Episode one of HELPDIVERS. in this episode, I cover the ins & outs of the machine gun class of weapons. from the portable buzzsaw that is the stalwart to the misbegotten door stop that is the heavy machine gun, I cover it all in this concise guidance program.
Machine guns should naturally find themselves at the very top of all tier lists. This guide will act as your one stop tutorial to become the master of machine gunning.
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thank you again for all the attention on the last video. truly unreal so many people thought my project I made to have a laugh with a mate was worth watching.
machine gun man = forklift certified
real
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Finally, a way to use the forklifts that have been in since launch!
hmm
They just added a third person crosshair to the hmg while I was watching this video.
Still need moar boolet
My HMG strat versus bots: Always use fortified armor. Keep the default medium RPM setting. Click the trigger repeatedly, like a burst fire mode. Be crouched. Rarely hold the trigger, just click it faster when you are on target, and slower when you are off target. This thing shreds devastators like no other. Praise be unto Arrowhead for giving us a reticle.
as a main HMG vs bots, my only failure is against berserkers. I can't kill them using HMG, so I'm thinking using the revolver. just gotta get a few more super credits xd.
@@yawarapuyurak3271if you haven’t tried it, pair it with the Jar 5 Dominator. That thing is a stagger machine. 3-4 shots can delete berserkers.
I always use the lowest rpm because it's more controllable and helps conserve ammo. Also, the daka daka sound it makes is so satisfying.
OMG THEY FIXED IT??? Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I hope we get a Hellpod upgrade that allows us faster reload speeds, that way I can brrrrrrt as I pleace with 4 total mags
Edit: Read thread New explosive rifle + Stalwart = bliss Edit: I swapped the Stalwart for the HMG since they improved it slightly, seems to be doing well. Can also go for the Sickle+Autocannon meta
Dominator also good for this combo
Hey thats my meta as well, verses the bugs only, with the bots I think the MG43 is the better pair since the devastators go down quicker to it.
@rokinz3270 I ended up just using the Sickle and Quasar, although haven't played since the new update so may just use the Autocannon again since automatons seem to survive anyway when you shoot the dropships down.
Stalwart is ass on Helldive diff because of the ungodly amount of brood commanders and hive guards. The MG-43 may be the way to go if you can work around the stationary reload
I think we all had the same idea lol
Hell yeah someone that understands that watching the tracers is how you use a machine gun, HMG is so underrated, though it would be nice if it got a better sight with better zoom (and an accurate reticle)
it may not be perfect, but its perfect
@@lohue9029 You know what would make it more perfect? If we had a backpack like the B-1 that attached an ammo belt to your support weapon! Need moar dakka
@lohue9029 50% of the time, it works everytime.
@@CaptainGrief66 Some Swedish units use that for their FN MAGs so the devs have some local inspiration if they need it
@@derain95 The fuck how did I NEVER know about that, that sounds badass
the fact the stalwart fires as fast as the gatling turret is too fun to ignore
We need a mission with diff9 number of enemies but without the armoured ones, so we can just spray and pray to our hearts content
Was playing D8 corrupt termincide tower mission. Once we finished all the objectives, i found myself getting stuck behind a sea of light armor bugs and somehow they overrun my mech. It was rad af to see my bullet runs out of bullets and somehow they just keep pushing through it.
I ab-so-lutely love the editing in this video. The VHS effects, the nintendo music, the mario sfx, the memes here and there. This video is beautiful
Machine guns that immobilize you to reload should have a team reload mechanic that that allows you to blow all the ammo down range without a reloading animation.
Honestly the stalwart should be a primary
this so much this
It was in the first game :c
We just need a light MG as a primary that functions as a bridge between standard arms and support weapon.
I think we all would love this, but it looks like Arrowhead is trying their best to make primaries just functional enough to provide utility without being awesome. I think we'd all take the Stalwart every match yea?
Good times, Helldivers 1...
Love how the default video on helldivers KZhead is WW2 style mini tactics guides
Hmg has a weird learning curve but once you get the hang of it, it works wonders
Need to pick it up again then, been rocking the Machine Gun for ages cuz you just can't go wrong with it and most ppl just bring weapons to kill heavies.
