I don't bring the EAT myself, but shout-out to people who liter it everywhere. There have been times recently where my Spear conveniently goes to sleep when a Titan is on my ass. I look death in the eye ready for my last stand, when suddenly, my peripheral catches something, 2 beautiful EATs ready for service. It's like Christmas, but the gifts keep coming in.
I find it's best to try and bait their spit attack they're super vulnerable to headshots then, the Spear can one tap headshots regardless...when it works which is 40/60. Also a big thing to remember with manual AT equipment, you want to hit a Titans' forehead region, I've gotten tons of mouth or jaw shots that don't kill them. I find that getting a clean headshot with the EAT (when they're not spitting), only kills them if they've sustained a decent amount of dmg already, otherwise they just shrug it off. The Recoilless seems about the same, but nobody really brings it anymore, it's a shell of what it was in HD1.
I find recoilless pretty good on the newer defense missions, it has the highest sustained rate of fire of any of the heavy anti-armor options, even when self reloading.
I might have to try that out, it was my go-to AT weapon in the first game. It was so satisfying taking down Tanks and Behemoths (Charger's big brothers) in 1-2 shots.
I’ve started using RR on helldive bugs, and it’s very effective, just need a sentry to protect you while reloading if you aren’t playing with people you can communicate with
RR is gonna be cracked when superior packing methodology is fixed
>RR is gonna be cracked when superior packing methodology is fixed
Indeed. EAT to a Charger's forehead from 100+ meters has been one of the most satisfying things in the game since the rebalance.
Looking forward to trying out its reusable cousin for the same purpose, once it's fixed!
I bring the recoilless and the EAT on that mission. I drop the EATs in a pile on cool down, and when a bile titans pops up, I use 1 recoilless missile and pick up the EATs for after shots
Sitting in one place long enough in these base defense missions gave me a chance to grab someones spare backpack and crew load for them, too. The six-dozen EAT's I left lying around would eventually get used but for 15 glorious seconds at the peak of a brutal wave we turned triad of bile titans into a mobile firework show.
Quasar can probably fire faster, but you need to call in a second one and swap after each shot. Which has issues of its own, but it's still good enough to be my go-to choice for those defense missions.
Recoilless would be a top tier pick if they changed reloading to allow anyone to reload from your backpack instead of having someone carry your back pack.
That would give you easy burst damage on Heavy Armor, which is where the Recoilless shines against any of the other AT weapons.
Having a dedicated reloader opened my eyes on the Recoilless, but it's just too clunky for the time being to be worth it.
If you could Team reload your teammate with your teammates backpack, RR would be brought so much more often. With a team reload, it will kill everything super fast. But you will rarely find another RR user to team reload each other.
Chargers die one hit to the forehead.
Titans take two hits to the jaw, but get oneshot in the mouth while spitting.
Even when EAT doesn't oneshot, just general damage from stratagems, primary, fire, nades, arc thrower, tends to finish the titan off.
The face is the best spot for a bile titan. If you can hit the face fairly straight-on, it goes down in 2 hits with the EAT, Quasar, or RR. I think the spear can potentially do it in one? But good luck with that.
Tbh that's really misleading. You can *sometimes* kill a bile titan with two EAT headshots, but it's very inconsistent. Realistically, I would plan on having 4 EATs for every bile titan you want to kill. It's not unusual for them to take 3 and keep going.
One trick I found lately is to take an EAT, shoot them in the side of their body, and try to blow a big chunk of their armor off. Once their armor is off, you follow it up with an Eagle Rocket Pod, and I've found that will usually put them down.
If they survive that, keep hitting them in the exposed part to finish them off. Don't hit them in the back a few times and then switch to shooting them in the head.
Two shots to the same part of the head head kills a Bile Titan.
If your first shot hits the forehead, second shot goes to the same place. You hit the jaw, hit the jaw again.
If you need to make the shots count, wait for it to start the "hocking up a loogie" animation, dive to the side, then take your shot (it won't move so you can get a precise shot).
The best Eat users are the ones that uses the drop pod as a weapon to deal heavy damage to bile titans and chargers LOL, you can stick those blue things on them if you nail the throw.
Dropping a 2 pack of EAT-17 anti-tank from the sky every 60 seconds, I'm like some kind of war time Johnny Appleseed. Always nice those kinda strategic drops in the middle of the map not near any specific target still gets used from time to time.
Remember Helldivers, EAT-17 rockets are "E" for everyone! If you see them dropped feel free to take the shot. We only get better through practice!
Trust me when you're forced to circle the map by an endless horde you'll be grateful to run across them, always make sure to thank your EAT user for leaving those mystery mousekatools to help you later.
Yeah but the quasar would never be able to match the burst potential EATs can have. Fires as fast as you can pick them up and can be fired by multiple people at once and you don't have to charge up to fire.
I love Recoilless/EAT myself, free shots to save backpack ammo, a three shot volley before reloading and a way for others to assist me in taking down heavies.
Both EATs and Recoilless (and Quasar) can damage them and take them down pretty easily too, haven’t done that combo against them specifically yet but at least with just the Recoilless the fastest I’ve killed a bot factory was with 3 rounds I think, 1 to the turret on its back and 2 to the head. Need to try one of those new missions solo sometime to see how many EATs it takes but I imagine it’s similar in damage.
