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Hussain
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-08-29 00:18:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Hussain
Hi

I know this may be an old discussion to you guys but I only got back last month and I also think that enough time has passed since the drone revamp to get better opinions.

I fly almost only Gallente ships, so drone boats and drones are the stuff I use most. And my question is related to PVP (small gang).

I am still using the usual Gallente drones to do damage and the Minmattar to catch speedy stuff.

Do you think the Ammar / Caldari drones are any good this days ? Are they worth it now ?

The Ammar drones do look very nicely overall.

Thanks a lot

Hussain, Fedreal Defence Union Luminaire General
iu'ra
Criterion.
Minmatar Fleet Alliance
#2 - 2014-08-29 01:29:48 UTC
Acolytes are better than Warriors now except when it comes to catching things over 6km/s and the Caldari drones are a good mix. I prefer to use Amarr/Caldari over the rest
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#3 - 2014-08-29 03:10:13 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
The meta is still largely the same.

You want raw damage? Go Gallente drones.
You want speed and tracking? Go Minmatar Drones.
Caldari and Amarr drones fall somewhere between these two things.

When you use sentries though things are a little different. Gardes (Gallente) for short range, Curators (Amarr) for long, Wardens (Caldari) for SUPER long range.


I will offer a disclaimer and say that there are exceptions and edge cases (prove me wrong guys!).

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Garak n00biachi
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2014-08-29 05:30:00 UTC
At least there is no more giggling when you deploy amarr drones Blink
Liam Inkuras
Furnace
Thermodynamics
#5 - 2014-08-29 06:05:06 UTC
Acolytes operate as a catalyst for Crow genocides.

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Doctor Knuckles
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2014-08-29 07:18:50 UTC
Acolytes are the absolute go to against shield frigs and dessies, they redefine the word "murder", really
Chris Winter
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse
The Curatores Veritatis Auxiliary
#7 - 2014-08-29 08:23:52 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
When you use sentries though things are a little different. Gardes (Gallente) for short range, Curators (Amarr) for long, Wardens (Caldari) for SUPER long range.

There's actually a fairly narrow range where Curators are superior to Bouncers, all else being equal--the tiny falloff on the Curators means that they lose damage very quickly after their optimal, whereas Bouncers can shoot out a very long ways.
elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#8 - 2014-08-29 10:25:27 UTC
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Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
Goonswarm Federation
#9 - 2014-08-29 10:44:31 UTC
Liam Inkuras wrote:
Acolytes operate as a catalyst for Crow genocides.


That is so poetic.

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Bastion Arzi
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2014-08-29 11:57:13 UTC
Garak n00biachi wrote:
At least there is no more giggling when you deploy amarr drones Blink


lol
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
#11 - 2014-08-29 14:10:33 UTC
In the old drone meta, Caldari and Amarr combat drones (non-sentry) didn't really have much use; Gallente drones did much better DPS, they weren't nearly as fast as Minmatar drones, and they didn't have sufficient range or tracking to compensate for this.

Now though, there's a much better continuum match between damage, tracking, and speed. Caldari drones do respectable damage and are a bit faster than Gallente drones, while Amarr drones go reasonably fast and do a bit more damage than Minmatar drones. I now tend to use a mix instead of always just keeping a spare flight of Warrior IIs around for pesky 'ceptors.

Eugene Kerner wrote:
Liam Inkuras wrote:
Acolytes operate as a catalyst for Crow genocides.


That is so poetic.

Agreed, although Hobgoblins with a Drone Navigation Computer do it better. Blink

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Liam Inkuras
Furnace
Thermodynamics
#12 - 2014-08-29 16:36:45 UTC
Bronson Hughes wrote:
In the old drone meta, Caldari and Amarr combat drones (non-sentry) didn't really have much use; Gallente drones did much better DPS, they weren't nearly as fast as Minmatar drones, and they didn't have sufficient range or tracking to compensate for this.

Now though, there's a much better continuum match between damage, tracking, and speed. Caldari drones do respectable damage and are a bit faster than Gallente drones, while Amarr drones go reasonably fast and do a bit more damage than Minmatar drones. I now tend to use a mix instead of always just keeping a spare flight of Warrior IIs around for pesky 'ceptors.

Eugene Kerner wrote:
Liam Inkuras wrote:
Acolytes operate as a catalyst for Crow genocides.


That is so poetic.

Agreed, although Hobgoblins with a Drone Navigation Computer do it better. Blink

Not vs. that sick therm resist yo.

I wear my goggles at night.

Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone