Bomb mechanics...

[Gar]

My main question is this: I bought Solid Nutronium, which comes with -150 bombdamage. I know that splash damage from a bomb is calculated by a decreasing-by-distance percentage of the bomb's real damage (773).

 

#1: Does -150 bombdamage lower the center's damage to 623, and then a percentage of 623 is applied to the same splash radius? This would mean at the distance I take 25% damage, I take 155.75 instead of 193.25 damage.

 

OR

 

#2: Does -150 bombdamage do nothing to the bomb itself, instead subtracting 150 from any bomb-related damage I take? To use the prior example, at the distance where I'm taking 25% damage equivalent to 193.25 damage, I instead take 43.25 damage.

 

 

Obviously I'm hoping the second one is true, because that'll end up being much more powerful. The first method is almost totally useless, which means that's probably how it works (murphy's law). I know there's a continuum site that explains bomb splash out there somewhere, but I couldn't find it on google.

 

Anyone shed some insight?

 

p.s.: this post is also inspired by the fact that solid nutronium blows. Don't bother getting it. I got it on my Spider, which previously had no armor at all, and could not even tell the difference. Still instakilled by bursts, crippled by shrap, quickilled by gun spam, and m!@#$%^&* spammed by bomb splash. Solid Nutronium averages 38.5% reduction in all guntypes and 19% reduction in bomb damage. It is NOT worth 100k, sig, and hefty maneuverability penalties. Typically this only keeps you alive for a few more gunshots or 1 more bomb. That being said, it'd be a great armor if only it resisted bursts. Bursts are the main reason why all heavy armors, including Solid Nut and Adamantine S!@#$%^&*, are more or less pointless. Heavy armors are best for basing, and what happens in basing? Sharks burst you every 3 seconds, instakilling your unprotected ship. Seriously, it's pointless. Solid Nutronium and Adamantine S!@#$%^&* should both come with -200 burst damage, and radiating coils should reduce burst damage to 0. You're paying a )*@%ing signature item here. You should not be instakilled by someone tapping a key.

[vetta64]

you shouldn't complain about an item that you got suckered into paying way too much for in hopes that it would make you a better player, that will never happen, and it has no bearing on whoever put it up for sale.

[Dr Brain]

-150 means you'll take ~20% less damage on any bomb regardless of distance. So if the bomb does 5 damage ordinarily, you'd take 4 damage. If the bomb does 500 damage normally, you'd take 400 damage.

 

No where on solid neutronium does it say it'll protect you from bursts. If you bought it because you were frustrated at dying to bursts, then you're doomed to failure. No armor will make you invincible. If that's what you want, we can't help. Personally, I like solid neutronium on my lanc. It gives me the extra time to react to a pesky warbird or javelin that would otherwise kill me.

[Gar]

Nah I just wanted to trade maneuverability for extra survivability through armor. I like the armor, it's just missing some valuable components that make it weak for a sig.