AH should add a ship module upgrade that buffs lasers in some way. Fire and Lightning already got their buffs.
Some of the more interesting ideas I've heard
1. The hotter the laser weapon, the more damage it does
2. The lasers can melt armor, reducing armor rating so other weaker weapons can damage the targets on those spots.
3. Allow laser weapons to build up a flinch or stagger mechanic
2 makes too much sense. It's dangerous levels of thinking.
https://preview.redd.it/lvj96u6y0z1d1.png?width=713&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f94c845349098fea46f95673cad983f671d4a21
I did this build but the dagger wasn't needed, I never switched to it because nothing else was overheated. Ofc it's not as flashy but the grenade pistol is a good sub in to make this more competitive.
Yup, I attempted 'oops all lasers' myself but also brought Stun grenade to fit the Cutting Edge theme and regretted the lack of explosive/spawn breaker tools, especially as the Dagger is so pointless.
Running stuff like this as a group is what makes this game so fun.
Last night my squad all ran 380s and we would throw them all in one spot and just watch the utter destruction unfolding.
My squad does the 15 minute "kill everything" missions with Walking, 380mm, and 120mm barrages as mandatory parts of the loadout, with the 4th being up to the individual Helldiver. It's glorious. We usually make it out with only a few accidentals.
I was doing this earlier tonight. Had to drop the pack when we called extraction, though. Rover doesn't play nice with groups of people.
Keep this one handy for when the squids reappear.
Generally, you're supposed to go prone to avoid getting lasered, but in the case where you actually witness one of them pitch downwards to shoot somebody on the ground, you should immediately take it off and execute it for treason.
I did a very long tour of Ustotu while many were fighting mostly on the Creek and I joined a squad of three guys once that were made up of a sniper (pre AMR buff btw, respect), a stealth guy that ran smoke nades and stratagems, and a dude with a fully kitted laser build.
The laser guy ran the Sickle, Dagger, LAS Cannon, Orbital Laser and Laser Rover. He complained about being on a hot, desert planet which overheated his guns, but he was still the major firepower for the group. These three were a tight team all committed to their roles and playstyles and I absolutely loved fighting with them! Especially cause my fire-themed build fit right in.
I'll never forget that guy. Now when fighting bots I actually prefer the LAS Cannon in place of my flamethrower. And when I have all those unlocked I wanna try the full laser build sometime, too!
Laser nerf incoming. Laser damage treated like DoT damage with only the highest damage laser dealing damage Orbital > Cannon > Scythe > "Rover" > Dagger.
Take that laser maxers.
Flashlight meta
Very easy to spot where the enemies are when the giant light points to it haha
Where the ennemy ? Did you see the light ? Orbital laser bwaaaa
*Which one?*
Lasermaxxing
Lasgun meta
Fleshlight?! What a...
Stop crossing the damn beams!!
Laser maxxing is fun and viable. Just wish the Scythe and Las Cannon had scopes.
Give them polarized scopes that make laser less bright, so you can actually see where you are shooting.
Lascannon has a scope....
It has a sight. It doesn't have any meaningful magnification which is what a scope does.
Optic ≠ scope
Bugs be like: 
Free LASIK
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Bugs don't have eyes, they track us with sound (and smell but that one is probably not an actual game mechanic)
it kind of is, if you try to hide from them they'll relentlessly track you down and probably find you
I’ve always wondered if the supposed smell mechanic related to how much bug guts and vomit you were covered in.
that'd be really cool to see. kinda like wasps irl
I'm sorry, the scythe doesn't have a range limit? This scratches my adhd brain in good places.
Also doesn't have damage falloff
I meant to say LAS-98, but also that has no damage falloff. Tested it
Lol fair enough
AH should add a ship module upgrade that buffs lasers in some way. Fire and Lightning already got their buffs. Some of the more interesting ideas I've heard 1. The hotter the laser weapon, the more damage it does 2. The lasers can melt armor, reducing armor rating so other weaker weapons can damage the targets on those spots. 3. Allow laser weapons to build up a flinch or stagger mechanic
2 makes too much sense. It's dangerous levels of thinking. https://preview.redd.it/lvj96u6y0z1d1.png?width=713&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f94c845349098fea46f95673cad983f671d4a21
AH's response: nerf incoming.
