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This has been brought up before. Many times. There are so many problems with the new AI it's stupid. But CCP seems to be sticking to its guns on this one (mostly because a few people MASSIVELY abused the former dumbness of the AI and lots of players asked for the AI to be less dumb).

However... one way to keep the AI focused on you is to use Ewar... any Ewar... or remote repair. I use a Target Painter myself.

News for you, they're gonna nerf t3s so wh economy dies. Well, the subs that aren't already useless, that is.

I've done wormholes you twit. I know the AI that used to be in them. Hell I did them when they were first added to the game. Don't preach to me about something I already know about. How about next time before you make an ASS out of yourself for assuming ask a question. Or maybe you would like a jump to conclusions mat for your basement?

My problem with new AI is it makes drone boats useless to solo in. Some of us don't like to play a video game with the likes of you.

Also I tried using a target painter on a group. They still went after the drones.

I used to love this game. Hell even when I wouldn't play I would still pay my subscription. Now the game feels soft. A whole lot of hand holding is going on. Especially for any player with an account under a year old.

PLEX was the first mistake. There have been many since and they seem to be growing exponentially.

Good luck with something that used to be good TheGunslinger42. Be proud you are supporting the degradation of something that used to be special.

I have tried doing just that and for some reason they still lock drones instantly. Am I supposed to now go back and get into a frigate to kill the frigate ships because the 4 frigates in a room instantly lock and focus fire a single drone?

I can't make money doing missions anymore is the biggest problem. Even if I leave out the drones and loose a few that's still a 3mil hit on drones alone and that's if it's only light drones. I don't spend that much on T2 ammo in a mission.

Yes I agree with you that I would target drones first. Hell it's the first thing I do most of the time anyway. Even if they aren't a drone boat. But, I'm not fighting a player. Is there money to be made fighting a player? I mean real money. The chance modules will drop is too low and I don't do piracy.

This issue is just the issue that finally pushed me over the edge to complain. Yes I'm complaining and I make no reservations about it. It was complainers who brought this change about so I figure fight fire with fire.

I'm not saying make the AI dumb, but instead of all of the frigates locking and targeting one drone how about a couple to one drone and a couple to the other. At least then it would seem like the time I put into training Drone defense skills would count for something.

On a side note no I had no idea they were going to nerf T3 ships as well. I can't really say that it surprises me. The trend is to get more low level players in so they can buy plex.

Just dump plex for **** sake. It's making the high level characters useless in terms of balance. Trying to balance out the fact that high level characters can just pay for their sub by afk running. Dump plex and all that changes. Prices on ships will go back up as they should. People will have to earn their keep instead of just playing a game basically for free.

I'm mainly pissed because for the most part the people like me who still paid for a subscription where the ones paying for the "Expansions". Even though that isn't what they are anymore.

In the end it seems like everywhere I go they loyal get screwed. CCP doesn't listen to the player anymore, they listen to whiners. So that's what I'm doing. I'm whining till I get some positive results. Because as the twit from earlier said "Waaaaah" it's not the way I want it so change an entire game just for little old me.

Doesn't that seem a little ineffective to you? I mean by having to wait for them to be in your face. What is the point of having all the done modules to extend control range? Not to mention the time it takes a BS to get into that position. Half the time I try and do that if I'm not shooting at them they run away if I slow down. So basically if I'm not charging in they turn tail.

Isn't the point of a drone ship to sit off 80km away and slow boat to the gate while the drones do the dirty work? That's the point of other BS is to sit at a good clip away. Am I perceiving this wrong? Are we not going to have two different styles of play anymore? Well more than two, but these are the main. Is it headed in the direction of up close and the way of the sniper BS, or any class ship for that matter, is going to be a thing of the past?

This has gone beyond my original question, but it's still prevalent to the matter at hand. Which has moved on from a simple mission AI issue to a deeper degradation of a once spectacular game.

Use sentries.