exo-45 or exo-49

[Saul]

fellow helldivers, i was wondering which one of those is better, im almost on level 25 and i don't know which one im gonna buy

[Five™]

you choose, everybody here are meta-players and they will say to you the armor you need, so they can't use anything thats not on the meta, so you choose.

[Barn]

Originally posted by Five:

you choose, everybody here are meta-players and they will say to you the armor you need, so they can't use anything thats not on the meta, so you choose.

the meta is whatever armor looks cool

[Tahla]

They're both good (or bad) depending on the circumstances. The patriot has a minigun that's good against light and medium enemies with 1000 rounds and a rocket launcher with 15 shots that's about equal to the commando, if you have some trigger discipline and just walk over the smallest bugs instead of shooting them it can last quite a while.

The emancipator has two auto cannons that are pretty good if you want to take care of a lot of bug holes or want some stagger, it can deal with most targets but only has 100 shots per arm, so it's more a jack of all trades master of none.

As for both exosuits, you only get two uses per mission with a 10 minute cooldown once you call in the first until you can call in the second and they can die pretty fast to chargers, bile titans or general rockets and turrets on the bot front.

[Hand's Hermit Permit]

Both are good for both fronts.

But Patriot is best for bugs. The machinegun will tear through a lot and can last a long time if you aim correctly. Rockets are for occasional heavies, and will also go far if you place the shots really well.

Emancipator is best for bots. It has more armor I think? But besides that, it can easily and quickly take out heavy targets before they can fire back and obliterate you. The splash damage helps destroy dropship payloads before they can deploy, and the autocannons are also great for destroying fabricators in 1 shot on the vents or by dumping ammo into their sides (Keep in mind this is fantastic for bug holes. Emancipator is ideal on blitz missions on bugs especially.) Just keep in mind while most blaster fire will bounce right off the armor, rockets will not and will heavily damage you. Focus on enemies that can pierce your armor like striders, rocket devastators, bruiser hulks.

[Sirre]

Does it really matter which one you buy first? I mean you get enough slips to buy the other one in a handful of missions anyway.