{"id":788905,"date":"2025-12-03T06:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4nMpur9vLiyZe2ijxMduAb"},"modified":"2025-12-03T06:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:14:53","slug":"3-days-after-helldivers-2-devs-ceo-denied-the-existence-of-heavy-machine-guns-they-now-exist-introducing-the-las-99-quasar-cannon-and-the-mg-101-heavy-machine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/3-days-after-helldivers-2-devs-ceo-denied-the-existence-of-heavy-machine-guns-they-now-exist-introducing-the-las-99-quasar-cannon-and-the-mg-101-heavy-machine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"3 days after Helldivers 2 dev&#8217;s CEO denied the existence of heavy machine guns, they now exist: Introducing the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Earlier this week, the CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead Games flatly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/helldivers-2-hmg-heavy-machine-gun-arrowhead-johan-pilestedt\/\">denied the existence of heavy machine guns<\/a>\u2014Johan Pilestedt has track record of being <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/helldivers-2-players-share-videos-of-new-flying-bug-enemy-arrowhead-boss-immediately-declares-them-bug-sympathizers-and-insists-bugs-cant-fly\/\">tongue-in-cheek<\/a>, though it&apos;s not clear whether he accidentally blurted out some Super Earth secrets or fired a knowing wink our direction, here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:599px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:32.72%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4NwL9smSQevMsPNc9dSDyX\" name=\"hmg helldivers.jpg\" alt=\"Two Twitter posts, one that reads: \"This was the idea for the HMG\", and another that reads: \"Nevermind, there's no such thing as HMG\".\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-days-after-helldivers-2-devs-ceo-denied-the-existence-of-heavy-machine-guns-they-now-exist-introducing-the-las-99-quasar-cannon-and-the-mg-101-heavy-machine-gun.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"599\" height=\"196\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Johan Pilestedt via Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turns out, we are getting not one, but <em>two <\/em>heavy weapons to help us in our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/the-latest-helldivers-2-order-finally-gives-us-a-break-from-squashing-bugs-and-turns-us-west-to-stop-the-automatons-enacting-the-reclamation-and-oh-oh-no\/\">march against the bots<\/a>: the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), which are both available in-game right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:470px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:184.89%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"qACRdv8ckLiavromB6GgSZ\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-03-28 145753.png\" alt=\"A post that reads: \"Helldivers, support has arrived! The LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun are available now for use against the Automaton horde.\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-days-after-helldivers-2-devs-ceo-denied-the-existence-of-heavy-machine-guns-they-now-exist-introducing-the-las-99-quasar-cannon-and-the-mg-101-heavy-machine-gun.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"470\" height=\"869\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: @helldivers2 on Twitter\/X.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both of these heavy-duty weapons should help thin the herd of Super Earth&apos;s foes by offering even more anti-armour options\u2014though the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon appears to be geared most towards taking out tanky enemies, as it&apos;s shown obliterating Automaton hulks in its preview footage. That should be a very welcome addition, considering the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/lets-talk-about-helldivers-2s-elephant-in-the-room-bugs-are-better-than-bots-but-is-that-a-bad-thing\/\">bot&apos;s relative lack of popularity<\/a> among the playerbase.<\/p>\n<p>The HMG costs 6,000 requisitions, while the Quasar Cannon costs 7,500\u2014if you can only afford one, however, I recommend the HMG just for efficiency&apos;s sake, since Troost currently has the &#8220;Weapons Experimentation&#8221; environmental condition. This makes the Quasar Cannon available to everyone contributing to the war effort.<\/p>\n<p>As for the weapons themselves, I hopped in to test them out. Interestingly, the HMG has <em>massive <\/em>variations in recoil based on whether you&apos;re standing or prone\u2014even more than most guns\u2014making it a more defensive weapon than its Quasar Cannon cousin. This tracks with Pilestedt&apos;s comments earlier in the week, where he noted that requiring a tripod was &#8220;the idea with the HMG&#8221; that didn&apos;t exist, but now does.<\/p>\n<p>The cannon, meanwhile, takes about five seconds to spin up before unleashing a powerful blast, then initiates a roughly 12 second cooling period\u2014though I was on a cold planet, so it may take longer to recharge elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div class='jwplayer__widthsetter'>\n<div class='jwplayer__wrapper'>\n<div id='futr_botr_JBaxc6xj_HmrQxqIu_div' class='future__jwplayer'>\n<div id='botr_JBaxc6xj_HmrQxqIu_div'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>All-in-all, these weapons should complement your Helldivers&apos; arsenal nicely, helping plug the hole left in our hearts by the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/helldivers-2-players-arent-happy-about-the-games-first-balance-patchheres-why\/\">Railgun&apos;s recent nerfs<\/a>. Honestly though? This cannon is so damn fun to fire that I don&apos;t know if I miss the old Railgun at all.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, neither of these weapons need a support backpack. This makes the Quasar Cannon a nice alternative to the Recoilless Rifle, which is quicker to fire but limited in both its ammo capacity and its hefty reload time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/3-days-after-helldivers-2-devs-ceo-denied-the-existence-of-heavy-machine-guns-they-now-exist-introducing-the-las-99-quasar-cannon-and-the-mg-101-heavy-machine-gun\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, the CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead Games flatly denied the existence of heavy machine guns\u2014Johan Pilestedt has track record of being tongue-in-cheek, though it&apos;s not clear whether he accidentally blurted out some Super Earth secrets or fired a knowing wink our direction, 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