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Captain Kirgan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-10-19 19:47:08 UTC
I did use a Drake in a class 2 wormhole and the sleeper did rarely shoot my drones, now I want to use a Myrmidon, because I want to fill the high slots with stuff like probe luncher salvagers cloak etc

Will the sleepers go berserk at my drones now? Because my Myrmidon do only have 1-2 guns and generate low "hate" or do the sleeper AI use a different target priority?

I ask so I can know if my Myrmidon idea as one-ship-to-do-it-all is useful in a class 2 wormhole, or it will only delight the drone manufacturers of EVE.

Svodola Darkfury
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-10-20 00:50:09 UTC
Captain Kirgan wrote:
I did use a Drake in a class 2 wormhole and the sleeper did rarely shoot my drones, now I want to use a Myrmidon, because I want to fill the high slots with stuff like probe luncher salvagers cloak etc

Will the sleepers go berserk at my drones now? Because my Myrmidon do only have 1-2 guns and generate low "hate" or do the sleeper AI use a different target priority?

I ask so I can know if my Myrmidon idea as one-ship-to-do-it-all is useful in a class 2 wormhole, or it will only delight the drone manufacturers of EVE.




Stay tight on whatever target you're working so you can pull individual drones as needed and you should be fine.


~ Svodola Darkfury.

Director of Frozen Corpse Industries.
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-10-20 01:06:49 UTC
Captain Kirgan wrote:
I did use a Drake in a class 2 wormhole and the sleeper did rarely shoot my drones, now I want to use a Myrmidon, because I want to fill the high slots with stuff like probe luncher salvagers cloak etc

Will the sleepers go berserk at my drones now? Because my Myrmidon do only have 1-2 guns and generate low "hate" or do the sleeper AI use a different target priority?

I ask so I can know if my Myrmidon idea as one-ship-to-do-it-all is useful in a class 2 wormhole, or it will only delight the drone manufacturers of EVE.



I'm a 100% gallente pilot with excellent drone skills, and while doable, I found trying to run sites in a myrmidon to be one of the most annoying experiences I've had in eve.
Captain Kirgan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-10-20 03:57:09 UTC
Svodola Darkfury thanks

Derath Ellecon annoying as you must be alert all the time? or it make it very unpractical to use drone as the major dps source?
Kimberli
Miners Trade Company
Imperial Empire
#5 - 2012-10-20 04:13:41 UTC
I toss in a couple webbing drones to slow the sleepers down so the HML can work them better. 2 webbers and 3 hob IIs. You do have to keep an eye on them - and plan to lose them from time to time. I have left them behind altogether when a Loki and Proteus (or other PvP ships) pop up on DScan - which also happens every hour or so in J space.
Captain Kirgan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-10-20 06:02:48 UTC
Kimberli I have no problem to keep my drones alive then I drive a HML drake, the question was can I keep my drones alive if I drive a almost gunless Myrmidon
Axloth Okiah
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-10-20 06:59:12 UTC
Usually only sleeper frigates will shoot at your drones. You will have to keep recalling them every now and then until you kill them.

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Irya Boone
The Scope
#8 - 2012-10-20 10:31:03 UTC
I'm a gallente pilot too i confirm ..doing sites in myrmi was a pain in the ass!! and i read something about sleepers seems to not really appreciate Remote repair or Ewar on them so I ran some tests , using remote or Ewar or Both .. guess what ^^ they don't seem to care about my drones anymore :)

CCP it's time to remove Off Grid Boost and Put Them on Killmail too, add Logi on killmails .... Open that damn door !!

you shall all bow and pray BoB
Captain Kirgan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-10-20 18:08:33 UTC
Irya Boone is one EW or one remot sufficiently or you need two? if all go well I thinking on upgrade to a prometheus.

Miks Rebelius
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-10-21 10:33:51 UTC
Captain Kirgan wrote:
Irya Boone is one EW or one remot sufficiently or you need two? if all go well I thinking on upgrade to a prometheus.




After you upgrade to a Prometheus don't forget to put some Aliens in your cargo too. Lol

I guess Prometheus = Proteus
BobFenner
Black Hole Runners
#11 - 2012-10-21 11:15:19 UTC
Prometheus WOULD be a cool name for ship in Eve though. Big smile
My missus thinks of EvE as 'the other woman'. :)
Captain Kirgan
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-10-21 19:15:10 UTC
Miks Rebelius wrote:
Captain Kirgan wrote:
Irya Boone is one EW or one remot sufficiently or you need two? if all go well I thinking on upgrade to a prometheus.




After you upgrade to a Prometheus don't forget to put some Aliens in your cargo too. Lol

I guess Prometheus = Proteus


my bad it shall be Proteus, No Aliens for me (have you see what they do to the furniture) but maybe some exotic dancer Big smile
Irya Boone
The Scope
#13 - 2012-10-21 23:17:56 UTC
A proteus for pve in C1 to C3 is not really a easy move but you can do it
and yes one Ewar or Remote is enough to keep the aggro on you everytime

CCP it's time to remove Off Grid Boost and Put Them on Killmail too, add Logi on killmails .... Open that damn door !!

you shall all bow and pray BoB