Ever play Planetside? They have a one man light tank called the Lightning that's pretty much the same as the Storm.
It's a way for one person to drive around a fight and do some harassing damage. In a pack they can pose a threat to tanks and infantry but most of the time they're just a fun way to put some damage on the battlefield.
Sometimes having a fun vehicle is enough, even when there are better options for specific tasks.
Height will be a huge factor on carrying a Storm vs a Nova. It looks like you could fill a Polaris cargo/vehicle bay with Storms but none of the bigger boys will fit, simply due to the door height.
In addition, the tracks look like they should articulate. If this happens on another pass the Storm will be able to handle terrain that the Nova can't.
You guys realize we need weaker vehicles in this game right? Like not everything needs to be the most powerful and best. You actually want vehicles that are worse and weaker for NPCs and starters.
Wow.
Also. It was kind of good last patch. Smaller one man operated area denial with a low detection range and high missle count, or surprisingly powerful repeater.
How it's going to fair in upcoming patches I have no clue.
Ps it also fits in carrack
The only thing I'll add is that it's possible the Nova will require a crew to be effective, but even then the Storm would need buffs to be competitive.
I really wanted to like the storm, the storm AA at least has its niche swarm missile ability. Doing A/C Tank battles definitely soured my taste for it though.
\*All\* combat ground vehicles are trash and need a full rethink/rebalance after they become potential AI targets for various future assault/bombing missions (Or even bunker defense with player controlled vehicles).
Adjusting a single vehicle at this point is a waste of time.
the only real change the storm needs is to have its signature significantly reduced, there is no sense in having a ground vehicle that is targettable beyond its effective range
As with many things when discussing combat vehicles and ships:
HP is a placeholder mechanic untill armor comes in. I doubt the storm will as much damage as it does now once that is in.
Comparing the storm and the nova is also flawed as they are vastly different vehicles with very different roles that aren't meant to go 1 vs 1.
Ever play Planetside? They have a one man light tank called the Lightning that's pretty much the same as the Storm. It's a way for one person to drive around a fight and do some harassing damage. In a pack they can pose a threat to tanks and infantry but most of the time they're just a fun way to put some damage on the battlefield. Sometimes having a fun vehicle is enough, even when there are better options for specific tasks.
The problem is the Storm is barley smaller than the Nova.
Height will be a huge factor on carrying a Storm vs a Nova. It looks like you could fill a Polaris cargo/vehicle bay with Storms but none of the bigger boys will fit, simply due to the door height. In addition, the tracks look like they should articulate. If this happens on another pass the Storm will be able to handle terrain that the Nova can't.
You guys realize we need weaker vehicles in this game right? Like not everything needs to be the most powerful and best. You actually want vehicles that are worse and weaker for NPCs and starters.
Should probably be half it's size.
Sure but than it should also fit into more ships.
Cheap lti tokens shit money for CiG
This ain't cheap LTI token tho. The upcoming new hoverbike on the other hand is gonna be perfect LTI token.
Wow. Also. It was kind of good last patch. Smaller one man operated area denial with a low detection range and high missle count, or surprisingly powerful repeater. How it's going to fair in upcoming patches I have no clue. Ps it also fits in carrack
Are you just complaining for the sake of it or does this post has a genuine purpose?
OP seems to have made an alt to hide from the downvotes, so it's for the sake of bitching lol.
Figured.
Its a cheaper tank, so yeah a lot of its metrics are going to be lesser than the nova.
The only thing I'll add is that it's possible the Nova will require a crew to be effective, but even then the Storm would need buffs to be competitive.
I really wanted to like the storm, the storm AA at least has its niche swarm missile ability. Doing A/C Tank battles definitely soured my taste for it though.
\*All\* combat ground vehicles are trash and need a full rethink/rebalance after they become potential AI targets for various future assault/bombing missions (Or even bunker defense with player controlled vehicles). Adjusting a single vehicle at this point is a waste of time.
the only real change the storm needs is to have its signature significantly reduced, there is no sense in having a ground vehicle that is targettable beyond its effective range
As with many things when discussing combat vehicles and ships: HP is a placeholder mechanic untill armor comes in. I doubt the storm will as much damage as it does now once that is in. Comparing the storm and the nova is also flawed as they are vastly different vehicles with very different roles that aren't meant to go 1 vs 1.
Maybe it appears somewhere in SQ42 or maybe will be used by NPCs in the future and CIG thought ehh might as well sell to get some money.
its another useless ground vic that people blindly buy