Wormhole Doesn't Always Last As Long As It Should

[darkkterror]

So, I've been playing Nova a lot, and using Wormhole to take shortcuts across certain tiles.  I have it maxed out, fully ranked, which means it should last 4 uses (or however long the timed duration is, whichever comes first).  This is according to the wiki, which granted could be wrong, but it makes sense, right?  Wormhole is designed to move the entire squad, so 4 uses maximum makes sense.

 

Anyway, I have noticed that sometimes my Wormhole only lasts 2 uses before vanishing.  I've noticed this well before today, but it was very apparent earlier when I was hosting some Vor runs.  I was the host, not a client, so that might put aside some of the client-based wonkiness that sometimes occurs (I'm looking at you, Antimatter Drop).

 

So I would use the Wormhole, step through it, then a squad mate right behind me would enter it and the Wormhole would disappear.  This would, of course, only be 2 uses before the Wormhole vanishes.  I'm also not talking about the Wormhole fading because of a duration, since there were numerous times when a squad mate was right behind me and would enter the Wormhole two seconds or less after I did.  So this isn't a case of the Wormhole timing out, it is a case of the Wormhole closing after only 2 uses.

 

This happened regularly during these Vor runs.  I put up the Wormhole in hopes that all 3 of my squad mates can take advantage of the shortcut, but only 1 person makes it through before Wormhole disappears.  Also, sometimes how many times Wormhole works before fading would change within the same mission.  At times it would only last 2 uses, other times all squad mates would be able to use it, all within the span of a single mission.

 

TL;DR: Sometimes a maxed out Wormhole vanishes after only teleporting 2 people instead of 4, even when placed by the host.

[11.11.11]

Nova's wormhole dosn't do a max of 4 people. I think the most you can get is 3. It's an oversight many feel they need to fix. 

[darkkterror]

Nova's wormhole dosn't do a max of 4 people. I think the most you can get is 3. It's an oversight many feel they need to fix. 

 

I think getting only 3 people through might be part of this bug.  If I go into a Solo match, I can step through my Wormhole exactly 4 times before it disappears.  When I'm in a match with other people, even as the host, I've seen my Wormhole last through 2 uses, 3, and even 4.  The problem is that it should always last 4 uses, but something causes it to sometimes disappear earlier than that.

Edited August 1, 2013 by darkkterror

[11.11.11]

I think getting only 3 people through might be part of this bug.  If I go into a Solo match, I can step through my Wormhole exactly 4 times before it disappears.  When I'm in a match with other people, even as the host, I've seen my Wormhole last through 2 uses, 3, and even 4.  The problem is that it should always last 4 uses, but something causes it to sometimes disappear earlier than that.

 

Yeah, all of nova's abilities have client-side issues. If you're hosting you'll see wormhole with it's correct power colour, and be able to see the energy umbilical leading to where it exits. But if you're not the host, this isn't visible. 

 

In addition antimatter drop suffers from severe lag, spontaneous detonation, disappearence, and other problems - when you're not the host. Even if an impeccable connection to said  host is maintained.