Helldivers 2 discussions have been flooded with talks of “meta,” “best” weapons and stratagems, and reports of players being kicked for playing “off-meta.” It turns out, however, that we’ve all had the wool pulled over our eyes.
Helldivers 2 Weapon Stats Aren’t What They Seem
According to Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt, the four weapon stats we’re shown in-game are among 50 other “hidden” stats. This means when you’re looking at nebulous attributes like “damage” what you aren’t seeing are dozens of other attributes – likely things like recoil, bloom, armor penetration, and more. These levers and wheels can be tweaked by the team over at Arrowhead without actually changing the core stats of the guns, meaning balance adjustments will likely be done completely independently of what we’re shown in-game.
