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Rat Aggro vs. Drones
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Gorr Shakor
Shakor Freight and Mining Service
#21 - 2016-08-15 09:25:57 UTC
Etheric Waradian wrote:
Arthur Aihaken wrote:
It's a sad reality that missions are already tedious enough without having to add the tedium of drone micromanagement (launch, attack, recall, repeat)... Unfortunately there's no "go-to" weapons platform or system that is ideal for mission running (at least insofar as I've found yet).

Actually you can set a shortcut for returning drones to bay.
What would be awesome is the ability to assign a shortcut to deploying a drone group. Having to unfold the "drones in bay" tab, then go through the context menu is really cumbersome.

Not the same thing, I know, but drag&drop from drone bay works.
Arthur Aihaken
CODE.d
#22 - 2016-08-15 09:29:06 UTC
Etheric Waradian wrote:
Actually you can set a shortcut for returning drones to bay.
What would be awesome is the ability to assign a shortcut to deploying a drone group. Having to unfold the "drones in bay" tab, then go through the context menu is really cumbersome.

Yes of course, I was just referring to the lack of mobility that results when utilizing sentry drones -or- the lead time in assigning and recalling light, medium or heavy drones (wash, rinse, repeat...). Even with various modules drones still manage to constantly attract NPC aggro and having to recall and redeploy seriously hinders DPS. I agree that a launch 'shortcut' would go a long way towards improving various aspects of drone operation - including an overhaul along the lines of the new fighters.

I am currently away, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Big Cyc
Shocky Industries Ltd.
Goonswarm Federation
#23 - 2016-08-18 14:30:02 UTC
back to the topic,
i experienced same thing with drones, cruisers always targeting my heavy drones and dont even try to lock me (like it was before patchnotes) also they ignore ecm burst and other kind of ewar, leaving and entering ship dont fix it
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#24 - 2016-08-19 22:00:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Sobaan Tali
Wombat65Au Egdald wrote:
I know what a neut does, I wasn't sure if you were suggesting neuts for use in PVE or in case of surprise PVP.


Oddly enough, rats do operate under at times unusual conditions compared to players under the same situations. One case in point is the rumor that neuts reduce the likelihood of rat NPCs cycling their reppers. Not an ideal sense of reasoning even if it were true, but the extra help it might offer in handling another player would indeed be enough for many to pack one or two just for the peace of mind alone anyways.

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
Celthric Kanerian
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#25 - 2016-08-19 22:40:28 UTC
battleships targeting small drones...

Sounds like a funny sight to be seen!
Morgan Agrivar
Doomheim
#26 - 2016-08-21 00:29:28 UTC
I quit flying drone boats a long time ago. The micromanaging after the NPC change is just not worth it anymore so I just go with gun and missile ships. I might have a flight of light drones just in case but I rarely use them if I am flying my Vargur.

MJD and snipe the frigs heading straight at you, then tank the rest like a baws. Tractor and salvage as you lay waste and devastation in front of you.

Profit.
Fade Azura
Weaponized Autists Cartel
#27 - 2016-09-01 16:44:00 UTC
Morgan Agrivar wrote:
I quit flying drone boats a long time ago. The micromanaging after the NPC change is just not worth it anymore so I just go with gun and missile ships. I might have a flight of light drones just in case but I rarely use them if I am flying my Vargur.

MJD and snipe the frigs heading straight at you, then tank the rest like a baws. Tractor and salvage as you lay waste and devastation in front of you.

Profit.


yeah the micromanagement can get annoying ... although the gecko on the rattlesnake can take a ridiculous amount of damage for a drone
aldhura
Blackjack and Exotic Dancers
Top Tier
#28 - 2016-09-01 19:35:15 UTC
Nisstyre NiteWalker wrote:
They really need to change it back, I know afking is kinda BS but they have made it overkill running missions in my Pally i can't hit frigs unless i use my light drones but the damn things insta lock my light drones and kill them before i can even recall. It's launch they start dying recall lose 1 or 2 per cycle which is costing me isk and it takes 30 minutes just to kill frig cause i am constantly launching and recalling i lose about 2 per frig and some missions have so many i have to go back to station and restock it ruins blitzing plus the isk loss hurts my ticks. They need to either calm the aggro down or make it where you don't have to kill frigs to continue on with the mission. And before the flaming starts, PVE is a part of this game and some ppl enjoy it, if CCP wants to just destroy PVE just go ahead and make the entire game low and null sec, but they can't do that cause half there subscribers would quit. Stop making it so PVE'ers can't make fast isk they are only doing this stuff so ppl will be forced to buy plexs and aur to supplement the isk to enjoy the game which is really crappy on CCPs part anyways sorry for the rant just getting annoyed with the constant gimps to PVE.


Don send your drones more that 10km, have them targeted and use one of your high slots for remote repping. Works like a charm. Takes some juggling to get them locked if they take aggro.
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