Bot Defense seems overtuned, Suggestions for Players?

[Cuthawolf]

Not saying anything new here: On Medium up to Helldiver the Civilian extraction missions seem punishingly overtuned. I do see some people saying they've managed to reliably score wins so how do you do it?

For the record I have only beaten it on Easy but stuff I use:

Turrets and Emplacements, especially with the 10% cooldown. Autocannon chews up chunkier bots pretty well and one-shots striders. Guard Dogs are constantly weighing in even if you're reloading which can make a difference. Personally didn't find an Orbital or Eagle stratagem that was worth the FF. Also found it can help to have 2+ Helldivers running around the periphery pulling attention away from the civvies while 1 or 2 Divers perform the extracts.

[Pisito]

Hi, I have struggled with these missions, too. However, I found that that if there is 1-2 persons work on sky-checking and keep shooting down drop-pods. The mobs quantity will get manageable. We have tried it in defense the base with less successful in evac civilian mission due to requirement of teamwork and strict-tight communication between player.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1amnqeb/psa_you_can_shoot_down_bot_drops_with_the/

Cheers, : D

[SplashNcrash]

came up with with a strategy so this is more of a tactics thing. I wanted to share with the community as its been working consistently since the introduction of evac missions and defense campaigns.

this goes for any EVACUATE CIVILIANS missions during the defense campaign - the tried and true method for evac on higher difficulties is to have a team of 3 or 2 outside of the obj about 100-150m taking all the heat off obj.

one guy or 2 can press the button and evacuate. the "hold out" group must keep aggro and reinforce as quickly as possible. its imperative that the hold out group keeps the bots occupied and is close enough to obj that all the patrols are gravitating towards them.

the "button presser" has to have a kit capable of wiping patrols very quickly. recommend a light kit and extra impact grenades. cluster bomb and laser for any stragglers coming to obj. If the button guy gets bot drops or bug breach, he must clear the area as quickly as possible and hold out squad must confirm they have aggro. rinse and repeat.

I have tested this with many LFGs and its has been highly successful

do this and youll be able to knock out evac missions every time