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[OH MY!] Drifters, Tyrants, Jovians and more!
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Lachesiss
Perkone
Caldari State
#81 - 2015-02-18 07:59:25 UTC
Jandice Ymladris wrote:
Well, can finally publish my article i've been holing up for so long \o/ With some last minute additions:

The Jove have returned and they have such sights to show us....

Also, the homesystem of my Arcology project (where I collect my civilians) has it's very own tower & drifters Shocked Exiting times ahead for my civvies!


Really good Blogg. Thanks Big smile

On the third day after your birth myself and my sister's will come to you and decide your fate.
Liafcipe9000
Critically Preposterous
#82 - 2015-02-18 08:15:14 UTC
Mike Adoulin wrote:
The big question is....can we get these guys to attack Jita 4-4?

Bear

CCPLEASE
Lachesiss
Perkone
Caldari State
#83 - 2015-02-18 08:31:31 UTC
Liafcipe9000 wrote:
Mike Adoulin wrote:
The big question is....can we get these guys to attack Jita 4-4?

Bear

CCPLEASE


Even a nice Show up on the perimeter gate or new caldari gate when the gates are closed on a Sunday would do.

On the third day after your birth myself and my sister's will come to you and decide your fate.
Komodo Askold
Strategic Exploration and Development Corp
Silent Company
#84 - 2015-02-18 09:53:46 UTC
Aeril Malkyre wrote:
Rawthorm wrote:
The more i look at that structure, the more I think "If drifters made naglafar's..."
From the Naglfar's own description:

Quote:
The Naglfar is based on a Matari design believed to date back to the earliest annals of antiquity. While the exact evolution of memes informing its figure is unclear, the same distinctive vertical monolith form has shown up time and time again in the wind-scattered remnants of Matari legend.
I'd dare say the Drifters were making the Swaglfar BEFORE us.
I think you just nailed something Big smile
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#85 - 2015-02-18 10:21:34 UTC
Question: How common are stars with a vertical flare and how many of those have a Drifter Monolith in them?
Because I noticed this in Ivih, Tash-Murkon region.

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Sean Parisi
Blackrise Vanguard
#86 - 2015-02-18 10:22:21 UTC
Chell Nigiri wrote:
Has there been any testing done on the Drifters with Polarized weapons yet?

I've heard the theory been brought up before, but haven't heard of the results of testing it.

Any updates?


I've been thinking about this as well. I remember hearing people talk about how previous lore super weapons used a ships resistances against the ship. So by removing resists with a polarized weapon would it stop the super weapon?
Sha'Kor
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#87 - 2015-02-18 10:36:47 UTC
Sean Parisi wrote:
Chell Nigiri wrote:
Has there been any testing done on the Drifters with Polarized weapons yet?

I've heard the theory been brought up before, but haven't heard of the results of testing it.

Any updates?


I've been thinking about this as well. I remember hearing people talk about how previous lore super weapons used a ships resistances against the ship. So by removing resists with a polarized weapon would it stop the super weapon?


Yeah, I am also curious how do these weapons affect the drifters and their mini doomsday machine...
Avaelica Kuershin
Paper Cats
#88 - 2015-02-18 11:28:40 UTC
Very interesting these Drifters, and very touchy. They certainly don't appear to appreciate an active lock but seemed unfazed by fireworks.
Ferni Ka'Nviiou
Doomheim
#89 - 2015-02-18 11:36:47 UTC
Sha'Kor wrote:
Sean Parisi wrote:
Chell Nigiri wrote:
Has there been any testing done on the Drifters with Polarized weapons yet?

I've heard the theory been brought up before, but haven't heard of the results of testing it.

Any updates?


I've been thinking about this as well. I remember hearing people talk about how previous lore super weapons used a ships resistances against the ship. So by removing resists with a polarized weapon would it stop the super weapon?


Yeah, I am also curious how do these weapons affect the drifters and their mini doomsday machine...

Like, it's literally right here.
Allant Doran
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#90 - 2015-02-18 12:02:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Allant Doran
Abrazzar wrote:
Question: How common are stars with a vertical flare and how many of those have a Drifter Monolith in them?
Because I noticed this in Ivih, Tash-Murkon region.


I was wondering this myself. There's a system I was in recently, sadly I forget which one, which had an Unidentified Structure And a green-coloured Star with vertical flare.


Edit: Vaankalen has a star like this, but no structure.
Ferni Ka'Nviiou
Doomheim
#91 - 2015-02-18 12:19:09 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
Question: How common are stars with a vertical flare and how many of those have a Drifter Monolith in them?
Because I noticed this in Ivih, Tash-Murkon region.
I haven't noticed any trends of the sorts.

Structures seems to be randomly distributed among systems around the map. As I say, I have not noticed any trends in star flares.


Structures will remain in a system if there was a Wormhole there prior to downtime. It will despawn in the next downtime.


However, the Wormholes appear to have a very high chance of spawning in Amarrian space.
Khanid, in particular.

It's where I've found about 60% of the Wormholes I've been testing.

