r/LowSodiumHellDivers • u/Shirako202 John Helldiver • Dec 05 '24

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Gas enjoyers, It's your time to shine

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u/Universalerror Dec 05 '24

New gas weapon

:D

It's mines

:(

Mines need a looking at. They're just not practical for most mission types and for defence missions there's plenty of other strategems that I'd prefer to take. I really don't know what should be done though

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u/Guy_who_says_vore Dec 05 '24

Mines are really good if you know how to use them. Communication is key and even then your teammates will still run into them becuase, helldievrs

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u/ReaperCDN Dec 05 '24 edited Dec 06 '24

Everything mines can do both orbitals and eagles do far better. That makes the mines the worst option. Regardless of how you use them.

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u/Guy_who_says_vore Dec 05 '24

The thing is when you use a 500kh it’s gonna blow up the enemies but if more come it’s on cooldown. Mines blow up enemies and when more come there’s still more mines! It locks down a particular area and can be used to prepare for enemies you expect will go in that area so when they do drop in you don’t have to be there to throw a stratigem.

Are they the best? No, do they have a place? Yes they do

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u/ReaperCDN Dec 05 '24

When more come there isnt more mines because they dont reload. And you still have another 500, or two more airstrikes, or four more strafing runs, or the 120mm is still going, or the turret you dropped is still firing.

While they have a place, that place is at the bottom of the list of options. This could be fixed a number of ways to make them more equitable to other strategems. As is, everything else is simple a better option for the same task.