Leviathans Nerfed Again
It seems like the playerbase is still not 100% satisfied with how Leviathans are balanced, and the most recent patch confirms that Arrowhead is carefully listening to community feedback and making active changes.
For context, this is not the first time Leviathans have been hit with a nerf. The Illuminate giants were extremely frustrating to deal with when they were first added to the game, and it was more often than not more lucrative to ignore them and just avoid the area they were in than to actually target them, making them more of an annoyance than a threat.
Back in 1.003.101 their projectile damage was decreased from 1500 to 350. So they’ll 1-shot a Helldiver, but not a mech or an FRV anymore. In contrast their explosive damage and radius was increased to make them more effective against infantry. In 1.003.003 they were adjusted to no longer target power generators in defense missions.
Now in 01.003.104 they have been hit with a significant series of nerfs. Their cannons can now be destroyed, they no longer cause ragdolling, and they spawn less frequently.
Official Patch Notes
PATCH 01.003.104
Overview
General Weapons fixes
Leviathan
Fixes
Weapons and Stratagems
- Fixed weapons being unable to fire after stimming while using a mounted weapon.
- P-92 Warrant bullets no longer penetrate when ricocheting
- Fixed guard dog text issues
Enemies
Leviathans
We have heard your feedback and are attempting to balance Leviathans to more manageable levels.
- The Leviathans no longer cause ragdolling and deal less impulse damage to vehicles
- Adjusted spawn rates, so you encounter less per mission
- Added an additional 1 second delay between shots for target locking
- Leviathan cannons can now be destroyed
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused mission items to disappear when entering vehicles
- Fix for chat interactions causing weapon switches while using a mounted weapon, emotes and victory poses
- Fixed weapon grip issues and melee attack issues after using stims or emotes
KNOWN ISSUES
https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15916898652700–HELLDIVERS-2-Known-Issues