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Aggroing of drones with new NPC AI....
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Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#141 - 2012-12-17 11:28:50 UTC
Serptimis wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Some Rando wrote:
Huh, maybe CCP are trying to move L4s back to group activities.

Or at the very least make them slightly more risky.

Between the nerf to HML on the Tengu and this nerf to drones, will probably make Lvl4's that little bit more difficult alright.


Just use a Golem, business as usual. Only Golems are more awesome now since Torps and Golems got a boost.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
ashley Eoner
#142 - 2012-12-17 11:44:25 UTC
Debora Tsung wrote:
Serptimis wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Some Rando wrote:
Huh, maybe CCP are trying to move L4s back to group activities.

Or at the very least make them slightly more risky.

Between the nerf to HML on the Tengu and this nerf to drones, will probably make Lvl4's that little bit more difficult alright.


Just use a Golem, business as usual. Only Golems are more awesome now since Torps and Golems got a boost.

There's much truth in that statement.

As long as you mount a TP or such and abuse the defect drones work alright. I've noticed fewer room pulls lately while doing missions so I think they are working on the AI still.
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#143 - 2012-12-17 11:49:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Debora Tsung
ashley Eoner wrote:

As long as you mount a TP or such and abuse the defect drones work alright. I've noticed fewer room pulls lately while doing missions so I think they are working on the AI still.


Yeah, i actually managed to keep the T2 Scout drones I use with my Golem alive. Was quite a hassle tho. Release, wait until frigate aggro is not on me any more, retreat, wait until frig aggro is on me again, release, give drones command to attack... rinse and repeat.

Eventually I just switched to the more expensive Javelin Torps and killed all the Frigs with those, no problem with the new and improved Golem TP bonus and a least 2 TP's in the fit.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
mKosto Risalo
Federazione di Fioristi Uniti
#144 - 2012-12-25 10:35:37 UTC
I think its good that they nerf the drones a little but maybe it could be in a different way.

I got an idea the other day, let the npc switch target when they get damage from drones, that way you would have to be in there watching who your drones attack but still make them usable.

As people have say drones in BS are the only true way to kill frigs in Lv4 missions.

And if you think it on a realistic way, the "guy" flying the npc frig sees that he is taking damage from another source, he switches target, also it will give fleet mission runners more challenge, as all the ship in there would need to focus on what they are doing to get things done.