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William Pareka
Provi Rapid Response
#1 - 2013-12-10 19:47:22 UTC
It would be a great additional tool for the drone boaters out there if there was a drone bay extension (tech 1). Just like the cargo bay increase. It would have its own balance because you would loose a low slot.

Also is this the correct forums to post?
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-12-10 20:58:46 UTC
Paul Panala
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-12-10 20:59:59 UTC
FYI, a mobile depot will allow you to move drones from cargo to the drone bay. That might give you what you want without losing a low slot :-)
William Pareka
Provi Rapid Response
#4 - 2013-12-10 21:14:39 UTC
Paul Panala wrote:
FYI, a mobile depot will allow you to move drones from cargo to the drone bay. That might give you what you want without losing a low slot :-)



Hey what do you know... Thanks
William Pareka
Provi Rapid Response
#5 - 2013-12-10 21:18:59 UTC
Cebraio wrote:
May I point you to my current thread:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=303017



Thanks for the link

looks good

I understand where you are going with the limitations, but may be more simply put if you can only increase the drone bay size like the cargo bay. It may not be a favorite to all those who love their low slots, but for those that can... fit one for extra cm^3.

Mobile depot sounds good too
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-12-10 21:37:13 UTC
William Pareka wrote:
Cebraio wrote:
May I point you to my current thread:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=303017



Thanks for the link

looks good

I understand where you are going with the limitations, but may be more simply put if you can only increase the drone bay size like the cargo bay. It may not be a favorite to all those who love their low slots, but for those that can... fit one for extra cm^3.

Mobile depot sounds good too

The Expanded Cargohold also has negative effects. They are actually similar to what I have proposed, since I took the effects from the expanded cargohold and altered them. Cool
William Pareka
Provi Rapid Response
#7 - 2013-12-10 21:56:42 UTC
Cebraio wrote:
William Pareka wrote:
Cebraio wrote:
May I point you to my current thread:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=303017



Thanks for the link

looks good

I understand where you are going with the limitations, but may be more simply put if you can only increase the drone bay size like the cargo bay. It may not be a favorite to all those who love their low slots, but for those that can... fit one for extra cm^3.

Mobile depot sounds good too

The Expanded Cargohold also has negative effects. They are actually similar to what I have proposed, since I took the effects from the expanded cargohold and altered them. Cool



In rereading your provided link (going blurry eyed from studying for finals)

I'll pretty much agree with what you have there... The options available would make some interesting fits. So question for you why is it that people have problems with drones? Just shoot them. A ship can have sizable armor with a gun on it, a drone not so sizable armor oh and a weapon. Or is it a problem with sentry drones specifically?
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-12-10 22:38:31 UTC
People have problems with fleets of sentry drones mostly. They can be assisting a single player (the FC) and he only has to aggress a ship to make all drones fire simultaneously on that target. Nothing can repair the damage against so high "alpha damage". So it's kind of bad for the gameplay.
Some people have a problem with drones in general. People who look for easy targets for example. If they are in an interceptor and tackle a battleship, they may have good chances of killing the battleship because it can't track them. If that battleship has drones, it gets dangerous for the interceptor again, because small drones can hurt a lot.

So some people like the idea of certain ships not having a drone bay, or the idea of knowing exactly how big that drone bay is. My suggestion tries to shake these inflexible fitting possibilities up, so you can surprise your enemy. Twisted

Adding a drone bay must have some drawbacks though. Otherwise they will be added without second thought to almost any ship, this would again make things very homogeneous and boring.