Possible spoiler to new update

[mjolnir]

1) What difference does this honestly make? that human ones can soak up a stray supernova? Surely it being easier to hit our hull makes it a disadvantage, one we're taking for the sake of aesthetics.

2) What exactly would people be doing in Iota anyway? There is nothing there for anyone who isn't a nomad.

3) Both an advantage and a disadvantage. Makes no odds either way. Frankly, I'd rather the nomad sheilds were graviton then 'typeless' from the point of veiw of them being useful.

4) Missiles are for the weak. We can't restock from looting ammo, and they no different from human equivalents. Who cares if the nomads have better gear. Look at the phantom kit, makes for some very interesting reading. Factions like that have to be feared, why take that away?

1. They do make for a bigger target

2. I got reports from jinx that the same assasins are in delta. Even if they are only in Iota, does it still mean they need to be many times better than human guard systems?
Human guard systems don't even have bomber patrols and do just fine in defense, now Iota has patrols with 2 Bombers and 2 of these Assasins

3. It is both advantage and disadvantage, but it still shifts the balance. BHG will do less shield damage, while for example Corsair will do more.

4.
a) sure, so "strong" nomads don't need missiles then?

b) "who cares if the nomads have better gear" - everyone. To quote Blodo from the thread on dev forum, that sums it up completely:

".. it just simply isn't fun to fight people in an overpowered ship. No satisfaction comes from it, cause anybody could do the same thing really. I prefer overpowering opponents by skill than by using a broken ship."

c) "look at the phantom kit" - indeed I am looking at it right now. The answer from most people in the thread was that their kit should be roughly equal and that the player skills should decide. Right now the ships are different but balanced (RC is pretty hard to dodge with for example), guns are very good but not by far.... Nomads right now (with missiles) have many times better gear than Phantoms.

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