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[MauttyKoray]

The low available tonnage on a Nova restricts it from being 'too powerful'. Even if you had an E hardpoint in the CT, there is no combination of weapons on it that would make it more viable than say a Stormcrow. It would however add variety to builds, the ability to have a weapon in the CT would be useful on a Nova, but wouldn't cause any power shift. It already has the problem of being energy dominant with low tonnage, meanwhile ballistic and missile builds aren't very viable without mixing them with energy. The only advantage the single E would give it is finally having a high mounted point on its chassis as both the arms are low and even the ST hardpoints are mid-level.

The best loadout you can make with max energy right now is 6CML, 6CSL, and 2 flamers without triggering massive ghost heat and keeping from variance in your build. What can you do with the 1E in the CT? A CERLL, which takes up 4 tons and would require you to take fewer weapons.

I for one am in support of a variant for the Nova with a 1E hardpoint in the CT for variety of build and usefulness to a still underused mech that isn't overpowered and will not be overpowered by this.

Edited by MauttyKoray, 04 July 2016 - 08:37 AM.

[Rinkata Prime]

Not CT, HEAD mount is quite better, because you could move it from variant to variant.
But as long as this new Nova would be a hero, a CT mounted E-point would be nice too.

[Andi Nagasia]

id like to see the Nova-k

[Tarogato]

Rinkata Kimiku, on 04 July 2016 - 08:11 AM, said:

So if it would be a hero mech, it require a uniq name.
Maybe the Penetrator?

A: the Penetrator is a 75-ton IS mech. Sarna link here. Some theorycrafting builds I made for it here.

B: having one of the best hardpoints locked behind a paywall on an omnimech is just catastrophically stupid.

C: I'm not a big fan of inventing variants in the first place.

[Rinkata Prime]

Tarogato, on 04 July 2016 - 10:16 AM, said:

B: having one of the best hardpoints locked behind a paywall on an omnimech is just catastrophically stupid.

Why? PGI require monetization and it is nice way to make it. I am the one who Ok with that.
Also hero 'Mechs are available for MC, and you could get MC from events.
50 tonn medium 'Mech wouldn't cost too much.

Edited by Rinkata Kimiku, 04 July 2016 - 10:25 AM.

[MauttyKoray]

Rinkata Kimiku, on 04 July 2016 - 08:46 AM, said:

Not CT, HEAD mount is quite better, because you could move it from variant to variant.
But as long as this new Nova would be a hero, a CT mounted E-point would be nice too.

That would be the point of putting it on the CT to lock it to the variant, otherwise it will probably be on EVERY variant. The only way I could see it being a head mount would be in the K comes in because then you'd have to choose between the ECM or E points. Though if it stayed CT, it would compete with the M hardpoint then.

[Rinkata Prime]

MauttyKoray, on 04 July 2016 - 10:25 AM, said:

That would be the point of putting it on the CT to lock it to the variant, otherwise it will probably be on EVERY variant.

Yes but your should buy a hero 'Mech per variant you want to install this head. LoL.
Anyway I am Ok with CT hardpoint it doesn't matter too much for me.

Edited by Rinkata Kimiku, 04 July 2016 - 10:29 AM.

[MauttyKoray]

Rinkata Kimiku, on 04 July 2016 - 10:28 AM, said:

Yes but your should buy a hero 'Mech per variant you want to install this head. LoL.
Anyway I am Ok with CT hardpoint it doesn't matter too much for me.

I guess if it was a Hero variant, that may tilt the favor toward a Head mount, but as a standard CBill variant I'd recommend it as a CT hardpoint.

[Rinkata Prime]

MauttyKoray, on 04 July 2016 - 10:50 AM, said:

I guess if it was a Hero variant, that may tilt the favor toward a Head mount, but as a standard CBill variant I'd recommend it as a CT hardpoint.

Or maybe opposite.

[Lykaon]

EvilCow, on 04 July 2016 - 07:17 AM, said:

Availability of hardpoints is definitely a problem on the Nova.

In particular energy hardpoints.