English is my second language, apologies for the mispronunciation of quasar, don't think I've ever encountered that word before , :D (Im from brazil, currently living in portugal)
Dude your English is perfect. A quasar is an astronomy thing. It’s very luminous bc it’s a lot of gas spiraling into a supermassive black hole really really fast. A supermassive black hole is so big it can be the center of galaxies with its gravitational pull and bc of this a quasar can also be the center of a galaxy. iirc The reason a quasar is specifically distinct from a black hole is its brightness (bc a black hole is so gravitationally strong it sucks in all light around so it emits no light hence the name “black hole” and a quasar is trillions times brighter than our sun in comparison)
nah you cannot be brazillian. Stop the cap! I'm brazillian too and your accent doesn't sound like any brazillian living abroad that a know btw great gameplay as always
Railgun was also in a good place. Its downside being that it couldn't do crap against crowds. If they see this weapon as a fan favorite, it's not impossible that it will get nerfed.
Apart from not needing ammo, there is no comparison to the arc thrower. The arc thrower is generally used for a primary because you can use it most of the time. It does take skill to use it well, including aiming. If your aim is off you won’t arc through as many enemies and will get overrun. This weapon is far more like a support weapon than can be used at times instead of an EAT, Spear or recoilless rifle.
yup, i still think arc thrower is the only t0 weapon for bugs. DPS & AOE is far better than quasar. Yet, i think quasar is dope against bots since it doesnt take your backpack slot nor ammo
@@jackchan7129only problem is if you get flinched by not being spot on with the peek and shoot it is wasted and you miss. Which admittedly is a skill issue but it will definitely take a lot of practice to get it down pat (plus I’m older now and that good ole “twitch” reaction time isn’t as good as it was)
The arcthrower is a horde clear weapon. The correct comparison would have been to compare the arc thrower to the breaker, since that's what's being used for horde clear.
i am so confuded by your wordage, "apart from not needing ammo" neither use ammo, thus "there is no comparison" ? comparison to what? not needing ammo? they're both situational and excel at each situation, pls elaborate.
Nice video. Not only are you good at the game and give a genuine and true test of the new weapon but you also seem to enjoy playing it. Seems like so many content creators are just riding the wave of hype and making pointless vids on it. Props to you.
Just wanted to say watching your videos has helped adjust my gameplay so much and made the game even more fun and enjoyable. Best Helldivers TH-camr hands down, keep the videos coming and I’ll be there right there🙌🏼
@@Sullybandz I've seen it happen before. Dude shot it at a charger, and it decided his free subscription to life was over, adding to the statistic of helldivers having short lives. Lol
@@nexokamiEven with that in mind, I’ve had COUNTLESS encounters with the spear where my line of sight was perfect, no distractions whatsoever, targets clear as day and it still wouldn’t fire. The Spear has so much potential but the targeting is fucked im sorry.
It 2-shots Shrieker Nests (that's per "tree") if fired at the branches. It also will destroy bug nests, so you don't have to waste a grenade. Awesome video! Love your content! I'd love to see how you deal with level 9 Eradicate missions. 🤔I always lose before I get even halfway done going Solo...
i feel like vs bugs they're equally viable with pros and cons, vs bots though, shield all the way. I think people generally prefer fighting bugs because there's a broader range of viable playstyles, but this new cannon absolutely rocks vs both bugs and bots
@@IWASTEDMYTIMEif the laser dog kills the bugs before they get to you they can’t make you flinch. Shield for bots and guard dog for bugs is the way to go or maybe the jump pack
this cannon was hype ever since i saw a gif of someone leaking it somehow. Such a cool concept! I was struggling to choose my support weapon lately as I've been doing diff7, the juggling of ammo + not always easy to deal with armored enemies and not wanting to go full meta with the arc (risky). This will definitely get used often!
Just finished a 7 data upload. It seems like they’ve increased the spawns of chargers, which was fine because the quasar is awesome…however, if they move back toward more armored units, they’ll once again be in a position where everyone is running anti armor support to counter charger spam, homogenizing the meta.
the quasar is such a joy to play with, its definitely number 1 or 2 on support weapons, only issue is the charge up to fire but its not a massive issue, easily an S tier weapon
How do you have so little spawns? im playing lvl 6-7s and having a SHIT TON of spawns from every bug, up to 6 bile titans in a lvl 6 mission the other day, literally unplayable
This one seems fun but i been using arc thrower and loving it, the wave clear is great and i been taking out chargers 5-7 shots to the head and if u kno how to shoot it fast, u can kill it b4 it even reaches you. Also killed titans 3-4 shots if all shots go to the head, pretty insane. Plz dnt nerf it lol.
I'm thinking with the addition of this beast, they need to go back and re-think the railgun nerf. The way I see it, why would I ever take a railgun in its current state when this thing exists.
"This shouldn't be x because x" isn't a good argument because it leads too one of two different scenarios. Scenario 1. Item that caused discrepancy gets adjusted to be "in-line" with others. Scenario 2. The original question gets put into a loop because now both items are exceptions, all others are now held to their regard and everything becomes "Why would I give up item x for x".
Yeah this weapon is pretty insane. The only downside is the chargeup and the fact that you can't time the release, both can be played around with skill.
@@h4xorzistit’s balanced in that you can’t panic fire as quickly as the EAT and letting go of the trigger basically restarts the firing animation. When you’re getting swarmed by hunters/stalkers or shot at by rocket devastators this will be more apparent. I will still run EAT’s on bug missions where there is no stratagem cooldown increase.
@@IWASTEDMYTIME Once. Otherwise you have to ⬆⬆⬅⬆➡ and wait about 10s. For the quasar you only need an opening whenever it presents itself. It will always be ready and on you as long as you live no matter where you run. The advantage is massive. Also, at extract you will likely have 2 of them yourself completely dominating all other options.
