A new Premium Warbond has been announced forHelldivers 2, and one of the included items may increase your risk of accidentally taking out your fellow Helldivers. The Second Galactic War has been heating up recently with theBattle for Super Earth, which saw the deployment of thebeloved SEAF infantryinto the field, but developer Arrowhead Game Studios is already looking ahead to a new Warbond.
TheHelldivers 2YouTube channel put out a trailer showing off the new Force of Law Warbond, andit includes a brand-new Guard Dog equipped with lightning weaponry. The AX/ARC-3 “Guard Dog” K-9 appears to be a floating autonomous ARC-12 Blitzer, a lightning shotgun with limited range and moderate damage, but a wide spread and the ability to slow oncoming enemies. ARC weapons have an unfortunate tendency to fry your teammates as well, and the Guard Dogs are notoriously unpredictable in where they aim. The new Guard Dog joins alongside plenty of other new additions when the Force of Law Warbond launches on June 12.
Force Of Law Warbond Includes ARC Guard Dog & More
Teammates Be Warned
Force of Law seems to make an effort to address recentcriticisms ofHelldivers2 Warbondsas not featuring enough content for their price. There still aren’t as many items included as the first few Warbonds, butForce of Law is bringing quite a bit to the table. In addition to the new Guard Dog, there is another stratagem (a lightning grenade launcher), two new armor sets, a primary weapon, a grenade (that also does electric damage), a booster, four new patterns (one for each vehicle), three emotes/victory poses, two banners, two capes, and the Extra Judicial player title.
This Warbond is especially timely, since its theme aligns well with the game’s current events. The brunt of the Illuminate invasion has been rebuffed, but chaos still consumes Super Earth’s streets, andForce of Law promotes the Helldivers as the ultimate law-keepers in the midst of the chaos. It does, of course, also continueHelldivers 2’s overt satire of fascism, with items named Pacifier and Jackboot, a style of boot that’s heavily associated with Nazi Germany post-World War 2.
Be Careful Around The New Guard Dog In Helldivers 2
Lightning Is Indiscriminate
Force of Law’s new Guard Dog is going to be a liability on the battlefield. Accidental team-kills are part of the fun inHelldivers 2, buta Blitzer-wielding drone could become a problem. The ARC Thrower, Blitzer, and Tesla Coil are already notorious for zapping teammates, as is the laser-firing Guard Dog Rover – now combine the two, and you have Force of Law’s new stratagem.
The ARC Thrower can be used pretty safely with some practice, but Guard Dogs are known to whip around to different targets unexpectedly. Especially if you and a teammate get swarmed, a nearby Helldiver is very likely to receive some volts. That said, it’s also a very promising new Guard Dog; the lightning stunning enemies could be an incredible crowd control tool, especially against the Illuminate and the Terminids. It could simply replace the Blitzer in loadouts that typically use it, but it’s true effectiveness will have to be seen once Force of Law comes toHelldivers 2on June 12.
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Helldivers 2
Helldivers II is the follow-up to the 2015 multiplayer top-down single-player/co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios. The sequel, which has shifted gears to a third-person shooter format, drops players into the boots of elite super-soldiers who fight to protect Super Earth from invading alien forces while taking the fight to those who threaten the “democracy of Super Earth.”
