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Drones set to Fleet Defense
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BFE
Shadow Flight
#1 - 2012-03-08 18:50:21 UTC
If we can have drones used for personal defense, or defense of a specific other ship in fleet..... why not set them for Fleet Defense in general? They can focus fire on the target that would be the group's best (weakest) target. If flying PVP, the FC may do this same thing: order all drones on a target. If PVE or Mining, instead of everyone having to "F" their drones on the target, have them set to auto defend the fleet in general.

So, why not add a feature where you can pool your drones into defending the Fleet in general, instead of a specific ship. You know, have all the drones defend fleet, and Focus Fire, so all drones knock out rats no matter who in the fleet they attack.
Bugsy VanHalen
Society of lost Souls
#2 - 2012-03-08 19:44:34 UTC
This would be an awesome feature to have, but would at the same time make AFK mining and BOT mining much safer.

I can not in good faith support a feature that would be so easily exploited by BOTs and AFKers. No matter how much I might like it.
Smiling Menace
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-03-12 16:25:55 UTC
Bugsy VanHalen wrote:
This would be an awesome feature to have, but would at the same time make AFK mining and BOT mining much safer.

I can not in good faith support a feature that would be so easily exploited by BOTs and AFKers. No matter how much I might like it.


The thing with botters is they tend to do their activities solo so as not to draw attention to the fact that they are botting.

As to AFK miners, well it would be rare to have a whole fleet of them be AFK, possibly the odd pilot here or there but not everyone.

This proposal would benefit fleet fights more than anything else but I am not sure how they would all focus fire on one ship if 200+ ships of the opposing fleet opens up on you. Drones are pretty dumb at the best of times.

If they did this, I would hate to be the first guy to open fire as 1,000+ drones heads his way... Lol
X Gallentius
Black Eagle1
#4 - 2012-03-15 22:34:36 UTC
Smiling Menace wrote:
[quote=Bugsy VanHalen]

If they did this, I would hate to be the first guy to open fire as 1,000+ drones heads his way... Lol

... says the guy in the smart bombing BS....
Alx Warlord
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-03-15 23:57:27 UTC
X Gallentius wrote:
Smiling Menace wrote:
[quote=Bugsy VanHalen]

If they did this, I would hate to be the first guy to open fire as 1,000+ drones heads his way... Lol

... says the guy in the smart bombing BS....


LOL

My vote is positive to this!

But definitively, drones need more options. like, return drone bay if harmed, protect fleet, and auto-atack player if standing is low.

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Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-03-16 00:34:11 UTC
Why not also allow your guns to automatically shoot at whatever the game considers to be the priority target, allow your reps to automatically rep whoever is taking damage, and allow your ship to automatically warp off whenever you can't take it. You wouldn't have to play the game yourself at all.