Okay, I love the nintendo music. The VHS training video feeling is great. The + 420 intervention was peak. Very nice video brother.
Yes! Nostalgic with Animal Crossing and I believe WarioWare Inc. Great music!
Sometimes I find editing like this annoying but this was good.
As a man who uses the heavy machine gun often, this is unironically the best representation of how to use it properly.
the masculine urge to hold the line with a machine gun is unbearable
I literally cannot stop can somebody please tag me out
@@lohue9029No you sacrificed for democracy will be remembered.
Nah, Im a machinegunner IRL. Just use 5 second bursts for area denial
i really appreciate the format you chose for the video. really makes it unique amongst other videos. makes me feel as though im watching a VHS tape of self help financial advice.
I am curious how the stylization of your videos would effect it's algorithmic performance. This video was amazing and I feel like the compression and analog effects would hamper it's outreach.
Id be curious too, the last one in the same style managed to do numbers but also had a really slow start, this one has done faster initially but well still have to see where it ends up. at the end of the day, im more interested in making a library of videos I think are cool, not too concerned if they blow up or not
@@lohue9029 Totally valid. I don't think the pursuit of success makes good art. Your stuff is great! I do think you should reduce the opacity of the scan lines for a little bit of visibility, but its up to you.
@@keeb__ thanks for the feedback, I think ill keep trying slight variations as I go so Ill take the opacity into consideration!
@@lohue9029it’s a great video
@@lohue9029 Well this was in my recommended and I absolutely loved it and will now watch every other one of your videos.
The stalwart is the single most versatile weapon in the game, and more people need to see that. Support to explosives? Stalwart. Simple bulletmaxxing? Stalwart. Compliment to a laser weapon? Stalwart. Almost every build? Stalwart.
Except anti armor lol!
@@RobinTheBot the answer: eruptor 💪
@Icewall956 The eruptor has terrible anti armor capability.
Good luck taking down any shield devestators
AMR MASTER RACE
Helpdivers… I demand the unofficial “official” handbook be called Helpdivers
This is like a KZheadr living on Cyberstan making content, about 10 seconds before the Reclamation started 😂 I love it keep making these
I have yet to meet automaton who can outsmart bullet.
Splendid heavy weapon guy reference
I love watching videos from smaller channels that end with “omg can’t believe I have 100 subs 😢” and you check and they now have like 4k good shit man
Pro tip: Have a friend carry a second B-1 supply pack. Make them your honorary 0331 AG (assistant gangster). Remember monkey together strong
I find the Stalwart invaluable against bugs. Obviously armored targets can be a problem, but not as much of a problem as a group of hunters. The Stalwart mows them down quite effectively and being able to reload on the move is a life saver.
Bro im burnt out and depressed but your video Still managed to make me chuckle, the Machine gun shenanigans was really funny
Dude this video is amazing. You really nailed the vibe
Reducing the aspect ratio is honestly such good commitment to the bit. Liked and Subscribed, fellow Helldiver!
A 6 minute video on machinegunning earns me certification. I haven't seen training this effective since my initial Helldiver training!
This video editing and humor is perfect for me! Subbed and looking forward to your next video!
Nice guide, man! Let everything continue to get better and better!
Hmg on fastest plus prone is pure heaven, and hell for your enemies
My god, you actually exported the video at 4:3 LOL I love the commitment to the VHS style!
I hope you pop off in the near future, super well written, and fun to watch.
This is my favorite tutorial ive ever seen
Dude I’m only 50 seconds into this video, this amazingly fun and creative already. Subscribed and hitting the bell!
Bless the holy algorithm.
you were brought here for a purpose 👁👁
love the editing style and filter man! instant sub
Thanks General Lohue, a fine complement to Brasch tactics
Remember that being shot at or bitten at might ptevent you from shooting at and biting at the enemy. So manouver yourselph away from the enemy and a fellow helldiver towards them so you can shoot at it while they bite at it.
The presentation and sound effects of this video got my sub and like instantly.
Great video. Love the filters and music
I love your editing style. Subbed!
