NC isn't underpowered!

From the guy who brought you "PS2 isn't dead!"


As an NC player first and only, I can safely say that, aside from MAYBE the Vanguard, the NC isn't underpowered in the least. In fact, the only Empire that needs a change is the Vanu, and even then not by a lot.

The NC weapons simply take a little bit of time to get used to the recoil. I get plenty of kills as an NC infantryman, so stop yer whining and shoot in bursts! You can't full auto outside of close range!

Well thats commonly known. NC have always had the most OP weapons and have always been the most whining faction. As you stated, simply starting to use your brains and quitting to perpetually shoot in FA makes NC weapons more than effective. @SOE: Now please give Vanu rifles the buff back they had a few days before launch, thank you.

Every time I log on (Waterson) it's the NC standing even against the TR or VS. In other words, the NC is the only Empire I see consistently holding their ground.

I have no idea why everybody's whining about the NC being underpowered and it's irritating me.

They want easy mode. They want to just run around killing things without having to actually work for their kills. At least, that's my hypothesis.

This thread is ********.

But I will just address one thing: The "You only need to get used to recoil" argument.

Don't you think that the fact one faction(and one faction only) having guns that require significantly more skill to use than others is, in itself, an imbalance?

I dunno. I got used to it pretty quickly, as did my friend. Instead of whining about how this or that or the other is underpowered, try shooting in 1-3 bursts at long range or closing the distance. NC tend to win up close.

Im TR, and I made a post about that earlier, NC is too powerful compared tot he other races, They have the best infantry, the best vehicles and the Best aircraft, and if they Air zerg/Swarm, you can't beat them they just roll over the continent. TR and VS on Waterson generally just move to another continent when the NC zerg up their population and start steamrolling. No point fighting them (and believe me, We've tried).

NC being so powerful is one of the reasons I haven't played much lately, it's not any fun when you log on and look at the maps and then know the outcome and realize their is not a damn thing you can do to change it.

My only real complaint for the NC is the Vanguard feels a little underpowered (especially compared to the magrider) and the fact we get some random guy nobody's ever heard of as our mascot.

TR--TOTALBISCUIT
VS--TOBUSCUS
NC--Who?

I don't like the TR weapons I feel like I'm running around with a Red Rider bb gun.

NC have the bulk of the developers' team, Higby, Smed, etc. etc. etc., and thus by far the strongest lobby.

What about the TR?

Why we always claimed to be the most OP factions of everything?

Look at our prowler....
LOOK AT IT!

Vanguard is fine in all honesty, its just the magrider beeing abit over the top. In all honesty, either prowl+vanguard needs to be up to the magriders level, or magrider and prowler needs to be leveled to Vanguards level, wich would be the best option, as the Vanguard is neither to powerfull or weak. its what a TANK actually is.

I play both NC and TR, mainly TR, but my NC character I have never ever had problems with their weapons, I just play the NC with the AK-47 Mentality. Powerfull guns with massive recoil. Learn to conquer the recoil, learn to conquer the world.

heck, the recoil has its advantages at close combat (Aim for the lower torso and spray, the 3rd or 4th shot will usually always hit the head and kill em.

TR in my opinion seems to be the one seems to be complaining about. OP weapons, OP tanks *cough*, OP mossies.
All honesty, i prefer NC weapons any day over TR. Especially after the change, the TR weapons now have massive bullet spread, wich is not good for a weapon that shoots BB-shells, and rely on emptying a whole magazine to kill a person.
however, their pistols are very nice, but thats about it for me.
But again, it comes to practice, The TR BB-Spam weapons arent probartly half bad once you get used to them. But I personally feel that VANU and NC are more deadlier in close range. As im a CloseQuarter fighter.

But again, I'm not fully liking the TR weapon style. (other than the pistol), wich again puts me in disadvantage when playing TR.

On another note I am not sayign the NC needs a nerf.

TR specifically, and maybe Vanu also definitely need some Anti air weapons capable of countering the 100 Reaver swarm.

This 3-6 hit for a kill (Your lucky if you get one shot off and hit them before they run away to repair) , and the ability to dodge lock on missiles continuously is ********.

It ALL depends on who is playing the different factions on your server END OF STORY.
I challenge you to roll TR on Matherson play for a little while then roll NC on Connery you will see what I am talking about.

Uh what the hell... The Vanguard is an awesome tank, I won every single tank duel with it. The problem is the Reaver that flies like a brick and the CoF on their guns.

NC are underpowered. Their guns are bad at range.

They hold their ground because generally speaking they are better at FPS. You can see some evidence of this at night time. TR kids go to sleep. Some VS stay up. Heaps of NC stay up all night, as thats what hardcore gamers do.

Also, to all your morons, OPs post is being sarcastic.

As I've mentioned before--fire in bursts at a distance. NC guns have a lot of recoil. They require a tad more skill to kill at range. Up close you can go full auto.

No I'm serious. People need to stop ******** about NC being underpowered.

as NC infantry:

Close range aim for heads
Medium range aim for knees
Long range aim for feet / tap fire to head

While you shoot compensate for recoil

I win 8/10 1v1 engagements where both people see eachother roughly at the same time.

I agree the vanguard is not that hot.
I think reaver is lagging behind the other two ESF after they broke the intertia speed we enjoyed.

Game need more meta-game but for a beta its not bad as it is atm.

Air vs air is broken due to a2am.
Air vs ground need some slight slight tweaks to make it perfect.

I've been saying Surface to Air missiles are broken and need a serious Damage buff and Monouver, speed/range buff to make them actually a threat to Aircraft for...

Well the last 2 months.

Aircraft move quickly, it takes about 7 rockets to kill a LIB, there is no ******* way in hell your going to get off 3 before it flys out of range, let alone 7. It takes 2-3 missiles to kill a fighter (And they can simply swerve tot he side and dodge the damn things).

And Galaxies? Yea.. don't waste your ammo shooting at them.

SAMs in other words are basically useless in this game. You mine as well remove them because there pointless to use as the only kills you will ever get are if you manage to last hit steal the kill or shoot a plane sitting on the ground without an engi healing it.

Agree

Agree

All depends on individual skill really

Agree

It's out of beta now. It's technically a full released