Automatons too difficult

[✡︎chechen beatboxer✡]

In helldivers 1 the cyborg faction was the most fun faction to fight for me personally, for helldivers 2 they've made them a lot more difficult to the point where it's unfair because, unlike helldivers 1, helldivers 2 has a much bigger playing field, it's no longer just the player(s) and what's 50ft in all sides, which results in a lot of one shot unavoidable deaths from across the map. Please reduce ranged attack distance for all Automatons, currently it's not fun to just get shredded halfway across the map. In my opinion, they should move towards the players until they're 10-20 meters away from them and then start doing their ranged attacks. Let me guys know what your feed back is on this topic :)

[Rdizz]

Excellent.

[Katitoff]

You're not using cover and scoped weapons.

[✡︎chechen beatboxer✡]

I mean yeah, there isn't always cover on all tilesets, I understand that you are supposed to do that and that you can dodge a lot of fire by going prone and using smoke bombs but you're not always going to be able to do that. Imo they're too oppressive as they are right now, especially rocket destroyers.

[Rena Ichigawa]

Im having more fun with automatons than the bugs. The intense shootouts are so fun compared to another swarm of bouncy hunter bugs, and their three big brothers charger 1, charger 2, and charger 3. Oh wait there is a stalker there to.

[Dad]

Originally posted by Automaton:

Excellent.

You can have this one. They/She/He are too weak to be a Helldiver, but I'm going to rail you with my railgun after you're done, Communist Robot.

[Scrotum]

The game is meant to be hard and almost unfair, get better at the game.

[H_Breaker]

Originally posted by GradyTheRed1:

The game is meant to be hard and almost unfair, get better at the game.

gid gud?

[mweaver776]

I agree the bots are harder. I treat any Automaton as at least +1 difficulty.

[Celerybender]

They have guns, and you have over the shoulder vision. Your range is much further, so must theirs be.

Keep an eye out on patrols. If everyone is facing in the same direction all the time, no-one is keeping an eye out in the other directions.

Utilise cover and/or smoke if hard cover isn't available.

[Evoc]

I think the game needs higher difficulty settings, so far ive only failed tier 9 difficulties like 6 times in 70 hours. Game is not super challenging right now with a 4 man team, bugs or bots.

[AmazingFlightLizard]

Man, I have a MUCH harder time against the bugs. They have an easier time getting closer to me, and I find myself on the run more often. The Automatons, just treat as if they're human. Most of them have heads, so you can snipe them from a distance. Their weak spots are a lot more obvious too. Just shoot at the glowy bits.

[✡︎chechen beatboxer✡]

Hey. Just curious guys, what difficulty do you all play on? No offense intended, just trying to see if I should lower my difficulty at least considerably. I usually play on Extreme but I have most things unlocked. I think this might be a personal strategy failure after reading your comments.

[Jimbo Juice 9000]

Originally posted by you lost it again:

Hey. Just curious guys, what difficulty do you all play on? No offense intended, just trying to see if I should lower my difficulty at least considerably. I usually play on Extreme but I have most things unlocked. I think this might be a personal strategy failure after reading your comments.

I play on suicide with 2-3 players and typically and find that robots are easier than bugs

[FreeGen]

Originally posted by TheJimbowoJuice:

Originally posted by you lost it again:

Hey. Just curious guys, what difficulty do you all play on? No offense intended, just trying to see if I should lower my difficulty at least considerably. I usually play on Extreme but I have most things unlocked. I think this might be a personal strategy failure after reading your comments.

I play on suicide with 2-3 players and typically and find that robots are easier than bugs

true when y know tactics it's ez, cause bugs can spawn 4 bugholes and 4-6 charges + 1-2 titans, and actually it's diffrent playstyle y can't facetank terminators or just run away

[Wolfnut88]

level 5 or higher defensive evac missions are my only weakness right now. I will get better and prevail against the tyranny of the automatons