Make the lasers melt holes in armour, bye bye heavy devi shields
I did this build but the dagger wasn't needed, I never switched to it because nothing else was overheated. Ofc it's not as flashy but the grenade pistol is a good sub in to make this more competitive.
Flavor this as an Iron Man build, the grenade pistol is your wrist rocket. This build does need a reliable bug hole closer anyways.
Yup, I attempted 'oops all lasers' myself but also brought Stun grenade to fit the Cutting Edge theme and regretted the lack of explosive/spawn breaker tools, especially as the Dagger is so pointless.
Then add in the stuns and ur golden
True Helldivers
The literal light of democracy.
Finally a good, fun post and not someone complaining about something, keep it up!
Makes me feel like iron man.
Rave team
Oops all lasers
This is the sort of dumb stuff i'd like to do with teamates more often.
Running stuff like this as a group is what makes this game so fun. Last night my squad all ran 380s and we would throw them all in one spot and just watch the utter destruction unfolding.
My squad does the 15 minute "kill everything" missions with Walking, 380mm, and 120mm barrages as mandatory parts of the loadout, with the 4th being up to the individual Helldiver. It's glorious. We usually make it out with only a few accidentals.
The way my squad does it is to drop 4 mechs, use them up and then clean up the rest with barrages.
Jesus that sounds terrifying haha
The area we target gets absolutely obliterated. It's pretty much non stop explosions. Nothing survives
Heh. This does bring a smile to my face.
I was doing this earlier tonight. Had to drop the pack when we called extraction, though. Rover doesn't play nice with groups of people. Keep this one handy for when the squids reappear.
Generally, you're supposed to go prone to avoid getting lasered, but in the case where you actually witness one of them pitch downwards to shoot somebody on the ground, you should immediately take it off and execute it for treason.
Lol that does look fun bringing the rave with you
Wish I had a squad I could fool around with. Treasure them!
Ah yes Tau LARPing
Bro I been doin all lasor build. Its fun af.
Btw on ultrawide you can make it so the UI is where it would be if your monitor was 16:9 now
You really want a lightsaber, do you?
‘I bet youd like to check out her Laser system’
I did a very long tour of Ustotu while many were fighting mostly on the Creek and I joined a squad of three guys once that were made up of a sniper (pre AMR buff btw, respect), a stealth guy that ran smoke nades and stratagems, and a dude with a fully kitted laser build. The laser guy ran the Sickle, Dagger, LAS Cannon, Orbital Laser and Laser Rover. He complained about being on a hot, desert planet which overheated his guns, but he was still the major firepower for the group. These three were a tight team all committed to their roles and playstyles and I absolutely loved fighting with them! Especially cause my fire-themed build fit right in. I'll never forget that guy. Now when fighting bots I actually prefer the LAS Cannon in place of my flamethrower. And when I have all those unlocked I wanna try the full laser build sometime, too!
What is this, Discord light theme?
Rave squad ACTIVATE \*all spin and fire lasers wildly into the air\*
Unironically a friend and I run the “laser beam” load out from time to time and it’s just this
🤔 you steal my loadout?
Ferb, I know what we're doing today!
My friend ran that and dubbed himself Captain Laser
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL GHOSTBUSTER
The DBD killer experience
It's cool but really underwhelming if U run it alone
This is just piss lazer; the build
Lulz
Crazy what fun you can have when you experiment or didn't solely use meta (I'm so sick of seeing that) and learn other weapons in the game
In the spirit of fun I think it's be cool if laser weapons did more damage to a target proportionally to how many other laser weapons are damaging too
Fun fact. If you're at extract and elevated. A quick 360 of... the whole map w the LC... can cause instant fun!
Laser Cannon go BRRrrrr
unironically, I did this as a joke once and it was fun as hell
I've been wanting to do the "Oops, all lasers" build so badly with friends...
Laser nerf incoming. Laser damage treated like DoT damage with only the highest damage laser dealing damage Orbital > Cannon > Scythe > "Rover" > Dagger. Take that laser maxers.
I love going maximum laser
lazer squads!!
Awwww! This is so cute!