New biomes, weapons, armor, and enemies are added to Helldivers 2 regularly as the Galactic War evolves. But OG Helldivers want to see one specific feature return to this war: the weapon upgrade system.
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In a Reddit thread on r/Helldivers on July 31, poster tedge081 started a discussion with other Helldivers when he suggested that the weapon upgrade system from the first game should be added to Helldivers 2. In Helldivers, this system allowed you to use Research Points (similar to Samples) as a currency to upgrade weapons and Stratagems.
Many of the comments in the Reddit thread agree with the original poster, with some noting that they wish their leftover Requisition Slips would unlock something other than Stratagems. If weapon upgrades aren't a possibility, OG Helldivers are happy to take a weapon attachment system, as some mused about the AMR optic and their desire for new ammo types.
The thread is split between those who want a weapon upgrade system and those who want an attachment system. I say, why not both? Some lean more to the side that the first Helldivers was “near perfect” and that this version of Galactic War is “starved for content.” But the consensus is that weapons should be upgradeable just like the first game, either through weekly challenges like in Call of Duty, or paid for with one of the existing in-game currencies.
