got 1 day of training so what do you think why we cant swim

[TunaHematoma]

You're not mad at no swimming, you're mad at how poorly this game telegraphs that you can't swim.

Your dude wades into deep water, floats on the surface like he's wearing floaties, and breaststrokes with flawless form so you think it's no problem. 3 sec later LMAO j/k your guy dives to the bottom. Wile E. Coyote physics.

[Malidictus]

I love the people who come in to seagull-bomb the thread without reading anything past the title, then fly away just as quickly...



ON TOPIC: I understand why Arrowhead don't want us to swim everywhere, but the current limitation is just asinine. We drown in under 3 seconds, which is usually just long enough to notice we're swimming and turn around, but not always long enough to go back to the shallows. The game is terrible at showing us where the shallow and deep parts of the water are, where crossings can be made, etc. The game also doesn't support any way of climbing out of the water - we can only walk out if we find a shallow bank.

Worst of all, drowning doesn't seem to be connected to... well, anything. This would make some amount of sense if it were tied to our Stamina. Swim as long as you have the strength, then drown. That would reward players for using light armour and Stamina boosters, and could allow us to save ourselves by stimming in the water.

Let's be fair here - we really should be able to swim the 15 or so meters necessary to cross a narrow body of water.

[Guardian_Angel]

Originally posted by Jammerz Skip:

lore reason : armor heavy. its said in game hints its not rated to swim in. some armor can get severely damaged being submerged in water in their descriptions

Ah, yes, the light kevlar armour from the super store is so heavy that a person instantly drowns while wearing it. Totally reasonable!