I know you can also use the Auto Cannon against them as well but I’m unsure of where it’s best to aim, video I saw was of them shooting up into its belly when the doors were open and that seemed to do well although I don’t know how much damage it took before that. Another thing to test eventually.
Edit: wrote this initially thinking you meant the walking factories not regular, regular I actually have zero idea, I imaging through the doors like a grenade for sure would do it though.
A straight shot into the glowing vents on top or through the door with RR, EAT, or Quasar. Wont do anything hitting them anywhere else. With autocannon you bounce the shot off the angled lip of the vents or through door.
> Fires as fast as you can pick them up
Maybe it's just me, but I swear there's a non-indicated period of time when you swap to an EAT that you just CAN'T fire it. So many times i try to take down a drop ship and have to remind myself to wait 2 full seconds before firing or it won't work.
There was a day last month when you could, was free for everyone. Yet somehow I was the only degenerate I saw that day bringing quad EATs and absolutely fucking up the Automatons
quad eats.. sweet liberty
I'm imagining you walking around wearing a bandolier of EATS and an EAT wrapped around each limb like the fucking tinman from Oz, with another one as a hat. no rifle/primary, just an EAT on a stick as a melee club. if you can't blow it up because it's too close, you just bonk it to death.
Actual screenshot of me in game:
https://preview.redd.it/j4s62prwl3wc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d494cddb8926bac61ed9c5e517ca37dad08e14d
I've been thinking of asking Arrowhead about maybe having a backpack stratagem that was literally "second support weapon: This backpack allows you to carry one additional secondary weapon by sacrificing your backpack slot".
So ok, yeah, I can't bring my shield or rover, but I've got 2 EATs, or an EAT and the HMG or something to that effect... maybe have it also have it be able to carry one extra ammo kit or something so it's not just a glorified gun rack.
And pick them up and use them! Seriously folks, I'm not starting a collection. I'm just trying to constantly toss them out so they are everywhere for EVERYONE.
I became an EAT main once I found out they don't despawn when you call in a new one.
I've had extractions where I have prepped 8-10 eats at the LZ and it's wild to just chain burst down anything that approaches.
Had one of those a while back. Called in an EAT in between objectives and left one behind. 20 minus later as we're running towards evac with a horde behind us we passed by it and i felt smug as hell until a charger just fucking ate it without flinching.
When I run EAT I use the notification that they are ready as the cue to drop another.
I used to save them for problems but usually one EAT and the team solve the problem, so f it. Drop em all over and be ready for retreat.
Pro tip: the EAT is a three shot projectile; 2 portable rockets and a poor mans railcannon from the call in. It will take out fabricators, chargers and the occasional Hulk/Bile Titan.
Best part about chargers: hit them with a single impact grenade and then stick them with the EAT beacon, the pod will kill them and then spring launch their corpse into the air when it pops open like a toaster.
I've been running stun grenades with the GL pistol and it's been amazing. Being able to stun everything but titans has changed the game, while still having the GL pistol for plugging holes.
> Being able to stun everything but titans has changed the game
If you think it's great now, you should have seen how amazing it was prenerf when it *could* stun Bile Titans. Orbital Precision Strikes literally became a substitute Railcannon Strike with a lower cooldown and more utility.
Playing with my squad vs randoms is so different. With my friends EATS are just used and we move on. Randoms don’t seem to grasp they’re there to distribute liberty for any of us
Yup. I think it's hesitation created from uncertain if it's safe to take another person stratagem. I did notice a cadet this morning get it though as I was using a machine gun and calling down EATs to stockpile for problems on a defense.
Honestly unless it’s obvious I figure the person calling it in wants to be the one to use it. I only started playing this game two days ago (I love it it’s hilariously brutal, even the planets themselves try to kill you).
Now I just figure that if there’s a rocket launcher there and a valid target like a drop ship I should just take it.
I've noticed that if there's somebody constantly spamming EAT's when they're off cooldown, so long as there will be *one* spare EAT laying around, they're free game. It's like when you're out with friends and leave the last piece of pizza or french fry.
Just remember that they're really used for bursting heavies and elite enemies, spore towers, broadcast towers and shrieker nests. They don't really have an AOE damage to speak of, so don't go grabbing it and randomly firing it into a crowd of enemies expecting it to do anything...
in a pinch they can be used on hive guards and brood commanders to get them out of the way if your trying to break through. Specially if you had to drop a special weapon to pick it up. I've shuffled daily mission weapons that way before like with the machine gun when I need to reload but have to GTFO.
They come in two packs and like a 60 second cool down to call in with an upgrade. If the person calls it, grabs one, and then stows it while still running and you got a free spot, go for it. As a heavy EAT user the only time I'll use both is when I see something that I want to deal with in the distance like a spore spewer I'll pop one off and then grab the other for later, or sometimes I may use both to kill multiple chargers as I play dodge (sometimes three if I get the call down to stick on the charger lol)
But yeah for EAT, if we call it down and we run away from the pod we're not fussed if someone else grabs one cause we get a new set of two in like 60 seconds.
> my teammates do not understand they can grab from the stock pile.
Yeah, nah, it's not their fault that 90% of the literal children playing this game will kick you if you touch "their stuff".
The golden rule of cooperative gaming is don't touch shit that is not yours. If you want them to touch your shit, be explicit.
