Nemesis rocket launcher does not do splash damage and gun stats are wrong in game
Nemesis rocket launcher does not do splash damage and gun stats are wrong in game.
Posted Oct 20, 2018, 7:44 AM UTC
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If it says "Flak Detonation" it won't deal splash to infantry.
If it says "Flak Detonation" it won't produce splash damage unless locked on to an aircraft.
http://iridar.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Flak-Detonation-e1507069838586.png
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Nope i do not remember that i saw Flak damage in ingame description, damn i thought it will be good replacment for S1, ah well another 650 certs wasted :)
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A lot of players still run nemesis because it's a real cheap, well rounded launcher. You can lock air while still being able to dumfire at vehicles, maxes, and planetmens giving you plenty of options... all for 650 certs. Do not feel like you've wasted certs!
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Ye you are right, it has better velocity than S1 and little less damage (25), so it is not bad, but splash damage is useful you can do multi-kills like that in narrow populated spaces, finish targets behind corners etc. I thought it does more "splash" damage to infantry because it is logical :) flak shell is one huge frag grenade (with timer). Ah well ill use it but i think ill return to Swarm/S1 combo fast (Anti Vehicle HA, Anti infantry HA), i am not a fan of Decimator, to small velocity for my taste.
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Flak turrets do splash damage, for example, any time i repair air unit and the plane is getting hit by it, i also get damaged, i think i got also damaged from Striker in similar way, is not that splash damage? Skyguard also as i remember...
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It does do it to infantry, you're right, but the splash part only actually detonates in proximity to aircraft (or on contact with them). If the rocket hits a wall for example, it won't detonate.
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Oh i see, thanks on details :), back to the Swarm/S1 combo it seems.
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I'd suggest it over the Swarm. The Swarm is actually really weak because of the really low turn rate of the rockets, ESFs can just turn around to evade them.
The Nemesis is nearly guaranteed to hit, though it will be stopped by cover.
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My bad, what I should've said is:
If it says "Flak Detonation" it won't produce splash damage unless locked on to an aircraft.
Got confused there a bit.
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Ye it is a bit confusing, maybe would be better to have in in game stats field named "indirect flak damage" or just "flak damage" instead of "indirect damage".
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The splash is actually Flak iirc on all of the AA launchers.
It only deals damage to aircraft, and doesn't detonate when firing the launcher at a wall.
Ugh it seems, but in game description is not too much of a help, btw flak damage should do damage to infantry, flak shell is a huge frag grenade.
it says flak *detonation* not flak *damage* it doesn't trip the flak fuse when you shoot it at infantry
You are not wrong.... the description is horrible. Have you seen the AV lockon launcher? 750 direct + 250 indirect damage that is NOT flak. Should instakill dudes right? Well apparently, there is some weird-ass-experimental bullshit mechanic that actually increases splash damage with distance and the number you see is the maximum one. So the instakill range is only at around 100 meters or so. But of course that is not something you find out from ingame stats.
lol ye, really weird mechanics, every launcher should do splash damage ffs, at least some.
Launchers in this game are joke :D
Didn't used to be like that but finding a line between balance and immersion is pretty hard to do sometimes.... i think they overblown it a little and OHK rockets should have remained, now everybody runs decimator anyways because it's the only thing still able to do that. And sometimes you just need to lob a rocket into heavily defended room. Sure rocket primary playstyle is cheesy but so is pump shotgun or boltshitters... rocket launchers would probably not even make it to my top 5 list of infantry griefing.