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Helldivers 2 Rolls Out Bastion Tank as Cyberstan Offensive Intensifies

Arrowhead’s latest patch adds a drivable tank with sweeping balance changes, drawing players back in large numbers.

Overview

  • The TD-220 Bastion stratagem is live; it behaves like a tank destroyer with a fixed main gun, needs driver–gunner coordination, seats four, costs 35,000 requisition to unlock, and carries a long cooldown.
  • The Siege Breakers Warbond adds heavy gear including the returning LAS-16 Trident, the CQC-20 Breaching Hammer, the GL-28 belt-fed grenade launcher, and the EAT-411 Leveller.
  • Balance updates raise base melee damage by 50%, cut SMG and pistol sway, improve enemy aiming, and increase intensity on difficulties 9–10, with technical additions like hang detection and full Chinese voiceover.
  • In the live narrative, Automatons stole schematics for Super Earth’s Star of Peace, triggering orders to advance on their homeworld, Cyberstan.
  • Official channels broadcast binary Swedish messages interpreted as in-universe propaganda, and separate, unverified datamines suggest Cyborg enemy files, fueling community speculation.