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SNAC and Nova - Galacius - 08-21-2009
' Wrote:2 TCDs can blast a Nova. I tested that out myself. ANd targeting Novas aint that hard to be honest. I remember when I was joking around in Conn with a friend id target the Novas and shoot them down with my Cruiser missiles before they hit me.
Well , that aint the only thing that is wrong with the Novas. They are slower and the ammo is costly.
Nova needs love badly. What can be done to make them worth using?
SNAC and Nova - Zeltak - 08-21-2009
' Wrote:2 TCDs can blast a Nova. I tested that out myself. ANd targeting Novas aint that hard to be honest. I remember when I was joking around in Conn with a friend id target the Novas and shoot them down with my Cruiser missiles before they hit me.
Well , that aint the only thing that is wrong with the Novas. They are slower and the ammo is costly.
The Nova Torp is slow because I remember in 4.84 it could be really abused to high degrees due to its devastating splash damage and it was alot faster (combined it assured you either killed yourself or someone else xD ). I recall a pilot who took down 5 Corsairs Pilots in one Nova Torp by using the infamous Nova Torp + CD combo. Basically you fired the Nova Torp and then you CD it yourself, hoping pilots would fall in the explosion, unfortunately you tend to kill yourself or your allies as well, it was always a risk-taker, but you could sometimes hit jackpot.
If you lobby for the Nova Torp to get increased damage, the only logical reason is because you want to use it against Cap-ships. Why not use the SNAC? Unlimited ammo, stronger, can be used against the shield as well... I mean it just has so many advantages the Nova Torp don't except for the stripping off guns.
Nova Torps don't need a damage increase to use against other Fighters/Bombers since they are already getting insta-killed by it. The only thing I would consider is to perhaps increase the speed slightly or decrease the time it takes to actually go off your ship. You see it takes about 3 seconds before it actually launches away from your ship...
SNAC and Nova - AJBeast - 08-21-2009
I aint exactly lobying to get the Nova buffed. I rarelly use bombers anyways. But yeah , a slight increase in the speed/aceleration would be most welcome.
SNAC and Nova - Zeltak - 08-21-2009
' Wrote:I aint exactly lobying to get the Nova buffed. I rarelly use bombers anyways. But yeah , a slight increase in the speed/aceleration would be most welcome.
I don't use the Nova Torp either, but I could find middle-ground there and say I agree. I would prefer the delay-part be decreased, meaning the time it takes for the Nova Torp to actually leave your ship, this decreases the chance of you blowing up yourself by some CD spammer and might wake interest for people to use the Nova Torp more often. However due to its really nasty splash-damage (and splash radius) I don't think a speed increase on the Nova Torp would be an optimal choice due to potential abuse.
SNAC and Nova - Galacius - 08-21-2009
' Wrote:I don't use the Nova Torp either, but I could find middle-ground there and say I agree. I would prefer the delay-part be decreased, meaning the time it takes for the Nova Torp to actually leave your ship, this decreases the chance of you blowing up yourself by some CD spammer and might wake interest for people to use the Nova Torp more often. However due to its really nasty splash-damage (and splash radius) I don't think a speed increase on the Nova Torp would be an optimal choice due to potential abuse.
That or nerf its damage a bit and reduce the hang? Dont know but I would love to see the torp more viable.
SNAC and Nova - darthbeck - 08-21-2009
i think novas need a 20k or so damage upgrade, and they will be perfect. but currently, they are pretty good.