Things are about to get even louder for Super Earth's forces: Helldivers 2 is getting a new premium Warbond called "Ironclad Democracy," which focuses entirely on heavy firepower and tank support. Developer Arrowhead Game Studios surprisingly unveiled the Warbond on September 15th in the official PlayStation Blog, and GameStar has now contextualized the announcement in a video.
What New Weapons Does the Ironclad Democracy Warbond Bring to Helldivers 2?
"Ironclad Democracy" is already the 21st premium Warbond for Helldivers 2 and is entirely themed around heavy firepower and anti-tank capabilities. According to the official announcement, these new additions await you:
- GL-15 Evictor: New grenade launcher as a primary weapon with a pump-action mechanism and manual single reloading.
- AR-11 Arbitrator: Assault rifle with an electric ignition mechanism, caseless ammunition, and an integrated underbarrel shotgun for close-quarters combat.
- P-34 Breacher: New secondary weapon, a rocket pistol, that pierces targets with phosphorus-powered sticky projectiles.
- G-60 Anti-Tank Seeker: Throwable homing drone that automatically locks onto armored enemies and explodes on impact.
- G-8 Immolation: Molotov-like incendiary grenade that sets a large area ablaze.
- Two new armor sets with the new "Blunt-Force Mitigation" passive ability, as well as a Booster that grants additional uses of the Anti-Tank Stratagem per mission.
- Tank customization options: With "Verdant," "Glacial," and "Executive," vehicles will receive their own Warbond-exclusive paint jobs for the first first time.
When Does the Ironclad Democracy Warbond Release and What Does It Cost?
The Warbond officially launches on Tuesday, September 22nd, simultaneously for PS5, Xbox, and PC. You can unlock it for 1,000 Super Credits via the Warbonds section in the Acquisition Center directly in-game. "Ironclad Democracy" does not introduce new Stratagems – according to the announcement, it is only the second premium Warbond since "Freedom’s Flame" to completely forgo new Stratagems, focusing instead on weapons, armor, and cosmetics.
From our perspective, the focus on tank paint jobs and an Anti-Tank Booster indicates where Arrowhead wants to push the current meta: Players who frequently deploy vehicle reinforcements on the Automaton front will find noticeably more reasons with this Warbond to call in Stratagems like the Expendable Anti-Tank even more often. For frequent players who already battle armored Automaton units on higher difficulty levels, investing Super Credits in this Warbond should be particularly worthwhile.
The official announcement trailer provides a first look at the new weapons and the fight against the Automatons:
Source: GameStar, PlayStation Blog
Will you grab "Ironclad Democracy" right at release, or will you wait for the community's initial impressions of the new weapons?
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