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Exploration in the Drone Regions

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Creedling
#1 - 2012-10-07 06:02:19 UTC
I'd be grateful if a developer could answer just one question for me:

Are there any plans to fix exploration in the Drone Regions?

I can't find any Magnometric, Ladar, Radar or DED complexes around here and it's making me jealous of everyone else in null sec.
ISD TYPE40
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2012-10-07 13:17:34 UTC
Sorry to empty the thread out like that, but some of that stuff was highly inappropriate and the rest was just needless trolling. I'm also going to move this thread over to the Missions & Complexes forum section - ISD Type40.

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Emperor Salazar
Remote Soviet Industries
Insidious Empire
#3 - 2012-10-07 20:50:24 UTC
Seems ISD is continuing their reign of LOOK AT ME I HAVE POWER

so I'll repeat

Space wasn't created equally. Deal with it nerd.

ISD, you're cute.
Creedling
#4 - 2012-10-07 23:11:32 UTC
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Seems ISD is continuing their reign of LOOK AT ME I HAVE POWER

so I'll repeat

Space wasn't created equally. Deal with it nerd.

ISD, you're cute.


I like that there is some disparity between the different territories, this gives more weight to sovereignty and more purpose to war. I think this a great incentive for fighting and keeping the nullsec landscape interesting.

However, by completely excluding exploration and the interactions involved it limits the options available to those players. Why not approach the 'space wasn't created equally' idea without dissecting the availability of EvE's inherent gameplay?

If exploration sites did exist in the drone regions but yielded sub-par rewards, explorers would still be able to explore, and haters would still be able to hate.

This way we'd keep the advantages and disadvantages of different territories, satisfy the intended design of disparity between regions and do so without taking away options from the players.
Zaraz Zaraz
Zontik Paraphernalia Inc
#5 - 2012-10-08 00:09:52 UTC
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Seems ISD is continuing their reign of LOOK AT ME I HAVE POWER

so I'll repeat

Space wasn't created equally. Deal with it nerd.

ISD, you're cute.


What I do is I report their posts. Sometimes they are basically supertrolls and this needs to be reported.
Klymer
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-10-08 00:23:15 UTC
I like my drone region just the way it is, devoid of anything really valuable making it nice and quiet so I can 'bear it up in peace.

drone region is the new hisec, deal with it

...as sarcastic as that was supposed to be, that might not be too far off the mark if some of the proposed changes to hisec actually happen.
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#7 - 2012-10-08 12:00:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Daniel Plain
i have just taken a look at the drone regions traffic stats... DAYMN that place is deserted. i'm highly tempted to fit up a nightmare and go over there just to brain-afk.

I should buy an Ishtar.
Sir Livingston
Doomheim
#8 - 2012-10-08 13:07:36 UTC
Emperor Salazar wrote:
Seems ISD is continuing their reign of LOOK AT ME I HAVE POWER

so I'll repeat

Space wasn't created equally. Deal with it nerd.

ISD, you're cute.

You've gone a done it again. haha

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St Mio
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2012-10-08 13:23:53 UTC
CCP Affinity wrote:
DaDutchDude wrote:
Interesting changes which are already shaping EVE mineral markets today.

So a couple of questions:
1) Will Rogue Drones start dropping normal loot?
2) Will Rogue Drones salvage be increased? It seems today their salvage is quite below par.
3) Will you look into Rogue Drone exploration sites and escalations? Currently, their value is very low (who really wants 'augmented' or 'Integrated' drones?) and could use some new modules / blue prints / etc to be as interesting as the pirate faction drops.
4) How long will it take for the insurance values to adjust to the change in mineral prices? Already, the mineral prices have shot up significantly, and I assume the market will take months after this (if not longer) to adjust to the new realities. It seems a bit unfair if the insurance value for T1 ships lags so far behind players don't get compensated for these drastic changes.
5) Your blog doesn't mention this, but there's also talk about eliminating all T1 module drops from all NPCs. Can you confirm? And does that mean less loot, or will the entire loot drop table be revised to replace T1 drops with meta modules, and thereby reducing the chance for meta 4 modules?

1. No - Commander groups have loot tables, regular deadspace rogue drones don't
2. at the moment we have no plans to do this - but who knows!
3. We will definitely look into this :) not confirming we will do anything about it right away but it's definitely on our list of things to investigate
4. Pretty impossible for me to answer that and I am definitely not the person to be doing so - would need to be someone from research and statistics
5. confirmed - they will be replaced with metal scraps

Source: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1106787#post1106787
Creedling
#10 - 2012-10-08 18:18:19 UTC
Thanks for the official info St Mio.
Ooda
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-10-10 18:27:50 UTC
They are there... You just need try harder to find them.. or upgrade a system... However, it is Not fair that drones are the step child of rats in eve. Harder to tank, with much less value and no loot at all - great.
Glorfinda Elundario
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-10-10 20:14:09 UTC
yes agreed harder to tank though how i experienced it on average (so please dont start b*tching with specific rats) is that usually they deal more em /thermal dmg and their resistance as well for armor and shield are lowest for em and then thermal

also there are drone complexes just like there are complexes from rogue drones in any nullsec region though i believe theyre betetr/harder in drone regions

and yes some regions are alot better than others not only for pve but IE also moonmining etc (yes also after the nerf)
Creedling
#13 - 2012-10-10 20:34:34 UTC
Hav0cide
The Graduates
The Initiative.
#14 - 2012-10-10 21:09:53 UTC
So drone regions is getting, complexs, faction and officer rats and even hauler spawns..could this make it worth while space?

Doubt it. xD

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Trinkets friend
Sudden Buggery
Sending Thots And Players
#15 - 2012-10-12 01:15:18 UTC
You do realise, ideally, faction drones and officer drones will drop faction and officer drone mods, like Drone Damage Augmentors. Which will become favorites of Rattlesnake pilots.

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