A tip for chargers with this weapon is if u run towards them on the side they would need to stop and turn around. You can charge the gun up when they are turning so u have a headshot when they fully turned around.
The Dev said that bugs have a sense of smell. They can sniff you out. Notice how at the end, they were heading towards where you WERE until they finally got close enough to spot you.
7:08 Just a heads up, if you pre-gather the SEAF artillery shells in a pile in front of the loader, you can start the loading process, load them all, and finish the objective before any enemies that spawn to 'counter' the activity get to you, since the enemies spawn to counter the activity as soon as you activate the terminal.
Seriously, whats the point of the railgun at this point? Does this thing even charger longer than a railgun to 90%? Dont think so. It might be a little more accurate for automaton weakspots using less charged shots, but thats about it I guess...
The sneak play against bugs: they can see you, hear you, and smell you. So there’s a radius to where they can smell you and I believe your sent is left behind for a short period.
Love your channel! We have similar play styles so your videos are the most relevant to me of anyone out there right now. Just an FYI, it's pronounced KWAY-zar, after the astronomical term. They're really neat objects to learn about. I can also see why they named it this way because quasars radiate MASSIVE amounts of energy. I would link the Wikipedia entry but I think TH-cam may not allow it. In any case, thank you so much for your videos!!
Sidegrade to the EAT, faster shots per minute, requires warmup to fire. It's a pretty good bug weapon choice. VS Bots it feels weaker than the AMR or autocannon, but still viable. The charging to fire really makes the downside known vs bots when heavy devastators start shredding you and flinching your aim. You trade your anti biped capability for increased anti turret and tank capability along with infinite factory destruction.
I am constantly forgetting about the SEAF in all of my solo runs too. I've been trying to make a point of using it more just so I'm more efficient, but it feels like it has to be forced a lot of the time. I'll always remember if I load a mini nuke into it first though - those things rock.
Bro hop off it. Railgun was OP. Took 1 sec to charge and reload and could 1-2 shot everything except bile titans and tanks, which instead took 4-5 shots. This weapon takes about 2.5 seconds to fire once, and about 10 to cool down, and is meant for heavies specifically. So no, this is not more powerful than pre-nerf railgun
@@potter196 let's say you are being attacked by 4 heavy devestators. Quasar will take over 45 sec to kill them all, and if you hit it wrong it will not one shot. Railgun can take all of them out in 1/4 that time if you just shoot the pack with a full charge shot. Hulks also only get one shot if hit in the eye, meaning you will likely need a stun to do so, and the AMR can do the same thing. Really the main thing it can do is take out drop ships. Quasar is good if 2 people have it as they can make up for the cooldown, but it is too slow if you are alone
@Darksiege357 actually used it vs the bots for the 1st time last night, and except for drop ships, it was underwhelming. Bugs it works much much better. I actually prefer the rail vs bots
Personally I still prefer the EATs but ive only used the quasar a handful of times so maybe im still getting used to it. They both have their strengths and weaknesses over each other, the main strength of the cannon over the EATs is that it has infinite ammo, and like the anti tanks it can also 1 shot chargers, 2 shot titans, and 2 shot a shrieker nest. (I believe the anti tanks take 3 shots for nests) also ive been using the quasar for EVERYTHING where as for the EATs I tend to try to save them for chargers specifically, hive guard hunkering down? Blow ot up with the quasar. Brood commander? Blow the tanky bitch up. So it's nice not having to worry about conserving shots. However, most of the time when you're bringing a rocket launcher to bugs you're bringing them with chargers in mind, and this is where I believe the EAT is still a better weapon. In my experience I rarely encounter chargers from range, and the LAST thing I want to do is stand my ground against a charger AS it's charging me while having to charge up a weapon for 5 - 6 seconds, regardless of if the thing 1 shots chargers or not. It is also worth noting that if the charger gets too close to you and the quasar goes off you WILL kill yourself with it, even with the shield pack. The quasar also seems less consistent in my experience as ive hit shots that I could've sworn would kill a charger if I were only using the EATs instead, yet the charger keeps coming. Additionally this weapon has a 6 to 7 minute cooldown and on higher difficulties it isnt always possible to quickly retrieve your gear if you die, meaning that if you die and you cant quickly get this thing back you've lost your primary source of dealing with chargers, where as with the EATs you can just call in a set of two upon landing. The anti tanks also dont have to be charged up to do their job, when you need a charger dead they'll do it as soon as you need them to. The quasar has its strengths over the anti tanks but personally I feel like running the EATs is just a much safer choice, the quasar is definitely more risk but for more reward I suppose. Tldr the Quasar seems more convenient than the EATs but is a higher risk high reward weapon where as the EATs are a low risk high reward weapon. The infinite ammo of the quasar also means you wont have to worry as much about wasting EATs and it also means you wont have to worry about conserving your ammo. If the EATs are an S tier weapon the quasar is also an S tier weapon. They are both very strong weapons worth running. If youre going up against the bugs and someone on your team hasnt picked one of the two yet you're going to want to have one of two. Also a tip for the quasar: Never ADS with this thing, the sight sways SO MUCH. Just use this thing in 3rd person and it's much easier to aim as the reticule will tighten down as you charge the weapon, that is where the shot will go.
I hate this game's balance team. Quasar cannon is objectively so mind numbingly busted its insane it even went past QA. Compare it to an already S tier weapon, the recoiless : it doesnt take backpack slot, doesnt need to be reloaded, has infinite effing ammo, and cools down in the same time it would take to reload the recoiless, With the ONLY downside being taking 2 seconds to fire. What. The. Fk.
Your high .... It's down sides are massive... recoilless can fire faster and eat as well... You can take out chargers alot faster... It has charge time and downtime for next shot. It's actually pretty balanced for it's uses. Your probably a railgun main 😏 don't understand balance at all.... This is probably the most balanced support weapon released yet.
