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Drone Region Anomalies
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Sniped117
Frozen Holdings
No Concern
#1 - 2012-07-06 18:35:42 UTC
Hey guys im moving to the drone regions. What is a prime ratting ship for ratting there and what anomaly is the equivalent to a forsaken hub? I never ratted in the drone regions and dont know what I should fit for damage types etc. Atm i can fly a macheriel and a tengu anyone got fits for those for drone ratting??
Fronkfurter McSheebleton
Horse Feathers
CAStabouts
#2 - 2012-07-06 21:46:00 UTC
Machariel would work best, I'd say. Omni tank and emp ammo.

thhief ghabmoef
Bibosikus
Air
#3 - 2012-07-09 22:04:46 UTC
Drone damage can vary a bit, but generally it's Expl/Kin/Therm/EM. If you want to EFT-warrior some fits, set up a Damage profile using a 68/20/6/6 ratio. I worked that out buy pinching drone BS rat data from Chruker's site, and it works for me.

Drone's weakest resist is EM (40-49%), followed by therm (50-59%).

Drone anoms in 0.0 are:

Herd (= Port)

Squad (= Hub)

Patrol (= Haven)

Horde (= Sanctuum)

Some drone frigates will web and scram, even in the belts. Once they get close they're buggers to track without a decent web.

I haven't bothered running anything other than Hordes yet. A lot of guys use Carriers to run Drone Hordes but I've been using a pair of RR sniping Domis which can clear a Horde in 16-17 minutes. They barely need any tank at all at 100km.

I'd imagine a Tachy NM would do a good job too. And maybe an arty-fit Mach. Tengu is easy but slow with its huge tanking ability, but to really make the ratting work for you, you need to be putting out 800+dps.

Horde bounties will fetch you around 30m per site, with up to 15m in salvage. Of course, there's no more drone poo but on the higher anoms there's about a 10% chance of a Sentient (Faction) Drone spawning, with bounties ranging from 3m - 15m, drone materials in the loot and blue salvage.

Sentients also spawn in belts, but rarely.

Also, you'll see a LOT of drone spawns on gates. They love to come watch the pretty lights.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
Sykeout
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-07-10 03:54:35 UTC
Hey happen to have an awesome Mach fit that isn't over tanked this is what I was thinking.

[Machariel, cheap]
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer

100MN Afterburner II
X-Large Shield Booster II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Explosive Deflection Field II
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800

800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
[empty high slot]

Large Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Large Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Large Semiconductor Memory Cell I


Hornet EC-300 x5
Garde II x4
Oska Rus
Free Ice Cream People
#5 - 2012-07-10 12:27:25 UTC
Drone Horde is top anomaly, RR domies or carriers ftw.
TotalRapeage
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-07-12 16:39:26 UTC
Bibosikus wrote:
Drone damage can vary a bit, but generally it's Expl/Kin/Therm/EM. If you want to EFT-warrior some fits, set up a Damage profile using a 68/20/6/6 ratio. I worked that out buy pinching drone BS rat data from Chruker's site, and it works for me.

Drone's weakest resist is EM (40-49%), followed by therm (50-59%).

Drone anoms in 0.0 are:

Herd (= Port)

Squad (= Hub)

Patrol (= Haven)

Horde (= Sanctuum)

Some drone frigates will web and scram, even in the belts. Once they get close they're buggers to track without a decent web.

I haven't bothered running anything other than Hordes yet. A lot of guys use Carriers to run Drone Hordes but I've been using a pair of RR sniping Domis which can clear a Horde in 16-17 minutes. They barely need any tank at all at 100km.

I'd imagine a Tachy NM would do a good job too. And maybe an arty-fit Mach. Tengu is easy but slow with its huge tanking ability, but to really make the ratting work for you, you need to be putting out 800+dps.

Horde bounties will fetch you around 30m per site, with up to 15m in salvage. Of course, there's no more drone poo but on the higher anoms there's about a 10% chance of a Sentient (Faction) Drone spawning, with bounties ranging from 3m - 15m, drone materials in the loot and blue salvage.

Sentients also spawn in belts, but rarely.

Also, you'll see a LOT of drone spawns on gates. They love to come watch the pretty lights.



Your post is pretty much spot on, the web/scram frigs are "Strain" and drone poo does in fact still drop in drone 10/10 escalations.
Amera Khan
Regiment Of Naga Association
OnlyFleets.
#7 - 2012-07-13 10:41:34 UTC
Bibosikus


Hey can you post the dual domi fit?
Bibosikus
Air
#8 - 2012-07-13 11:24:25 UTC
[Dominix, Horde RR]
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Damage Control II
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Sensor Booster II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II

Large Energy Transfer Array II
Large Energy Transfer Array II
Large Remote Armor Repair System II
Drone Link Augmentor II
Drone Link Augmentor II
Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Remote Repair Augmentor I
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]


Curator II x5
Garde II x5
Hobgoblin II x5


300dps tank (I've never gone below 75% armour so this is a bit OP - but null is null ..) and 560dps from each set of Curators.

Warp to 100km, drop Curators (97km optimal).

However, even warping to 100 can sometimes land you only 50km from the rats, so be prepared to bm and warp out/in again. Similarly, sometimes you end up with rats at 120km hence the 3 x DLA II's and take both scripts for the SeBo.

I've only posted the minimal rig fit. This is cap stable at 80% which is enough to fend off the Neut Tower in the bunker version of the Horde. I generally use a Trimark or two for added ehp. Another RRA or Egress rig is worth it if you're using Meta 4 mods for RR.

And watch your sentries; they can melt fast if the Drones decide to pick on them.

Having done a fair few Hordes now and learned the triggers, I'm reaching a decent 19m tick on each character.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.