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Helldivers 2: Complete Guard Dog Family Analysis (Performance, How to Use, Tips)
Detailed analysis of the performance and usage of the Guard Dog family (Guard Dog, Guard Dog Rover, Stinger Dog, K9) in Helldivers 2, examining which Guard Dogs are effective against which enemies, in what situations they are useful, and what improvements could be made.
1. 🐶 Guard Dog Basic Functions and Features: Positioning, Corner Usage, Attack Tendencies
- ✅ The Guard Dog can change its position depending on the camera angle, making it useful for scouting corners.
- ⚠️ Be careful, as players can be injured by the Guard Dog's attacks.
- ✅ The Guard Dog tends to prioritize attacking small targets.
00:01 - 00:40
1. 🐶 Guard Dog Basic Functions and Features: Positioning, Corner Usage, Attack Tendencies
- ✅ The Guard Dog can change its position depending on the camera angle, making it useful for scouting corners.
- ⚠️ Be careful, as players can be injured by the Guard Dog's attacks.
- ✅ The Guard Dog tends to prioritize attacking small targets.
00:41 - 03:37
2. 🤖 Guard Dog: Performance Analysis and Usage Strategies in Bot, Bug, and Illuminate Fronts
- ✅ In the Bot front, it provides effective covering fire for Troopers and Berserkers.
- ✅ In the Bug front, it easily suppresses lightly armored enemies, and is especially good at shooting down jumping enemies in mid-air.
- ✅ In the Illuminate front, it supports additional firepower against the constantly swarming enemies.
- ⚠️ However, it shows weakness against large enemies.
03:38 - 06:46
3. 🔥 Guard Dog Rover: Performance Analysis and Usage Strategies in Bot, Bug, and Illuminate Fronts
- ⚠️ In the Bot front, it is inefficient because it does not aim for headshots.
- ✅ In the Bug front, it is effective at accurately hitting the heads of large-headed enemies with its laser.
- ✅ In the Illuminate front, continuous firepower support is needed, and attacking together can quickly suppress enemies.
- ⚠️ In particular, it can take 20 seconds to deal with a Flesh Chunk with laser damage alone.
06:47 - 09:58
4. 🧪 Stinger Dog: Performance Analysis and Usage Strategies in Bot, Bug, and Illuminate Fronts
- ✅ In the Bot front, it can suppress Troopers in one go and can be used as a defensive tool.
- ✅ In the Bug front, it can easily kill Hunters and confuse Chargers, creating opportunities for attack.
- ✅ In the Illuminate front, it can kill a Bolus in one go and is effective at confusing Flesh Chunks.
- ⚠️ However, there is a bug where gas does not work on Overseers with Q-tips.
09:59 - 12:53
5. ⚡ K9: Performance Analysis and Usage Strategies in Bot, Bug, and Illuminate Fronts
- ⚠️ In the Bot front, it is inefficient due to low durability damage and slow attack speed.
- ✅ In the Bug front, it can kill Warriors, Hunters, and Hive Guards in one hit, and can attack Chargers, but stun effects are unlikely.
- ✅ In the Illuminate front, it is very powerful against Boluses and is more effective when used with other arc weapons.
- ⚠️ However, arc attacks do not work on the Overseer's shield.
12:54 - 14:02
6. 🤔 Guard Dog Improvement Directions and Conclusion
- ✅ The targeting system needs to be improved so that the Guard Dog prioritizes attacking larger enemies.
- ✅ The damage or stun effect of the Guard Dog K9 should be enhanced.
- ✅ The Guard Dog Rover should be improved to aim its head better.