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Helldivers 2 just got a roster of impactful new Tier 5 ship upgrades

New endgame-tier resource sinks are in!

Following a prolonged bout of problems, Helldivers 2 is now slowly clawing back its stability and a varied, satisfying meta almost across the board. The playerbase has fallen off a bit, but surprise content releases are still coming in, the latest of which are Tier 5 ship upgrades.

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Notably, a small update recently unlocked six endgame-tier ship upgrades for Helldivers 2 players to pour their resources into. And pouring resources into these is precisely what we’ll need to be doing, as each of them necessitates a very hefty investment before the desired effect is unlocked. This is the second time that we’ve received a surprise release of ship and Stratagem upgrades, it’s worth remembering, and from the look of things, it’s a fair bit more important than the previous release was.

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New Helldivers 2 Tier 5 ship upgrades are now in

Unless you’re already a veteran Helldiver with hundreds of missions under your belt, it’s unlikely you’ll have enough resources and requisition to unlock any of the six new Tier 5 ship upgrades that just dropped in Helldivers 2. You’ll have to spend between 30,000 and 35,000 requisition per upgrade, specifically, alongside hundreds of sample specimens in one go. The resource investment is so steep, in fact, that each of these new Tier 5 upgrades is getting pretty close to the designated resource caps, which is a problem Arrowhead Games may have to contend with in due time.

Here’s the full list of new Tier 5 ship upgrades in Helldivers 2, with all of their effects:

  • Payroll Management System: Reduces reload time for all Support Weapons by 10%.
  • High-Density Explosives: Increases the damage radius on explosions caused by Orbital Stratagems by 10%.
  • Advanced Crew Training: Reduces Eagle rearm cooldown by an additional 10% if called in while you still have Eagle uses in tow.
  • Morale Augmentation: Reduces the cooldown timer for all Stratagems by 5%.
  • Streamlined Launch Process: All Support Weapon Stratagems deploy immediately upon being called in.
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility: Mortar Sentries (EMS, baseline) prioritize targeting marked foes.

All in all, it’s a fairly impressive showing that’s going to have experienced Helldivers itching at the bits to unlock each and every one of these upgrades. The 10% Support Weapon reload timer decrease alone is a huge deal, but Morale Augmentation’s effects are basically a must-have, too. To say nothing of the Mortars’ newfound ability to target whatever enemy (or hard target!) you designate for them. This adds a whole new layer of usefulness to these Stratagems, and it’s sure to be a popular choice no matter what.

Now, all that’s left for us to do is to actually scrounge up enough resources to unlock all these upgrades. It… uh, might take a while.


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