Taking on missions in Helldivers 2 requires players to carefully plan out what equipment they should bring to carry them out successfully. While one might think of the best weapons against the Illuminate, Terminids, and Automatons first before anything else, knowing what stratagems should be brought into the fight should also be a priority. Utilizing powerful ordinances can help easily tear down foes and accomplish any objective, which is why it's absolutely necessary to learn all about them if one wishes to play Helldivers 2. However, among the list of stratagems, there is one that, despite having its own uses, could use some improvements to match the utility of the others.
Among the many stratagems of Helldivers 2, the Jump Pack is often ignored. While it does provide players with more mobility, it isn't enough to warrant being a priority pick for nearly any loadout, as other alternatives have more benefits. That's unfortunate because the tool does have the potential to be great, which is why Arrowhead Game Studios should consider improving it. Giving the Jump Pack a buff to its qualities could help it attract the eyes of players, while also potentially providing a refreshing new combat experience that will liven up gameplay.
Helldivers 2's Illuminate Should Go Against the Grain
The Illuminate has made Helldivers 2 a much more engaging and enjoyable game, and there is still a way to improve the faction to make it do even more.
Ways to Improve Helldivers 2’s Jump Pack
Helldivers 2's Jump Pack may not exactly be the best stratagem, but it could be a good one with the right changes. As of now, there isn't really much that compels people to use it, but there are a few things Arrowhead Game Studios could do to change that:
- Increase the height to which it propels players, ensuring that they can get to vantage points or safer elevations more easily
- Reduce the stratagem's cooldown from 15 seconds to at least 10, allowing players to use its main function frequently, better proving its worth on missions
- Decrease the cooldown for calling down the stratagem from the normal 480 seconds to something lower, as its only benefit of providing additional mobility isn't exactly game-breaking
If such changes were to be implemented to the Jump Pack, it could end up becoming one of the best Stratagems in Helldivers 2. Hopefully, Arrowhead Game Studios will consider updating the tool, as it deserves some time in the spotlight after being on the back burner for so many people's loadouts for so long.
Another Way That Can Make the Jump Pack Viable in Helldivers 2
While making changes to its numbers can help make the Jump Pack more attractive to players, it may not be enough to make them want to use it often. This is why Arrowhead Game Studios should consider giving the stratagem an additional function: the ability to let players hover temporarily. Allowing players to stay in the air, even for a brief moment, can let them get their bearings during hectic fights, and provide them with more opportune moments to do what's necessary to turn battles in their favor. If the Jump Pack were to be given such an update, then it may yet find a place in every player's loadout when fighting the Illuminate, Terminids, or Automatons.
The Jump Pack may be one of the least popular stratagems in Helldivers 2, but that doesn't mean Arrowhead Game Studio can't fix it. The developer has the opportunity to prove how helpful the Jump Pack can be, and hopefully, it will do so with a future update.
Helldivers 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- Engine
- bitsquid
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
