they supress everyone else too. no super is immune, so why target nova bomb specifically? its better against suppressors than a roaming super because its a one off. if they dont suppress you in time, it dosent matter. and yes death in animation is another reason, but nova bomb is one of several supers that gets additional advantages when cast mid-air, as i listed. as for not killing people, thats why you dont aim at the bubble. you have a few precious seconds between casting, and actually launching the nova. you use those seconds(plus shatter to allieviate AoE issues you mentioned if you have them or simply enjoy the perk) to watch the people in the bubble manuvering, predict their intended escape route, and adjust your aim to target the escape route before you fire. odds are the bubble will still be close enough to be popped, assuming you didnt kill the escaping defender. also, nova bomb doesnt have a 'nades/horseshoes because it has tracking. the angry magic perk. as for having a smaller radius than the fist, you can change that by using the shatter perk on nova bomb itself, or use the annihilate perk to "increase the size of explosions from nova bomb and grenades". as i said. like any class, ya gotta know the classes strengths and weaknesses and mechanics, then play to them.