NSX Kappa

The NSX Kappa is a submachine gun produced by Nanite Systems, available to all factions. It is unlocked through purchase with A7 from the Black Market aboard Sanctuary.

The Nanite Systems Export Kappa is a variant of the NSX Tengu, sharing the same design philosophy. Gearing the weapon towards having more potency at range, the weapon can't quite deal the raw single-shot damage of the Tengu thanks to losing a pellet in each shot compared to it but it earns a variety of benefits aiding its accuracy, and overall deals more damage-per-second.

Though it has one less pellet in each shot compared to the NSX Tengu, the NSX Kappa nonetheless serves as almost a direct upgrade to the former. With a tighter pellet spread, superior rate-of-fire, less punishing damage drop-off, and a larger ammo pool, there is little to find issue with compared to the Tengu.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in green are the weapon's damage assuming all pellets connect at the given range, and stats in yellow are the range with Soft Point Ammunition.
 * 50 before 8 meters (150) (13 meters)
 * 48 at 17 meters (144) (20 meters)
 * 42 after 40 meters (126) (40 meters)

Effectiveness
Assuming all pellets hit the target.

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the submachine gun. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

Trivia

 * The NSX Kappa is named after a type of 'youkai' (a supernatural being) from Japanese folklore—a kappa.
 * Pre _Integration update, NSX-A Kappa was a submachine gun available to Nanite Systems Operatives. It was unlocked upon completion of the Master CQC Primary directive. It's no longer acquirable.

History

 * April 25, 2019 Update (A New Soldier)
 * Added to the game.
 * August 28, 2019 Update (Dead or Alive)
 * NSX-A Kappa minimum damage from 50 to 42
 * Dev Note: We've corrected an oversight with the minimum damage range of this weapon where it was equivalent to the maximum damage. This is a slight nerf, and stays in line as a Tengu variant while giving Soft Point Ammunition a reason to exist on the weapon.
 * June 17, 2020 Update (Enter: Colossus)
 * NSX-A Kappa now plays firing audio at the correct fire rate.
 * July 1, 2021 Update (_Integration)
 * Refire rate while aiming from 75ms to 80ms, now matching its hipfire refire rate.
 * July 1, 2021 Update (_Integration)
 * NSO has also received new Directive Weapons available in all-new weapon directive trees, as well as rocket launcher offerings. Previous NSX-A weaponry will remain as legacy items for pre-existing NSO characters that were able to unlock them, and new non-auraxium NSX versions of these weapons have made their way to the Black Market.
 * NSX Kappa added to the game.
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * All Black Market weapons are now purchasable with Daybreak Cash, as an alternative to the normal A7 currency costs.