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Auxiliary Drone Bay
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Kane Fenris
NWP
#21 - 2013-12-10 21:41:49 UTC
i sense the intention of making sentry drone blobs even better

the only way i could imagine a module giving more drone bandwidth bay was a high slot module giving +5m³ and +5 mbit
(maybe even a 1 mod per ship only)
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#22 - 2013-12-10 21:46:58 UTC
Kane Fenris wrote:
i sense the intention of making sentry drone blobs even better

Not at all my intention, Sir. As I wrote somewhere in my wall of text I acknowledge this problem. I think the sentry assist needs to be fixed and maybe it must be fixed before this idea can make it onto TQ.

Kane Fenris wrote:

the only way i could imagine a module giving more drone bandwidth bay was a high slot module giving +5m³ and +5 mbit
(maybe even a 1 mod per ship only)

That's quite a limitation, but I understand your concerns. If you check the examples I gave in the second post, the proposed idea already has a lot of limitations for fittings. I am convinced that the limitations are so severe that they have good balancing effects.
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#23 - 2013-12-10 21:57:40 UTC
Maldiro Selkurk wrote:
"...or adds a drone bay to a ship that does not have one"

Absolutely not. This handcuffs the devs to having to balance every ship around possibly having a drone bay greatly increasing their balancing headaches and player bellyaching about whether certain ships should have a drone bay.


Did he say something about the aux drone bay giving bandwidth to control the drones? Lol

Sry, but I can't be arsed to read all that stuff right now. Lol

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.
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#24 - 2013-12-10 22:05:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Cebraio
Debora Tsung wrote:
Maldiro Selkurk wrote:
"...or adds a drone bay to a ship that does not have one"

Absolutely not. This handcuffs the devs to having to balance every ship around possibly having a drone bay greatly increasing their balancing headaches and player bellyaching about whether certain ships should have a drone bay.


Did he say something about the aux drone bay giving bandwidth to control the drones? Lol

Sry, but I can't be arsed to read all that stuff right now. Lol

No, I didn't. Big smile

tl;dr
- Low slot modules are giving drone bay size, have drawbacks like cargo expanders.
- Hi slots are giving bandwidth (and drone control range) via Drone Link Augmentors (they use CPU)
- Rigs can give either bonus, but to a smaller extent. Rigs also have other drawbacks: Since they are drone rigs, they reduce total CPU.

Edit: I have updated the OP for you.
PS: I had thought this through Blink
Zvaarian the Red
Evil Leprechaun Brigade
#25 - 2013-12-10 22:59:59 UTC
Drones need more stuff why? They are already kind nuts honestly. Dominix with more drones? No thanks.
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#26 - 2013-12-10 23:06:25 UTC
Zvaarian the Red wrote:
Drones need more stuff why? They are already kind nuts honestly. Dominix with more drones? No thanks.

If you had read my post, you would have understood that the domi (and other dedicated drone boats) get almost nothing out of this. It's aimed towards ships with small drone bay or no drones.
Obsidiana
Atrament Inc.
#27 - 2013-12-13 03:14:51 UTC
Cebraio wrote:
Zvaarian the Red wrote:
Drones need more stuff why? They are already kind nuts honestly. Dominix with more drones? No thanks.

If you had read my post, you would have understood that the domi (and other dedicated drone boats) get almost nothing out of this. It's aimed towards ships with small drone bay or no drones.
Wow, I didn't your post either, and I figured that out. 8) Ok, I read a little, so I guess that's cheating.
Jessica Danikov
Network Danikov
#28 - 2013-12-13 06:53:54 UTC
I think it's an interesting idea that allows more variety in fitting and in ships without being OP if balanced correctly- the problem is always going to be that balancing it would be quite the effort, but I do think it's something that could be made to work.

Hell, given Fozzie's duck-picture hint at EVE Down Under, a Drone overhaul may be in the works as it is.
Cebraio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#29 - 2013-12-13 10:54:56 UTC
Jessica Danikov wrote:
I think it's an interesting idea that allows more variety in fitting and in ships without being OP if balanced correctly- the problem is always going to be that balancing it would be quite the effort, but I do think it's something that could be made to work.

Hell, given Fozzie's duck-picture hint at EVE Down Under, a Drone overhaul may be in the works as it is.

Yeah I wish Fozzie or Rise would say a word about their plans and if this would fit in.

C'mon guys today is my 10th EVE anniversary, make it happen! Blink
Jessica Danikov
Network Danikov
#30 - 2013-12-13 10:57:44 UTC
Nah, I reckon they'll hold onto that stuff until FanFest and announce any changes as part of the summer expansion.
Seranova Farreach
Biomass Negative
#31 - 2013-12-13 11:17:14 UTC
supplimentory drone bay rigs.
small 5mbit and 5 bay per rig.
medium. 10/10 per rig
large 15/15 per rig.
capship. F-no capships dont need drones *trollface*

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killer persian
HIgh Sec Care Bears
Brothers of Tangra
#32 - 2013-12-14 17:26:11 UTC
Zvaarian the Red wrote:
Drones need more stuff why? They are already kind nuts honestly. Dominix with more drones? No thanks.

Do you even dominix?
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