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Helldivers 2's much-hyped next patch drops tomorrow, September 17, and Arrowhead's saved something fairly special for the patch note reveal that'll likely round out the list of major changes it's letting us know about ahead of time. You know the 500KG bomb? It sounds like everyone's longstanding gripe with it has been sorted.

If you need to catch up, there've already been tweaks revealed for the likes of flamethrowers, a couple of different guns, and rocket-toting enemies.

For ages now, the Eagle 500KG bomb has had a percieved problem which mirrors the slogan of a certain British wood stain, paint and preservative manufacturer. It doesn't quite do what it says on the tin, with the visual explosion it produces being a lot more impressive than the size of the area it actually does damage over.

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