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gallente drone training.
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vexille Solette
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-09-27 22:08:25 UTC
I have a fairly new gallenge char I want to mission with. I have tech 2 lights and mediums. And most drone support skils to 4. Good fiting and cap skills and decent armor skills. I am wondering if I am better of training for t2 sentries or heavy drones first. I want to use new destroyer then myrm for 3 s and domi for 4s.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#2 - 2013-09-27 22:25:02 UTC
Sentries all the way. Heavies are niche at best.
Antillie Sa'Kan
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-09-27 22:32:23 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Sentries all the way. Heavies are niche at best.

This.
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-09-27 22:55:41 UTC
Once you start using sentries you'll never look back.
Eggs Ackley
#5 - 2013-09-27 22:59:50 UTC
I agree. No contest. Training a young 'un right now.
Ireland VonVicious
Vicious Trading Company
#6 - 2013-09-27 23:06:27 UTC
Training sentries to 5 gets you all 4 types T2.
Heavy drones need racial specific skills on top of the primary skill.
You get way more bang for your buck SP wise with sentries.

You also have the factor of only needing the heavies on mainly angel missions and the sentries help on all types.
This will make for more isk per hour sooner.
It's also why you will want Minmitar heavies for the L4's if you are using a drone boat with sentries.
Cipher Jones
The Thomas Edwards Taco Tuesday All Stars
#7 - 2013-09-27 23:12:24 UTC
Before they fixed the A.I. there was 1 reason to run heavies; AFK RS. Now there is no reason. What they said, Sentries.

internet spaceships

are serious business sir.

and don't forget it
Verity Sovereign
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2013-09-28 16:54:25 UTC
if you run a mjd fit, you never need heavies with a BS
Josef Djugashvilis
#9 - 2013-09-28 19:09:50 UTC
Heavies are still in the game?

Sentries all the way, especially with a mjd.

This is not a signature.
Neor Deninard
Blackwater Coalition Forces
Harkonnen Federation
#10 - 2013-09-30 08:38:56 UTC
Sentries, sentries and then, sentries.

Do _not_ forget interfacing (get it to IV asap), and eventually combat drone operation (to V) and ewar drones to IV. Having bouncers hit out to 140km makes using heavy drones look silly :)
Tao Dolcino
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2013-09-30 09:08:53 UTC
One more sentries user here.
They can even tank quite well, and you can sit next to them are remotly repair them.
In fact i could almost remove the tank from my Ishtar when i mission/rat...
I'm sad for the heavy drones, because i like more choices and variety in gameplay, but in the actual state, for PVE, there not really much reasons to use them Ugh
Bobinu
Unsober
Last Picks
#12 - 2013-10-01 11:58:15 UTC
Heavies!

Got bored with Sentries, tried Heavy drones with a truck load of Nav Computers! Got them going real fast, nearly 2k m/s!!

They did ok for some Missions, most of the time was wishing I had sentries as a Back up, the nav computers did make the light go stupidly fast and clear frigs very quickly.

Not something I fly often, but was nice watching the Ogre's / Berserkers go fast!
Igor Nappi
Doomheim
#13 - 2013-10-01 12:50:39 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Sentries all the way. Heavies are niche at best.

Carebears ITT.

Furthermore, I think that links must be removed from the game.
Bobinu
Unsober
Last Picks
#14 - 2013-10-01 15:12:48 UTC
Sorry,

ITT??
Bibosikus
Air
#15 - 2013-10-02 00:50:51 UTC
If you are missioning in Serp space then get into an Ishtar as soon as you can. And then the Domi. And use T2 Gardes. Nuff said.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
Novah Soul
#16 - 2013-10-02 03:40:50 UTC
Bobinu wrote:
Sorry,

ITT??

shorthand for "in this thread" :)

A man is known by the quality of his friends. - Lex Luthor
Bobinu
Unsober
Last Picks
#17 - 2013-10-02 05:38:16 UTC
Thx Novah