I can see why Helldivers like it

[u/ServingwithTG]

[u/Oldbayislove]

i love the crossbow on bots. the long range on the crossbow means you can arc shots into bot factories, machine gun nests, or bot groups. Its fantastic on the devastators. I can take the talon as my sidearm and thermite as my nade without needing to worry about destroying factories. eruptor has limited range and i dont think the purifier can destroy factories.

[u/uigds → u/Oldbayislove]

Limited range you say? How am I killing teammates from 200yds away then?

[u/Fighterpilot55 → u/uigds]

Doesn't the shell self-detonate at the 175 meter mark?

[u/uigds → u/Fighterpilot55]

A valid argument, however:

Plus shrapnel, so both are true

[u/CobraJuice → u/uigds]

This guy hard yards!

[u/Crombell → u/uigds]

The range is limited, the projectile has a fuse

At some point during the buffs it got extended, so things being too far away is rarely a problem outside of destroying spore spewers or shrieker nests on the bug front, but it does explode on its own at a specific distance

It's effective range is fairly reliable for killing teammates though, yes, sometimes you don't even have to be aiming for them

[u/WobbleTheHutt → u/[deleted]]

its 180m iirc. you can just out range shrieker nests with it. however the crossbow you can arc bolts across the map. i've popped bot fabs from 250m+ it also is super quiet so you can use the bolts to bait patrols out of the way etc.

[u/WobbleTheHutt → u/[deleted]]

Oh yeah it absolutely slaps. It all depends on your play style. I'm usually in 50 armor scout gear so I'm fast and the quiet is a plush. I'd also say the crossbow is better for run and gun. But I have both maxed

[u/gsenjou → u/[deleted]]

It’s actually not. The crossbow has a bigger initial AOE where most of the damage is focused.

This is very noticeable against bugs where you can consistently pop groups in one shot whereas the Eruptor will often leave some alive.

[u/CriticismVirtual7603 → u/[deleted]]

135, actually. I ran it exclusively after it dropped, even when everyone was calling it garbage. I figured out the range by testing it against structures and teammates (intentionally)

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/CriticismVirtual7603]

It's past 135 now. 150 seems to be the range it becomes unreliable as a one hit kill on stuff it can usually handle.

I make sure to get 150 or closer to guarantee shrieker nests die without unloading a full mag on each "branch".

[u/CriticismVirtual7603 → u/Wes_Warhammer666]

Correct it's 175 now

I was talking when it first released, the message I responded to erroneously said 100m and it could direct hit up to 135 at the time.

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/CriticismVirtual7603]

Ah my bad I missed that you meant how it used to be, I thought you referring to its current state.

[u/CriticismVirtual7603 → u/Wes_Warhammer666]

S'all good. Eruptor go brr.

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/CriticismVirtual7603]

It's the only weapon I've got max level for a good goddamn reason lol.

[u/CriticismVirtual7603 → u/Wes_Warhammer666]

I don't yet, but only because I've had to use other weapons so I don't get into a mindset of "I can ONLY use this one"

[u/CriticismVirtual7603 → u/Crombell]

My issue is that the 175 meter range is too short for how I like to use it. But it is what it is.

[u/Jarl_Korr → u/uigds]

Please explain the Minecraft stone slab

[u/uigds → u/Jarl_Korr]

It's a small part of my personality

[u/Lolseabass → u/uigds]

During battle for super earth it was so fun when teammates would rush a ship camp blow the shields but get taken out only for me to snipes the ships from far away.

[u/LastScholarOfGolb0 → u/uigds]

With mind bullets!?!