Banger content man, I'd love to see more!
two week minimum turnaround im thinkin
I promise you if blitzer and arc thrower didn’t exist, I wouldn’t be able to put machine guns down
I'm lvl 148 now, always been a Machine Gun enjoyer, played A LOT of MG43 with Scorcher, and since the MG206 came out, I've been RELIGIOUSLY playing it, I'm not a solo-player but I was still able to finish 1-2 bug helldive solos with it. I'm aware the general consensus of the MG-206, but honestly once you get used to it and become aware of the current issue with the sight misallignment and etc. it's a solid anti-elite pick for MG-lovers. I usually save the ammo to kill Hive Guards, Commanders, Bile Spewers and occasionally burst down Charger's butt in 25 shots quickly with stun grenades. Occasionally it's also very nice to kill clear a horde if push comes to shove, but obviously it's not its main purpose if anything. It can also be nice to destory Shrieker's nest from afar too, and occasionally kill/finish off a Bile Titan if you ran out of eagles/orbitals. Take a good chaff-clearing primary with the MG206 and it's a pretty damn solid loadout, at least for people who are willing to put the time into it. I usually take Defender with MG206, cuz it's nice to kill groups of Hunters on-the-move with the one-handed SMG trait. I also have to use a crosshair program to help with 3rd person aiming too xD.
base assault rifle, mg206, stuns & revolver will always be my favourite loadout. might even make a video as a tribute
This is awesome. Love the content.
Hahaha the COD Intervention edit at 5:41 was sublime 😂 Love your vids! One of my new favourite KZheadrs.
thank you! Ill keep it going
@@lohue9029 Superb! 👍
This was excellent content. Love the subtle humor too when you said gaslight at the end lol
thanks man, I never said that though. I think youre imagining things
Thank you for clarifying that the Heavy Machine gun is in fact measurably heavier than the Machine Gun that is not heavy.
great video, really needed the advice for the HMG, makes a lot of sense to bring the supply pack. Ive been saying they should make the HMG backpack fed and not require reloading, the recoil alone is more than enough to balance such a change.
Just cam to your channel and i love this style of editing
Stally and rover with their good friends scorcher and grenade pistol have been my life ever since I collected them all
what a charming video, love it
This VHS type shit is perfection ngl
Some Maximum MG loadouts I've played with: 1. MG43, Heavy MG, Backpack, Gatling/MG Turret, Stratagem cooldown booster 2. Gunner Guard Dog, Stalwart, Heavy MG, MG Turret, max ammo booster 3. MG43, Stalwart, Heavy MG, Backpack, Stratagem cooldown booster
This absolutely convinced me to switch from the EAT to the HMG
I love this, uh... whatever it is you have going on. Love it
I wish i could tell you what it is.... but thank you!
Beautiful edit what a masterpiece.
With an intro like that you have earned my subscription dear sir
I don't know what I expected to gain out of this video. Good to know there are like-minded people that can see all these weapons for what they're truly worth: lots of bullets, down range, in the enemies
great sound editing!
I dig the VHS style editing
Very good vid, i look forward to more
The machine gun is my FAVORITE PRIMARY WEAPON
WAIT HE USES THE VENOM BALLING PICTURE TOP TIER CONTENT CREATOR
for the algo. plus venom dunking on parker is diabolical.
Stalwart: Great and lightweight, you can max the FR to become a monster to your foes. MG: This weapon can easily shred- hold on give me a moment. Heavy MG: what tf is strategy
If they add a portable mini gun you gotta do a vhs style video on it. I loved this
Overall stalwart and MG for bugs and the MG and HMG for bots. The HMG is great option for dealing with striders punching right through their frontal armor and the medium sized bots go down real quick. And yeah it’s more of a precision tool meant for dealing with some of the enemies that are tough enough to take a good amount of damage but using a explosive weapon would be overkill.
Thought it was a typo then I was like "oh facts". Love that muzzle flash, personally. We're not being stealthy with those.
amazing style man
Okay this channel. Is. Actually really fun
the animal crossing themes and the nintendo sounds during this completely changes this entire game around lol
i love the style
This is fabulous
Eruptor + stalwart is my go too, but the new smg is pretty good too with the rounds that stun enemies. But i always have the stalwart set at 1100rpm.