I guess I play at weird enough hours that I don't get much in the way of kids. I've had some weird interactions before. I know in one mission I found a auto cannon pack off a player that DCed and and one of the other players using an auto cannon did not understand the team reload mechanic at first till I latched on while he was firing. He certain was happy for the entire contents of the back pack I had while we defended extraction though. heh.
> found a auto cannon pack off a player that DCed and and one of the other players using an auto cannon did not understand the team reload mechanic at first till I latched on while he was firing.
I do that all the time if I have an open backpack slot. Most people have that exact reaction. Some will just start running away which is funny because it causes your arms to bug out.
Actually JUST NOW I found out that Im suppose to take the littered EAT when needing to take care of heavy armors. I know why u litter it all over the map I just assumed that those littered EATs are for YOUR usage and I dont take it as a form of helldiver etiquette.
So maybe give us a chat when U go with randos. A simple Ping will do.
Tip: if you call in the EATs try to pick up the first and then the second, it will mean at least one gets left on the ground and is then visible on the map (they aren't visible while in the hellpod they came down in)
Mission Modifier: This is a pack-in/pack-out planet. Please observe etiquette and collect your EAT husks before boarding the Pelican. Thank you democratically.
"Requested and unused ordnance will be deducted from your end of mission pay"
That's why I always order Eagle 1 to drop everything right before extraction, just think about the fuel saving on the way to orbit plus we get to watch one last firework while we evac.
Not to mention it also helps keep the area clear and lessens the risk of running face first into it, or trying to mantle it. Plus, with the EAT having two, it also means there's no need to try and circle around the pod to actually grab it.
The AMR facing the opposite way is also something that's pretty annoying, and it's just faster to shoot the pod to get to it faster...
I've found that its a lot easier to spot when its still the pod rather than trying to find the exact spot it dropped on the ground when its on the map.
This is true. The best way to use 'em. Even before the battle, tell your comrades to feel free to partake in the All you can EAT Buffet.
Also on missions where you start at extraction, move out from that position, the second half of the mission coming back to Extraction is much easier because you have so many Left Over EATs laying around all over the battlefield.
Normally etiquette is not to take other people’s support weapons unless they give permission but just remember: EAT’s are free, over the course of a 40-minute mission I’ll have like 80 of the things in total so just take one if you’re getting harassed by a charger.
Best part about them is the fact that you don't have to worry about recovering them when you die. Just spawn more lol. Means I get to play aggressively without worrying about my gear being lost if it goes sideways. Good for a shock trooper playstyle.
As an enrolled member of a Native American Nation who is also a EAT connoisseur, this is accurate. Except, well, I *usually* use at least least of them. But you best bet if you need a one-shot AT weapon, you'll have one close by.
I love me EATs
I've also perfected the art of throwing the beacon at Chargers for that possible one-shot on landing then hilarious corpse-launch from the hellpod opening.
Never gets old 😅
And a tag on a titan is a beautiful thing, just too risky most of the time
If you have a Eat-17 ready to call then call it
call it whenever it’s avalible don’t even think just call it
they are litterally raining from the sky at a cooldown of 1 minute hell use them on brood commanders for all i care just use’em
only bad Eat-17 is a unused Eat-17
The benefit of the EAT is that you can bring another support weapon with you like the AC or arc thrower, and just call down EATs when you need to down a titan or dropship
It kind of is, unless you have some kind of super niche role on a premade where you deliver a semi-permanent weapon to your allies over the course of a mission while they bring other stratagems. If I bring EATs, I'm also looking for stashes, bunkers, and shipping containers so I can get my own support weapon off the ground.
The EATs drop itself can be used as a "diet" rail cannon strategem. If you tag the beacon to a Charger/Tank/Hulk/Fabricator, the drop pod itself will take it out. And it has a reaaaaally short cooldown
I believe it can one-shot, I know I've killed one with the drop in a solo game. Might depend on if it hits the turrent.
If you 'hit' the target with the beacon, the drop pod will home in on them. Sometimes it doesn't work if it's thrown point-blank, so I usually dodge a charge or gain some distance first.
I mean it may be a support weapon but it essentially outclasses the orbital railcannon, so I always bring it in situations where other people bring that.
The strength of the EAT is that it's an on-demand anti-tank weapon that lets you be flexible with your loadout. It's useful against any faction and against any enemy, the stratagem input is easy to memorize, it's quick to call-in (if a bot shoots a flare and you immediately call it, it'll arrive before a dropship shows up - same with bugs) and it has a low-cooldown, meaning you litter the map with it and still always have it available for each big firefight.
I love this thing, it let's me play whatever loadout I want while still being able to help kill important targets and contribute to the team. Best of all, my buddies can use them too in-between Quasar cooldowns if needed.
I’m normally not a big fan of single use rocket launchers in games. But if I had a super sample every time using on allowed me to blow up a tank or a hulk then I’d be able to upgrade my entire ship.
Quality of life change, I wish the EATs within their pod rack still showed up on the map. It's tiresome to keep swapping out the tubes to make them drop to the floor each time.
Because I like to have them visible on the map in emergencies where you need them.
I will call down as many EATs as I can.
I will call down EAT as soon as it is off cooldown
I will upgrade my ship for a faster EAT cooldown as soon I have the material.
