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What is the current consensus regarding Scout Drone Operation?
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Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#1 - 2014-05-15 22:17:02 UTC
What's the official CCP statement regarding what will happen? Is it a reimbursement, or what?
Antillie Sa'Kan
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2014-05-15 22:23:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Antillie Sa'Kan
I believe they will be doing the same thing they did with the BC and Dessie skills. You will receive the new skills at whatever level your Scout Drone Operation skill was at.

So more expensive clones for everyone. Yay.
Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#3 - 2014-05-15 22:25:34 UTC
Are there any other skill changes?
Antillie Sa'Kan
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-05-15 22:57:46 UTC
New skill for the Prospect frigate if I am not mistaken.
Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#5 - 2014-05-16 01:13:48 UTC
Thanks for the reply.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#6 - 2014-05-16 05:08:10 UTC
Here's your confirmations, bolded and underlined.

From Dev Blog - Giving drones an assist
CCP Fozzie wrote:
We are also splitting the current Combat Drone Operation skill into two new skills, Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation. This means that all light combat drones will now be unlocked and bonused from the Light Drone Operation skill, and medium combat drones will be unlocked and bonused from the Medium Drone Operation skill. During the patch downtime, existing players with the Combat Drone Operation skill trained will receive both new skills trained to the same level that their Combat Drone Operation skill was trained to.


From Dev Blog - Fortune Favors the Bold
CCP Fozzie wrote:
The key stats of the Prospect are:

Mining Frigate Bonus per level:
+5% Mining Laser yield
-5% Gas Harvester duration

Expedition Frigate Bonus per level:
+5% Mining Laser yield
-5% signature radius

Role Bonuses:
+100% Bonus to Mining Laser and Gas Harvester Yield
-100% Cloaking Device CPU use
Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Devices and Covert Cynos. Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds.
Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#7 - 2014-05-16 18:11:58 UTC
So it's Combat Drone Operation, not Scout Drone Operation?
Marcus Iunius Brutus
Hoborg Labs
#8 - 2014-05-16 18:17:48 UTC
Zachary Taylor wrote:
So it's Combat Drone Operation, not Scout Drone Operation?


Any of them.
Light Drone Operation lvl = MAX(old Scout Drone Operation lvl, old Combat Drone Operation lvl);
Medium Drone Operation lvl = MAX(old Scout Drone Operation lvl, old Combat Drone Operation lvl);
Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#9 - 2014-05-16 18:19:29 UTC
Marcus Iunius Brutus wrote:
Zachary Taylor wrote:
So it's Combat Drone Operation, not Scout Drone Operation?


Any of them.
Light Drone Operation lvl = MAX(old Scout Drone Operation lvl, old Combat Drone Operation lvl);
Medium Drone Operation lvl = MAX(old Scout Drone Operation lvl, old Combat Drone Operation lvl);


Is there any official statement on this?
Marcus Iunius Brutus
Hoborg Labs
#10 - 2014-05-16 18:31:07 UTC
Zachary Taylor wrote:
Is there any official statement on this?


Yes, there is:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4431589#post4431589

CCP Fozzie wrote:
Sorry for the delay in answering some of the skill questions guys.

As many of you have suggested, we'll be giving pilots the same level in both Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation as the highest level they have in either Scout Drone Operation or Combat Drone Operation over the patch downtime.

The Light Drone Operation skill will be rank 1, the Medium Drone Operation skill will be rank 2.
Zachary Taylor
Yoyodyne corporation
#11 - 2014-05-16 18:54:10 UTC
Thanks!