EVE General Discussion

*Snip* Please refrain from posting Troll bait. ISD Ezwal.

I'm not a new player to this game. I had a 20m sp char a while back and I was in BoB. I left a few years ago and now I'm back. I trained up drones for 2 months and now I realize the drone aggro mechanic makes drone missioning l4s no fun at all.

I've read many threads about this, and I understand how sentries work, and about recalling drones, and watching red-to-yellow etc.

My main issue is that it isn't worth spending time docking, refitting, and constantly shuttling drones to do level 4 missions.

It's ironic, really, because back when I played, everybody started Caldari Achura because it had a SP advantage. Then CCP supposedly leveled the playing field. But the drone aggro unleveled it again. Missiles/torps are king again. Just switch ammo types while fighting. I guess I should have trained caldari in the first place, yes?

I wish CCP would let people reroll their skills in the first 3 months - I am so annoyed because I just don't have the time for these 3 hour missions and I don't have the time to log in to a corp every day and go on 4 hour ops.

Mining is boring, PVP requires ISK, flipping in Jita is boring and pointless, and exploration is a waste. I explored for three weeks in lowsec and found nothing but data sites with 3m max in them.

Unless somebody has any better ideas, I've concluded that this game isn't fun to play anymore.

Or, be a filthy casual and enjoy it anyways.

Embrace PVP. You know you want to.

Drones are still awesome, just require a ton of micro management when flying solo against 100 red crosses.

Getting friends to mission with can totally solve this, once there are 2-3 in fleet the npcs mostly ignore your drones if you dont launch them instantly.

Actual players also die relatively well to drones.

Stop flying solo

stop being so concerned with isk and loss

Get out of the NPC noob corp.

The fury bot also mentioned something about not being a filthy casual. This is also great advice. There are great ways to start taking that advice, they are listed above. :]

Why should I, if your first reaction is to come here and complain that it's CCP fault?

Try following that link, all kinds of stuff you *could* be doing.

There is also this: ▬▬► Missions & Complexes

what Lister Dax said: MJD away, drop bouncers and they'll rarely get aggroed.

Want to drone and drones are too squishy? Fly Guristas! Get a Rattlesnake! Less drones makes it easier to manage them! Plus, it benefits from any Gallente training you might have, and you can complement it with Caldari training later.

EVE s that sort of game that you need to make your own fun, else else you will find yourself doing the same thing everytime and not getting much out of it. Put your fingers in multiple pies! Live a little! Make yourself a goal and go after it! This game is so much more than ISK grinding in Level 4 Missions.

I mean even wow players know to diversify their possible game situations. Nerfs happen, both with characters and content. Thing is, with a game like this, theres so much damn content, so many possibilities....id think you would have to try very hard to specialize so narrow and enjoy only one certain activity in this game....as to be upset with a change to the point with thinking you've wasted time....

and how do you waste time in a game where enjoyment was had during that time? You are quite literally paying for time enjoyed in a game that is pay to play.

Pardon the ignorance on my part, but is NPC behavior toward drones somehow different in missions than in anomalies? If so, how? If not, there is a certain way to make the rats stick to your ship, with about a 98% success rate (and no I'm not talking about that ******** ewar garbage).

Also, why would you dock to refit? Mobile depots are an amazing thing.

Have you wasted your time?


Uh.... this is a game. This entire thing is all about a game. Even this thread, this forum, this server.

Us.


We have all wasted our time. That was the goal.

If you don't like drone mechanics for pve, stop ****ing about in pve drone boats then.