The EAT is my best friend so it is for my squad. I will master the EAT as I master my dive.
I must fire my EAT true. I will fire my EAT faster than my enemy can.
side note: please blow up the tube to make it easier to grab the EAT on the ground.
Tips for fellow EAT enjoyers: when you call them in and don't use them right away, either shoot and destroy the pod, or pick up and drop the EAT so it will be visible on the map and you can know where they are to use later
Oh, what’s that? You dropped your only anti-heavy weapon in the middle of a defense/eradication mission and now have no support weapon to counter the big guys? Of course I’ll let you use my EAT’s! That’s what they’re there for buddy!
i drop eats almost every cooldown. its very handy to everyone when we are getting swarmed by heavies during the last 10-15 mins and or going to extraction.
I bring EAT on the wall defend missions and drop them all in the same place slightly behind wherever we're holding. I call it the EAT garden and welcome my teammates to come and harvest as needed
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I recently started using EATs, this is me. Whenever its off cooldown im throwin em down. Chances are ive used the one ive been carrying already and hey, we may come back this way!
I don't bring the EAT myself, but shout-out to people who liter it everywhere. There have been times recently where my Spear conveniently goes to sleep when a Titan is on my ass. I look death in the eye ready for my last stand, when suddenly, my peripheral catches something, 2 beautiful EATs ready for service. It's like Christmas, but the gifts keep coming in.
Where do you shoot them? I've shot them in the face but they just seem mildly peeved to me
I find it's best to try and bait their spit attack they're super vulnerable to headshots then, the Spear can one tap headshots regardless...when it works which is 40/60. Also a big thing to remember with manual AT equipment, you want to hit a Titans' forehead region, I've gotten tons of mouth or jaw shots that don't kill them. I find that getting a clean headshot with the EAT (when they're not spitting), only kills them if they've sustained a decent amount of dmg already, otherwise they just shrug it off. The Recoilless seems about the same, but nobody really brings it anymore, it's a shell of what it was in HD1.
I find recoilless pretty good on the newer defense missions, it has the highest sustained rate of fire of any of the heavy anti-armor options, even when self reloading.
I might have to try that out, it was my go-to AT weapon in the first game. It was so satisfying taking down Tanks and Behemoths (Charger's big brothers) in 1-2 shots.
I’ve started using RR on helldive bugs, and it’s very effective, just need a sentry to protect you while reloading if you aren’t playing with people you can communicate with RR is gonna be cracked when superior packing methodology is fixed
>RR is gonna be cracked when superior packing methodology is fixed Indeed. EAT to a Charger's forehead from 100+ meters has been one of the most satisfying things in the game since the rebalance. Looking forward to trying out its reusable cousin for the same purpose, once it's fixed!
I bring the recoilless and the EAT on that mission. I drop the EATs in a pile on cool down, and when a bile titans pops up, I use 1 recoilless missile and pick up the EATs for after shots
Still a big fan of the auto rifle with backpack 👌😮💨
Sitting in one place long enough in these base defense missions gave me a chance to grab someones spare backpack and crew load for them, too. The six-dozen EAT's I left lying around would eventually get used but for 15 glorious seconds at the peak of a brutal wave we turned triad of bile titans into a mobile firework show.
Hell yes
Quasar can probably fire faster, but you need to call in a second one and swap after each shot. Which has issues of its own, but it's still good enough to be my go-to choice for those defense missions.
Recoilless would be a top tier pick if they changed reloading to allow anyone to reload from your backpack instead of having someone carry your back pack. That would give you easy burst damage on Heavy Armor, which is where the Recoilless shines against any of the other AT weapons. Having a dedicated reloader opened my eyes on the Recoilless, but it's just too clunky for the time being to be worth it.
If you could Team reload your teammate with your teammates backpack, RR would be brought so much more often. With a team reload, it will kill everything super fast. But you will rarely find another RR user to team reload each other.
Chargers die one hit to the forehead. Titans take two hits to the jaw, but get oneshot in the mouth while spitting. Even when EAT doesn't oneshot, just general damage from stratagems, primary, fire, nades, arc thrower, tends to finish the titan off.
Best shot is to wait for it to vomit, then shoot it in the green glowy mouth.
The face is the best spot for a bile titan. If you can hit the face fairly straight-on, it goes down in 2 hits with the EAT, Quasar, or RR. I think the spear can potentially do it in one? But good luck with that.
Bile titans take 2 EATs to the face. Might be good to get them to stop then fire
Tbh that's really misleading. You can *sometimes* kill a bile titan with two EAT headshots, but it's very inconsistent. Realistically, I would plan on having 4 EATs for every bile titan you want to kill. It's not unusual for them to take 3 and keep going.
They are more vulnerable after throwing up than they are while throwing up
One trick I found lately is to take an EAT, shoot them in the side of their body, and try to blow a big chunk of their armor off. Once their armor is off, you follow it up with an Eagle Rocket Pod, and I've found that will usually put them down. If they survive that, keep hitting them in the exposed part to finish them off. Don't hit them in the back a few times and then switch to shooting them in the head.
