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[Kuaron]

Just did one trial Crab KMDD and one kill in invasion.
It not that bad of a Mech after all, I guess.

[gamingogre]

I got excited, I have novas to play. Then I read the fine print. I can't use my nova in this contest because I am in an inner sphere group. I am so disappointed you gimped the contest.

[NighthawK1337]

As a Nova pilot, WOOOHOOO!!!

Queue is taking too long though. Maybe enable it to quick play but increase the number of games?

Edited by NighthawK1337, 08 November 2016 - 09:03 PM.

[Blind Squirrel]

I'm glad to see that then 10's of players who do FW have an event to wait in the queue for. PGI, I salute you!

[Tarl Cabot]

Excellent work PGI.. keep this up and you will not need to do any more work on Faction Play, simply close that module down...crabs my...

[G SE7EN7]

4crabs v 4 novas, seems fair...

[Pariah Devalis]

Knocked out the 6 kill/kmdd in a single match, since each solo kill counted as both. >_>

Said it before, will say it again. Nova in scouting is like playing on easy mode. It isn't unbeatable, but get a couple people aiming low in this thing, and you'll be lopping limbs off before the enemy even knows what is happening.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 08 November 2016 - 09:25 PM.

[NighthawK1337]

I just got the warhorn and standing item after just 2 scouting matches. I. Love. Novas.
WOOHOOO. Still stoked.

[PassingWinds]

Matt Newman, on 08 November 2016 - 03:11 PM, said:

Trial versions of both mechs should work!

Pity the Crab is currently a trial mech, but the Nova is not.

Could the Nova be made a trial for the duration of the event? Makes it a bit hard to do, if you don't have it, and my unit is currently Clan. While IS get it for free?

Edited by PassingWinds, 08 November 2016 - 09:43 PM.

[I cant want to]

but as a merc you have the opportunity to play both sides of the event and still get rewards with the trial crab

[Dee Eight]

I got my nova goals for the horn in 1 invasion and two scout games using a nova built like a cheetah (six SPL and two ERML). Then proceeded to bring out a streak crow to pulverize crabs, griffins and blackjacks. First game was 4 KMDD, 1 KB, 758 damage. Six invasion matches exactly for the 3 million. First one with KDK, SCR, SHC, NVA and next five swapped the NVA for a HMN. Five wins, 1 loss. All four scout games for the day were wins. Four of the invasions I was into quadruple digits damage wise, twice over 1600 which put me in the upper half of the team results.

Also as a footnote....a big round of applause for FBI director Comey for giving america a president dumber than George W Bush and crashing the US economy.

Edited by Dee Eight, 08 November 2016 - 10:45 PM.

[Battle Hawk]

To bad I hate CW as it is today... I'll take a pass...

[Golden Monkey]

Faction play only? .... I'm in the Oceania region, I'll never find a match let alone win on my own.

[ERescue]

@Golden Monkey: Luckily for you and other people, the tasks only require playing for enough points, winning is not a requirement.

[Leone]

No, seriously, finding a match during Oceania time, Which happens to also be late o' clock North american time has been fairly dead on non weekends. Even Just now there's no invasion matches going on, just scouting. And while scoutings okay an all, I'm really Jonesing for some Four Blackhawk CW action.

~Leone.

[Lily from animove]

scouting is going to be interetsing it will be overcrowded with crabs and novas xD
And those done tih ti will take total antibuilds.



sad is only that the NOVA-Vember event actually lasts only one week while the name is a month based one.

and 40 score is very low, basically just doing 80 damage. so a nice little event for everyone.

Edited by Lily from animove, 09 November 2016 - 01:44 AM.

[NighthawK1337]

I think this is too unbalanced against the crab. I just played a match 4 crabs v 4 novas where I got 3 kills and 3 kmdds while they didn't kill a single one of 4 novas. Its a pattern repeating in scouting where overall intel gathered has 90% for the clans. I think they should let other IS medium mechs compete. I've had 10+ scouting matches today and a significant number of them got 4 - 0 too.

Edited by NighthawK1337, 09 November 2016 - 02:37 AM.

[Lily from animove]

NighthawK1337, on 09 November 2016 - 02:25 AM, said:

I think this is too unbalanced against the crab. I just played a match 4 crabs v 4 novas where I got 3 kills and 3 kmdds while they didn't kill a single one of 4 novas. Its a pattern repeating in scouting where overall intel gathered has 90% for the clans. I think they should let other IS medium mechs compete.

well the issue is focus fire, the nova's have high alphas, and most crab players will come with too equal ranged builds. IS would have to come with faster setups and longer range to counter the novas which will mostly compose of CERML and/or CERSL builds. Especially when you come not with the SL Crab and no longer range Nova's can simply outjump the crabs on some maps (like River city) and then they won't stand any chance if they want to battle.

Edited by Lily from animove, 09 November 2016 - 02:55 AM.

[jarien13]

Matt Newman, on 08 November 2016 - 03:11 PM, said:

Trial versions of both mechs should work!

That would be great if trial versions of both mechs were currently available for use right now.

[Lily from animove]

jarien13, on 09 November 2016 - 02:57 AM, said:

That would be great if trial versions of both mechs were currently available for use right now.

yes would be good for the event, but I think those events are also made to push some sales and they would maybe sell less if trials were available. On the other side havign trials during such events would help people to motivate them playing those mechs and figuring out of they like them or not. But it would also require proper champion trials, otherwise a stock crab vs a trial nova (especially the prime) would be very unbalanced.