nerf nex

[halogene]

Well, my aim was to make the "sitting duck" snipers less dangerous... but you are right, this would increase the gap between skilled players (who are able to hit with the nex while at high speed) and newbies (who aren't). This is generally to be avoided.

...but then again sniping shouldn't be so attractive to Newbies.

...though I also have seen passionate campers evolve to rather nice and well-doing players over the time.

/me confused what to do

[Alien]

I don't think that idea would be such a good one. Cause only those who can move really fast will be able to use the Nex, and even so, when moving it's harder to hit an opponent sometimes. This is very newbie unfriendly.
I'm honestly still against nerfing the Nex altogether though. I kinda see the two beam thing like a super weapon. The projectiles move slowly, and only once they cross, and then the beam hit something, is it going to have an effect and thus make a huge explosion
Something like UT's Redeemer.

Way better than nerfing current nex. Would be nice superweapon.

Two beams converging 100 meters away will make nex useless at close combat and won't reduce the number of campers. Therefore, no point in this.

[alpha]

this instant hit instant kill gun along with MG should be changed/removed

plz nerf nex

[ai]

McDonalds should build a place right next to my house so I can order hamburgers everyday. But that ain't going to happen either

plz build a McDonalds next to my house.

[alpha]

McDonalds should build a place right next to my house so I can order hamburgers everyday. But that ain't going to happen either

plz build a McDonalds next to my house.

plz provide business plan for that new mcdonalds and it wud be built if the plan is efficient

[ai]

McDonalds should build a place right next to my house so I can order hamburgers everyday. But that ain't going to happen either

plz build a McDonalds next to my house.

plz provide business plan for that new mcdonalds and it wud be built if the plan is efficient

It's not my job to do that. As much as nerfing Nex is your job, unless you create your own server and put it up.

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

Ew! McDonald's?

a) reduce the basic damage of Nex to something like 70 or 80 (so that it is still powerful) and then
b) increase the damage of the nex proportional to the moving speed of its carrier up to 150?

i take no less.
In the beginning of Nexuiz i liked the Nex, because it was, along with the Rocket Launcher, THE superweapon that everyone was trying to get. The fact that it KILLED you, no matter what, made it so attractive. i don't think it fits the current gameplay at all - it's "off worlds". (neither does the HLAC, btw )

Standing (or sitting) still should remove damage completely and increase on acceleration. The amount of damage would build up during movement and start to decrease when idle. So, you would only have to be fast for a certain amount of time. Then, you would have to move again.

PS:
You might wanna visit the ToT server.

[Alien]

We will be moving to large open maps area again, where you can move easily. What if I'm in the hydronex portal chamber with the flag? My nex become useless because I wait behind for enemy portalling in and do not move?

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

Exactually.

[alpha]

The idea of nex doing damage only while player has speed is rather cool. As is an idea of 2-beamed gun.

But I wanna know what devs think of it. Div ? Anyone?