Helldivers 2 Player Unveils Amazing Pistol Strategy to Take Down Factory Striders

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Alright, so here we go. Helldivers 2 folks are playing around with this crazy new combo—like, you’d think it’s sci-fi magic or something. They whipped out this Stratagem, teamed it with just a plain old pistol, and bam! Down goes the monstrous Factory Strider. These things are like the robotic bullies of the game, all thanks to some new update, Escalation of Freedom or whatever they’re calling it now.

Now, Helldivers 2, it’s one of those live service games, right? So, updates? Yeah, they’re like clockwork. But here’s the thing, Arrowhead Game Studios likes throwing these “War Bond” DLC packs at you. Keeps things spicy, I guess. Maybe it messes with the game balance? Nah, no one’s having brawls over it—no competitive mode, you see. But still, these Stratagems can make old tactics look like child’s play. The latest pack? Control Group War Bond… Honestly, sounds like a spy movie.

Now, think about this: Factory Striders? Used to be the bane of your virtual existence. But then YouTuber OhDough (who names themselves that?) drops this clip, and suddenly everyone’s getting ideas. It’s all over Reddit, dudes showing how they slip under a Strider’s legs—like they’re playing cat and mouse—and just torch the thing with a pistol. Specifics? Some fancy flame pistol doohickey. Takes them out in seconds.

Oh, right, there was this update, Patch 1.001.100, doing its thing. Basically, making flame weapons hit harder. Like, who needs to blow off armor doors when your fire weapon says “no thanks” and goes straight through. Automatons and Terminid enemies? Pretty much toast at close range now. The Crisper pistol is everyone’s new best friend, partly because you can run and gun with it.

Normally, you’d avoid Factory Striders like the plague. I mean, they’ve got all kinds of laser nastiness going on—cannons, laser gatlings, you name it. Just a constant barrage of laser doom. But now, with this Warp Pack trick, players are like ninjas, popping up behind these steel giants and… poof, gone Strider.

Convoys of these Striders? Giant sitting ducks, unless they’re solo, then they might actually give chase. But that’s rare. Anyway, it completely flips the game’s dynamics. Just wild how fast things change.

Images of all this? You got your typical gaming backdrop—sci-fi chaos, everything shiny and dramatic, just what you’d expect from Helldivers 2. Who knew a pistol could become a game-changer?