I assume this has relevance to lore.
Mornak
Exotic Dancers Union
Hatakani Trade Winds Combine
#92 - 2015-02-18 12:57:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Mornak
Abrazzar wrote:
Question: How common are stars with a vertical flare and how many of those have a Drifter Monolith in them?
Because I noticed this in Ivih, Tash-Murkon region.


These vertical "flares" are there due to diffraction where the aperture blades of the camera meet (or other mechanical characteristics of the camera). All the lens-flares, Point Spread Functions, diffractions and so on are side-effects of the imaging system in use... the camera drones in our case. It's not an attribute of the light source, it's an attribute of the camera.

Imho this whole vertical-flare thing doesn't make any sense, unless your camera drone itself rotates 90° in vertical-flare systems and you rotate the image back prior to displaying it. But it looks pretty and makes systems more distinguishable... so why the heck not.

I really hope that this does not go any further than just eye-candy though... or CCP would have to add another "scientific article" explaining it ;)
Sha'Kor
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#93 - 2015-02-18 13:20:01 UTC
Ferni Ka'Nviiou wrote:
Sha'Kor wrote:
Sean Parisi wrote:
Chell Nigiri wrote:
Has there been any testing done on the Drifters with Polarized weapons yet?

I've heard the theory been brought up before, but haven't heard of the results of testing it.

Any updates?


I've been thinking about this as well. I remember hearing people talk about how previous lore super weapons used a ships resistances against the ship. So by removing resists with a polarized weapon would it stop the super weapon?


Yeah, I am also curious how do these weapons affect the drifters and their mini doomsday machine...

Like, it's literally right here.



Damn, missed it, thx for the heads up :)
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#94 - 2015-02-18 13:42:01 UTC
Ferni Ka'Nviiou wrote:
Abrazzar wrote:
Question: How common are stars with a vertical flare and how many of those have a Drifter Monolith in them?
Because I noticed this in Ivih, Tash-Murkon region.
I haven't noticed any trends of the sorts.

Structures seems to be randomly distributed among systems around the map. As I say, I have not noticed any trends in star flares.


Structures will remain in a system if there was a Wormhole there prior to downtime. It will despawn in the next downtime.


However, the Wormholes appear to have a very high chance of spawning in Amarrian space.
Khanid, in particular.

It's where I've found about 60% of the Wormholes I've been testing.

I assume this has relevance to lore.


I think Metro had a relatively high number of structures in it. I may go poke around there tonight.
Soldarius
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#95 - 2015-02-18 14:47:31 UTC
Chance Ravinne wrote:
Just wait till it comes out that Drifters can see through cloaks.


They cannot. I've already approached to within 5k m of the wormhole while cloaked and not been seen.

Thus far, I have only seen Drifters in systems with the Unknown Wormhole celestial beacon.

http://youtu.be/YVkUvmDQ3HY
Sansh Leko
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#96 - 2015-02-18 16:32:43 UTC
Next time when you guys find Unidentified Wormhole can you make a close up screenshot.

Only one I have seen so far live on server is from someone testing Zephyr on Drifter Battleship near the Unidentified Wormhole.

The other end of it looks like Thera background



Last time I checked myself on SISI one of them had probably the same light background.


Are they coming from massive systems like Thera itself, how many of them are out there if that is the case?

No way they are coming from Thera, there should be some evidence from residents so far with reports of Drifters in it.

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Elyia Suze Nagala
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#97 - 2015-02-18 23:45:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Elyia Suze Nagala
Sansh Leko wrote:
Next time when you guys find Unidentified Wormhole can you make a close up screenshot.

Only one I have seen so far live on server is from someone testing Zephyr on Drifter Battleship near the Unidentified Wormhole.

The other end of it looks like Thera background



Last time I checked myself on SISI one of them had probably the same light background.


Are they coming from massive systems like Thera itself, how many of them are out there if that is the case?

No way they are coming from Thera, there should be some evidence from residents so far with reports of Drifters in it.


Now, THATs incredible. Those are indeed the exact same nebulae, you can tell even though the WH distorts the image the features of the nebulae (light and dark patches) are identical.

The question is whether that is intentional by CCP or just a coincidence.
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#98 - 2015-02-19 00:08:14 UTC
The Borg Queen is tired of your sh*t

Also, Drifters have friendly fire set to illegal. Someone find a way to get one of them to attack another and get Concorded.
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#99 - 2015-02-19 00:35:04 UTC
Ned Thomas wrote:
The Borg Queen is tired of your sh*t

Also, Drifters have friendly fire set to illegal. Someone find a way to get one of them to attack another and get Concorded.




I'd hit that.

Given what I hear about their ships though I don't expect to be on top, or seeing her face for that matter What?

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Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#100 - 2015-02-19 00:49:25 UTC
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
Ned Thomas wrote:
The Borg Queen is tired of your sh*t

Also, Drifters have friendly fire set to illegal. Someone find a way to get one of them to attack another and get Concorded.




I'd hit that.

Given what I hear about their ships though I don't expect to be on top, or seeing her face for that matter What?


Or consenting.