Helldivers 2celebrated Liberty Day on October 26 by giving players a returning weapon and armor set from the originalHelldivers, available inHelldivers 2for free. Among the Liberty Day gifts inHelldivers 2’s recent update, the new weapon in particular has reignited a long-standing conversation in the community about a missing feature that fans want to see added to the game.
While there are still no dedicated melee weapons inHelldivers 2, players have been rallying behind the new Constitution primary weapon because of the increased melee damage provided by the weapon’s bayonet. Despite the weapon being otherwise considered underwhelming compared to the current primary weapon meta, its popularity as a melee weapon makes it obvious thatHelldivers 2’s next step should be to finally introduce melee weapons.
Helldivers 2’s Liberty Day Gifts Bring Old Weapons into a New Galactic War
Helldivers 2recently celebrated Liberty Day, a festivity that honors the day that the originalStarship Troopersnovel was released, which has been one of theHelldiversfranchise’s biggest inspirations. This year’s festivities introduced a returning primary weapon, body armor, and helmet from the originalHelldiversthat players can earn for free inHelldivers 2for logging into the game.
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How Helldivers 2’s Constitution Compares to Other Primary Weapons
Overall, the Constitution is fairly weak compared to thecurrent meta inHelldivers 2. This is mostly because it has such a slow fire rate that its overall DPS output is low, so it typically gets outperformed by other rapid-fire, anti-armor primary weapons. However, while the Constitution is considered weak compared to some of the meta primary weapons inHelldivers 2, players have been praising the gun’s performance as a melee weapon, since it has a bayonet that drastically increases its melee damage.
Helldivers 2’s Constitution Paves a Path for Melee Weapons to Thrive
While it’s not reflected in the weapon’s stats or description, the Constitution’s bayonet is believed to apply mediumarmor penetration to the player’s melee attack while the weapon is equipped. This is a huge upgrade for players’ melee attacks inHelldivers 2, considering that the default melee attack on its own has little to no armor penetration capabilities.
Equipping body armor with the Peak Physique perk inHelldivers 2will further increase the Constitution’s melee damage. Body armor sets with this perk are available in theViper Commandos premium Warbond, and occasionally in the Super Store.
Players Are Using Helldivers 2’s Constitution as a Melee Weapon
Over onHelldivers 2’s community social media platforms, players have been praising the Constitution by sharing positive reviews of the weapon, as well as clips of the weapon in action. Despite it being considered a weak primary weapon, players have been using the Constitution’s melee attacks to defeat heavily armored targets.
In the clip, the Automaton tank gets damaged by an explosive, but this popular Reddit post and many like it still tell a clear story: the demand for proper melee weapons inHelldivers 2is at an all-time high.
Thedemand forHelldivers 2to introduce melee weaponshas seemingly existed ever since the game’s launch, considering that this was a feature from the originalHelldivers. However,Helldivers 2’s new Constitution primary weapon has reignited this conversation. Regardless of whether melee weapons are highly impractical and far from competing with the current meta, the Constitution is clear proof that melee weapons could still thrive inHelldivers 2. So, after the Constitution,Helldivers 2finally introducing melee weapons seems like an obvious next step.
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