Duds are acceptable in theory but 8 torpedoes exploding at max range and not doing any damage even to a CA is bad. I will say that it is probably just a fluke but happening more than 3x in one day is considered not a fluke scientifically. I think NF should just activate the hyper torpedo line of the IJN torper for they are supposed to be the line that has the equivalent of proximity torps of KM. For the case of IJN surface torpedoes they did not only nerfed torpedo experience but they also nerfed torpedo damage as well The damage nerf happend earlier than the experience nerf being that the damage nerf happend during the last few months of open beta. In NFNA the torpedoes of all the original 4 nations are at just 70-75% of its damage I just don't know if the same can be said for the 2 new nations. Compare it to other NF servers and you will see what I mean. During the 1st few months after NFNA changed from beta to what it was now there are already few dedicated Kita pilots and I am one of them. And most of the players that used torpedo ships either quit the line and moved to gunships or quit the game entirely.

The reason for the damage nerf was supposed to be the solution when most BB players of the time wont allow more than 4 kitas in the game because of the damage that the torps. This is the main reason why skilled Kitakami pilots were feared during those days, after the nerf most of these kita dedicated players just stopped playing while a few of them moved to gunships.

I remember you very well Texan :) I think it is high time that NF remove the nerfs of the torpedoes. I think the community has now evolved where they can readily dodge torps, unlike the days when they just blindly charge in irregardless of torpedo walls in the way (with a few notable exceptions ehehehe ) but in the end at least IMO the torp walls as well as any other torpedoes will weed out those who are experienced and those are noobs or just playing dumb :)