The problem with the Tristan is it requires 3 level 5 skills to use t2 weapons.
Drones V
Scout Drone Operation v
Small Hybrid Turrets V
The rest only require there own small weapon skill to V, and as was pointed out you need Drones V to train Drone Interfacing

I could support the 20 bandwidth and 5% drone damage bonus idea as long as it gets: 1) some more cpu (for drone mods or rigs); 2) its missing (mid or low) slot; 3) less sig than a kestral; and 4) more speed than a kestrel. Seriously if CCP wants to short this ship a slot as against the others in its class short it a high. Make it 2H, 3M, 4L or 2-4-3.

With a drone damage bonus really who cares about the guns. You could fit a DLA and a neut or gun and that would be sufficient. The ship needs another mid or low slot more than a high slot. But it also needs more CPU and speed. It should not be the slowest and most bloated in class such that it will just be kiting fodder for a kestrel to stay out of scram/web with ease and kill its drones.

With this balance I might actually consider using the Tristan over the Incursus occasionally.

EDIT: A drone damage bonus would be crazy, the Ishkur doesn't even get one.

SP are irrelevant. Some ships are more skill intensive than other to fly, that's the way of things. As I said, old Tristan was a lot harder to fly, SP wise, than the incursus ; moreover, it used missiles, which completely worthless for a gallente pilot, and no one ever complained about it. You can always consider than using 4 drones is like using meta turret. Comparing drones and turret in term of skill is like comparing turret with missiles : it's irrelevant. I don't understand this moan about drones SP. Things don't need to all be the same.

With this balance I might actually consider using the Tristan over the Incursus occasionally.

EDIT: A drone damage bonus would be crazy, the Ishkur doesn't even get one.

Actually the Ishkur does get a drone damage bonus

Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus:
5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage
10% bonus to drone hitpoints per level

Also If CCP is going to do this I'd rather have the full flight of drones so leave the bandwidth at 25 please.

Its a perfectly good bonus. Particularly on hulls that cant really fit a cap booster.

remmember way they have lined it up t1 - navy - pirate is order of stregnth

and is this tristan update not technicly making the Worm utter useless?

I think you have it a bit wrong: It goes: T1 - Navy - Caldari T1 - Pirate - Caldar Navy

Caldari frigs are really strong. All those midslots... With each reblance, the Caldari frig lineup gets stronger.
Hookbill top of its class.
Merliin top of its class.
Condor top of its class.

i have to disagree the condor is nowere near top of its class

I personally think the Tristan should be more closely resembling it's Stealth Bomber T2 Variant instead of putting emphasis on drone skills. The drone stuff is nice, since there's not a T1 frigate that really has anything regarding them, but it's going to be weird for new players to focus on the Tristan as their chosen type then realizing the Nemesis isn't congruent with that pathway..

(tracking disruptor against turret hulls, capless weapons system, neuts, etc...)

I think you have it a bit wrong: It goes: T1 - Navy - Caldari T1 - Pirate - Caldar Navy

Caldari frigs are really strong. All those midslots... With each reblance, the Caldari frig lineup gets stronger.
Hookbill top of its class.
Merliin top of its class.
Condor top of its class.

in general missle weapon systems includeing rockets generaly generate less dmg that other weapons systems and sensor damps ect still work against caldari ships ect. and tracking disrupters ect is aless of an issue with intercepter esk ships as they have to be so close andyway and if they are there mwd's and afterburners will become a lot less of a factore due to webs and jammers.

I think the Incurses is a fair match for the Merlin but I have to agree on the condor.

You appear not to understand that TDs and neuts are used against all the other frigs in competition with the Condor. So your argument is flawed for ignoring that there is no difference between what can/is applied to these ships by opponents. As for missile weapon systems they are blessed with range benefits over guns. Especially with range bonuses rockets do not force the fight at point blank only option that is the only choice for blaster fit ships.

Ok so you say, there is no problem, you all just need to learn to use damps, webs, and jammers? None of those are specific counters to the Caldari range bonused ships. They are pretty much used against everyone, except maybe damps. Damps would be a usable counter to kiting. However, damps eat a lot of cap and cpu though, in addition to a mid. None of which are in great supply for "armor" and short-ranged gun frigs. Those mids get filled with pointing mod and web so that if they can catch something they can hold it to bring the high damage short range guns into the action.

Went looking for your killboard stats to get some idea of your combat experience. http://eve-kill.net/?a=pilot_detail&plt_id=1189998 .
"If you see no data, a cronjob has been submitted to calculate your monthly values. Please come back in a few minutes.
Thank you for your patience." Considering that you were born in 2011 I'm not expecting that the 0 kills and 0 losses will change much as I wait for the cronjob. If you are going to post opinion here do it with a character with which you fight or have fought. Otherwise your opinion is frankly not worth much.

if your talking to me liu your right i have limited pvp experience even on my main char and no i wont divulge my main chracter as i like it haveing a relatively relaxed life i dont care much for pvp as my mear 20 mill sp means i get munched 90% of the time.

as you have brought it up however condors will still need to fit some kinda shielding as i said the condor lacks speed and needs to be within the brawl deadly range of guns most of the time to use prop jammers. but aint i also right in saying auto's and atilary dont relly on cap either yet you guys are specificaly going after the caldari ships.

this however being said with mwd a web and possibly a waarp jammer/ scrambler will leave what 1 open mid slot to fit a shield a small shield extender most likely wont take much to get through yet other ships will be able to fill all 3 or 4 mis slots with there support moduals and then fursther procead to dec out there low slots with tank not a dmg mod to help them along a lil.

if you wish to continue this lil chat and you prolly will repost and tell me im wrong and give decent reasons instead of oh but missles or mid slots as it wont wash as ive just pointed out.

if your talking to me liu your right i have limited pvp experience even on my main char and no i wont divulge my main chracter as i like it haveing a relatively relaxed life i dont care much for pvp as my mear 20 mill sp means i get munched 90% of the time.

as you have brought it up however condors will still need to fit some kinda shielding as i said the condor lacks speed and needs to be within the brawl deadly range of guns most of the time to use prop jammers. but aint i also right in saying auto's and atilary dont relly on cap either yet you guys are specificaly going after the caldari ships.

this however being said with mwd a web and possibly a waarp jammer/ scrambler will leave what 1 open mid slot to fit a shield a small shield extender most likely wont take much to get through yet other ships will be able to fill all 3 or 4 mis slots with there support moduals and then fursther procead to dec out there low slots with tank not a dmg mod to help them along a lil.

if you wish to continue this lil chat and you prolly will repost and tell me im wrong and give decent reasons instead of oh but missles or mid slots as it wont wash as ive just pointed out.

I think the Incurses is a fair match for the Merlin but I have to agree on the condor.

I have started seeing number of condors lately, even lost my rail cat to one, tracking disrupters seem very common and almost all Hookbills have one if not two. Proposed kestrel could also end up being very dangerous.

Is it a problem with caldari ships or tracking disrupters, the difference between them and other e-war even the dreaded ECM is that they are useful/crippling even on non e-war bonused ships.