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Did CCP retire Drone use?
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Soldarius
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#41 - 2014-02-11 16:22:24 UTC
Dinsdale Pirannha wrote:
Drones were a perfectly decent waepons system, then some dev got it into his head to wreck them by altering the AI to be hyper-aggressive towards drones (remember how that was supposed to be an iterative step...how's that working out?)
Using mobile drones was eliminated from PvE with that nerf.

So people migrated to an inferior damage system , sentries.
That did not sit well with the dev, because in his view, people in high sec were still making too much cash.

So using the excuse of needing eliminate a problem with blobs in null sec, he wiped out sentry use with the destruction of the omnidirectional module.

And that is where we stand today, where anyone who uses drones in PvE outside of a range bonused hull like the Ishtar and Domi, is utterly screwed.


By this logic, one would think you are expecting to get the same offensive performance out of a Rail Legion as a Rail Tengu. Clearly, a bonused hull is the best choice for any given weapons system.

Omnis are now similar to Tracking Computers, which is appropriate since they perform the exact same role as said TC. Now we just need a midslot damage application item for missiles. And don't go say TP/webs. Everyone can use those already.


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Notorious Fellon
#42 - 2014-02-11 16:26:52 UTC
Vai Yun wrote:
I usually need to destroy the frigates with cruise missiles cause my maxed drones die in a few seconds after deployment.
They suck so bad...


I think a lot of the hardliners (on either end of the discussion) lack experience in fighting enemies from all factions.

My Geddon is fine after the changes against Sansha, but against Gurista (The Assault) it was rather painful and slow. My testing confirmed that I need to rework a few things before taking any drone ship back into sleeper fights. I am glad I took the time to play around in HS L4's before jumping back. The changes don't seem to be the end of the world though.

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Lugalbandak
Doomheim
#43 - 2014-02-11 18:43:35 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Tippia wrote:
…also, finally being able to overheat drone stats? A-a-awesome.
I can only hope they give us more “nerfs” like that. P

I can't believe more people haven't twiged on to this.



oh and awesome it is :)

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Paul Panala
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#44 - 2014-02-11 18:51:23 UTC
Drayona wrote:


I understand CCP wanted to stop the AFK thing....but....read what I said...I killed everything except last 5. (clearly, I am not AFK). I lock all targets, and fire 3 missiles on closest and 3 on 2nd closest. At this point, all are very close since distant ones were wiped out previously.
So....
5 remaining targets...all locked.
2 fired upon by my raven
At this point, launch drones (set to passive)
I engage either of the two targets I am firing upon.....
Instant aggro...return to drone bay....one is 'stuck??....and does not make it back.
3 Separate L4's ...similar results.

So, again I accept CCP wanting to shut down AFK, but as you can see...I can not use drones anymore. Keeping an eye on them will not help. No biggie I guess...just have to come up with another strategy to deal with the warp scramblers, and put all my drones into retirement.


If the five remaining targets where elite frigs, then yes, that makes since. They eat drones alive, especially if it was Med sized drones you launched. I make ISK running level 4s and yes, I lose a drone every now and then, but it is not at all the way you make it sound.
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