Merge transports' nanobots into hull

[Sand-Viper]

(Heck why stop there, just remove nanobots on all ships and buff all hulls to compensate) Fair enough right? If transports get it, all fighters/bombers should to, every ship should instead of just certain types. That away no ship anywhere can tractor up nanobots!

I'm going to admit, for one who is being extremely stubborn and bullheaded, I will play devil's advocate for a moment and point out that you may be onto something here, although I'm not sure if all ships should lose nanos.

But, let's assume we do this for all classes across the board.

All SHFs would suddenly be able to survive a direct hit from a SNAC, even when only sporting a generic Armor Upgrade. A select few VHFs, depending on how many hitpoints they have, would also be able to survive. An SHF is basically a SNAC-magnet, so allowing them to survive one direct hit would honestly be welcome in my mind, though I'm certain that others may have a different opinion. At the end of the day, the SNAC is an anti-transport/capital weapon, and being able to SNAC a snub is a tribute to the bomber pilot's skill, luck, or both.

I'm not sure if HFs or LFs getting nano fusions is great, though. Being able to one-shot an LF with even an MR seems like it's working as intended.

Some gunboats sporting a generic Armor Upgrade would suddenly be able to survive a double Nova hit. This would be a welcome change to gunboat pilots, but would others appreciate such a boon in PvP? I leave that up for others to discuss.

Cruisers paired with a Repair Ship would probably become absolutely ridiculous in PvP, since their max health would aid the Repair Ship in keeping the ship going far longer than normal (Although, the same could be said for any ship class with a Repair Ship, it's just that cruisers are widely seen as the perfect solo-play ship class).


I'm still up for nano merge for transports, even if it's a partial one. Possibly for SHFs, since I feel with them losing bomber torpedoes, they ought to have some sort of benefit besides being able to mount two missile or fighter torpedoes. I will admit that I am no expert at PvP and have not fought an SHF recently, but their sheer size makes flying one a death sentence the moment a bomber shows up to a fight.

I do love a good discussion!

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