This isn't a rant or anything, no flaming please.
In pvp, whenever a warlock uses Nova bomb people are going to die. So far I've tried to dodging it by jumping or hide behind stuff but these little things are like the truth launcher with aggressive tracking and early detonation. Is this super avoidable at all? I feel like as long as the user points in a direction anywhere remotely close to you you're going to die no matter what you do. (Unless you're in bubble)
Now compare this super to fist of havoc or golden gun & blade dancer it feels a bit unfair. Because as long as you kill the hunter or titan their supers die out with them, like you see a blade dancer coming your way you can shoot him down before he reaches you, or when you see titans jump you can shotgun him down but for warlocks as soon as I see then jumping up and going through the animation I start shooting and even if they die the Nova bomb is still on its way to kill you. You can't even blink away from it due to the large explosion radius. So what do you guys think about it and what advice do you have for dealing with Nova bombs coming your way?
tl;dr - Nova Bomb, how do you get away from it alive?
Edit 1: Thanks for the feedback guys. I will definitely try to slider towards/under the warlock. I will practice blinking away too.
Edit 2: okay so bubble does NOT protect you from Nova Bomb
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Blink works if the warlock is far enough away and you can see it coming.
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1 ReplyHow do I deal with nova bomb. Well first I relish in the victory of having destroyed my opponents with no chance for them to respond. I do this a couple of times. That is until I see the test results have arrived from my doctor. I then proceed to shed a tear. When my girlfriend asks what's wrong, I sit her down and explain that exposure to purple space magic has given me cancer.
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2 RepliesWhen it hits me, I like to sort of float to the left a bit while vaporizing
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Other than blinking backwards or out of the way, there's really nothing else you can do but pray the nova bomb misses you by some absurd miracle.
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Press square and hunt his ass down.
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3 RepliesBlink usually works. If you're a Titan, rest in peace
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1 ReplyFunny story, one time I saw 4 players lined together in a general direction and when I went in for a nova bomb there was like a single chain hanging from the ceiling and that little chain blocked my entire nova bomb ;(
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Usually as a flash of purple space magic.
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5 Replies1. Blink jump 2. Bubble and jump backwards 3. Rush towards them 4. Get behind or around cover 5. Dps as a group, takes 2x the shots as normal kills though
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I don't, it's going to hit a wall regardless
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I snipe them before they can shoot it off
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1 ReplyI am a warlock, usualy ppl kill me before i activate mi nova ba
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You spread it all on bread maen space jam tastes greaf
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Just hope there is a tiny tree branch or chain that it hits before it gets to you.
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Blink through it (works sometimes) Slide past the caster Blink to the side (doesnt work as much as youd think) Shotgun the caster 180 n run Fire off my nova bomb for n epic "take you with me" moment
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One does not "deal" with the Nova Bomb. The Nova Bomb deals with you. When thrown with precision, there is no escaping it.
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Jump [spoiler]die[/spoiler]
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Blink, if you have it. Otherwise just pray.
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Shot the mother -blam!-er shooting at you
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Edited by Benzene21: 8/13/2015 8:01:57 PMYou can kill them during animation and still survive. If you get killed, then that means you killed him AFTER he fired his nova bomb. If you are fast you can kill them before. I have been killed like that many times and when I respawn I still have my super because the nova bomb never fired.
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Edited by Ghost N Things: 8/13/2015 8:00:34 PMFist of havoc, just make sure you have unstoppable on, usually it saves yourself and kills the warlock too
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Walk 45° (neither sides, neither back/forward, just in angle) and jump/blink. Look for cover is even more effective. Sticky grenades also help for post mortem score.
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Run at them all warlocks using nova suck and will kill them selfs with it
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I usually just respawn.
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Slide shotgun works nearly every time
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I walk out of the way?