I love running the normal MG on the max fire rate with the supply backpack and the plasma gun. I am also very surprised about all the things you can actually hurt with the normal machine gun.
As a fellow Sector 1 Super Citizen I approve of this good shit!
I had an idea for a new backpack stratagem dedicated to enhancing the viability of machine guns a few days ago. Basically it would look just like the Onslaught system on the Heavy Gunner’s back in Synthetic 2, a big horizontal cylinder of ammo with a belt feed hanging out one side. Call it in, grab your machine gun of choice, and hook it up. Your machine gun now has double the reserve ammo and no longer needs to be reloaded, BUT your movement speed is reduced by 10%, you consume stamina 20% faster, it regenerates 20% slower, and the machine gun now runs on heat management. From 0% to 80% heat, you’re in the clear. From 81%- 90%, you have a 5% chance to jam the weapon. From 91% to 100%, you have a 10% chance to jam the weapon, at which point the weapon will not fire until you mash your reload key to clear the jam, and needing to do so with the HMG will leave you stationary because of the sheer size and weight of the weapon. And when you pick up ammo, it doesn’t automatically teleport into your backpack. You will have to hold your backpack function key to gradually load the acquired ammo into the backpack, where your character actually kneels down, takes the pack off, opens it up and stuffs ammo in there. Designed to be cumbersome yet powerful, as is only right for machine guns. Incentivizes making sure you’re prepared for an encounter, allows you to sweep hordes off boards without a stationary reload getting you killed, so your team can handle the 4 or 5 hard targets without getting swamped. It would also allow the Supply Pack to maintain its current niche. Most machine gunner players in HD2 run supply pack to almost exclusively feed their machine guns due to low reserve ammo. Refilling support weapons is only one of the 5 functions a supply pack can perform. It refills stims, grenades, primary ammo, and secondary ammo in addition to supports. So when you’re using it pretty much entirely to feed your machine gun, when you don’t need anything else, you’re kinda wasting your supply pack charges, because they are multi-purpose. A Helldivers version of the Onslaught system would be perfect to give machine gunners what they need while allowing the Supply pack to continue doing its thing.
Lol. Im totally going to replace helldiver 2 music with animal crossing music to improve democracy Yo, that editing tho. Great vid. Laughed a lot.
I never considered just hip firing a HMG like fucking rambo. I'll give it a try, thanks Helpdivers!
What a nostalgic aspect ratio
Video deserves way more likes and subs
Love this!
the HMG advice is totally correct
Well done video
I'm still trying new load outs it's a really fun journey
What doesn't make sense to me is how the round capacity goes down with each gun. It's like it's not even a new gun, it's more like the same gun with bigger bullets meaning it can't fit as many rounds.
Thumbnail goes hard.
You have convinced me.
I love the 60s film tutorial style of the videos. But don't you feel the cursed fact that this should be a military training video of the 2080s? Are the Super Funds so low?
training program budget was a little low this year
This video has been nothing but confirmation bias for my HMG love. 👍
your comment read as "this video has been nothing but-" in my notifications & I got worred for a bit there
A bit of extra advice: Fire in bursts at weaker enemies. Makes the belts last longer
I was just thinking i needed to play around with Lmg builds
A machine gunner who knows his business can keep swarms off of you while everyone else can focus on their anti-armor specializations. While the Stalwart can be taken as far as Helldive with bugs, the regular machine gun is recommended for both bugs and bots. Anyone who is accurate and conservative with the ammo on a heavy machine gun is worth their weight in super credits as they can eliminate almost everything in the game. Yes, even a bile titan is no match as it can not only blow out the bottom of the thorax but delete it entirely causing the titan to die. This also includes automaton Striders as the HMG can take out the chin guns but also destroy it by hitting the soft spot in the face on the left side. But even a regular machine gun can with its medium armor piercing can eliminate a hulk.
I still find the LMG to be my favorite. I like the stalwart but having so much ammo and being able to DESTROY medium bugs is great. I still think I prefer recoiless rifle or spear for bots but the LMG is goated for bugs
Great film grain effect! How’d you do it?
Yo that thumbnail goes hard af
I run the stalwart on low rate of fire because it makes it extremely controllable allowing me to get more rounds on target.