@@dipilisedroy7481 "they" didnt do any such thing, it was one guy on reddit, not the balance team in general. also, he didn't insult anyone for "liking and using" the railgun - he insulted people for whining about a nerf to the OP meta thing. that said, Railgun needs love, I love railguns and its just not great anymore.
So they nerf fhe railgun witch took 2 shots to break armor and a few shotgun shots to the broken armor and add a one shot rechargeable cannon???? Stupid
26:14 And that idea, my friend, is why people team-kill alot. When playing solo, u can just spam arc shots mindlessly. Sure why not. ...But when u play with others, this attitude WILL kill ur teammates. Using ur primary when there is a friendly is more efficient than killing ur friend with an arc. Most hardest support is the railgun(long charge time and will kill u if not careful), followed by arc(different charge timing and will kill ur friend if not careful) +) Good arc users can time charges of the weapon to optimise its efficiency. For multiple mid armor enemies, max charges are the most efficient as it bounce more and has more damage. This can mean 4,5 weaker shots to 2,3 fully charged shots. As for the charger however, fast but weaker shots will kill it faster.
When they keep adding shit like this it makes the railgun nerf seem counter intuitive. The arc thrower takes like 7 seconds to kill a charger and the railgun takes about 20 seconds to do the same thing. They need to make it so a fully charged shot is reached quicker and also they need to revert some of the penetration falloff for not having a 100% charged shot bc that thing is absolutely trash now
The railgun is way better than you're making it out to be. The problem it has is it feels bad to miss your shots because it doesn't have infinite ammo while the arc thrower does. And of course the community will ignore the downsides of anything that can one-shot a charger because killing one in one shot feels very impressive and valuable.
You can peel the armor off the charger armor even Bile Titans. It is a little hard as the arc goes for center mass, so peeling the leg armor is difficult. You can break open the charger body armor after 8-10 hits. May as well just aim for headshots. The Bile titan body armor is a little more inconsistent.
This is going to get nerfed by a lot. Either they'll decrease the damage or increase the charge time, or both. In the meantime, though, it's a field day for Democracy! Go get those heavies!
And those 20 shots accomplish virtually nothing. Quasar Cannon is a better weapon in nearly every situation, unless you're looking at some of the medium armored enemies, but primaries can fill that niche. Railgun is obsolete in terms of balance. At this point, it's just something to bring along if you enjoy using it.
I agree that the arc is skilless - except in team situations. The skill of the arc isn't on aiming, it's on knowing how to bounce it around your allies and when it'll be safe, and keeping that situational awareness.
no it doesn’t. the railgun was too good for what it was, quasar is literally a highly concentrated laser blast, makes sense for it to be that powerful. plus it still has drawbacks it’s not a multi tool like the railgun used to be
Honestly, the only thing I would change about the canon is making it take longer to cool down because that thing as it stands right now makes literally every other anti-tank support weapon option, obsolete
tip about luring the chargers into wall is 50/50 for me. When i lure them into wall they just climb 90 Degree walls and stay there. same goes for automatons. Damn DayZ mountain snipers.
Unpopular opinion: I don't think you should be able to completely benefit from the speed boost of wearing light armour whilst lugging that thing around.
@@Unahim No. That maybe there should be a weight thing with a cap so you can be slowed down by weight to a max. Or heavy/medium/light become keywords on gear and say even if you have light armour equipped if you have a heavy item you have a speed/stamina debuff. There are multiple ways you could do it with heavy armour becoming redundant. Servo assisted could be changed to allow you to carry heavy items without penalty and that keyword being limited only to medium armour.
As far as this wep is concerned (which isn’t firing a physical payload), you’re also basing your suggestion on the assumption that it is actually heavy. Just because something is large does not mean it’s inherently heavy. Given that this is a futuristic game, it’s certainly not out of the question for it to be quite light.
it feels the same as the railgun, it's too versatile. but I think the only nerf I would give it would be to increase the cooling time to be on par with the recoiless rifle, which takes a backpack spot. I like the fact that you need a team of people with several loadouts to take on higher difficulty. if there's one loadout that counters everything, game becomes dull since everyone runs it
As you were trying to hide at the end, this video just backs up my theory from my experience that the game engine just reveals your location to all bugs at 30 seconds to extraction.
The Quasar Cannon really IS just a Recoilless Rifle with infinite ammo and auto reload, for which I will gladly deal with the charge up and lack of team reload
I just hope they give the railgun a bit of a buff on unsafe mode. They're already bringing new fun weapons anyway. Would be nice to have the railgun as one of the viable/fun weapons again. It lacks ammo atm to actually have fun with it, either they increase the damage or just let it have more ammo since it takes more shot to kill or even just to take down heavy armors.
Why does this feel so tame lol? Lately me and my friends will do a 7 difficulty and when we spawn we're getting bug breached with 4 stalkers showing up, 2 bile titans, 4 chargers, and like 6 fliers.
So far, I absolutely love the quasar cannon. It feels just like the EAT but it doesn’t take ammo! My only problem is I feel like I get swarmed by hordes without my precious arc thrower or auto cannon.
I just thought of something, an escape pod implies a SD was shot down, but you are over a bug planet so... who did it? If it were an automaton planet it would make sense, that's a fun narrative tool the devs could use.
The Quasar cannon is insanely good, it is a better recoilless but has no backpack this is definitely an upgraded weapon. also to add to another comment, I wish they don't try to nerf it because things will get harder, we are still in the training wheel, and nerfing weapons while in training wheels doesn't make much sense
Through the limited "testing" me and my friends did earlier in the day, it seems to be the same impact damage as an EAT - It has higher AOE area for sure, but the AOE damage is most likely lower. We also managed to oneshot BTs, by hitting them mid-chargeup to spew, to the lower bit of the head (We think that's why anyways) Also found out - It will oneshot Bot Drops, if you hit the dropship on one of the vents - Leading to it crashing down and exploding. This weapon is definitely gonna get nerfed, though I hope if it does, it is only in the cooldown time, and not the damage output.
feels more generous when it comes to Charger headshots, with EAT I got to be super precise whereas this thing feels like you can hit the slightly off center of the head and still one shot.