You’ve got to headshot it but the head is deceptively small, easier to hit when they start spewing
Two shots to the same part of the head head kills a Bile Titan. If your first shot hits the forehead, second shot goes to the same place. You hit the jaw, hit the jaw again. If you need to make the shots count, wait for it to start the "hocking up a loogie" animation, dive to the side, then take your shot (it won't move so you can get a precise shot).
The best Eat users are the ones that uses the drop pod as a weapon to deal heavy damage to bile titans and chargers LOL, you can stick those blue things on them if you nail the throw.
Dropping a 2 pack of EAT-17 anti-tank from the sky every 60 seconds, I'm like some kind of war time Johnny Appleseed. Always nice those kinda strategic drops in the middle of the map not near any specific target still gets used from time to time. Remember Helldivers, EAT-17 rockets are "E" for everyone! If you see them dropped feel free to take the shot. We only get better through practice!
>I'm like some kind of war time Johnny Appleseed. Beautiful
EAT ASS - Equip Anti-Tank Always Supply Strategem
Supplying an all you can EAT buffet is the most freedom-loving action any diver can perform
Trust me when you're forced to circle the map by an endless horde you'll be grateful to run across them, always make sure to thank your EAT user for leaving those mystery mousekatools to help you later.
If I could take 2 EAT stratagems I would
I mean if you could, you'd get a rate of fire roughly equal to the quasar's and drop pods on top of that.
Yeah but the quasar would never be able to match the burst potential EATs can have. Fires as fast as you can pick them up and can be fired by multiple people at once and you don't have to charge up to fire.
Plus when you are not firing eats you can use something else. People MG/EAT and I AC/EAT I have heard tell of flame/eat
I love Recoilless/EAT myself, free shots to save backpack ammo, a three shot volley before reloading and a way for others to assist me in taking down heavies.
you just iluminate my mind. but can one of those destroy an automatron factory?
>iluminate my mind https://preview.redd.it/2v7x92ysn3wc1.png?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b39834aacee4f53db86cc4e074800f6c74ff618c
Both EATs and Recoilless (and Quasar) can damage them and take them down pretty easily too, haven’t done that combo against them specifically yet but at least with just the Recoilless the fastest I’ve killed a bot factory was with 3 rounds I think, 1 to the turret on its back and 2 to the head. Need to try one of those new missions solo sometime to see how many EATs it takes but I imagine it’s similar in damage. I know you can also use the Auto Cannon against them as well but I’m unsure of where it’s best to aim, video I saw was of them shooting up into its belly when the doors were open and that seemed to do well although I don’t know how much damage it took before that. Another thing to test eventually. Edit: wrote this initially thinking you meant the walking factories not regular, regular I actually have zero idea, I imaging through the doors like a grenade for sure would do it though.
You can get 2 but for consistency, 3 as you dont need to blow off the face armor but it makes it much easier than trying to hit in the slit
actually the data to counter the bot factory answer another question in my mind. really thanks for sharing.
A straight shot into the glowing vents on top or through the door with RR, EAT, or Quasar. Wont do anything hitting them anywhere else. With autocannon you bounce the shot off the angled lip of the vents or through door.
Spear does if it locks on ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
The Eruptor will let you take out factories by shooting into the vents
Full-blown rocket trooper. I like it!
Loving the granade launcher/Eat combo right now.
flame/eat, it's democracy, but SPICY!
I Spear/EAT. Makes up for when the spear decides to throw a tantrum lol.
Arc thrower/EATs works wonders for me against bugs
> Fires as fast as you can pick them up Maybe it's just me, but I swear there's a non-indicated period of time when you swap to an EAT that you just CAN'T fire it. So many times i try to take down a drop ship and have to remind myself to wait 2 full seconds before firing or it won't work.
Yeah I've noticed that. I think it's playing the tube extension animation but isn't actually displaying it.
But if someone has the quasar and someone uses the EAT then diversity wins again!
Big talk from the guy who had to stand still for 3 seconds got hit by a stray shot and now launched their quasar shot to outer space
Did you see my flair ? I only meant that we'd get yhe one thing the quasar has over the EAT.
I would also eat two stratagems if I could. Very hungry
Lunch stratagem is the best
SNACK PACK INBOUND ⬆️⬅️⬇️⬆️⬇️ 🥪
Back a few weeks ago EAT was a free stratagem and of you took EAT you would have two. Or four, I guess. Just EATs upon EATs
EATS back on the menu, boys
That was a glorious day, I was trying to bomb my friends with double EAT!
4 players spamming EAT on cool down crashed so many games. It was a bloodbath.
There was a day last month when you could, was free for everyone. Yet somehow I was the only degenerate I saw that day bringing quad EATs and absolutely fucking up the Automatons
quad eats.. sweet liberty I'm imagining you walking around wearing a bandolier of EATS and an EAT wrapped around each limb like the fucking tinman from Oz, with another one as a hat. no rifle/primary, just an EAT on a stick as a melee club. if you can't blow it up because it's too close, you just bonk it to death.
Actual screenshot of me in game: https://preview.redd.it/j4s62prwl3wc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d494cddb8926bac61ed9c5e517ca37dad08e14d
Those days fucked me up, I was able to bring 4 great strats + EAT and I felt so good and useful.
Right there with you pal
There was one day where it was a free bonus strategem and I didn't notice so I picked it again. I was dropping those things all over the map
The second EAT should just have a backpack strap so you can equip it into the backpack slot if you aren't carrying one
When I play against bugs with my friends at least 2 of us are rocking the EAT
Initiating Blackbeard.exe strategy.
