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Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Pinko - 07-16-2015
So
I like Nova ramming. All of my bombers are dual Novas. I love just not having to put real effort to deck out someone else. Sure I die most of the time, but it's so cheap and easy, it's dirty fun every once in a while. Of course, though, that's not the intended purpose of Novas. In fact, taking out snubs with novas is pretty much the opposite of what they should do. It's not that I don't like Nova ramming, but I feel like for the purpose of balance, this could be reworked somehow.
I suggest instead to give Novas a small arming time, if that is even possible - no more than 500 meters at most, perhaps. That's a safe engagement range for large capital ships, and it prevents people from just baiting others with dual novas.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Sol - 07-16-2015
Novas should be banned!!!!
Nope. Well I never used novas, but I was never troubled in a fighter against novas if I was trying to pay attention.
I honestly do not think it is bad enough to be nerfed.
And I think such quirky things should exist in game for it to be fun.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - nOmnomnOm - 07-16-2015
Yea basically as above: dont nerf enjoyment
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Hannibal - 07-16-2015
you do have a CD mounted dont you? getting blown up in a snub by a nova is your own fault
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Sol - 07-16-2015
CDs do not destroy novas as far as I know.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - OrionPew - 07-16-2015
i dont think CD's matter when hes "nova ramming" you. kind of like, point blank firing
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Pinko - 07-16-2015
(07-16-2015, 06:41 AM)Hannibal Wrote: you do have a CD mounted dont you? getting blown up in a snub by a nova is your own fault
Nova ramming involves literally smashing your target with your ship as you fire your torpedoes. CDs don't save you from that.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Sciamach - 07-16-2015
(07-16-2015, 06:43 AM)Sol Wrote: CDs do not destroy novas as far as I know.
They do. Provided the person firing the Nova isn't the one firing the CDs, Novas can be CD'd. This is how Battleships with coordinated fighter cover can resist nova bombings
Pinko's right though, point-blank CDs wont save you.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - Lythrilux - 07-16-2015
What started as a silly thing done by 1 or 2 people has grown into a large trend as of recent. Whilst novas are funny, I really hate it when people throw double nova bombers into snub fights. Would be good to have a mechanic to prevent that.
RE: Nova ramming - adding a small arming time to Novas - pillow - 07-16-2015
As long as someone doesn't get a full 7+ people kill streak in some groupfight I'm in, I'm fine with the double-Nova ram. As long as the person in question isn't a kamikaze, just...beyond insane.