Helldivers 2 - Nerfed Erupter, Quasar Cannon & Rover vs Terminids - Helldive Solo (Full Clear)

Playing the new patch (01.000.300) on the Spread Democracy mission on helldive difficulty solo with the nerfed Eruptor, Quasar Cannon, & Guard Dog Rover, together with the buffed secondary Senator (with commentary)! Solo is also harder now with the increased patrol spawn.
Loadout:
Armour: CM-21 Trench Paramedic
Primary: R-36 Eruptor
Secondary: P-4 Senator
Grenade: G-10 Incendiary
Stratagems: Eagle 500KG & Airstrike, Guard Dog Rover, Quasar Cannon
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Loadout
1:10 - Start
1:30 - Shriekers Nest
3:30 - Raise Flag of Super Earth
5:55 - Medium Nest
7:30 - Heavy Nest
9:20 - Shriekers Nest
10:20 - Shriekers Nest
13:00 - Radar Tower & Raise Flag of Super Earth
21:50 - Light Nest
23:30 - Raise Flag of Super Earth & Heavy Nest
34:30 - Extraction
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[@xD3viLz]

I wouldn't recommend this specific loadout for solo since it is quite weak at dealing with bugs in close quarters which happens almost all the time. I'd probably use Eruptor + Redeemer or Fire Breaker + Senator instead. I just wanted to test them out so tried using them all in a run and it turned out quite hectic! My thoughts on the weapons:
*Eruptor* - ammo nerf doesn't seem to be a big issue in solo, as long as the resupply pod is used properly. I also didn't spam it with the quick-swap method, and coupling it with the Senator, nades and stratagem usage, 6 mag is good enough. Explosion radius seems to have decreased compared to before. There is also a bug with the shrapnel killing the player which will be fixed (7:43).
*Senator* - the addition of speed loader is great, allowing me to swap-fire with the Eruptor! Also 1 shot warriors and 3 shots hive guards & commanders, making it a decent secondary compared to the redeemer.
*Guard Dog Rover* - still does its job in clearing the pesky hunters, though time to kill now is ~1.5s, about half a second slower now after the 30% damage reduction. If we account for the increase in patrol/bug spawns, the difference does add up, though there's no better alternatives at the moment.
*Quasar Cannon* - the nerf added an additional 5s cooldown, now totalling to 15 seconds. Considering the number of chargers / titan spawns, there'll be a lot more kiting to do. But compared to Recoilless, not having to stay still and reload, infinite ammo, and open backpack slot still makes it a better option. Still kinda on par with the EAT in my opinion.

[@DigitalGateNetwork]

Nice to see solo game play is still viable post patch. Thanks for the video, Helldiver.

[@xD3viLz]

Yeah, it still works! The strategy is pretty much the same, run and lose aggro if things get messy. 😅Though be mindful that solo videos (including mine) usually are winning runs. There's still RNG involved with spawns, map layout / objectives etc. that can easily screw it up.

[@coffeesmarties]

Really enjoyed watching all your WWZ videos. Nice to finally hear your voice and hope you continue to do more videos with commentary.

[@xD3viLz]

Thank you for the support! I'll still be dishing out wwz gameplays and will try to add commentary on them as well 😄

[@gravity579]

This is what I’ve been running the past couple weeks. But with redeemer and napalm. Napalm seems to work better to thin the herd on breeches. Good vid

[@xD3viLz]

Yeah, I think the Eruptor and redeemer pairs quite nicely. Napalm does seem pretty nice, though I think airstrike is more effective for closing bug holes which is quite useful in full clear attempts.

[@gravity579]

@@xD3viLz airstrike is also better if you vs bile spewers. But when the eruptor closes big holes I feel like the napalm is more useful. Sometimes even strafing is what I pick if I’m trying to go fast.

[@uss_04]

Been trying a similar loadout, feels real traditional FPS in a way compared to the energy weapons I usually use with bugs.
Thanks for including chapters

[@xD3viLz]

Thank you for watching! Yeah, I prefer those over the energy weapons 😄

[@Ervine4]

Amount of bugs is crazy

[@xD3viLz]

Yeah, seems to have increased by ~30%! Though extraction has always been pretty crazy.

[@DotAbdulov]

still dont get the reason for eruptor nerf, as if democratic detonation wasnt already kinda in the middle.

[@xD3viLz]

Yeah, personally I thought it was working alright, has pros and cons and fits a niche role.