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Are drifters going to be just another gang bang job?
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Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#21 - 2015-03-20 21:47:26 UTC
Go to a system with a Unidentified Structure. Warp to it. Approach the structure.
Bastion Arzi
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#22 - 2015-03-21 16:55:33 UTC
Sry didn't read the thread but I'm sure someone mentioned to me to kill one of these solo u need a long range cerb.
afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#23 - 2015-03-21 17:29:33 UTC
I think they altered it now. Dunno for sure, never seen one.
Lev Ironwill
Dark Nebula Academy
O X I D E
#24 - 2015-05-06 19:03:02 UTC
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?
Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#25 - 2015-05-06 20:43:32 UTC
Lev Ironwill wrote:
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?


Once you burn through the blue shield, the person who is currently aggressed by the Drfiter BS will die.
Jeanne-Luise Argenau
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#26 - 2015-05-06 20:55:23 UTC
Estella Osoka wrote:
Lev Ironwill wrote:
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?


Once you burn through the blue shield, the person who is currently aggressed by the Drfiter BS will die.


i think there was an archon which survived in deep structure ^^
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#27 - 2015-05-06 21:09:14 UTC
Estella Osoka wrote:
Lev Ironwill wrote:
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?


Once you burn through the blue shield, the person who is currently aggressed by the Drfiter BS will die.

What if 2 ships engage Drifter? Then one of them stops fire and other continues till blue shield done? Will Drifter DD only last ship or it will kill both?

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#28 - 2015-05-08 18:20:49 UTC
Jeanne-Luise Argenau wrote:
Estella Osoka wrote:
Lev Ironwill wrote:
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?


Once you burn through the blue shield, the person who is currently aggressed by the Drfiter BS will die.


i think there was an archon which survived in deep structure ^^


Can't use an Archon in hisec.
Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#29 - 2015-05-08 18:21:37 UTC
March rabbit wrote:
Estella Osoka wrote:
Lev Ironwill wrote:
ergherhdfgh wrote:
I've looked all over I can't seem to find a thread on how to get these Drifters to spawn or how to find them or just anyone's experience in fighting them. I want to try them out but I've tried a few things to attempt to get a Drifter BS to spawn with no luck.

Well.... You warp to a Jove Observatory beacon off the overview and you should find some Circadians. The Circadians are simple in a Drake, nothing bad there, and once you kill them the Drifters will warp in and annihilate you. Not sure how to deal with them yet, but I'll keep experimenting.

Anyone know if the Drifters will switch targets to engage logi?


Once you burn through the blue shield, the person who is currently aggressed by the Drfiter BS will die.

What if 2 ships engage Drifter? Then one of them stops fire and other continues till blue shield done? Will Drifter DD only last ship or it will kill both?


It is only going to shoot one. Normally the one it is red boxed on.
Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#30 - 2015-05-08 18:22:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Estella Osoka
Double Post
Joe Atei
Aes Dei Asher
#31 - 2015-05-09 01:12:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Joe Atei
take off the shields of a drifter in a throw away frigate to get it to DD the cheap frig. Come back and finish it off. Apparently, the DD is on a hour cool down. This is something someone who claims they have been doing tests on them said. I have not tried this myself because of the opportunity costs.
nahjustwarpin
SUPER DUPER SPACE TRUCKS
#32 - 2015-05-10 01:32:55 UTC  |  Edited by: nahjustwarpin
Joe Atei wrote:
take off the shields of a drifter in a throw away frigate to get it to DD the cheap frig. Come back and finish it off. Apparently, the DD is on a hour cool down. This is something someone who claims they have been doing tests on them said. I have not tried this myself because of the opportunity costs.


it does 1280 dps omni damage and tracks like medium guns. And if there are 3 on field like it often happens, you have absolutely no chance of kiting other 2. It also has a point, scram and neut.
GordonO
BURN EDEN
#33 - 2015-05-10 19:53:04 UTC
nahjustwarpin wrote:
Joe Atei wrote:
take off the shields of a drifter in a throw away frigate to get it to DD the cheap frig. Come back and finish it off. Apparently, the DD is on a hour cool down. This is something someone who claims they have been doing tests on them said. I have not tried this myself because of the opportunity costs.


it does 1280 dps omni damage and tracks like medium guns. And if there are 3 on field like it often happens, you have absolutely no chance of kiting other 2. It also has a point, scram and neut.


This, the BS don't come on their own, and if you think you can somehow magically tank 3 of them you in for a big surprise.
As to this being an MMO, I suspect CCP will lose many subs if they keep pushing to make it purely a MMO and make it difficult for people to live in hs, sometimes you just need a break and either you go to hs or you go to another game.

... What next ??
Tinnian Maso
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2015-05-10 20:32:12 UTC
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#35 - 2015-05-10 21:39:09 UTC
Tinnian Maso wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrDpx6vR0qc

Can be done solo.

Man you made me wonder for few minutes.... This video is too old to even be mentioned today.

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Joe Atei
Aes Dei Asher
#36 - 2015-05-10 21:55:08 UTC
Medium guns can't track small frigates if flown correctly. It's not about tanking, it's about not getting hit.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#37 - 2015-05-10 21:58:50 UTC
Joe Atei wrote:
Medium guns can't track small frigates if flown correctly. It's not about tanking, it's about not getting hit.

People mentioned resolution of 20 meters for Drifter guns.
+ DD

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Estella Osoka
Perkone
Caldari State
#38 - 2015-05-11 02:59:46 UTC
GordonO wrote:
nahjustwarpin wrote:
Joe Atei wrote:
take off the shields of a drifter in a throw away frigate to get it to DD the cheap frig. Come back and finish it off. Apparently, the DD is on a hour cool down. This is something someone who claims they have been doing tests on them said. I have not tried this myself because of the opportunity costs.


it does 1280 dps omni damage and tracks like medium guns. And if there are 3 on field like it often happens, you have absolutely no chance of kiting other 2. It also has a point, scram and neut.


This, the BS don't come on their own, and if you think you can somehow magically tank 3 of them you in for a big surprise.
As to this being an MMO, I suspect CCP will lose many subs if they keep pushing to make it purely a MMO and make it difficult for people to live in hs, sometimes you just need a break and either you go to hs or you go to another game.


Not all things in this game have to be done solo. There are already numerous things to do solo. Burner missions weren't meant to be solo'd, but people have figured out how.

CCP has not, and most likely will not make this purely a MMO where everything has to be done in groups. However, there are some things in game that just have to be done with more than one person.
Joe Atei
Aes Dei Asher
#39 - 2015-05-11 18:58:24 UTC
March rabbit wrote:
Joe Atei wrote:
Medium guns can't track small frigates if flown correctly. It's not about tanking, it's about not getting hit.

People mentioned resolution of 20 meters for Drifter guns.
+ DD


Yea, I read some more topics about drifters over the weekend. It was apparently a change after Mosaic.
GordonO
BURN EDEN
#40 - 2015-05-11 19:34:07 UTC
Tinnian Maso wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrDpx6vR0qc

Can be done solo.



They have changed it, you won't be doing this again

... What next ??
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