They nerfed railgun because it was stupidly overpowered. This guy is not.... Recoilless fires faster in between shots and does about the same thing. You can kill a bile faster with recoilless and eat. And a charger faster and kill more of them faster. That's called balance my guy... Instead of a railgun that can kill 10 bile titans before needing resupply 🙄 pre nerf.... Think about it. Eventually it'll make sense. 😳
If you think about it. The reload for this is way longer than reloading a recoiless rifle. You have to wait for it to cool down and spin back up. I would be interested to see a comparison.
The one drawback about the recoiless is the reload animation in itself. You can't move and often times leaves you exposed. Quasar you can do other things in the meantime
English is my second language, apologies for the mispronunciation of quasar, don't think I've ever encountered that word before , :D
(Im from brazil, currently living in portugal)
as a brazillian/american, you have one of faintest least brazillian english accents ive ever heard. your english is perfect.
Dude your English is perfect. A quasar is an astronomy thing. It’s very luminous bc it’s a lot of gas spiraling into a supermassive black hole really really fast. A supermassive black hole is so big it can be the center of galaxies with its gravitational pull and bc of this a quasar can also be the center of a galaxy. iirc The reason a quasar is specifically distinct from a black hole is its brightness (bc a black hole is so gravitationally strong it sucks in all light around so it emits no light hence the name “black hole” and a quasar is trillions times brighter than our sun in comparison)
nah you cannot be brazillian. Stop the cap!
I'm brazillian too and your accent doesn't sound like any brazillian living abroad that a know
btw great gameplay as always
porra nao sabia que vc era brasileiro.
First time I've heard the word too and english is my first language, I'd say either kwas-err or kway-serr
With all this heavy support weapon stuff being so good now, the spear's long overdo for a lock-on system fix
THANK YOU
Yes
Kind of insane the spear hasn't been buffed/fixed yet or more balancing for the weaker weapons
PLEASE ARROWHEAD
Preach my dude
Please don't nerf it. Please don't nerf it. Please don't nerf it. Please don't nerf it. Please don't nerf it.
It's got enough downside ... feels like it's in a good place
Railgun was also in a good place. Its downside being that it couldn't do crap against crowds. If they see this weapon as a fan favorite, it's not impossible that it will get nerfed.
@@Legendary_Honey Railgun was objectively OP, they probably went too far with the nerf but it was the best gun in the game by at least five times
lmao it's gonna get nerfed into uselessness and then they're gonna introduce another weapon like it again, then that gets nerfed... etc... etc...
Game is a boring snooze now, everyone got 2 mechs and an improved pre-nerf Railgun basically
4:42 GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT!!
The image of small bugs wearing sunglasses and earpieces and surrounding bigger bugs is now in your mind.
Stop with the meta bs! Just enjoy the game
@@Avenger127 That's not meta. That's just a relevant meme.
what are you on about? Stop complaining on youtube and "JuSt EnJoY ThE gAmE"@@Avenger127
Apart from not needing ammo, there is no comparison to the arc thrower. The arc thrower is generally used for a primary because you can use it most of the time. It does take skill to use it well, including aiming. If your aim is off you won’t arc through as many enemies and will get overrun. This weapon is far more like a support weapon than can be used at times instead of an EAT, Spear or recoilless rifle.
yup, i still think arc thrower is the only t0 weapon for bugs. DPS & AOE is far better than quasar.
Yet, i think quasar is dope against bots since it doesnt take your backpack slot nor ammo
@@jackchan7129only problem is if you get flinched by not being spot on with the peek and shoot it is wasted and you miss. Which admittedly is a skill issue but it will definitely take a lot of practice to get it down pat (plus I’m older now and that good ole “twitch” reaction time isn’t as good as it was)
Yeah the Arc Thrower bugged me because I don’t use my Breaker if I have Arc Thrower.
The arcthrower is a horde clear weapon. The correct comparison would have been to compare the arc thrower to the breaker, since that's what's being used for horde clear.
i am so confuded by your wordage, "apart from not needing ammo" neither use ammo, thus "there is no comparison" ? comparison to what? not needing ammo? they're both situational and excel at each situation, pls elaborate.
"Today I'm gonna play with new gun - Quasar"
*"Quaso"*
just like cheese, it's yellow
Blud thinks its mexican cheese or something
queso cannon!!!!!
Nice video. Not only are you good at the game and give a genuine and true test of the new weapon but you also seem to enjoy playing it. Seems like so many content creators are just riding the wave of hype and making pointless vids on it. Props to you.
Just wanted to say watching your videos has helped adjust my gameplay so much and made the game even more fun and enjoyable. Best Helldivers TH-camr hands down, keep the videos coming and I’ll be there right there🙌🏼
The Spartan laser has returned lets gooooooooooooo
Returned? this isnt Halo mate
It really is a spartan laser, large charge all for instant annihilation
Helldivers 2 got a Spartan laser before halo infinite lmao
@@joshuaciez7112 Functions exactly like the Halo SpLaser
@@FonzSuda7403 yes but to say its returned on a completely different game is weird
THIS IS WHAT THE SPEAR SHOULD BE!!! PLEASE BUFF THE SPEAR FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!!!
I swear! bruh the fucking missiles literally make a full circle and kill you sometimes...
@@Sullybandz I've seen it happen before. Dude shot it at a charger, and it decided his free subscription to life was over, adding to the statistic of helldivers having short lives. Lol
@@Sullybandz sounds like skill issue, spear are made for mid-long range. not close range.
