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Rogue drone complexes & anomalies - faction loot?
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Chimpy B
The Philosophy Of Two
#1 - 2012-08-17 12:53:39 UTC
In regions such as The Kalevala Expanse or Cobalt Edge etc.., I see the type of rat is drones. In complexes and cosmic anomalies in these type of regions, do valuable faction items drop?

If not, is it the case that exploration in these regions is less profitable than other regions?

Thanks
Lyell Wolf
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-08-17 15:00:38 UTC
In reguards to faction loot, they drop rogue drone components, which are used in making better drones. The prices of these components is no where near the value of "real" faction loot. However, drones are said to have higher bounties that normal faction rats. (I dont actually go looking to kill them) So, they give a higher consistent ISK but a much lower "Suprise" ISK.
Syrias Bizniz
some random local shitlords
#3 - 2012-08-17 17:05:09 UTC
The Rogue Drones Faction Spawns (Sentient) drop really crappy stuff. I'm also not informed about the Drone Regions and whats going on there. But i know from Highsec DED sites, that the Overseer structures may drop random faction loot. I got some Shadow Serpentis membranes from them.
Jaison Savrin
Brave Empire Inc.
Brave United
#4 - 2012-08-19 05:47:06 UTC
I live in Etherium Reach.


Faction spawns are meh. Bounties aren't terrible. ISK can be made if you do the anoms quickly but I have no real experience with the other areas so they may be better. I hear they are. I don't really know.
Travis117
Valkyrie Consortium
No Visual.
#5 - 2012-08-19 05:57:34 UTC
Drone hordes seem harder to run then normal havens and sanctums, a sentry carrier can easily clean them up. Patrols are nice isk nothing shoots you unless you are round 30km from them so its great to sit at range and snipe. I hope a drone buff does come out for more anomalies such as a drone anomaly equivalent to a forsaken hub. The loot does suck no real loot unless from Sentients. The salvage isnt as great as normal rats such as guristas. But hey u get use to it after awhile. :)
Jeremy Soikutsu
Kite Co. Space Trucking
#6 - 2012-08-19 08:53:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Jeremy Soikutsu
Jaison Savrin wrote:
I live in Etherium Reach.


Faction spawns are meh. Bounties aren't terrible. ISK can be made if you do the anoms quickly but I have no real experience with the other areas so they may be better. I hear they are. I don't really know.

Pretty much the same in Cobalt Edge. It might be a little better out here since we have the highest average truesec and ER has the lowest, but not much better.


Travis117 wrote:
The loot does suck no real loot unless from Sentients.

And even they aren't that great loot wise.

Drone exploration is pretty miserable too. Radar and Mag sites are garbage, and Hierarchy/Troubles in Paradize is piratically the only good complex, and only if it escalates 4 times. I hear the 10/10 version of Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive is OK too, but haven't done it myself.

"Of course you would choose the fun, but you don't lead a relevant entity which has allies." - Colonel Xaven
drones hurt
Wok The Dog
Naga Please.
#7 - 2012-08-20 09:41:40 UTC
I am in Cobalt Edge as well. I use a sentry Carrier and make roughly 40m/hr, up to 60m if I get 20m ticks. On average I do about 15m ticks. Alvus Queens are 1.2m, Matriarchs are 1.1m, patriarchs are 950-1m. Those are our best 3 rats =/

The 10/10 Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hives yield about 800m total.

I honestly think that Drone Regions earn less isk overall and needs to be buffed somewhat in some way.
Larloch TheAncient
Freindly Mining Corporation
#8 - 2012-08-23 16:58:26 UTC
If every region gave the same isk/hour, what would be the point of war in nullsec?


You don't want a completely static situation where everything is content on what they have now do you?
Chimpy B
The Philosophy Of Two
#9 - 2012-08-23 17:28:11 UTC
Surely that means everyone wants to own the North, for the guristas tasty shield drops? ;-)