D4Ni13 wrote: My first impression is that a compromise build would be 4-5-4. I think strike tiles value is more important than damage value. Having all strike tiles at 184 and 198 is more reliable, rather than having 126. 5 covers in yellow is a requirement. 4 in black is the compromise between good damage and good strike tiles, and hopefully 4 in red won't be to much of a damage loss.
Cthulhu wrote: Another edit, I removed stunned from Rocket Man because technically the enemy is airborne and player is unable to attack the airborne character.
babinro wrote: Initial impressions from on paper stats: Red: Strong. Takeoff is a decent skill on it's own (assuming the level 5 version of creates 3 strikes is accurate). Rocket Man is on the other hand is great and puts Thing's red to shame. The damage and stun are both going to be excellent for the cost when you consider they get further boosted by the strikes on the board. Yellow: Great. Another yellow damage dealing skill! I prefer this one to Venom's as I put a lot more value in strikes than I do pure damage. This skill's lingering damage through the strikes should easily justify the cost. You have to assume people will follow this up with Nova's red which means it'll be dealing 5100 damage and stunning for 2 turns for only 6 red AP more often then not. Black: Average. 4 powerful strikes for 8 black AP is a below average value for this AP colour. More powerful strikes are great but it's clear that you'd rather have HB's black over this. As a finisher that requires jumping through hoops this skill also gives below average value. The damage is substantially lower than someone like Falcon and if used earlier in the match will really hurt your damage output going forward. This skill feels beautifully designed to me. It's giving the player 2 meaningful choices that are weaker than a single choice skill all while making both benefits good enough to still be relevant. Initial Build: 3/5/5 or 5/5/3 I feel as though his yellow is a must have 5 and the other skills could vary based on preference and pairing. It's tricky because all 3 skills have great good jumps at the 5th colour. If Rocket Man's 4518 damage is static regardless of covers then 3/5/5 is the standout generic build. Overall: Top tier. I freely admit that I value a strike tiles damage over time much higher than others. I considered Iron Fists green to be the best green spender in the game right up until the likes of JG, Iceman, and Rulk. With that in mind I love the quick fire nature of this character with substantial added match damage and skill damage for the rest of the match. I can easily see him being in the top 10 4*'s and he might even fall into the top 5 (above Cyke). He'll pair extremely well with Iceman, Rulk, and Jean Grey. I'd personally lean towards Jean Grey since her green can generate attack tiles but Rulk is clearly the superior choice in pvp to deter hits. Iceman is great when up against enemy OML, Rulk or within PvE. Edit: My post made a few assumptions which are still not completely clear. I assumed red was stun but it's been clarified that this is in fact airborne which is less useful. I'm also assuming red creates 3 strikes and black creates 4. I'm also assuming the damage on red doesn't change with covers.
D4Ni13 wrote: I think strike tiles value is more important than damage value. Having all strike tiles at 184 and 198 is more reliable, rather than having 126.
GrumpySmurf1002 wrote: ... Edit: Oh and one more, he hides perfectly behind OML and has actives for OML's passives. So tack generating strike tiles on top of generating strike tiles. Hell just use Bullseye with them. Strike tiles for everyone!
Polares wrote: GrumpySmurf1002 wrote: ... Edit: Oh and one more, he hides perfectly behind OML and has actives for OML's passives. So tack generating strike tiles on top of generating strike tiles. Hell just use Bullseye with them. Strike tiles for everyone! I don't think he is a good partner for OML at all. Yes his powers are cheap but having the same colors is very bad. If you start spending black and yellow, OML is never going to transform, and lets not forget that the main goal for any team is to transform him so he can start doing 10k+ (way more if maxed) damage with his attacks. And it is even worse for the AI that will always fire Nova powers instead of OML ones. I think he is quite good, and he will play fantastically well with jean, iceman and rhulk.
Polares wrote: And it is even worse for the AI that will always fire Nova powers instead of OML ones.
babinro wrote: Initial impressions from on paper stats: Red: Strong. Takeoff is a decent skill on it's own (assuming the level 5 version of creates 3 strikes is accurate).
BlackSheep101 wrote: Cthulhu wrote: Takeoff- 6 AP ... Level 5: Creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 102.Max Level Level 5: Creates 2 Black Strike tiles of strength 198. Does level 5 Take Off create 2 or 3 strikes?
Cthulhu wrote: Takeoff- 6 AP ... Level 5: Creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 102.Max Level Level 5: Creates 2 Black Strike tiles of strength 198.
grunzadin wrote: Cthulhu wrote: Danger Zone - 8 AP Trying to impress his teammates, Nova increases his flight speed even further. If there are fewer than 5 friendly Black Strike tiles on the board, creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 37. Otherwise, Nova loses control and crashes into his enemy, converting all friendly Black Strike tiles to basic tiles and dealing 1751 damage.Level Upgrades Level 5: Creates 4 Black Strike tiles of strength 114, otherwise deals 4169 damage.Max Level Level 5: Creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 221, otherwise deals 8119 damage. 3 or 4 strikes?
Cthulhu wrote: Danger Zone - 8 AP Trying to impress his teammates, Nova increases his flight speed even further. If there are fewer than 5 friendly Black Strike tiles on the board, creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 37. Otherwise, Nova loses control and crashes into his enemy, converting all friendly Black Strike tiles to basic tiles and dealing 1751 damage.Level Upgrades Level 5: Creates 4 Black Strike tiles of strength 114, otherwise deals 4169 damage.Max Level Level 5: Creates 3 Black Strike tiles of strength 221, otherwise deals 8119 damage.
hurcules wrote: Hi Cthulhu, Many thanks for the timely update on both Characters stats and uncovered bugs information. May I suggest to put the bug information together in the opening post (under the main stats) so that all the information is in one post? Large number of people wouldn't read past the first post when they come to this thread, and that bug information is easily lost. This would help lessen tickets submitted to Customer Support too. Again, your timely communications are much appreciated, and hope you would continue with this practice.
TheHueyFreeman wrote: The max level match damage for black seems low (43). Typo?
Cthulhu wrote: Known Issues • Damage dealt by Nova's power Rocket Man is unaffected by Strike and Protect tiles. This will be addressed in R94. • There is a bug in the airborne functionality that shows an incorrect amount of turns being airborne. The amount of turns being airborne is one less than what is stated. As a result, Nova's power Rocket Man shows the enemy being airborne for three turns but it is actually only two turns, which is the intended amount. We are still investigating a fix this to issue. • Heroes will return from being airborne immediately on that player's next turn if there is only one hero left on that player's team. This will be addressed in R95. • The player will see the enemy Nova's Rocket Man power go off when the enemy Nova's power Taking Off changes to Rocket Man. This will be addressed in R94. • Nova's power Rocket Man can be used to send an invisible enemy airborne if they are the last hero on that players team. This will be addressed in R95 • Airborne minions still generate AP for their team. This will be addressed in R94. We apologize for the bugs and will fix them as soon as possible.