Today, Arrowhead announced a new Warbond called Cutting Edge, which is coming on Thursday, March 14 to Helldivers 2. A Warbond is effectively the game’s version of a Battle Pass, in case you didn’t know.
Players will find three new armor prototypes and several new weapons, as detailed below:
EX-03 Prototype 3
Includes a rubber underlayer for insulation. Handy, really, as this prototype’s wires operate at a shocking 400,000 volts.
EX-16 Prototype 16
Warning: Electric arc generates a strong magnetic field. Avoid use while near stapled paperwork.
EX-00 Prototype X
The end result of several billion Super Credits and 12 years of research into creating “the Soldier of Tomorrow”. Show us it was worth it.
LAS-16 Sickle
A sweet laser rifle that fires in short bursts. And it doesn’t need reloading. Just watch for overheating or shove a new heatsink in there.
SG-8P Punisher Plasma
Exploding plasma rounds sound deadly… because they are, to aliens and allies! This modified Punisher shotgun is as fun as it is fearsome.
ARC-12 Blitzer
Project an arc of close-range lightning or charge it up to fire off powerful bolts. Good for taking out multiple targets and giving you more time to pick a celebration emote.
Helldivers 2 players will also find the new G-23 stun grenade and the LAS-7 Dagger pistol. Last but not least, customization will be enhanced with three new player capes (with matching player cards) and as many new emotes.
By the way, Arrowhead also just announced that the new Major Order in Helldivers 2 is to liberate Tien Kwan. The planet is full of factories making the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit, so this is effectively the in-universe event to explain the upcoming addition of mechs (which were first unlocked via a mod that no longer works).
According to recent datamining efforts, new Stratagems, biomes, and meteors could also be added to the game soon.