@@nexokamiexactly, everyone is trying to use it on titans and chargers right on them and that’s not how it’s supposed to be used
@@nexokamiEven with that in mind, I’ve had COUNTLESS encounters with the spear where my line of sight was perfect, no distractions whatsoever, targets clear as day and it still wouldn’t fire. The Spear has so much potential but the targeting is fucked im sorry.
It 2-shots Shrieker Nests (that's per "tree") if fired at the branches. It also will destroy bug nests, so you don't have to waste a grenade.
Awesome video! Love your content!
I'd love to see how you deal with level 9 Eradicate missions. 🤔I always lose before I get even halfway done going Solo...
I was gonna ponder that i've yet to see him do a lvl 9 bug or bot eradicate mission since all the recent patches
Thank you for the dono brother :D
Eradicate missions was actually my next video then these support weapons came up, it's coming up soon :D
ngl i feel like the laser dog backpack is kinda better for bugs than shield backpack cuz, hunters can't hit me if they're already dead
Shield backpack is better with the Quasar cannon tho because it prevents flinch when taking the shot.
i feel like vs bugs they're equally viable with pros and cons, vs bots though, shield all the way. I think people generally prefer fighting bugs because there's a broader range of viable playstyles, but this new cannon absolutely rocks vs both bugs and bots
I’ve been killed by my own guard dog drone too many times for me to use it over the shield pack at this point lol
@@IWASTEDMYTIMEif the laser dog kills the bugs before they get to you they can’t make you flinch. Shield for bots and guard dog for bugs is the way to go or maybe the jump pack
@@ReasonableSwampMonsterthat’s a skill issue. Stay out of its way
this cannon was hype ever since i saw a gif of someone leaking it somehow. Such a cool concept! I was struggling to choose my support weapon lately as I've been doing diff7, the juggling of ammo + not always easy to deal with armored enemies and not wanting to go full meta with the arc (risky). This will definitely get used often!
Just finished a 7 data upload. It seems like they’ve increased the spawns of chargers, which was fine because the quasar is awesome…however, if they move back toward more armored units, they’ll once again be in a position where everyone is running anti armor support to counter charger spam, homogenizing the meta.
the quasar is such a joy to play with, its definitely number 1 or 2 on support weapons, only issue is the charge up to fire but its not a massive issue, easily an S tier weapon
It can one shot Drop Ships, which makes it a must on Automaton planets
BRO that was sick, as a level 15 baby diver I'm in awe of your gameplay. Got them fancy feet!
How do you have so little spawns? im playing lvl 6-7s and having a SHIT TON of spawns from every bug, up to 6 bile titans in a lvl 6 mission the other day, literally unplayable
completely agree
I was testing somethings on lvl 4-6 and yes the spawn rates feel off somehow
2:49 your excitement is really infectious
I feel like they should just buff the railgun back to what it was. If they are just going to give us new weapons that make old ones obsolete.
Honestly shocked they didn't force us to wear a backpack for this, but am now fearing the inevitable nerf coming to stomp on peoples fun once more
This one seems fun but i been using arc thrower and loving it, the wave clear is great and i been taking out chargers 5-7 shots to the head and if u kno how to shoot it fast, u can kill it b4 it even reaches you. Also killed titans 3-4 shots if all shots go to the head, pretty insane. Plz dnt nerf it lol.
I'm thinking with the addition of this beast, they need to go back and re-think the railgun nerf. The way I see it, why would I ever take a railgun in its current state when this thing exists.
Cuz of fire rate and if you play with a team you don't necessarily need 4 of these even tho it would be fun. You also have to charge it all the way up
"This shouldn't be x because x" isn't a good argument because it leads too one of two different scenarios.
Scenario 1. Item that caused discrepancy gets adjusted to be "in-line" with others.
Scenario 2. The original question gets put into a loop because now both items are exceptions, all others are now held to their regard and everything becomes "Why would I give up item x for x".
I’ll never understand the amount of stupidity someone has to hold in their brain to forge a thought like this
@@desmonddavis3422 you have to charge the railgun practically all the way up for it to be good
Rail gun shoots faster. And is better for anything under a charger.
I don't need an ammo backpack? Cool, that's my new main gun. I don't think the devs consider how big of a deal this makes in people's choices.
It's almost mind boggling how a self recharging eat like this could manage it past balance testing.
Yeah this weapon is pretty insane. The only downside is the chargeup and the fact that you can't time the release, both can be played around with skill.
@@h4xorzistthey might nerf the recharge rate a lil
@@h4xorzistit’s balanced in that you can’t panic fire as quickly as the EAT and letting go of the trigger basically restarts the firing animation. When you’re getting swarmed by hunters/stalkers or shot at by rocket devastators this will be more apparent. I will still run EAT’s on bug missions where there is no stratagem cooldown increase.
@@IWASTEDMYTIME Once. Otherwise you have to ⬆⬆⬅⬆➡ and wait about 10s.
For the quasar you only need an opening whenever it presents itself.
It will always be ready and on you as long as you live no matter where you run.
The advantage is massive.
Also, at extract you will likely have 2 of them yourself completely dominating all other options.
A tip for chargers with this weapon is if u run towards them on the side they would need to stop and turn around. You can charge the gun up when they are turning so u have a headshot when they fully turned around.
The Dev said that bugs have a sense of smell. They can sniff you out. Notice how at the end, they were heading towards where you WERE until they finally got close enough to spot you.
Maybe the JAR-5 Dominator would be a good hybrid for crowd clear and deal with hive guards
at the same time, the scorcher exists
@@Nitecookiescorcher is 10000x better than the jar
@@shrek8052absolutely
7:08 Just a heads up, if you pre-gather the SEAF artillery shells in a pile in front of the loader, you can start the loading process, load them all, and finish the objective before any enemies that spawn to 'counter' the activity get to you, since the enemies spawn to counter the activity as soon as you activate the terminal.
EAT rocket got a cousin that everyone talks about at family gatherings.
