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When the Devs aren't changing the damage reduction en mass (ok, there is the tiericide going on, but that's a completely different matter) or changing NPC damage in any way, how exactly do exact numbers come into the mix?
Your comparing apples to oranges trying to claim a Diablo III DR change is the same as an NPC AI change. (That is still two months out from being implemented)

Just want to point out the Torp Chucker at the end is EWAR immune.

After some consideration, I'll grade CCP with a C on this proposed change.

They get a B for the planned AI changes:

- Should have included cynos, podding and NPCs warping away, but then stepped those aspects into the AI with increasing levels of difficulty of missions, exploration, ratting, etc. You're not going to get PvE fits that look remotely like PvP fits until PvEers are forced to fit points (if only for the target mobs in missions or while ratting). Podding in missions is not as big of a deal as some at CCP think it to be - simply don't introduce it until L4s (or the equivalent in other PvE content) and make sure players are aware of it via a pop-up the first time they accept an L4 mission (or enter an equivalent site). Please note: This is the Care Bear King chastising you for half-measures on this one.

They get a D for the execution of the changes:

- On the negative side, the implementation is unwisely rushed due to time constraints or design cycles. A better approach would have been to turn on NPC AI on a per-mission basis as each mission and exploration site was reviewed for compatibility with the new AI. Throwing the new AI out there and into missions that weren't designed for it is messy and oh so ~CCP~. If you don't have the time to go mission by mission and turn the AI on, you won't have the time to iterate mission by mission after the fact and fix everything that is potentially broken... so leave the PvE sites in a working state rather than a potentially broken state until you do have time.

- There doesn't appear to be a positive reason given to players for implementing this aside from CCP's long term goal of making PvE fits and PvP fits similar. I personally think there are some positive ramifications (ninja salvagers and low sec mission gankers will have a bit more trouble now), but these aren't really being sold as reasons for the change. As stated above, if the primary positive justification for this is to make PvE fits similar to PvP fits - don't wuss out. Without forcing a point on the fit, you've failed.

- There are some changes to drones and drone management that should happen before these changes are put into place. Again, you may promise they'll be done after the fact, but... ~CCP~. Two required changes that should have been made to drones before putting this into place:

--> Some sort of optional sound cue when drones are under attack (there is already a visible cue in the form of their health bar, but the drone menu is one of the first to lose real estate on ****** small screens - aka, laptops).

--> Expanding the AI of aggressive drones to re-engage NPCs which have already aggressd the player upon being deployed. As it stands, they sit there dumbly until either the player can get a lock and command them to attack, or another NPC spawns and aggresses the player for the first time. This can be problematic in certain caldari missions which feature copious amounts of hax ECM. (Thus why I avoid PvE in Caldari space.)

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...and because I feel the need to post this reminder every other EvE Gate post:

- Drones need to follow a d/c player into warp or, alternatively, have an option the player can check to auto recall their drones before the d/c warp off happens. (It's not related to the topic at hand - but... come on already!)

I am all for the change TBH I do not think that the Drones will be that big of an issue. Yes I am a gal pilot and yes I ran lvl 4 missions before. People will adapt to this. I think like you pointed out there are a few DED's that need to be looked at and with 2 months that should be enough time for them to make sure it works properly.

Anyone know if it was already answered if all rats will now have warp disruptors on them now? Particularly in lowsec/null.

I ask this specifically, because it would be one of the greatest and most powerful things CCP could change as an anti-botting mechanism in favour of roaming groups/individuals.

Not everyone is a NIMBY baby. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY)

I can't answer how I make my isk? I trade, do 0.0 exploration, have lived in WHs and have done incursions and FW.

OR remote repair. Yes. This is the exact point of the change as loads of people were dropping drones and speed tanking the rats afk.

This is true but doesnt seem to stop people using drones vs Sleepers.

Yes thats true, but a (lol) FoF cruise raven can do the same.

And I have done the 0.0 exploration, and wh's. The vast part of my wealth was derived from 0.0.
I see you do Incursions and FW.....glad to see you taking advantage of the 3 day alt making 1 billion / day.
No wonder you gloat over mission runners being wiped out.

Changes like this should be fast-tracked through the NDA process to give players the ability to build confidence in the CSM.

The change is probably necessary, and I think it's past due. But players should have found out about it in the minutes, probably along with a number of other slated features.

The NDA hurts player confidence in the CSM when unpopular issues "appear to slip by them." Try to make it a more nimble process.