this is what I was talking about! I don't think I fully understand the mechanics behind why it happens, though.

> buffing supers

why, god. Why

Is there any plan to address the racial balance of the fighters as well? Or give the fighters a MWD bump like the heavies got?

Well and good I suppose. I can see where this could lay the groundwork for gettijg drones the attention they need, and certainly addresses many of the PvP shortcomings.

How about PvE? Drones still need some balance there. They get eaten constantly by the new hungry ai, with few to no tools to make the usable on a consistant basis as a primary weapon. Either significant upgrades to drone survivability are needed, or some sort of reliable system for managing npc aggro. I suppose making all drones radically cheaper so they are more in line with the cost of ammo would work too.

So looking at the Vexor, now needs Medium hybrid Turrets, Light Drone Operation, Medium Drone Operation, and Heavy Drone Operation to use efficiently.

The most skill intensive T1 cruiser in the game now.

As it has been stated - drones have issues with super fast targets. MWD, try to get into orbit, MWD again. I don't see anything that addresses that here.

If this is an April fools joke I must warn you Fozzie.

I will be seeing you again this year at Vegas. :)

On a more serious note will there be any changes to make it so drones will match speed with their current target? As it stands a MWD battleship can outrun Valkyries.

The mechanics behind this are as follows

1. Tell Drones to engage fleeing BS

2. Drones activates MWD and burns into range.

3. Drones get into range and deactivate mwd

4. Battleship burns outside of drone optimal and takes 99.9996789% less damage.

5. Jump back to step 2. (and add a 30% chance to end cycle here)

This KILLS applied DPS against even large slow targets.

Can haz fix please?

We are hearing the feedback from those of you who argue that this change doesn't go far enough to make the Caldari and Amarr drones competitive. It is too soon to announce anything else yet but we're taking this feedback to heart.

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Also low slot drone tracking enhancer?

Heavy drone sig radius really needs to be reduced to make them viable again.

Also, what about T2 resists for T2 drones?

As an aside, I'd still like to have a drone option where the drones simply orbited your own ship, as a destructible but hard to hit weapons system.

Actually, it kind of sounds like a good fit for heavy drones, and travel time has always been the main drawback to them. Obviously it would mean they would need their effective ranges reworked.

Whether you agree with having them in game or not, ECM drones are a big deal.

Strider doesn't count. Hes a lowsec scrub like me.