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A "Taunt" module for PvE
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Spr09
Abyssal Echoes
Invidia Gloriae Comes
#1 - 2013-01-31 22:40:26 UTC
Since rats now attack drones more than they attack my ship, I'm asking for a module to please taunt rats and make them target me. I constantly have to pull every since drone in because they switch targets every 5-10 seconds that they're out, and it takes away 100+ dps from a number of my fits. Please add something along the lines of this so that I can finally use a drone boat again.
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2013-01-31 22:50:15 UTC
This isn't WoW.
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#3 - 2013-01-31 23:03:36 UTC
Equip and use a Target Painter or some other Ewar. Rats HATE Ewar and will attack anyone using it more so than any drone.

How did you Veterans start?
Zan Shiro
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-02-01 00:42:46 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
Equip and use a Target Painter or some other Ewar. Rats HATE Ewar and will attack anyone using it more so than any drone.


plus the TP helps the drones a little. More sig, they track/hit better.


or run a remote rep/transfer. They hate logi actions as well. Worth noting remote reppers and well skilled in the drone area and by many reports you can leave sentries out a bit and they live longer lives as well.


Luc Chastot
#5 - 2013-02-01 01:16:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Luc Chastot
Dude, just fit a MJD + sentries and enjoy sniping rats without receiving any damage.

Edit: Oh, also, the obligatory "this isn't WoW". Seriously, this isn't WoW.

Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#6 - 2013-02-01 01:26:01 UTC
confirming rats go nuts for my TP rattler. they also hate logi Twisted

its still a good idea to not send drones out too far though

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

Daichi Yamato's version of structure based decs
Zan Shiro
Doomheim
#7 - 2013-02-01 03:57:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Zan Shiro
Daichi Yamato wrote:
confirming rats go nuts for my TP rattler.



nice....


gives me some ideas to spice up pve again. In the good ole days when bored I'd go well hell I got the CO 5 trained and the combat spec char not doing 0.0 atm so I'd run oddball combos like rattler meatshield and a torp bomber of doom (I fly all 4, so rat picked the torps and the boat I flew for bonus). its not golem dps...but you don't need over 150 mil in rigs to actually get the damn things in range. And well....I had the bombers laying around anyway.

Was nice for a wth lets try to do oddball stuff moments. Just had to cloak up right before new spawn waves locked on the bomber is all. Oh and let the rattler break the cage/den in damsel. I like an idiot completely forgot that cage is an aoe attack when it pops. Bomber down, doh. I'd blame it on the alcohol...this tard moment was done sober though lol.

Never seem to have gotten around to try this post change. Might be worth a go maybe. Or some other oddbal ship to throw in there.
Qaidan Alenko
Eezo-Lution Inc.
#8 - 2013-02-01 06:44:06 UTC
Spr09 wrote:
Since rats now attack drones more than they attack my ship, I'm asking for a module to please taunt rats and make them target me. I constantly have to pull every since drone in because they switch targets every 5-10 seconds that they're out, and it takes away 100+ dps from a number of my fits. Please add something along the lines of this so that I can finally use a drone boat again.

Oh... I remember back in my EQ days, when my Paladin could generate a crap ton of agro by chaining his stun spells....

Yes, please, lets bring that into EVE... Roll
Go ahead... Get your Wham on!!!
Super spikinator
Hegemonous Conscripts
#9 - 2013-02-01 10:06:21 UTC
Spr09 wrote:
Since rats now attack drones more than they attack my ship, I'm asking for a module to please taunt rats and make them target me. I constantly have to pull every since drone in because they switch targets every 5-10 seconds that they're out, and it takes away 100+ dps from a number of my fits. Please add something along the lines of this so that I can finally use a drone boat again.


They have that. It's called a target painter. Also there is ambient healer agro - it's called a small armour repairer. This means that your ship is actually a tank-dps-healer, and you didn't even have to roll a new class to get it, you just have to respec.

I think I used enough wow terms for you to figure it out. Or you could just go back.
Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#10 - 2013-02-01 10:12:02 UTC
I wanna my ship do "fcuk you" gesture with its wingy thingies, can we make that mod scriptable for greater variety of taunts?

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Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#11 - 2013-02-01 12:36:40 UTC
Zan Shiro wrote:
Daichi Yamato wrote:
confirming rats go nuts for my TP rattler.



nice....


gives me some ideas to spice up pve again. In the good ole days when bored I'd go well hell I got the CO 5 trained and the combat spec char not doing 0.0 atm so I'd run oddball combos like rattler meatshield and a torp bomber of doom (I fly all 4, so rat picked the torps and the boat I flew for bonus). its not golem dps...but you don't need over 150 mil in rigs to actually get the damn things in range. And well....I had the bombers laying around anyway.

Was nice for a wth lets try to do oddball stuff moments. Just had to cloak up right before new spawn waves locked on the bomber is all. Oh and let the rattler break the cage/den in damsel. I like an idiot completely forgot that cage is an aoe attack when it pops. Bomber down, doh. I'd blame it on the alcohol...this tard moment was done sober though lol.

Never seem to have gotten around to try this post change. Might be worth a go maybe. Or some other oddbal ship to throw in there.


there can be an issue when targetting small or low tanking targets however. drones can often cycle through targets faster than u can keep up with ur TP, especially against destroyers and in some cases BC's. Ur TP is only active against a target for a fraction of the time before the target is destroyed and therefore mostly inactive. this is when rats are most likely to switch targets to ur drones rather than the painting ship. it also doesnt always work to paint and shoot one ship with ur drones set against secondary targets. just letting u know.

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

Daichi Yamato's version of structure based decs