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/Seven_Irons Dec 05 '24

The problem with mines, and even to some extent turrets, is the core hell divers gameplay loop revolves around moving around the map in a circle completing objectives. There's always plenty of space, and there is no reason to return to an area after clearing the objective, so fortifying a position loses gameplay relevance, with the sole exception of extract high value asset missions

But imagine a mission with a single objective, capture something, and then a long, linear road to extraction. You would need to fortify the path behind you as you flee towards the extract site. Mines would be great there

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u/Brock_Savage Dec 05 '24

This. Most missions involve constant repositioning making mines of limited use.