Seriously, whats the point of the railgun at this point? Does this thing even charger longer than a railgun to 90%? Dont think so. It might be a little more accurate for automaton weakspots using less charged shots, but thats about it I guess...
EAT is my favourite support weapon, but I have to admit that it just got replaced. At least until they nerf it and ruin the fun.
The real meta is keeping your mouth shut about the guns that actually work so they don't nerf them.
This with the sickle means i only need supplies for stims and nades. The bots dont stand a chance
You have the best solo runs i love the content and i love that you started commenting imo its more enjoyable
The sneak play against bugs: they can see you, hear you, and smell you. So there’s a radius to where they can smell you and I believe your sent is left behind for a short period.
Love your channel! We have similar play styles so your videos are the most relevant to me of anyone out there right now.
Just an FYI, it's pronounced KWAY-zar, after the astronomical term. They're really neat objects to learn about. I can also see why they named it this way because quasars radiate MASSIVE amounts of energy.
I would link the Wikipedia entry but I think TH-cam may not allow it.
In any case, thank you so much for your videos!!
Sidegrade to the EAT, faster shots per minute, requires warmup to fire. It's a pretty good bug weapon choice. VS Bots it feels weaker than the AMR or autocannon, but still viable. The charging to fire really makes the downside known vs bots when heavy devastators start shredding you and flinching your aim. You trade your anti biped capability for increased anti turret and tank capability along with infinite factory destruction.
AUtocannon can already destroy factories
For everyone who wants actual information it has a 10 second cooldown between shots.
I am constantly forgetting about the SEAF in all of my solo runs too. I've been trying to make a point of using it more just so I'm more efficient, but it feels like it has to be forced a lot of the time.
I'll always remember if I load a mini nuke into it first though - those things rock.
quasar vs automatons next pls!
btw try orbital airburst instead of cluster, its really good against breaches!
1 shot buildings thru vents, performs very well against turret/tank, one shot engine on dropship. 1 shot on hulk at face.
Why nerf the rail gun and then give us something stronger
Bro hop off it. Railgun was OP. Took 1 sec to charge and reload and could 1-2 shot everything except bile titans and tanks, which instead took 4-5 shots. This weapon takes about 2.5 seconds to fire once, and about 10 to cool down, and is meant for heavies specifically. So no, this is not more powerful than pre-nerf railgun
@Darksiege357 yeah I not going to hop off anything. It one shots everything. You have your opinion and I have mine.
@@potter196 let's say you are being attacked by 4 heavy devestators. Quasar will take over 45 sec to kill them all, and if you hit it wrong it will not one shot. Railgun can take all of them out in 1/4 that time if you just shoot the pack with a full charge shot. Hulks also only get one shot if hit in the eye, meaning you will likely need a stun to do so, and the AMR can do the same thing. Really the main thing it can do is take out drop ships. Quasar is good if 2 people have it as they can make up for the cooldown, but it is too slow if you are alone
@Darksiege357 actually used it vs the bots for the 1st time last night, and except for drop ships, it was underwhelming. Bugs it works much much better. I actually prefer the rail vs bots
Personally I still prefer the EATs but ive only used the quasar a handful of times so maybe im still getting used to it.
They both have their strengths and weaknesses over each other, the main strength of the cannon over the EATs is that it has infinite ammo, and like the anti tanks it can also 1 shot chargers, 2 shot titans, and 2 shot a shrieker nest. (I believe the anti tanks take 3 shots for nests) also ive been using the quasar for EVERYTHING where as for the EATs I tend to try to save them for chargers specifically, hive guard hunkering down? Blow ot up with the quasar. Brood commander? Blow the tanky bitch up. So it's nice not having to worry about conserving shots.
However, most of the time when you're bringing a rocket launcher to bugs you're bringing them with chargers in mind, and this is where I believe the EAT is still a better weapon.
In my experience I rarely encounter chargers from range, and the LAST thing I want to do is stand my ground against a charger AS it's charging me while having to charge up a weapon for 5 - 6 seconds, regardless of if the thing 1 shots chargers or not. It is also worth noting that if the charger gets too close to you and the quasar goes off you WILL kill yourself with it, even with the shield pack.
The quasar also seems less consistent in my experience as ive hit shots that I could've sworn would kill a charger if I were only using the EATs instead, yet the charger keeps coming.
Additionally this weapon has a 6 to 7 minute cooldown and on higher difficulties it isnt always possible to quickly retrieve your gear if you die, meaning that if you die and you cant quickly get this thing back you've lost your primary source of dealing with chargers, where as with the EATs you can just call in a set of two upon landing.
The anti tanks also dont have to be charged up to do their job, when you need a charger dead they'll do it as soon as you need them to.
The quasar has its strengths over the anti tanks but personally I feel like running the EATs is just a much safer choice, the quasar is definitely more risk but for more reward I suppose.
Tldr the Quasar seems more convenient than the EATs but is a higher risk high reward weapon where as the EATs are a low risk high reward weapon. The infinite ammo of the quasar also means you wont have to worry as much about wasting EATs and it also means you wont have to worry about conserving your ammo.
If the EATs are an S tier weapon the quasar is also an S tier weapon. They are both very strong weapons worth running. If youre going up against the bugs and someone on your team hasnt picked one of the two yet you're going to want to have one of two.
Also a tip for the quasar: Never ADS with this thing, the sight sways SO MUCH. Just use this thing in 3rd person and it's much easier to aim as the reticule will tighten down as you charge the weapon, that is where the shot will go.
I hate this game's balance team. Quasar cannon is objectively so mind numbingly busted its insane it even went past QA. Compare it to an already S tier weapon, the recoiless : it doesnt take backpack slot, doesnt need to be reloaded, has infinite effing ammo, and cools down in the same time it would take to reload the recoiless, With the ONLY downside being taking 2 seconds to fire. What. The. Fk.
