The first content update of Helldivers 2 brings new weapons and armor – Here’s what they can do

Helldivers 2 has announced a new Battle Pass called “Cutting Edge” with new weapons and armor.

What is Warbond: Cutting Edge? This is a type of free Battle Pass where you can spend your medals to unlock weapons, armor, and capes.

Warbond: Cutting Edge (English: Warbond: Cutting Edge) will be the first content update for Helldivers 2.

Currently, there are already two Warbonds in the co-op shooter:

• Warbound: Helldivers Mobilize
• Premium Warbound: Steeled Veterans

When is Warbond: Cutting Edge coming out? The new Warbond will be released on March 14 for PC and PS5.

Here you can see the trailer for the upcoming update:

Helldivers 2 Warbond: Cutting Edge – All Content

What new content does Cutting Edge bring? With the new Warbond, Helldivers 2 will receive a whole range of new content, including weapons and armor. Here you can see an overview of everything that awaits you:

• 3 new armor sets:
  • EX-03-PROTOTYP 3
  • EX-16-PROTOTYP 16
  • EX-00-PROTOTYP X

• 3 new primary weapons:
  • ARC-12 Blitzer (shotgun)
  • LAS-16 Sickle (energy weapon)
  • SG-8P Punisher Plasma (shotgun)

• New capes
• A new secondary weapon
  • LAS-7 Dagger (pistol)
• New grenade: G-23 Stun (stun grenade)

Warbond: Cutting Edge – New Weapons Pack a Punch

What can the new weapons do? The trailer for the Warbond “Cutting Edge” already gave us an idea of what the new weapons can do.

The new shotgun “ARC-12 Blitzer” fires a charge of bolts that can fry multiple enemies at once.

The energy weapon “LAS-16 Sickle” appears to be an assault rifle that fires laser shots. The PlayStation Blog also reveals that the rifle fires in bursts and does not require reloading. However, if you overheat the weapon, you will need to install a new cooling system. This is akin to reloading.

The “SG-8P PLASMA PUNISHER” is also listed as a shotgun since it is a modified variant of the “Punisher” shotgun already available in the game. In the trailer, however, the “SG-8P PLASMA PUNISHER” seems more like a kind of grenade launcher, as it fires exploding plasma rounds.

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It seems that the new armors also come with special abilities. For instance, the PlayStation Blog states that the EX-16 PROTOTYPE 16 generates a strong magnetic field.

Inside the EX-00 PROTOTYPE X, there are cables that are supposed to operate at 400,000 volts. In addition, the armor is insulated with a rubber underlayer.

However, the announced update is not yet causing the biggest excitement in the Helldivers 2 community. Many players are still concerned about the recent patch that nerfed some of the strongest weapons and tactical equipment: Helldivers 2: Some players are really upset after the new patch “Democracy can bite me right now.”