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Heavy drones can track interceptors.....
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Phaade
LowKey Ops
Snuffed Out
#1 - 2013-07-16 05:22:23 UTC
Why?

Discuss.
NotTheSmartestCookie
Shooting Blues Everyday
Gimme Da Loot
#2 - 2013-07-16 06:26:54 UTC
Because you fail at piloting.

/discussion

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#3 - 2013-07-16 06:38:03 UTC
Only if you get caught.

How did you Veterans start?
Hopelesshobo
Hoboland
#4 - 2013-07-16 13:48:56 UTC
Have you tried turning your MWD off and on again?

Lowering the average to make you look better since 2012.
Adunh Slavy
#5 - 2013-07-16 14:05:04 UTC
The drone is smaller than the ceptor. Why can ceptorts track cruisers? seems broken, right?

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Phaade
LowKey Ops
Snuffed Out
#6 - 2013-07-16 17:34:31 UTC
NotTheSmartestCookie wrote:
Because you fail at piloting.

/discussion



DERP goes the troll.

Okay, more specifically, why can heavy drones track interceptors with an AB, 33 sig radius at 1700ms
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#7 - 2013-07-16 18:02:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Destination SkillQueue
Phaade wrote:
NotTheSmartestCookie wrote:
Because you fail at piloting.

/discussion



DERP goes the troll.

Okay, more specifically, why can heavy drones track interceptors with an AB, 33 sig radius at 1700ms

Because drones of a pilot with good drone skills flies close to those speeds, so instead of orbiting they follow you and therefore their angular velocity towards your ships is actually small. This allows them to reliably hit you and their high damage output compensates for the lack in hit quality. That or some kind of pilot error.
Karl Planck
Perkone
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-07-16 20:26:20 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:


Because drones of a pilot with good drone skills flies close to those speeds, so instead of orbiting they follow you and therefore their angular velocity towards your ships is actually small. This allows them to reliably hit you and their high damage output compensates for the lack in hit quality. That or some kind of pilot error.


omg the bad in this response is overwhelming.

They shouldn't hit often if you are moving that fast. If they are then you aren't being honest with yourself.

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SFM Hobb3s
Perkone
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-07-16 20:53:40 UTC
Hopelesshobo wrote:
Have you tried turning your MWD off and on again?



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Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#10 - 2013-07-16 21:03:25 UTC
They can't

Stop being bad.

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God's Apples
Wilderness
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
#11 - 2013-07-16 21:08:53 UTC
If you're scrammed and webbed they'll track you np. If you're orbiting at long range with MWD on they won't be able to keep up with you.

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Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#12 - 2013-07-16 21:15:37 UTC
God's Apples wrote:
If you're scrammed and webbed they'll track you np. If you're orbiting at long range with MWD on they won't be able to keep up with you.


They just won't..

Maybe they hit alright if you're double webbed but Heavies just generally do ****.

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#13 - 2013-07-17 01:19:48 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
Garviel Tarrant wrote:
God's Apples wrote:
If you're scrammed and webbed they'll track you np. If you're orbiting at long range with MWD on they won't be able to keep up with you.


They just won't..

Maybe they hit alright if you're double webbed but Heavies just generally do ****.

Not on a Dominix or Navy Vexor. Those two ships get tracking bonuses for drones.

On my Navy Vexor... Beserker drones have a tracking speed of 0.708... which is MUCH better than my "Derptron" Atron with Neutron Blasters (which tracks at around 0.474).
Plus the drones have a MWD speed close to 2000 m/sec (thanks to the Navy Vexor's ship bonuses) and have roughtly the same amount of EHP as the aforementioned Atron. Each.

And this is before drone mods and rigs too!!! Shocked

So yeah... if you're in a frigate (even an interceptor) and you see a Navy Vexor of Dominix... just fly away.

How did you Veterans start?
Praxis Ginimic
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-07-17 02:52:19 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
Garviel Tarrant wrote:
God's Apples wrote:
If you're scrammed and webbed they'll track you np. If you're orbiting at long range with MWD on they won't be able to keep up with you.


They just won't..

Maybe they hit alright if you're double webbed but Heavies just generally do ****.

Not on a Dominix or Navy Vexor. Those two ships get tracking bonuses for drones.

On my Navy Vexor... Beserker drones have a tracking speed of 0.708... which is MUCH better than my "Derptron" Atron with Neutron Blasters (which tracks at around 0.474).
Plus the drones have a MWD speed close to 2000 m/sec (thanks to the Navy Vexor's ship bonuses) and have roughtly the same amount of EHP as the aforementioned Atron. Each.

And this is before drone mods and rigs too!!! Shocked

So yeah... if you're in a frigate (even an interceptor) and you see a Navy Vexor of Dominix... just fly away.


Damn! That makes me wish I didn't suck at EVE & could afford to fly a nexor in pvp. I made a big, bad 50 mil in loot today and got all excited about being able to replace my cruiser.
Chessur
Full Broadside
Deepwater Hooligans
#15 - 2013-07-17 03:00:18 UTC
Heavy drones can't track a cruiser. If they are tracking your interceptor- you are either not moving, scrammed / webbed. So don't do those things.
Auduin Samson
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2013-07-17 05:21:01 UTC
NotTheSmartestCookie wrote:
Because you fail at piloting.

/discussion


^This
Kalihira
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#17 - 2013-07-17 07:35:42 UTC
Karl Planck wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:


Because drones of a pilot with good drone skills flies close to those speeds, so instead of orbiting they follow you and therefore their angular velocity towards your ships is actually small. This allows them to reliably hit you and their high damage output compensates for the lack in hit quality. That or some kind of pilot error.


omg the bad in this response is overwhelming.

They shouldn't hit often if you are moving that fast. If they are then you aren't being honest with yourself.


The OP isnt specific about the type of drone and ship he was fighting (bonusses). So this scenario is very possible.
Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#18 - 2013-07-17 14:05:00 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
Garviel Tarrant wrote:
God's Apples wrote:
If you're scrammed and webbed they'll track you np. If you're orbiting at long range with MWD on they won't be able to keep up with you.


They just won't..

Maybe they hit alright if you're double webbed but Heavies just generally do ****.

Not on a Dominix or Navy Vexor. Those two ships get tracking bonuses for drones.

On my Navy Vexor... Beserker drones have a tracking speed of 0.708... which is MUCH better than my "Derptron" Atron with Neutron Blasters (which tracks at around 0.474).
Plus the drones have a MWD speed close to 2000 m/sec (thanks to the Navy Vexor's ship bonuses) and have roughtly the same amount of EHP as the aforementioned Atron. Each.

And this is before drone mods and rigs too!!! Shocked

So yeah... if you're in a frigate (even an interceptor) and you see a Navy Vexor of Dominix... just fly away.



Mate.. Mate.. You are ignoring weapon signature.. That is sort of a big deal..

I remain extremely sceptical of this ogre's killing inties without dual/tripple webs thing.

BYDI recruitment closed-ish

Princess Nexxala
Zero Syndicate
#19 - 2013-07-17 15:43:18 UTC
wtf is this thread?

nom nom
Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-07-17 16:11:33 UTC
If you web your own drones as they chase a double webbed cepter, they hit even better.

thats why i fly a navy domi with 6 webs.

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