I Have Since The Game Released Seen Many Who Say Don T Nerf Only Buff And Other Similar Ideas However As A Designer I Can Tell You This Is Not A Great Idea But I Understand Where The Sentiment Comes From All Too Often In The Games Industry The Core Fantasy And What Makes A Weapon Feel Good And Fun Is Ignored For The Sake Of Balance I Believe Players Are Scared Of Nerfs Because It Will Ruin The Fantasy Of A Weapon Ruin Their Fun It Is Extra Important To Us To Tread Carefully So That We Don T Ruin Fantasy And Fun When We Do Nerfs We Hope You Our Players Will Tell Us When We Cross That Line Inadvertently Alongside These Reminders That The War For Democracy Is Never Comfortable The Efficiently Named Patch 01 000 200 Also Includes A Host Of Tweaks Notable Among These Are Balancing Changes To The Mission Type Retrieve Essential Personnel Which Now Sounds More Manageable Enemy Spawn Points Have Been Placed Further Away From The Objective To Give Players A Fairer Chance Of Defending The Location Additionally Fewer Civilians Are Needed To Beat The Mission On Higher Difficulties Morgan Has Been Writing For Pc Gamer Since 2018 First As A Freelancer And Currently As A Staff Writer He Has Also Appeared On Polygon Kotaku Fanbyte And Pcgamesn Before Freelancing He Spent Most Of High School And All Of College Writing At Small Gaming Sites That Didn T Pay Him He S Very Happy To Have A Real Job Now Morgan Is A Beat Writer Following The Latest And Greatest Shooters And The Communities That Play Them He Also Writes General News Reviews Features The Occasional Guide And Bad Jokes In Slack Twist His Arm And He Ll Even Write About A Boring Strategy Game Please Don T Though We Have Increased The Flamethrower Direct Damage To Be Able To Barbeque Enemies That Get Close Much Faster Please Enjoy Your Terminid Barbecue Device Responsibly As This Also Makes It Even More Volatile For Any Helldivers Caught In The Stream This Rules I Ve Been A Heavy Armor Fan Since Arrowhead Fixed The Armor Values Last Month But The Armor Bonus Wasn T Really Worth Moving So Slowly Now I Think It Is Using Heavy Armor Today I Could Tank At Least A Dozen Laser Shots Before Popping A Stim Automaton Rockets Which Got A Nerf Of Their Own Are Also Way Less Of A Threat In Thick Armor It Takes 4 5 To Take You Down Though They Can Still Knock You Over All The Same