Talk:Nova (Warframe)/@comment-202.156.10.14-20130819064129/@comment-67.180.120.47-20130820201930

Is issue with Nova is that her Ult makes her largely more useful to a team than pretty much any other frame, with the exception of Frost and Vauban on Defense missions. She can wipe out crowds within a range that no other frame can match, she can increase damage against heavy targets, she can slow down swarms, all with one ability.

Yes, she does generally need an actual team to make the most of her abilities, but that's where the problem lies. She is a largely unreplaceable frame. There is virtually no other Frame that could replace Nova to an equal or greater effect, in every mission type (aside from aforementioned Frames in Defense). She is universally more useful to a team than any other frame in the game. It also doesn't help that the nature of her Ult generally emphasises Nova's contributions over the team's.

The issue is on more levels than just Nova herself though. A lot of frames in this game are severely underpowered. The game in generally lends itself more to the offensive support and AoE room clearing style of gameplay that Nova is built for. But it all contributes to making Nova largely superior to the others.

Also, I don't know what Mods you are talking about, but the combination of Flow, Streamline, and Energy Siphon, alongside frequent energy orbs that no longer despawn means that pretty much every frame can use their Ult with impunity. If a Nova is running away after using their Ult and letting the team do all the work they are just a bad, lazy player.