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Sion Barzhad
Caldari Privateers Group
Templis CALSF
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Posted - 2014.01.09 13:51:00 -
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Hey you guys, I cant really call myself a new player anymore but i haven't been playing long enough to call myself a veteran/pro, but i'd like to bring up a topic that has run across my mind numerous times in my time playing eve.
"Why cant you anchor light maintenance (logi) drones the same way people anchor combat drones to one friendly pilot? I've searched for the reasoning high and low on the forums, have asked around to the point of annoyance in game, but it seems that its question has never crossed anyone's mind. So why is it that this is something that cannot be done in eve, would it be to OP? Would the change in game play be to drastic, or is it to trivial of a thing to bother with? I honestly believe that it could be an intriguing thing to add since on T2 logistic ships (ex. Basilisk/Guardian) their light maintenance drones are pretty much 1 extra repairer module which they could put on a HVT (high value target) to act as a buffer to either give them more time to finish repairing other people or to keep them from going from 100 to danger zone before they can get a lock or as a means to keep repairing even if they get jammed etc.
I'd honestly like to hear your thoughts on this, but please be gentle with the subtle insults for this is my 1st post you wolves of eve lol |
Wyte Ragnarok
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Posted - 2014.01.09 14:03:00 -
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You refer to anchoring. Commonly, anchoring refers to mobile structures or play owned structures. Alternatively, anchoring can mean orbiting a certain player/object when in a fleet.
I believe you meant assigning/assisting. As in, to assist your drones to another logistics pilot so that when they engage remote repair upon a target, the drones automatically assist.
You lost me at your "High Value Target" talk though. That part sounded like you wanted to send your drones to remote repair this target from the get go; in which case, just do it. |
Sion Barzhad
Caldari Privateers Group
Templis CALSF
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Posted - 2014.01.09 14:23:00 -
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Wyte Ragnarok wrote:You refer to anchoring. Commonly, anchoring refers to mobile structures or play owned structures. Alternatively, anchoring can mean orbiting a certain player/object when in a fleet.
I believe you meant assigning/assisting. As in, to assist your drones to another logistics pilot so that when they engage remote repair upon a target, the drones automatically assist.
You lost me at your "High Value Target" talk though. That part sounded like you wanted to send your drones to remote repair this target from the get go; in which case, just do it.
Ah ok, but aside from all the corrections and what not that you made what are your actual thoughts on the topic? |
Wyte Ragnarok
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Posted - 2014.01.09 15:25:00 -
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From what little logistics I've flown, my sheer laziness agrees that a "drone assist" to assist another logi pilot would be lovely, indeed. |
Sion Barzhad
Caldari Privateers Group
Templis CALSF
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Posted - 2014.01.09 15:43:00 -
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Wyte Ragnarok wrote:From what little logistics I've flown, my sheer laziness agrees that a "drone assist" to assist another logi pilot would be lovely, indeed.
Yea...idk why they would make you able to only do it with combat drones and not able to do it with logi drones...idk if it were intentional or not but it's uses seem to be vast. i know i haven't been playing this game for a long time but for a game that's been out since 2004 maybe longer they act like a new gaming company or something, with so many changes/updates that should of been made ages ago. Wonder what they're doing with the subscription fees people are paying |
LUMINOUS SPIRIT
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
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Posted - 2014.01.09 19:34:00 -
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I have a feeling this was done to prevent you from repping yourself with your own drones by assigning them to your alt.
Why in gods name your own rep drones cant rep you I dont know, its just ridiculous, but, there you have it. |
Jacob Holland
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
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Posted - 2014.01.10 13:33:00 -
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The first possible consideration is what drones do when they're assisting - If you assist logistics drones to a logibro that's all simple and straightforward, but what if you assist them to a DPS guy? you end up repping your primary, eight out of ten points for style, minus several million for common sense. Then there's the CONCORD issue - repping rats is problematic and with the degree of separation it may be difficult to code in the safeties required in highsec.
And what if you reverse things? If you switch reppers onto something with damage drones assigned to you would they target your rep target? Would that get you CONCORDed? Would it get the guy who assigned them CONCORDed?
Another possibility is simply to prevent you repping yourself, as suggested above, with a <900k SP rookieship alt.
I would also suggest that there was no real need considered - The remote reps are fast cycling, instant switching and rep a lot, quickly because of that - if you're switching reps around a lot then drones probably aren't the weapon system by which to achieve that - they cycle OK but they can take a long time to travel from your ship to a target on the edge of rep range, and between targets. They're better suited to sitting on your logibro or your FC (or the guy you're trying to convince the enemy is your FC, or the bait Rook you're hoping they'll be too deserate to kill...etc) being consistent while you manage your more intensive repping as required. |
Sion Barzhad
Caldari Privateers Group
Templis CALSF
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Posted - 2014.01.23 03:03:00 -
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Jacob Holland wrote:The first possible consideration is what drones do when they're assisting - If you assist logistics drones to a logibro that's all simple and straightforward, but what if you assist them to a DPS guy? you end up repping your primary, eight out of ten points for style, minus several million for common sense. Then there's the CONCORD issue - repping rats is problematic and with the degree of separation it may be difficult to code in the safeties required in highsec.
And what if you reverse things? If you switch reppers onto something with damage drones assigned to you would they target your rep target? Would that get you CONCORDed? Would it get the guy who assigned them CONCORDed?
Another possibility is simply to prevent you repping yourself, as suggested above, with a <900k SP rookieship alt.
I would also suggest that there was no real need considered - The remote reps are fast cycling, instant switching and rep a lot, quickly because of that - if you're switching reps around a lot then drones probably aren't the weapon system by which to achieve that - they cycle OK but they can take a long time to travel from your ship to a target on the edge of rep range, and between targets. They're better suited to sitting on your logibro or your FC (or the guy you're trying to convince the enemy is your FC, or the bait Rook you're hoping they'll be too deserate to kill...etc) being consistent while you manage your more intensive repping as required.
Hmm ic so i guess adding it poses the threat of adding more problems? |
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