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Salvage drones not working correctly?

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Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2013-07-10 16:52:39 UTC
Janna Sway wrote:
Katran Luftschreck wrote:
With only a 2% chance per level, even at max skill salvage drones can only do pretty low level wrecks with any degree of certainty. Like all non-combat drones they get zero bonus from your drone ship skills and there are no modules, rigs or implants that can improve them in any way. Get used to that.

The paradox of this lack of utility against high level wrecks is that the lower level of the wreck the less likely it is to have any salvage for the taking. So to summarize: Salvage drones are best used to salvage the wrecks that are the least likely to be salvageable.

We just have to file this under "CCP Drone Hate" and move on. Cry


I guess the salvage %-chance is so low because you can have 5 salvager drones active that work on a wreck at the same time.

I am not sure whether it is justified to compare %-chances of salvager drones with those of salvager modules.
Furthermore, consider that salvager modules in highslots are static with a limited range of 5000 m.
The salvager drones combine the function of salvager and tractor beam in themselves.
Salvager drones have their goods and bads and are pretty balanced in what they do and do not offer.


I think it would be nice if they at least had the ability to salvage more advanced wrecks. even if it meant making T2 salvage drones or something.
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