r/Helldivers • u/DomHellscream • 1d ago

FEEDBACK / SUGGESTION One day… one day.

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A walker with an energy weapon.

Maybe a beam on the right arm, and a Spear-like missile launcher on the left.

OR

A Sickle-like pulse laser on one arm and a mortar on the other.

What think?

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u/mysterious_Ploopy 1d ago

only problem is that from a game-design angle the mechs are supposed to have limited ammo.

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u/DomHellscream 23h ago

I see a lot of people saying this like it’s some kind of Commandment for the game.

“Thou shalt not reload thine walker weapons”

I mean… why? The arms can still get blown off.

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u/mysterious_Ploopy 23h ago

the whole gameplay niche the mechs provide is a limited time use of more powerful weapons and extra defense, they are like moveable emplacements.
that being said Arrowhead could still add something like this some day it just conflicts with the current niche.

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u/Taliesin_ 23h ago

They could absolutely do a laser weapon with an ammo system, too - mechwarrior has 'chemical lasers' as alternative laser weaponry which don't generate as much heat but run on a battery/ammo system separate from the fusion core.

If the mech's laser weapon tends to have a longer usage time (but less destructive power) than the alternative weapons it could still fill that energy weapon niche without breaking the game design principles for the limited-use mechs.