mass driver

leea · Post by **leea** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 18:50

what is mass driver, is it another pules laser or is it a beam weapon? does it work the same as oll the other weapons? is it better than ( sorry cannot remember the name of the best weapon for the nova) the best weapon that the nova has?

hope this makes sense!!!

Constipated_Vigilante · Post by **Constipated_Vigilante** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 18:58

The mass driver fires projectiles which ignore shields, but each projectile does only a little damage. The weapon also fires extremely quickly and the particles move VERY fast, if you're within 1 km of your target it can seem instant. But, this weapon requires ammunition, and that can be purchased at Argon and Split Equipment Docks, but the ammo forge in Tharka's Sun seems to be full most of the time, I always buy from there. They're also quite effective against the khaak, because they have a lot of shielding, but very low hull. As a result, a dual-MD Nova rips through a khaak cluster. Oh, and the most powerful weapon the Nova can carry is a BHEPT, or Beta High Energy Plasma Thrower. It does far more damage per shot than the Mass Driver, but can't ignore shields and doesn't fire nearly as quickly. Its particles also move far slower. I've heard people say an all-MD titan is very effective. Would really chew through the ammo, though.

powell25 · Post by **powell25** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 19:01

mass driver is the worst weapon in the game stick with GHEPT

Constipated_Vigilante · Post by **Constipated_Vigilante** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 19:12

Actually, there's no better weapon for destroying khaak clusters without friendly fire. Otherwise, PSGs work wonders on them. And, I forgot to mention, they're the best weapon for missile defense. They have very fast bullets, fire really fast, and are very accurate. Oh, I forgot to mention they're good for "carving" the hull of a ship when capping down to 87%.

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 20:16

Mass Drivers are akin to 20mm AP rounds. Will do a little damage direct to the hull and ignore shields. Downside is they require ammo (200 shots per cargo unit IIRC at about 20 hull points damage a piece ).

Proves a fair weapon if used in numbers of 2 or more against anything upto an M3, but G-HEPTs can kill quicker (Downside is that the pilots don't get the chance to bail )

Constipated_Vigilante · Post by **Constipated_Vigilante** » Thu, 1. Jul 04, 20:41

I think MDs do 12 damage per round, but fire like 20 times per second.

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