Trying to get some good information for Nova Driver Valrayvn fleets...
Obviously the damage type is explosive. But usually explosive weapons are Missile type. Except Nova Driver is obviously called a Driver. So... do Driver based bonuses from specials and commanders apply? To missile based bonuses apply? Neither?
What commanders are you guys using?
Okay, so I partially answered my own question from the Tier 8 Spotlight pinned thread.
Weapon Type: Driver
Damage Type: Explosive
So presumably, the fleet commander that gives bonus projectile range to Drivers would have an effect. He doesn't effect explosive bonus damage though, so the question is, is Driver range more valuable, or is Explosive damage more valuable?
So going through the specials, I don't see anything equipable to a Val that will give speed to Drivers. I see speed for Kinetic, but that doesn't help.
Going through commanders, I also see speed for Missiles and Torpedoes, but that also doesn't help.
Should we be assuming that there will be new specials coming down the pipeline at some point, and for now just equip sunder thrusters and magnetic collar?
Except the part whwre one mk1 val outranges your carrier and blackguards so you always die with no hope of catching him and not even the overdrive outranges the broken machine
Onin gives a wopping 12k health and boosts blight damage? Im pretty sure if you use 6 hulls