Missions & Complexes

Also Drone Interfacing 5 and Gallente Battleship 5 are very important. T2 drones are a huge improvement over T1

As for Navy Raven vs Dominix the Raven requires much less micromanagement. You don't need a 2 billion ISK fit unless you're trying for a cap stable fail fit.

As the poster above said the regular Domi is what you want because of the drone bonuses.

A medium shield booster on a battleship... It might be permatank but not much tank. Of course if you manage aggro you could make it work I guess. I was referring to those that buy faction and deadspace invulns and all the bling to get a whole room aggro permatank.

For an L4 drone boat, T2 sentries aren't mandatory, but they're recommended, I'd say. The extra range and firepower does make a difference. (However, faction sentries are actually more durable than T2's.)

As for shield boosters in missions ... I'm a firm believer in pulse-tanking over perma-tanking. If something goes sideways, you need a lot of reps, and you need them fast.

You can easily run dread large shield booster and make it cap stable on a T1 domi. With its new bonuses you don't really need omni's. That will leave room for 4 x DDA's and mag stabs it you choose to put guns on it. No space for a prop mod though if you want a decent tank.

Remember the mentality of posters here before you ask a question:

x.. Blitzers will insist on everything T2,cuz if you don't deal absolutely MAXIMUM DAMAGE on every single shot you're doing it wrong, are a complete loser, and should go back to WoW.
x.. EFT Warriors will insist on everything T2,cuz if you don't deal absolutely MAXIMUM DAMAGE on every single shot you're doing it wrong, are a complete loser, and should go back to WoW.
x.. Leet peeveepee'ers will tell you youre' wasting their time asking about drones, and to go back to that 1.0 system you were raised in. Oh, and will insist on everything T2,cuz if you don't deal absolutely MAXIMUM DAMAGE on every single shot you're doing it wrong, are a complete loser, and should go back to WoW.
x.. Casual missioners will say use whatever you can afford, pay attention to range, and do what you gotta do to get that final objective. And they don't give a crap about WoW.

I say use whatever you want, and whatever you can to get the job done. Most of my alts can use T2 sentries, and do. For those that don't, I really don't use sentries: they tend to use lights and mediums (T2). I occasionally will use Navy drones just for giggles, but I never use T1 combat drones. Use what works for you, experiment with different things, and ignore those that give you the feeling that they're complete morons.

to get maximum performance you will of course want t2 sentries, however faction sentries will work just fine for starting out.

don't confuse the journey with the destination.

The difference between T1 and T2 is about 150 dps, but that does not take into account the projection you also lose with the worse tracking and shorter range.

You can fly the domi with faction drones while you train T2, but using T1 is not really an option you want to look at.

600 is plenty, just make sure you can tank that long.

Like most things in eve, you don't need to have T2
T1 will still do the job, slower & with less dps, but they will still get it done

T2 drone skills are worth the time spent training them however, as they transfer across to many different ships from most factions.

Used to be you needed T2 sentries for the better tracking as much as for the damage. With the new Domi bonuses its not so urgent. Factions are fine for a while