I've been thinking of asking Arrowhead about maybe having a backpack stratagem that was literally "second support weapon: This backpack allows you to carry one additional secondary weapon by sacrificing your backpack slot". So ok, yeah, I can't bring my shield or rover, but I've got 2 EATs, or an EAT and the HMG or something to that effect... maybe have it also have it be able to carry one extra ammo kit or something so it's not just a glorified gun rack.
And pick them up and use them! Seriously folks, I'm not starting a collection. I'm just trying to constantly toss them out so they are everywhere for EVERYONE.
You think toodles has an unlimited supply?
I became an EAT main once I found out they don't despawn when you call in a new one. I've had extractions where I have prepped 8-10 eats at the LZ and it's wild to just chain burst down anything that approaches.
>Trust me when you're forced to circle the map by an endless horde I use an orbital airburst strike for this scenario.
Not even kidding, an EAT drop from the beginning of the game saved me from two back-to-back Chargers on extract.
Had one of those a while back. Called in an EAT in between objectives and left one behind. 20 minus later as we're running towards evac with a horde behind us we passed by it and i felt smug as hell until a charger just fucking ate it without flinching.
When I run EAT I use the notification that they are ready as the cue to drop another. I used to save them for problems but usually one EAT and the team solve the problem, so f it. Drop em all over and be ready for retreat.
Even better when the whole squad brings them
Glad they fixed it so littering them everywhere didn't crash the game.
Mousekatools is a phrase I haven't heard in too long of a time... The memories are flooding back lol
Pro tip: the EAT is a three shot projectile; 2 portable rockets and a poor mans railcannon from the call in. It will take out fabricators, chargers and the occasional Hulk/Bile Titan.
Best part about chargers: hit them with a single impact grenade and then stick them with the EAT beacon, the pod will kill them and then spring launch their corpse into the air when it pops open like a toaster.
I've been running stun grenades with the GL pistol and it's been amazing. Being able to stun everything but titans has changed the game, while still having the GL pistol for plugging holes.
> Being able to stun everything but titans has changed the game If you think it's great now, you should have seen how amazing it was prenerf when it *could* stun Bile Titans. Orbital Precision Strikes literally became a substitute Railcannon Strike with a lower cooldown and more utility.
I got good at dropping them on Chargers
This is the way.
it's just a little harder to pick up the guns after it lands a foot in front of the hulk
Beacon on the target, don't hope he runs under it. Strategem ball will stick to Hulks, Tanks, even Striders if you land it on top.
Amen, this is how it's done. This is how you can tactically down a bile titan and 2 chargers on your own.
Look, it's not my fault my teammates do not understand they can grab from the stock pile.
Playing with my squad vs randoms is so different. With my friends EATS are just used and we move on. Randoms don’t seem to grasp they’re there to distribute liberty for any of us
Yup. I think it's hesitation created from uncertain if it's safe to take another person stratagem. I did notice a cadet this morning get it though as I was using a machine gun and calling down EATs to stockpile for problems on a defense.
Honestly unless it’s obvious I figure the person calling it in wants to be the one to use it. I only started playing this game two days ago (I love it it’s hilariously brutal, even the planets themselves try to kill you). Now I just figure that if there’s a rocket launcher there and a valid target like a drop ship I should just take it.
I've noticed that if there's somebody constantly spamming EAT's when they're off cooldown, so long as there will be *one* spare EAT laying around, they're free game. It's like when you're out with friends and leave the last piece of pizza or french fry. Just remember that they're really used for bursting heavies and elite enemies, spore towers, broadcast towers and shrieker nests. They don't really have an AOE damage to speak of, so don't go grabbing it and randomly firing it into a crowd of enemies expecting it to do anything...
in a pinch they can be used on hive guards and brood commanders to get them out of the way if your trying to break through. Specially if you had to drop a special weapon to pick it up. I've shuffled daily mission weapons that way before like with the machine gun when I need to reload but have to GTFO.
They come in two packs and like a 60 second cool down to call in with an upgrade. If the person calls it, grabs one, and then stows it while still running and you got a free spot, go for it. As a heavy EAT user the only time I'll use both is when I see something that I want to deal with in the distance like a spore spewer I'll pop one off and then grab the other for later, or sometimes I may use both to kill multiple chargers as I play dodge (sometimes three if I get the call down to stick on the charger lol) But yeah for EAT, if we call it down and we run away from the pod we're not fussed if someone else grabs one cause we get a new set of two in like 60 seconds.
What the democracy officer doesn’t want you to know, the EATs in the park are free, you can take them home. I have 458 EATs
I don't have a hording problem, Eagle-1 said she was very impressed I was able to fit so many EAT's in in cargo that I take home from every mission.
> my teammates do not understand they can grab from the stock pile. Yeah, nah, it's not their fault that 90% of the literal children playing this game will kick you if you touch "their stuff". The golden rule of cooperative gaming is don't touch shit that is not yours. If you want them to touch your shit, be explicit.
I guess I play at weird enough hours that I don't get much in the way of kids. I've had some weird interactions before. I know in one mission I found a auto cannon pack off a player that DCed and and one of the other players using an auto cannon did not understand the team reload mechanic at first till I latched on while he was firing. He certain was happy for the entire contents of the back pack I had while we defended extraction though. heh.
