As a lifelong Bug Diver :D

[Arisciel]

Bugs are cool, bugs are chill.

I did like a day of the Super Earth missions and ngl got bored so went back to me bugs, the bugs are kind.

All the hate is kinda funny though tbh lel, like damn you guys get that worked up over like 50 medals? Sheesh, come bug dive with me it's chil;

[GustavoM]

Bugs are cool. You are cool.

[Arisciel]

Originally posted by GustavoM:

Bugs are cool. You are cool.

You too good sir

[VIRUSOID]

It's funny how in next thread some dude ranting that bugs are worst faction to play against

[CrouchingTigerHiddenAK]

1) Bug divers and bot divers were absolutely needed to hold back the other fronts while the main force defended Super Earth. You were doing a good duty, the hate is unwarranted, and anyone who disagrees is a poor strategist trying to cope.

2) You said the bugs are KIND???

BUG SYMPATHIZER DETECTED.
REPORTED TO YOUR DEMOCRACY OFFICER.

[David Davidson]

They're by far my least favorite faction. Bots then squids then bugs.
Though you keep doing the bug missions, I won't be, game has enough bugs without me having to actually play against them too.

[Arisciel]

Originally posted by CrouchingTigerHiddenAK:

1) Bug divers and bot divers were absolutely needed to hold back the other fronts while the main force defended Super Earth. You were doing a good duty, the hate is unwarranted, and anyone who disagrees is a poor strategist trying to cope.

2) You said the bugs are KIND???

BUG SYMPATHIZER DETECTED.
REPORTED TO YOUR DEMOCRACY OFFICER.

The Terminids are just fun to fight for me, that and I’ve been collecting Tyranids from Warhammer 40K my entire life so ye, they’re kind :D

I do like the way that they die though

[Arisciel]

Originally posted by VIRUSOID:

It's funny how in next thread some dude ranting that bugs are worst faction to play against

Everyone’s gonna have “worst” faction, like I struggle a lot against the Automatons, they’re not bad, I just don’t entirely get them

[David Davidson]

Originally posted by Arisciel:

Originally posted by VIRUSOID:

It's funny how in next thread some dude ranting that bugs are worst faction to play against

Everyone’s gonna have “worst” faction, like I struggle a lot against the Automatons, they’re not bad, I just don’t entirely get them

Just take cover and prioritize headshots. If you see a bot commissar raise it's arm, shoot it before it fires a flare.
Takes a slower and more methodical playstyle.

[Arisciel]

Originally posted by David Davidson:

Originally posted by Arisciel:

Everyone’s gonna have “worst” faction, like I struggle a lot against the Automatons, they’re not bad, I just don’t entirely get them

Just take cover and prioritize headshots. If you see a bot commissar raise it's arm, shoot it before it fires a flare.
Takes a slower and more methodical playstyle.

Had a few rounds of them on Tier VIII today using the Breaker, Senator, Recoilless, Eagles Airstrike, Napalm, 500 and did okay.

But all the constant rockets and bullets flying is like wow, it’s strange how the bots are unfathomably hectic and the bugs seem sorta calm in comparison to me

[El_ Artifice]

Fuel for a the war effort isn’t going to harvest itself. A diver fighting in any front is a diver contributing to spreading Managed Democracy, as Liberty intended.

[MisterRed]

I am somewhat curious, do the bugs not get boring too, since I assume bug diver is meant to mean ‘only bugs’? I do agree the illuminate are the most boring, though, but typically I’ll do a few bug ops over a few days, get bored of them and switch to automatons when I wanna play this game, and rinse and repeat. No hate or anything, everyone should just play however is fun

[Crassie Wassie]

Originally posted by Arisciel:

Originally posted by VIRUSOID:

It's funny how in next thread some dude ranting that bugs are worst faction to play against

Everyone’s gonna have “worst” faction, like I struggle a lot against the Automatons, they’re not bad, I just don’t entirely get them

Yee I think people can have trouble switching tactics and mindsets
With bugs I feel like you almost need a more macro mindset to deal with bugs. "Even though I'm not killing one in 15 seconds i'll have killed 5". Where with bots you need to prioretize the scary enemies like Devestator variants and Machine Gunners and Zerkers.
Bot objectives are susceptible to being besieged with stratagems, where with bugs you have to be physically in the location and then take on the bugs that come toward you. So most bug combat will be close quarters and there's nothing you can do about it.

A lot of people in Helldivers have this worm in their brain that says "If it cant kill a hulk in 1 second it's a bad stratagem". And then say things like the GL or Airburst are bad(tho nowadays both of those can kill hulks easily same with all bugs except maybe bile titans). Or people will assume since the Recoiless was so useful against bots it'll be good for bugs and then they find themselves flooded up to the neck in bugs because their stratagem was dealing with a very specific single enemy that usually isn't even there while they're getting bombarded and swarmed.

I'll admit myself I'm not the best Bugdiver and I can solo bots on 10. I struggle with even a 6 with bugs lol but I can still do 8's and 9's and I've done 10's but didn't have fun. Ya know perhaps some people should just try learning the factions on lower difficulties, rather than jumping straight into an unfamiliar faction with Bot tactics.

Me with my SPEAR and absolutely nothing to shoot because Bugs dont have enough tanks to really justify it. And the charger can dodge SPEAR shots.
With a SPEAR you need to be making sure the Charger is slow enough to be hit, and nothing jumps in its line of fire, and you only have a few shots and it takes a while to reload. Or you could use a flamethrower which kills most things after a few seconds of sustained fire and it kills everything else around it.
This isn't to say the SPEAR is bad for bugs I dont think I'm good enough at bugs to make that determination, but I feel one is a lot more intuitive than the other and plays to the faction's weaknesses a little more.

[Arisciel]

Originally posted by MisterRed:

I am somewhat curious, do the bugs not get boring too, since I assume bug diver is meant to mean ‘only bugs’? I do agree the illuminate are the most boring, though, but typically I’ll do a few bug ops over a few days, get bored of them and switch to automatons when I wanna play this game, and rinse and repeat. No hate or anything, everyone should just play however is fun

I’m a fairly large one trick in every game I play. Widow OTP in Overwatch, Nami OTP in League. I’m the type of person to find something they like and chill on that. I just play what I enjoy and I enjoy bugs the most :D

[GustavoM]

Originally posted by Arisciel:

I’m the type of person to find something they like and chill on that. I just play what I enjoy and I enjoy bugs the most :D

You are a rare breed my good sir. And please do keep on shining.

[MisterRed]

Originally posted by Arisciel:

I’m a fairly large one trick in every game I play. Widow OTP in Overwatch, Nami OTP in League. I’m the type of person to find something they like and chill on that. I just play what I enjoy and I enjoy bugs the most :D

Entirely fair! I hope you keep enjoying the game fellow diver