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[Proposal] Salvager Drones (Drones that can salvage wrecks)
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Jed Donovan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-08-18 10:16:19 UTC
Hi, I have recently tried salvaging in game which has been fun but is slow and kind of bland. I had out a warrior scout drone which got me thinking while it sat doing nothing while i salvaged, there should be Salvager drones, the same as there are mining drones.

Salvager drones could be fairly easy to implement, there would just need to be another drone skill to learn. Increased ranks in the skill could increase the drone's salvage chance, the same as the salvage skill for players. There could also be tech 1 and 2 drones like the Salvager 1 and 2 modules, the tech 2 drones could have better salvage chances and work on more difficult wrecks.

I think the drones would be quite fair, they could be used by any ship with drone capabilities, the same as any ship with a high slot can use a Salvager module. There are often a lot of wrecks to salvage so having a "Salvage Crew" of drones would allow players to salvage several ships at a time. They would also give the benefit of greater salvaging range, like mining drones can reach further than the player's mining vessel.

The drone salvaging itself should be the same as a Salvager module, there could be cycles and each cycle has a chance of salvaging the wreck, later on some implants could be added to the game which increase their success chances, or even an upgrade module could be made that increases chances or speeds up the cycles.

Some ships are considered salvage ships (from what I understand at least) I heard one was the Noctis, anyway, some ships could have salvage chance bonuses for modules and drones as well.

That's all I can think up on the spot Lol Thanks for reading! Like if you agree!
Kitt JT
True North.
#2 - 2012-08-18 10:57:37 UTC
so interesting that you've thought of this brand new idea just months after ccp showed us the artwork for it...

and mere days after ccp saying that its coming.

almost as if you're psychic or something!
Jed Donovan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-08-18 12:02:54 UTC
Hey, I didn't check or see anything for it so if it's coming out that's great. Also, no need to be a prick about it, deterring people from posting ideas by being an ******* doesn't help anyone. Stay classy ;)
vyshnegradsky
The Legion of Spoon
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
#4 - 2012-08-19 11:14:58 UTC
Jed Donovan wrote:
Hey, I didn't check or see anything for it so if it's coming out that's great. Also, no need to be a prick about it, deterring people from posting ideas by being an ******* doesn't help anyone. Stay classy ;)


You didn't check... perhaps use the search function next time and see that this idea has been proposed thousands of times.

This one's a bit over the edge guys.

Locked for breaking... well, pretty much all the rules.

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Kitt JT
True North.
#5 - 2012-08-19 19:54:48 UTC
vyshnegradsky wrote:

You didn't check... perhaps use the search function next time and see that this idea has been proposed thousands of times.


Before you start any new thread on the forums... especially here or in features and ideas... run a search, or bear the brunt of people telling you you should have done research on the subject before spamming.

Because you're new here, i'll be polite:

Welcome to New Eden. Here's your rubik's cube. Go **** yourself.
Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#6 - 2012-08-20 03:44:49 UTC
Not everyone in EVE lacks manners. I encourage you to share your ideas. My advice is to do a quick Google search of the EVE Online website. Something like this:

site:eveonline.com key words

Guess what: this happens all the time. People are always asking for more drones (which causes lag), to get implants from corpses (which loses an ISK sink), or to get back/more SP (which defeats the veteran advantage).

And really guys, he's less than two weeks old. He wasn't around when that information was released. Give him a break.
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#7 - 2012-08-20 13:45:36 UTC
Even if your idea was not original, at least it was good enough that CCP thought of it too; so don't let the rude morons put you off proposing more in the future.

At least you made an effort with your proposal. Some of the ideas here are atrocious.

Just be sure to do a little research first to see if it's been requested before :)

Welcome to New Eden, the biggest gathering of misery and hatred you will ever see.

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Bunyip
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-08-26 09:37:48 UTC
Salvager drones came up during my time in the CSM, and I'm against them personally. The reasons are as follows:

1) Salvagers take up a high slot on a ship. Drones are often a second thought, or augmenting the core damage (such as using lights for quick ships). Most ships would be able to fit a flight of lights and salvage drones without breaking a sweat, unless salvage drones were considered heavy drones, in which case ships like the Dominix, Ishtar, and Gila would become even more powerful.

2) Salvagers take up a good amount of CPU. Drones don't use any core attributes of a ship (CPU/PG), thus they're essentially free to include even if you don't use them.

3) Salvagers have a range of 5km. Drones have a much longer range, starting at 25km. Admittedly, you can use salvagers with a tractor beam to extend their range to 20km, but that takes up another high-slot and more CPU.

4) Salvage drones can fly in flights of 5, meaning that even with a low chance of success, it's still much better than a ship-based salvager.

5) Salvagers require capacitor to operate, and a fair amount of it too. It may not seem like much, but for passive shield tanks and other tight capacitor fits, salvage drones become a much larger asset.

Given these inherent problems, I don't see how salvage drones would be balanced in the game, unless you made a salvager something that takes like a mid slot and no CPU or PG, or some other effectively weak placement. Even then, there would be little to no reason to place a salvager on your ship.