Amarr marauder, no laser bonus but allows 1 additional drone per level of Marauder?

Each drone has a screaming slave strapped to the outside, and is powered by the souls of Minmatar children slain by the capsuleer and stored in a special module. Once the module runs out of charges, the capsuleer has to go PVP for more.

One such role bonus could be 100% increase to drone hitpoints and damage, at the cost of only being able to have out 3 or 4 drones at a time.

I want a missile based pirate BS =P Not that Rattlesnake bullshit xD

We still don't have Amarr-Gallente and Caldari-Minmatar pirate factions...

Also, oh hi Kian

Wasn't half the point of the Marauders to let them throw as much DPS as standard battleships while freeing up high slots for utilizing tractor beams and salvagers at the same time? Given that drones don't take up high slots, the double-damage hull role bonus is redundant; give them the per-level DPS boost, the tank and tractor buffs, and a bigger cargo hold, and it sounds like you're already there. (Heck, you could probably create a mini-Marauder out of a Navy Domi already, if it weren't for the new AI.)

Except that even with all bonuses, they still don't do enough DPS to be par with the current Marauders.
Either more damage, or more drones would help with that. The rest of the Marauder role bonuses would remain.

On paper i would say the navy issue domi does more dps then the kronos, with 3 drone damage mods you get 800 dps with heavy drones, and you can fit 6 guns on it.

With 350 T2 rails and 2 mag stabs, you are close to 1300dps using T2 ammo, with blasters you probably get 1500 dps.

We still don't have Amarr-Gallente and Caldari-Minmatar pirate factions...

Also, oh hi Kian

Why would someone want a gimped boat?
I mean Marauders are not even the best mission runners.
None of them can compare to a rat faction ship, especially Mach.
My Mach has 1250+ DPS with no drones and a very, very good tank.

I'm all up for another Marauder, but it will end up being a gimp like the rest.
And no, Vargur can't compare to Mach in terms of performance, just like Missiles can't match Guns.

I think the best way is to make viable the current marauders, and only than make a new ones.

What is the point, is that even if I max battleship skills, fit the proper BS with the proper drones, I will never get > 1000 DPS with pure drones.

drones+lazors, armor tanking and good capacitor? sounds OP

missile+projectile, shield tanking with good speed?, sounds OP too

missile+projectile, shield tanking with good speed?, sounds OP too

Rogue drone Battleship!
Hull: Infested Dominix

Role bonus: +25%(?) drone damge and hit point
Gallente Battleship bonus: +10% drone hit point and damage per level
Amarr Battleship bonus(?): 200% bonus to range of remote armor repair modules

6 highslots (4-5 turrets)
6 medium
6 low

Amarr skill bonus something to make drones be able to stay alive outside your immediate RR range, if someone has a better guess...
BPC dropping in rogue drone region, or some hacking/inventing from also there, since the region still needs more excitement.
Total damage somewhat below of how it would be if the skill alone gave +100% damage, looses the 6 hardpoints and hybrid bonus of the domi, so the total damage ain't that much out of balance.
Tank isn't atrocious as well, since it doesn't have the Rattlesnake's resist bonus.

And once more.
Hull: Infested Dominix

complete with the wiggly arm bits on the sides, like shrimp (gives me the chills)

I want a missile based pirate BS =P Not that Rattlesnake bullshit xD

Would not take much to lift the drone damage.

I would also vary the marauder role bonus to not conflict with current ships.

If I were dreaming.

Hyperion Hull

With the one less slot for being a drone boat probably something like: -

High - 6
Medium - 5
Low - 6

5 turrets.

Gallente Battleship Skill - 5% Bonus to Large Hybrid Turret Damage, 10% bonus to armour repair amount per level.

Marauder Skill - 15% bonus to Drone damage and hit points per level, +10km bonus to drone control range per level

Role bonus - 50% bonus to drone speed and tracking
Role bonus - 50% bonus to scan probe strength

Should hit somewhere near the 1200 DPS mark with 425mm rails and 3 DDA

Lots of drone bonuses hopefully does not completely obsolete Ishtar and Navy Domi

Would not take much to lift the drone damage.

I would also vary the marauder role bonus to not conflict with current ships.

If I were dreaming.

Hyperion Hull

With the one less slot for being a drone boat probably something like: -

High - 6
Medium - 5
Low - 6

5 turrets.

Gallente Battleship Skill - 5% Bonus to Large Hybrid Turret Damage, 10% bonus to armour repair amount per level.

Marauder Skill - 15% bonus to Drone damage and hit points per level, +10km bonus to drone control range per level

Role bonus - 50% bonus to drone speed and tracking
Role bonus - 50% bonus to scan probe strength

Should hit somewhere near the 1200 DPS mark with 425mm rails and 3 DDA

Lots of drone bonuses hopefully does not completely obsolete Ishtar and Navy Domi

To address a few posts above

Rattler with Torps, faction ammo and BCUGÇÖs and DDAGÇÖs in the lows hits 1190dps perhaps could still due with adjusting but it is shield/missile and therefore different to an armour, hybrid drone boat.

Navy Domi with 5 Ogre II, three DDA and a full rack of 350mm rails does 1118dps.

I think base damage for 5 bonused Ogres with 75% damage bonus is 551dps, with 3 DDA II that would be 920dps (998 if you use lowest tier officer mods) + guns.

There will be a slight shortfall compared with High end turret ships due to no Drone implants, these could be implemented.

I picked the sensor strength bonus to compliment the salvaging/tractor bonus of the existing Marauders rather than include the same.

Ultimately Marauder skill only affects 4 ships and people like high end ships. T2/Faction battleship rebalancing would be a great opportunity to introduce new marauders, tweak the existing ships as well.

Caldari - Shield, Hybrid

Amarr - Armour, Laser, Drone

Minmatar - Shield, Missile