On February 6, the Servants of Freedom Warbond dropped, and the players loved it. However, that wasn’t the only fresh content added. Some great items were also added to the Super Store, and among them was something the players wanted for a while. Yes, a hatchet arrived to Helldivers 2, and the players are over the moon over this addition.
You Can Now Get a Hatchet in the Super Store
The devs posted the announcement on the official Helldivers 2 account on X. It noted: “Dispatch from Acquisition Centre Superstore: New Body Armour and Helmet offers are now available. If you’re going to die for Super Earth, look good doing it”.
The additions include the IE-58 Hell-Bent armor set, the Vision of Freedom cape, the Vision of Freedom player banner, and the CQC-5 Combat Hatchet. While players do appreciate the armor set, the cape, and even the player banner, the hatchet is the main focus.
Now, let’s go over the stats of this fan-favorite. First of all, the hatchet is a secondary melee weapon, as you may have expected. The description states: “A heavy-hitting, one-handed melee weapon”. The Recoil is 8. It’s light armor penetrating and one-handed. It costs 200 Super Credits.
One player, Rindustrious, immediately took their freshly acquired hatchet and tried it out. The OP noted: “Holding the right mouse blocks, and you can still attack while blocking, though you have to pay attention to the angle of the shield and turn it towards anything trying to hit you. It shifts to your left a lil. Totally viable. Not top tier, but I had a lot of fun”. And that is quite obvious in the video below.
Helldivers Love Their Hatchet
After getting the shovel in the latest update, Helldivers 2 players didn’t expect they’d get a hatchet just a couple of days later. So, the community felt overjoyed with this addition. They gladly praised this melee. weapon.
One player, throwaway040501, noted: “While it lacks the obvious bonus of stunning enemies, I was able to quickly dispatch multiple mob bots in only one or two hits per. The stun baton felt like I needed 3+ strikes to get even one”.
So, start practicing, Helldiver! With the anniversary right around the corner, it’s entirely possible that we’ll get a lot more than some gifts. There are rumors of an expedition into the Gloom and facing some new Terminid variants. We suggest you use the rest of the Major Order to test out the new items, as there won’t be time for that once the chaos begins. For Liberty and Super Earth.
