Well regardless of weapon choice for a character you're going to make some sort of sacrifice that could go so far as changing what Cards you use.

Well there are a few ways to respond here.

1) The devs described the weapons as side-grades and not necessarily UP-grades. This means the other weapons you get should be at least as good as the default.
2) Isn't the "sacrifice" the Blueprint earned through gameplay, then the rank earned playing antagonists (for some of this playing antag is a HUGE sacrifice) and finally the gold paid?
3) You are correct to a degree. I had to get the increased  swarm rang card which unproved things a bit. I could survive a bit and dance around and get the charge. I'm still trying to figure out what faction card can facilitate this gun, but I'm sure the increased swarm range is a mandatory "must" for the Novera.

You guys have any suggestions for the Wardog Faction cards?

If cards can improve the downtime effectiveness then it may be great. But, it sucks that you have to spend gold and chance just to test some cards out and see how much they will improve range, duration, ect... I would like to know what I'm going to get before throwing away 1250 gold over and over on an unknown number of reshuffles.

I wasn't sure if I should put this in suggestions or feedback, but I decided to post this here since I don't have any detailed suggestions on what to do about this underwhelming gun. Just a few ideas.

I say this with disappointment, her Novera is THE WORST gun in the game. The "bullet" damage is horrible (1-2 damage) but you would think it would compensate somehow, as the other two weapons she has have. The problem is the other weapons she has give decent range for her infected swarm to transfer health to you. Her default has ok-ish range but the infection lasts a long time so you can hit them for about 10 damage, run in while they're infected and then CQC. Her uncommon makes a cloud with fantastic range, the cloud is stationary to balance the power of the weapon. I see most people use this weapon over the Novera, which is very indicative of the issue.

I wondered why no one used the Novera but then I tried it out, i even tried working with it to understand it. Nope, it is the worst gun, and here's why. The Novera has abysmal infection range, which wouldn't be bad if it lasted a long time, but it also has an incredibly short infection time. So you may shot gun plast them for 2 damage but by the time you run up on them to CQC the infection duration is over. Which means you have to shoot them when you are already in CQC range to get the benefit from the infection. This makes the other two guns WAY better. Now admittedly when you "charge" the Novera is becomes good, but to "charge" it you have to be in an extremely vulnerable position to do it.

The Novera is outclassed by it's two counterparts because it doesn't have a functional practical use. The default gun is best to CQC because you can shoot your target from a distance or medium range then run on them and fight them, or play keep away near them while draining them. So it's better for this than the Novera, it has infection range and duration. The second gun, the cloud one you can fight from a distance. Both weapons beat the Novera at their specialties with no risk of being vulnerable like the Novera. Even IF someone could make the Novera work a bit using skill and caution, the other two would benifit more from that skill and caution. They'd still be better off using one of the other two depending on what they're trying to do.

I think the Novera could use a buff. Because it doesn't merit it's "rare" status, it is actually the worst gun. I suggest at least one of the changes below:
1) Raise the damage on the shots, maybe to 10-15
2) Increase the duration of the infection, at least as long as the default gun.
3)If not the above changes make the infection damage VERY high or tick VERY FAST, because you have to be in their face for it to work.
4)Make it so you can reload without losing the bonus damage from it's feature ability. Often I get it to work and I have 3 shots left and when I reload it's all gone. This is silly that there is a threshold in the first place. You risk the most with this weapon to get that ability to proc, why would there need to be a reload cancel at all. I understand there is the little line that tells you when you can and cannot reload, but this is an arbitrary penalty for a gun that is already lacking and defeated by it's two less rare counterparts. This should be removed for a QoL reason.

Anyways, that's my feedback for this weapon.

Yes please!! I don't know why I didn't think of this.

They should allow you to play solo while waiting for an online game. That would be such a HUGE QoL for matchmaking.

To add to this, start at the top middle switch and stand there and wait for it to appear. As soon as it appears hit it. Then watch Kuzman's Aleph through the wall and when he does one direction, roll, not jump, off to the other direction and hit the switch. Then he will notice and run to you, then someone else, or you, go to the other side and hit the switch.

Yes.

Hello Mercurysteam team,

I know I have made many post about this game, some of them out of frustration and...well, no most of them out of frustration. But I want you to know it's because I care and fricken LOVE this game. If I didn't like this game, then any of it's issues I would just shrug my shoulders and move on to another game. I'm sure you are aware of the idea that we tend to scrutinize that which we love and ignore what we don't care about.

But I wanted to let you know that you DO have an AMAZING game here. I am an armature comic artist, Computer Gaming school drop out, have been through 3 unsuccessful indie comic book companies as an illustrator and have published my comics. I may not have been successful. but what I can say is I have an eye for excellent character design and fun game-play mechanics. You have this in spades. Tripple A quality characters, and abilities and powers. I love the epic scope of the levels; up in the sky going 300 MPH running across giant platforms where bloated Aleph mutants whine with a storm in the background, running through a giant ancient shifting stone maze where sleeping guardians  lie, Giant Sky Catfish and a grumpy old dilapidated red ship for a home with a tattoo on it, Giant Lovecraftian space demon who takes up the WHOLE LEVEL, and a fat Aleph giant with tentacles who's face you have to open up to shoot. LOL it's fantastic!!

Many people may be philistines and are unable to appreciate this, but I immediately noticed and it is very original in this world of gaming where everything is un-risky carbon copies of each-other and play it safe with stale PC approved characters. Lycus Dion took a picture with Lemy? Is that not cool or what? Commander Shephard ain't remotely that cool. Hive, a naked alien babe has flying leeches for babies used as weapons, Overwatch has yet to unveil an alien hero, I've been waiting even before this game came out, it is in the future and sci-fi.

And most of all, you guys have an active campaign mode. That is light years more than modern online games. It's shameful how modern online games are incomplete products. I'm a gen X-er so for me I expect ALL games to have some sort of campaign mode, and PvP was an added "perk" to the actual game.

The style is very appealing as well, this Mad-Max, Sci-Fi, Gorillaz, Border Lands, with a small dash of humor and anime 3rd person Gears of War mixed with Warframe and Street Fighter is fantastic.

I won't continue on, but I see and appreciate the passion, thought and love that clearly shows went into this game. This has entered one of my all time favorites. Don't go the way Evolve went, that was one of my all time faves as well and was amazing and original.

Thanks for the awesome game, will continue to play and looking forward to the future campaign modes and Raiders.