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Salvager Drone

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Don Miromme
Anacondas Corporation
#1 - 2012-08-25 09:11:12 UTC
I suggest EveDev`s create a Salvager Drone restricted to Mining Barges only, useful for mining ops.

and i suggest this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoqmSkwRH4g for nice realistic pictures...
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#2 - 2012-08-25 09:17:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Shalua Rui
Fully supported... even though the Skiff is fast enough to atleast loot belt rats now.

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ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#3 - 2012-08-25 09:59:53 UTC  |  Edited by: ACE McFACE
You do realise that salvage drones are planned to be released Soon(tm)?

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
ISD TYPE40
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-08-25 12:34:25 UTC
Thread moved from GD to F&I - ISD Type40.

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Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#5 - 2012-08-25 19:44:13 UTC
These are designed for the CNR. It usually has one tractor beam and an extra set of light drones that it doesn't know what to do with. Now, it will be able to loot and salvage like a normal Raven.

I think the Noctis should get a small drone bay and a bonus to them. Set the little devils to auto-salvage while you focus on tractor beams.
Gizan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-08-25 23:34:22 UTC
lets make salvage even less valuable
Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#7 - 2012-08-27 16:54:21 UTC
Gizan wrote:
lets make salvage even less valuable
The Noctis already did that. A few salvaging drones for a CNR or a Domi w/o utility slots won't make much difference. These should have been in the game ages ago.

If you want salvaging to be more valuable, think up new rig ideas.

Besides, the biggest drop in value of salvage that I saw came not from the Noctis, but from sized rigs.
Dusenman
Sensible People
Sigma Grindset
#8 - 2012-08-27 17:27:42 UTC
Questions that comes to mine: Why do we need a drone to do what we have a entire ship for?

But I if you can tell me that there is a real need for them, then I can support them.

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Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#9 - 2012-08-28 03:24:33 UTC
Dusenman wrote:
Questions that comes to mine: Why do we need a drone to do what we have a entire ship for?

But I if you can tell me that there is a real need for them, then I can support them.
It is faster to kill, loot, and salvage at the same time. Marauders can do that, but are highly skill and ISK intensive. There also is no equivalent to a marauder for L1/2/3 missions. In short, T1 ships that have one utility high slot need them, esp. with fewer ships such as low level missions.

The Noctis is also hard for a new player to get into. They are about 80 mil. That is pretty steep for rookies. I would like to see a cheap, fast, shorter range, fewer high slot, salvaging frigate.