Everyone will love it and use it, then they will nerf it and insult you for using and liking it lol
Your high .... It's down sides are massive... recoilless can fire faster and eat as well... You can take out chargers alot faster... It has charge time and downtime for next shot. It's actually pretty balanced for it's uses. Your probably a railgun main 😏 don't understand balance at all.... This is probably the most balanced support weapon released yet.
@@dipilisedroy7481 "they" didnt do any such thing, it was one guy on reddit, not the balance team in general. also, he didn't insult anyone for "liking and using" the railgun - he insulted people for whining about a nerf to the OP meta thing.
that said, Railgun needs love, I love railguns and its just not great anymore.
Agree. Put a backpack on it or rebalance the other weapons to be better.
@@xD3m0nx I cannot tell if this is sarcasm or not, as it cannot be differentiated from comments I've seen on the railgun debate.
This weapon will be cooking on the extreme cold planets.
Never in my life have I heard or seen someone so eager to fight a bile titan
So they nerf fhe railgun witch took 2 shots to break armor and a few shotgun shots to the broken armor and add a one shot rechargeable cannon???? Stupid
Ima say it.
BUFF THE RAILGUN!
I always said nerfs werent the answer. We need buffs!
no
@@SpeCifiC0507 ye
No
@@ism5216 Nah.
@@Darksiege357 ye
26:14 And that idea, my friend, is why people team-kill alot.
When playing solo, u can just spam arc shots mindlessly. Sure why not.
...But when u play with others, this attitude WILL kill ur teammates. Using ur primary when there is a friendly is more efficient than killing ur friend with an arc.
Most hardest support is the railgun(long charge time and will kill u if not careful),
followed by arc(different charge timing and will kill ur friend if not careful)
+) Good arc users can time charges of the weapon to optimise its efficiency.
For multiple mid armor enemies, max charges are the most efficient as it bounce more and has more damage. This can mean 4,5 weaker shots to 2,3 fully charged shots.
As for the charger however, fast but weaker shots will kill it faster.
When they keep adding shit like this it makes the railgun nerf seem counter intuitive. The arc thrower takes like 7 seconds to kill a charger and the railgun takes about 20 seconds to do the same thing. They need to make it so a fully charged shot is reached quicker and also they need to revert some of the penetration falloff for not having a 100% charged shot bc that thing is absolutely trash now
This take is so dumb lol
I dont know if Ive ever seen an arc thrower peel armor off of a charger but Im happy to be corrected
Could simply add one second more before it explodes at max charge.
The railgun is way better than you're making it out to be. The problem it has is it feels bad to miss your shots because it doesn't have infinite ammo while the arc thrower does. And of course the community will ignore the downsides of anything that can one-shot a charger because killing one in one shot feels very impressive and valuable.
You can peel the armor off the charger armor even Bile Titans. It is a little hard as the arc goes for center mass, so peeling the leg armor is difficult. You can break open the charger body armor after 8-10 hits. May as well just aim for headshots. The Bile titan body armor is a little more inconsistent.
Buddy, what kind of settings you do have for the aim? Another great video btw😁
This is going to get nerfed by a lot. Either they'll decrease the damage or increase the charge time, or both. In the meantime, though, it's a field day for Democracy! Go get those heavies!
rebuff the Rail gun but lower the ammo? at this point there is several things stronger than what the railgun was, so why not?
This feels weird, they nerfed the railgun, but the Quasar Cannon is basically just the railgun but better
No it isn't. You can fire off 20 shots of the rail gun in half the time it takes to fire 20 of these
And those 20 shots accomplish virtually nothing. Quasar Cannon is a better weapon in nearly every situation, unless you're looking at some of the medium armored enemies, but primaries can fill that niche. Railgun is obsolete in terms of balance. At this point, it's just something to bring along if you enjoy using it.
@@Legendary_Honey they accomplish nothing if you're inaccurate.
I agree that the arc is skilless - except in team situations.
The skill of the arc isn't on aiming, it's on knowing how to bounce it around your allies and when it'll be safe, and keeping that situational awareness.
This calls for a buff to the Railgun... I mean... Infinite ammo and 1 shot chargers, really?
It's a Unlimited Ammo, Recoilless rifle ... pair it with the Jump Pack and it's flying death =)
no it doesn’t. the railgun was too good for what it was, quasar is literally a highly concentrated laser blast, makes sense for it to be that powerful. plus it still has drawbacks it’s not a multi tool like the railgun used to be
@@ubulayne_ exactly. Try making use of the quasar cannon with 4 Stalkers on you.
@@ubulayne_bug sympathizer spotted
Are we gonna hear about the rail gun and every time they release a good weapon? Damn, rail gun whiners are the most annoying people in this community
Honestly, the only thing I would change about the canon is making it take longer to cool down because that thing as it stands right now makes literally every other anti-tank support weapon option, obsolete
tip about luring the chargers into wall is 50/50 for me. When i lure them into wall they just climb 90 Degree walls and stay there. same goes for automatons. Damn DayZ mountain snipers.
Kwae-Zsar 😊
Unpopular opinion: I don't think you should be able to completely benefit from the speed boost of wearing light armour whilst lugging that thing around.
So in your opinion heavy armour should be slowed even further by lugging this around?
@@Unahim No. That maybe there should be a weight thing with a cap so you can be slowed down by weight to a max. Or heavy/medium/light become keywords on gear and say even if you have light armour equipped if you have a heavy item you have a speed/stamina debuff. There are multiple ways you could do it with heavy armour becoming redundant. Servo assisted could be changed to allow you to carry heavy items without penalty and that keyword being limited only to medium armour.
As far as this wep is concerned (which isn’t firing a physical payload), you’re also basing your suggestion on the assumption that it is actually heavy. Just because something is large does not mean it’s inherently heavy. Given that this is a futuristic game, it’s certainly not out of the question for it to be quite light.
@@KazekanAgiel Lasers are heavy...it's also newer tech so they haven't mastered miniaturising it.
