Now let me preface that I don't know how the game engine works, but the game (moreso the community) struggles with finding how to balance weapons new and old with enemies new and old. My pitch is that instead of arrowhead constantly playing back-n-forth with nerfs and buffs, there should be temporary buffs/debuffs to certain damage types/stratagems/etc.

I imagine it kind of like personal orders if not a little longer in lingering just so everyone gets to enjoy the spoils/struggle. It would kind of work like event conditions with the reduced stims/ free stratagems and such. It would also (at least in my mind) act like how a logistics system might work in the chaotic universe of Helldivers.

Some examples:

* "Massive Element 710 pools found in abandoned mines; Fire weapons/stratagem ammo increased."
* "Massive Supply Line paused to look for dissonance, recovered volatile reserves must be used; ballistic damage increased but less ammo"
* "Plasma Munition Caches left in unshaded areas, traitors apprehended; Plasma damage decreased but bigger explosions/stagger"
* "Permacure allows larger caches of stims to helldivers to promote new cough syrup; more stims"
* "New paper-polymer has been used for helldiver armor to increase agility, refusal to wear is treachery; armor reduced across the board but speed increased."
* SEAF Tanker Convoy leaks over Armor storage units, traitors have been removed; fire/acid resistance decreased"
* "Massive munition experiment by the Factories of Young Patriots finds higher yield at expense of a slight increase in workplace fatalities; explosive damage increased across the board, use with increased caution."

These are just a few of my examples. I don't know how plausible this is but I feel like this is a great middle ground. Let me know what y'all think.

Temporary buffs/debuffs to deal with metas instead of this back-n-forth we have currently.