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Dev Blog: Drifting In And Out Of Destruction

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CCP Logibro
C C P
C C P Alliance
#1 - 2015-03-02 15:26:21 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
Drifters have been drifting around space, and they have found some pilots lacking. To see just what they have drifted past, read this new dev blog by CCP Affinity with all the details, including graphs!

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Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#2 - 2015-03-02 15:36:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Vincent Athena
Drifters are so cute.
By the way, you may want to teach them to use a micro-jump drive, just to get those kiting snipers.

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Nami Kumamato
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2015-03-02 15:43:23 UTC
CCP Logibro wrote:
Drifters have been drifting around space, and they have found some pilots lacking. To see just what they have drifted past, read this new dev blog by CCP Affinity with all the details, including graphs!


There is a "next phase" ?! Shocked

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Daedra Blue
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2015-03-02 15:43:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Daedra Blue
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-03-02 15:46:06 UTC
I, for one, welcome our Next Phase overlords.
CCP RedDawn
C C P
C C P Alliance
#6 - 2015-03-02 15:46:46 UTC
Daedra Blue wrote:
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!


Drifters with festival launchers.

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CCP Affinity
C C P
C C P Alliance
#7 - 2015-03-02 15:49:36 UTC
Daedra Blue wrote:
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!



ok... you asked for a hint.. here it is..... IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!

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Team Astro Sparkle
Liner Xiandra
Sparks Inc
#8 - 2015-03-02 15:50:06 UTC
Now if only there was some actual reason to shoot these Circadian Seekers or Drifters.
Brain Gehirn
Macabre Votum
Northern Coalition.
#9 - 2015-03-02 15:50:34 UTC
Such amazing job so far.
I hope that they start dropping titans and supers on us soon.
Dangeresque Too
Pistols for Pandas
#10 - 2015-03-02 15:51:15 UTC
So a carrier is required to kill a drifter... or just such a large amount of cannon fodder as for the fleet to survive longer than the drifter?

Why are people even bothering? There is no benefit to doing so, unless it is just for the challenge.

Or are they just getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time if a drifter lands on a gate? (Still don't understand the empty cargo fit haulers or shuttles, even a few autopilot interceptors with no aggressive mods)
Jennifer Starfall
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#11 - 2015-03-02 15:53:59 UTC
The Drifters were a popular topic at the Fourth Seyllin Conference, and in-game, in-character science and research conference held this past weekend. The first Seyllin Conference was held by The Synnenose Accord [SYNE] in 2009 after the first appearance of wormholes.

ISD covered the event, but they have 8 hours of presentations to sort through. In the meantime, here are the transcripts of the event's presentations. Most of the Drifter discussion occurred on day 2, and included discussion of their aggression patterns, a summary of what we know about them, and some speculation on why they're here.

Kithrus's presentation on day 1 had some interesting speculation on why the Sleepers are here and how they relate to the wormholes.

https://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/fourth-seyllin-conference-117-02-28-117-03-01/transcript-day-1/

https://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/fourth-seyllin-conference-117-02-28-117-03-01/transcript-day-2/

Jennifer Starfall

Fifth Seyllin Conference
Jennifer Starfall
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#12 - 2015-03-02 15:58:02 UTC
CCP Affinity wrote:
Daedra Blue wrote:
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!



ok... you asked for a hint.. here it is..... IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!


At the risk of a "me too" style post.

<3 CCP Affinity.

I will admit, I was nervous when it was announced on o7 that your blog would drop on Friday, the day before the conference, and I was worried about it blowing half my presenters' presentations out of the water.

The Drifters added a great sense of immediacy and mystery to the conference.

I'm looking forward to see if any of our presenters were right. :)

Jennifer Starfall

Fifth Seyllin Conference
Darkblad
Doomheim
#13 - 2015-03-02 15:58:28 UTC
Dangeresque Too wrote:
So a carrier is required to kill a drifter... or just such a large amount of cannon fodder as for the fleet to survive longer than the drifter?

Why are people even bothering? There is no benefit to doing so, unless it is just for the challenge.

Or are they just getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time if a drifter lands on a gate? (Still don't understand the empty cargo fit haulers or shuttles, even a few autopilot interceptors with no aggressive mods)
For a while, a Cerberus was enough to destroy Drifter Battleships. Using a Chimera (and losing it in the process) sure was an option.
But then there came Tiamat 1.3 and the Super Weapon that now appears to have a range that might be like 500km.

Now the probably easiest strategy (that CCP looks like they want to enforce) is: Engage with 2+ players, sacrifice one and then finish the job.

NPE – ISD – RIP
Nami Kumamato
Perkone
Caldari State
#14 - 2015-03-02 16:01:36 UTC
CCP Affinity wrote:
Daedra Blue wrote:
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!



ok... you asked for a hint.. here it is..... IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!


I'm speechless...oh wait...

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Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#15 - 2015-03-02 16:02:01 UTC
Go Drifters \o/

Death to all bots.

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Nami Kumamato
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2015-03-02 16:04:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Nami Kumamato
CCP Affinity wrote:
Daedra Blue wrote:
Please for the love of GOD JOVE give us 1 single hint at what's coming!!!!!!! I'm literally dying of curiosity!!



ok... you asked for a hint.. here it is..... IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!


We begged thee for a hint not more teasing :D
The "awesome" part is already known!

Fornicate The Constabulary !
ChromeStriker
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2015-03-02 16:06:43 UTC
I LOVE how they follow you through warp lol +lots for that one

No Worries
Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#18 - 2015-03-02 16:06:45 UTC
Nami is about to go all Drifter up in here.
Darkblad
Doomheim
#19 - 2015-03-02 16:09:39 UTC
No words on what the Drifter's loot was?

I knew and expected them to drop nothing when I killed them and salvage also was minor (8 Melted Nanoribbons from a total of 21 wrecks), but there are images out that, that (look photoshopped and) suggest otherwise. Blink

NPE – ISD – RIP
Opner Dresden
H A V O C
Fraternity.
#20 - 2015-03-02 16:13:46 UTC
Someone poke Fozzie... I want my sov dev blogs!!!
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