Because the 2 ships with the bonus's lack enough slots and secondary use to be worth using

Some people have mentioned swapping out the rep drone bonuses on the Scythe and Exequror for range and/or strength bonuses to remote eccm and remote sensor boosters. This would be something new to the game, and would be a power the tech II logis presently lack. Now one could later buff the tech II logis to retain this bonus.

However, the problem comes that then these ships would quite possibly not get use as logis but instead as gate camper support ships. Also, it would mean bonusing mods that go in mids, which has always been a problem with the present tracking link bonuses on tech II logis. Mids that are effectively in short supply on either ship for differing reasons. Also that is a bonus which is largely ignored except for incursion runners. And well if we are going to determine ship bonuses based on incursion runners wishes then let's just call the game Incursions Online.

Therefore, I think the rep drone bonus is actually about the best that can be done. Of course rep drones could use a buff to speed and durability. That might give the bonus some meaningful use. And the general drone interface needs to be simplified. Right clicking and scrolling to engage target is slower than a sinlgle click or f button for the remote reppers. The delay from the interface and the travel time is why rep drones lack favor. But if these issues can be addressed the rep drone bonus is a good secondary bonus for these 2 ships.

I see people are still hating on the proposed rep drone bonuses for the Exeq and Scythe. So I'm gonna quote my earlier post, because it got 4 likes


Scythes need their mids for their own tank. If they were given a remote tracking, eccm, or sensor boosting bonus they would have to use mids for this. If then CCP reworked the stats for more mids and cpu then the possiblities come in for ultra shield tanking (asbs or extenders/resists) as well as simply making these ships gate camping gankers dream ships instead of logis.

And the Exeq needs it's mids for cap rechargers or batteries or injectors plus propulsion and local eccm or sensor booster. To throw mid slot mod bonuses will only upset the cap situation for it (again assuming anyone would really care about it's repping and wouldn't just instead make it a remote ganker's best friend).

I certainly am not thrilled with a drone bonus, because I'm not happy with the drone interface, ai, and performance. But, those are things that hopefully can be improved (hint ). The drone bonust would keep all the tech I logis as repping ships and not as ewar boosters that might only create new imbalances. One has to look at the health of the game as a whole. And not let one's dissatisfaction with the drone interface lead to a move away from using drones and instead creating a mess with radically new bonuses.

meh

CCP what are you doing?
kills logy pilots and boost noobs
are you really think thats a good idea?

Today's Basilisk
Large ST T2 - 384 - 71,4 km
Medium ST T2 - 192 - 51km

Future's Osprey
Large ST T2 - 672 - 92,4 km
Medium ST T2 - 336 - 66 km

I havnt received an answer to my question...
Can someone answer for it?
Why Osprey will be OP than Basilisk?
or just restrict LST and LAR at t1 logy.

The T1 ships are set up for medium reps not large. If you have decent fitting skills you can fit 1 large rep on them

1000% increase to Repair range?

Why not simply 200% per cruiser level?

If they are given a remote tracking bonus then it would be a real slap in the face as these are cheaper, and do 70~80% of a t2 logo ship.

what?

i can fit TWO large reps at osprey with two LSE meta4, two shield adaptives t2, mwd, dc t2, which is equal T2 logist but MUCH cheaper than t2 logy and repair some more (~1100 (3 reps with 360 each) vs ~1300 (TWO REPS WITH 640 EACH)).

discuss.

Yes T2 logistic ships are overpowered because they are difficult to kill when linked up with even 1-2 other T2 logistics.
But they are also overpowered because they can do this 70km away from the action while at least 2-3 of them are very agile and fast.
Pinky

what?

i can fit TWO large reps at osprey with two LSE meta4, two shield adaptives t2, mwd, dc t2, which is equal T2 logist but MUCH cheaper than t2 logy and repair some more (~1100 (3 reps with 360 each) vs ~1300 (TWO REPS WITH 640 EACH)).

discuss.