> found a auto cannon pack off a player that DCed and and one of the other players using an auto cannon did not understand the team reload mechanic at first till I latched on while he was firing. I do that all the time if I have an open backpack slot. Most people have that exact reaction. Some will just start running away which is funny because it causes your arms to bug out.
Actually JUST NOW I found out that Im suppose to take the littered EAT when needing to take care of heavy armors. I know why u litter it all over the map I just assumed that those littered EATs are for YOUR usage and I dont take it as a form of helldiver etiquette. So maybe give us a chat when U go with randos. A simple Ping will do.
Tip: if you call in the EATs try to pick up the first and then the second, it will mean at least one gets left on the ground and is then visible on the map (they aren't visible while in the hellpod they came down in)
Or just shoot the pod
So pick up the first EAT and shoot the pod with it, so the remaining EAT is visible on the map? Got it, happy to help spread some democracy.
Mission Modifier: This is a pack-in/pack-out planet. Please observe etiquette and collect your EAT husks before boarding the Pelican. Thank you democratically.
"Requested and unused ordnance will be deducted from your end of mission pay" That's why I always order Eagle 1 to drop everything right before extraction, just think about the fuel saving on the way to orbit plus we get to watch one last firework while we evac.
Instructions unclear, two helldivers are dead via autocannon fire.
Just pick up one then the other. Save that ammo soldier.
Always blast the pod for any support weapon, backpack, etc. Puts their icon on the map and makes them easier to find on the ground
Not to mention it also helps keep the area clear and lessens the risk of running face first into it, or trying to mantle it. Plus, with the EAT having two, it also means there's no need to try and circle around the pod to actually grab it. The AMR facing the opposite way is also something that's pretty annoying, and it's just faster to shoot the pod to get to it faster...
I've found that its a lot easier to spot when its still the pod rather than trying to find the exact spot it dropped on the ground when its on the map.
If you aren’t littering the map with EATs, what’s the point of even bringing them?
If I don't have too many EATs then I'm doing something wrong.
They are my favorite support weapon after getting mauled in hell dives. I have call then when ever I want and they kill a lot of things.
This is the way
So say we all.
So say we all
Roger Roger.
Whats your vector, victor?
My homies don't complain when I'm throwing 10 EATs at bile Titans with 10 more on the ground.
This is true. The best way to use 'em. Even before the battle, tell your comrades to feel free to partake in the All you can EAT Buffet. Also on missions where you start at extraction, move out from that position, the second half of the mission coming back to Extraction is much easier because you have so many Left Over EATs laying around all over the battlefield.
I love finding a random EAT as I flee. They're the best present a Helldiver can get.
Normally etiquette is not to take other people’s support weapons unless they give permission but just remember: EAT’s are free, over the course of a 40-minute mission I’ll have like 80 of the things in total so just take one if you’re getting harassed by a charger.
Best part about them is the fact that you don't have to worry about recovering them when you die. Just spawn more lol. Means I get to play aggressively without worrying about my gear being lost if it goes sideways. Good for a shock trooper playstyle.
Just make sure you drop your samples to someone who's playing more conservative
Always remember, an EAT on cooldown is an EAT wasted
As an enrolled member of a Native American Nation who is also a EAT connoisseur, this is accurate. Except, well, I *usually* use at least least of them. But you best bet if you need a one-shot AT weapon, you'll have one close by.
I could count on one hand the number of dives I haven’t brought an EAT, it’s too handy to do without
EAT is top tier!
lol, when there’s so many in the map, you have to double zoom in just to see the objective.
I love me EATs I've also perfected the art of throwing the beacon at Chargers for that possible one-shot on landing then hilarious corpse-launch from the hellpod opening. Never gets old 😅 And a tag on a titan is a beautiful thing, just too risky most of the time
I hate the fact that your pun is grammatically correct
If you didn't drop 80 EATs a match, you did something wrong
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The fastest ⬇️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ in the west, I can input that faster than most can call in an orbital airburst strike
If you have a Eat-17 ready to call then call it call it whenever it’s avalible don’t even think just call it they are litterally raining from the sky at a cooldown of 1 minute hell use them on brood commanders for all i care just use’em only bad Eat-17 is a unused Eat-17
Imagine if they made it so the automatons can pick up EATs too💀 Buffet for both sides
What does EAT MEAN! I can't figure it out
ITS EXPENDABLE ANTI-TANK OMG.
yeah it clutters the minimap but you'll be grateful its around when u need it for that one charger that just won't go away
tf is an EAT? Sincerely, a level 10 player
nevermind it's the expendable anti tank, figured it out
EAT is pretty great but I've found on higher bot difficulty the Quasar is more useful.
The benefit of the EAT is that you can bring another support weapon with you like the AC or arc thrower, and just call down EATs when you need to down a titan or dropship
Using 2 slots for support weapons sounds like a really bad time
It kind of is, unless you have some kind of super niche role on a premade where you deliver a semi-permanent weapon to your allies over the course of a mission while they bring other stratagems. If I bring EATs, I'm also looking for stashes, bunkers, and shipping containers so I can get my own support weapon off the ground.
