Helldivers armor! How good is it actually? #dejatwo #fantasy #helldivers2 #gaming

[comradeboris]

I like to think that light armor's irl equivalent would be kits meant for endurance missions lasting over several days if not weeks, while heavy armor's irl equivalent would be for fast high intensity missions. Think light infantryman vs specops soldier

[ranrokgaming]

Idk if anyone already pointed this out, but the second armour he showed was light armour, specifically the SC-34 Infiltrator set

[Strange_man]

That wasn’t a threat it was a promise ❤


Edit: thanks to everyone who liked this comment your patriotism has been noted

[mccootermacgruderlips]

Light armor allows you to move faster and avoid being detected. There's a specific set that reduces all limb damage significantly. Medium armor varies in the bonuses you receive but is generally good all around. Heavy armor, in most cases, basically makes you a human sentry turret; it increases your accuracy while crouching or prone and gives a ton of extra padding. It's not as simple as "more armor = better"

[SpaceDogLaika]

Modern soldier armor is closer to light armor, as protecting organs is much easier and effective than protecting limbs.
My favourite helldivers 2 armor is the Bomb Defusal looking one, it's funny to think it used in combat lol.

[munanchoinc]

I think this is better compared to modern day "Advanced Infantry Kit" projects instead of Fantasy Armor. The problem with Sci-Fi uniforms the weight distribution. Heavy Uniforms with full faced helmets can be very uncomfortable. Especially when the helmet can disrupt aiming. Aiming properly with a Gas Mask Alone would require an optic riser or a modified stock. Imagine this but way worse. You can't use Iron-Sights because the helmet is blocking your cheek from having a proper cheek weld. Meaning you have to use a underarm technique. Add to that the kneepad, jetpack, magazine you carry, food, water, all the essentials make this difficult to use. That's why soldiers would often drop all but the combat gear when going to engagements.

[mechakraken]

The light armour is very similar to actual modern military armour.

[Yeetmom]

You don’t need the armour on the back of the legs, you should never be in a situation where you are running away from the enemy. Good soldiers follow orders

[TheTroupeMasterGrimm]

Ironically, light armor is the best for surviving the hardest difficulty of missions because they allow you to move THAT much faster and get out of harms way entirely instead of just taking less damage when you eventually get slammed.

[AgentSapphire]

When you're in a setting where sprinting and sneaking around enemies is just as important as not getting hit light and medium are really the best bets.

[casualgamerboi]

Light armor is actually the best, specifically the trench medic, it's classified as a light armor but meets in the middle stars wise with medium

[tristanglock]

Can someone help explain to him that level of coverage/ level of protection is not the only relevant statistic when designing armor, and that even helldivers represents this with how severely heavy armor limits your movement. (the fact that preference in game basically follows the opposite of what he said here being a major point. Players far preferring the increased endurance and mobility of light armor over the marginal increase in protection of heavy armor.)

[miragemain]

The idea of the light armor is for less weight and given one of the Helldivers enemies being bugs that will relentlessly chase you and rip you to bits, you'll want to run fast

[mrredcheeks]

The first armor shown is a specialized light armor that gives maximum light armor benefit while having extra padding so it's on par with medium armor defenses. The 2nd one is also light armor with worse defenses and worse speed benefits.

[SupaSaiyan]

He showed the one light armor with extra padding making it work as good as medium for protection, according to the game at least

[shoelacedobby]

When talking about medium armor he just showed more light armor, then jumped up to heavy

[zarnox]

I really like this kind of take on armour, be it in a historical, modern, scifi, or fantasy setting. More protection doesn't always make it better.
As with all things, what is best is highly dependent on the situation, mostly infuenced by the kinda of actions you'll be performing, and for how long.
Even putting cost aside, in many cases, it just isn't practical to carry around heavy, full coverage armour.

[jerzyksudak]

Light armor is the best because you don't need to worry about being hit if you are fast enough to dodge.

[theoriginalbeanboy]

I think the design for it is incredible, it opts for protection where it matters most while not sacrificing mobility, or making it super valuable for expendable soldiers

[Scienceguy]

A couple shorts back you covered the black heroes with lightning powers trope. I'm pretty sure, but not certain, that Latinos have a equivalent with fire powers.