The Quasar cannon, my lord and savior. I was about to quit playing and then they released this beaut.
Absolutely annihilates dropships
2 shots tanks from the front
Infinite ammo
New favorite freedom dispenser
I must admit, u have a really nice aiming :) Its a pleasure to watch you
it feels the same as the railgun, it's too versatile. but I think the only nerf I would give it would be to increase the cooling time to be on par with the recoiless rifle, which takes a backpack spot. I like the fact that you need a team of people with several loadouts to take on higher difficulty. if there's one loadout that counters everything, game becomes dull since everyone runs it
As you were trying to hide at the end, this video just backs up my theory from my experience that the game engine just reveals your location to all bugs at 30 seconds to extraction.
Normal playthrough: Please don't call reinforcements
Weapons testing playthrough: GIMME ALL YA GOT!
The Quasar Cannon really IS just a Recoilless Rifle with infinite ammo and auto reload, for which I will gladly deal with the charge up and lack of team reload
I actually prefer the new MG against automatons because of how quickly it blows vents on tanks, cannons, objectives, and hulks.
Finally someone knows to use their pistol too.
Why when I'm playing enemies come from all 4 different sides, and in this gameplay they come 1 at a time?
Is good, because it practically allow Divers to replace strategems like Orbital Rail Cannon, etc2.
Arrowhead just getting us ready for the arrival of Hive Lords and AT-ATs.
I just hope they give the railgun a bit of a buff on unsafe mode. They're already bringing new fun weapons anyway. Would be nice to have the railgun as one of the viable/fun weapons again. It lacks ammo atm to actually have fun with it, either they increase the damage or just let it have more ammo since it takes more shot to kill or even just to take down heavy armors.
See? Guns feel good player feels powerful and badass game feels fun. Pretty simple formula hope they come to realize that as well as most games today.
Brasileiro!! Quem diria, teu sotaque eh irreconhecivel!
Why does this feel so tame lol? Lately me and my friends will do a 7 difficulty and when we spawn we're getting bug breached with 4 stalkers showing up, 2 bile titans, 4 chargers, and like 6 fliers.
As soon as he said we are not just gonna rush the objective I hit the like button, I salute you good sir 🫡
So far, I absolutely love the quasar cannon. It feels just like the EAT but it doesn’t take ammo! My only problem is I feel like I get swarmed by hordes without my precious arc thrower or auto cannon.
Youre on the wrong front soldier. Youre lucky the liberation of Troost is coming along well as it is
I just thought of something, an escape pod implies a SD was shot down, but you are over a bug planet so... who did it? If it were an automaton planet it would make sense, that's a fun narrative tool the devs could use.
Redeemer is definitely the best secondary but I like to bring the Senator bc it can penetrate the Hive Guard’s armor.
The Quasar cannon is insanely good, it is a better recoilless but has no backpack this is definitely an upgraded weapon. also to add to another comment, I wish they don't try to nerf it because things will get harder, we are still in the training wheel, and nerfing weapons while in training wheels doesn't make much sense
I noticed in your first engagement you used the redeemer first before using your primary. Is there a tactic in doing this?
Through the limited "testing" me and my friends did earlier in the day, it seems to be the same impact damage as an EAT - It has higher AOE area for sure, but the AOE damage is most likely lower. We also managed to oneshot BTs, by hitting them mid-chargeup to spew, to the lower bit of the head (We think that's why anyways)
Also found out - It will oneshot Bot Drops, if you hit the dropship on one of the vents - Leading to it crashing down and exploding. This weapon is definitely gonna get nerfed, though I hope if it does, it is only in the cooldown time, and not the damage output.
feels more generous when it comes to Charger headshots, with EAT I got to be super precise whereas this thing feels like you can hit the slightly off center of the head and still one shot.
Still, the most challenging bugs are Stalker and those flying ones now, flying ones especially at night
I have a feeling they're going to nerf the Quasar just like the Railgun..... sigh.. hope not.
They nerfed railgun because it was stupidly overpowered. This guy is not.... Recoilless fires faster in between shots and does about the same thing. You can kill a bile faster with recoilless and eat. And a charger faster and kill more of them faster. That's called balance my guy... Instead of a railgun that can kill 10 bile titans before needing resupply 🙄 pre nerf.... Think about it. Eventually it'll make sense. 😳
I feel like I haven't seen a clear skies map in weeks. Such a blessing
As soon as I saw the new weapons I was hyped for your content with them even though the heavy machine gun sucks
18:15 You stubbed his toe lol
Super eath needs more weapons like this so we can move onto next difficulties without sacrificing our comrades
37:29 whipped out the quasar bc you thought that black smoke was a charger 😂😂
Ah yes , the kwazar cannon. That is what I’m calling it from now on
If you think about it. The reload for this is way longer than reloading a recoiless rifle. You have to wait for it to cool down and spin back up. I would be interested to see a comparison.
The one drawback about the recoiless is the reload animation in itself. You can't move and often times leaves you exposed. Quasar you can do other things in the meantime
I'd personally use the jetpack to keep a distance from Bile Titans and Chargers so I can charge up my shot and get an accurate hit on the enemies
You say it "Qu-WAY-ZAR" Quasar
Kuh-Way-Zar Cannon. You got this!
there its nothing like fair war, to win you need it all, and Quasar cannon its what we need to push the bots away from malevelon creek
I think they have sense of smell, seeing as how they use pheromones to call for reinforcements.
After playing 7 hours straight for the first time today I’m debating on leaving work early.
You can't really compare the arc thrower and quasar cannon, they fill two different niches, but they're definitely just as strong as each other
I'm still more of an Arc Thrower fan for bugs, but the Quasar is goated for bots.
Running Scorcher, Supply Pack, and Quasar on bots feels amazing!
Bro is THE helldiver, he wants all the smoke
Nice, I've been needing a weapon to use with a shield pack so was using EAT. This is the new EAT