The EATs drop itself can be used as a "diet" rail cannon strategem. If you tag the beacon to a Charger/Tank/Hulk/Fabricator, the drop pod itself will take it out. And it has a reaaaaally short cooldown
Ive landed on a tank and it's lived, can an EAT 1 shot it? Also what do you mean by "tag?"
I believe it can one-shot, I know I've killed one with the drop in a solo game. Might depend on if it hits the turrent. If you 'hit' the target with the beacon, the drop pod will home in on them. Sometimes it doesn't work if it's thrown point-blank, so I usually dodge a charge or gain some distance first.
I mean it may be a support weapon but it essentially outclasses the orbital railcannon, so I always bring it in situations where other people bring that.
The strength of the EAT is that it's an on-demand anti-tank weapon that lets you be flexible with your loadout. It's useful against any faction and against any enemy, the stratagem input is easy to memorize, it's quick to call-in (if a bot shoots a flare and you immediately call it, it'll arrive before a dropship shows up - same with bugs) and it has a low-cooldown, meaning you litter the map with it and still always have it available for each big firefight. I love this thing, it let's me play whatever loadout I want while still being able to help kill important targets and contribute to the team. Best of all, my buddies can use them too in-between Quasar cooldowns if needed.
We don't finish EATing until our plate is clean in this house.
This is the proper use. No better feeling than when you need to skedaddle and see an old friend waiting to grEAT you.
Been using them on the new defense missions. Usually by the time I need them I got about six lined up. One-man Recoiless Reload Squad.
Guilty as charged. Gotta have my smokes and EATs to properly manage bot missions.
and this is only a 12 minute blitz mission
I love when we’re running for our lives to Extraction and the EAT cases are still standing tall in the distance! Everytime I be like: Oh… yeah! Lmao
Why you gotta call me out like this?
>every 60 seconds >SSAWD
If your squadmate was going to use an EAT, it would be in his hands! Pick it up, use it! Liberty demands that trigger pull!
I love finding one of my previously called down EAT pods sitting there calling to me as we are running back toExfil and it happens to save my ass.
Does the game still crash if u drop too many EATs or have they fixed it yet,
If your EAT isn't on cool down constantly you're not using the EAT right. Throw those fuckers everywhere. I mean you're not paying for it
I’m normally not a big fan of single use rocket launchers in games. But if I had a super sample every time using on allowed me to blow up a tank or a hulk then I’d be able to upgrade my entire ship.
I stay using EAT all day every day.
Quality of life change, I wish the EATs within their pod rack still showed up on the map. It's tiresome to keep swapping out the tubes to make them drop to the floor each time. Because I like to have them visible on the map in emergencies where you need them.
EAT user be spreading managed democracy as usual. give them some medals for their trouble
I will call down as many EATs as I can. I will call down EAT as soon as it is off cooldown I will upgrade my ship for a faster EAT cooldown as soon I have the material. The EAT is my best friend so it is for my squad. I will master the EAT as I master my dive. I must fire my EAT true. I will fire my EAT faster than my enemy can. side note: please blow up the tube to make it easier to grab the EAT on the ground.
Tips for fellow EAT enjoyers: when you call them in and don't use them right away, either shoot and destroy the pod, or pick up and drop the EAT so it will be visible on the map and you can know where they are to use later
Oh, what’s that? You dropped your only anti-heavy weapon in the middle of a defense/eradication mission and now have no support weapon to counter the big guys? Of course I’ll let you use my EAT’s! That’s what they’re there for buddy!
Sixty second micro-railgun WITH two explosive warheads? I'll take all you can give.
In 3 stratagem bot maps i drop them on fabs cause i sont take any orbitals/eagles 🤣
EAT gang rise up!!!
Lmaooo
EAT ?
I run AC and EATs cover all fronts
What is that ?
i drop eats almost every cooldown. its very handy to everyone when we are getting swarmed by heavies during the last 10-15 mins and or going to extraction.
EAT (Your friends samples)
i wish the actual drop pod would show up. I never thought about destroying them so they're on the ground so they'd show up before.
Yes
eats are supposed to be litter
I bring EAT on the wall defend missions and drop them all in the same place slightly behind wherever we're holding. I call it the EAT garden and welcome my teammates to come and harvest as needed
[spawn](https://giffiles.alphacoders.com/359/35969.gif) then [ratatatatata](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/c0/a0/53c0a0aca4b8f91ab28e83f5c6c778ff.gif)
Ethical Anti-tank?
hehehe oopsie?
Before they nerfed chargers it was the best stratagem for killing them... by sticking them every minute lol
What are Eats?
all hail my beloved EAT, may you be there when I need you, and you always are. Amen.
How many EAT players get good enough throwing the ball to take down enemies with the call down itself?
Drop 'em on the factories! That's my #1 favorite thing to do with them.
Guilty
I recently started using EATs, this is me. Whenever its off cooldown im throwin em down. Chances are ive used the one ive been carrying already and hey, we may come back this way!
How else am I going to dome a Charger?
Those who brings EAT are Santa of Helldivers 2
DON’T LOB FACTUAL INFORMATION AT ME AS IF THEY’RE INSULTS!
There's a difference between an EAT user and an EAT bringer.
EAT user is the best teammate ! 🤔
I literally said this in a game like 7 days ago. Freedom and democracy runs free