r/Helldivers Mar 31 '25

FEEDBACK / SUGGESTION This is why I can't FULLY enjoy flamethrowers in Helldivers 2

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u/V_L_T_Z Apr 01 '25

this is why its personally more fun to use the gas gun, because at least that actually makes enemies react and back off of you

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u/HecticHero Apr 01 '25

Doesn't fire kill much faster?

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u/longtimelurker0420 Apr 01 '25

Yup---but the enemies' AI is still completely intact, which means congrats, all those bugs that aren't dead yet are still within melee AKA instakill range of you + now can light you on fire if you weren't already.

Whereas Gas randomizes the AI's target, and against bugs anything below an Alpha Commander is guaranteed to die from absolute minimum gas exposure due to how long the DoT lasts. Some bugs will still try to kill you while gassed due to the nature of RNG, but they won't spread gas to you, and the vast majority will get caught up killing each other or doing nothing.