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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 01:15:00 -
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Quote:he number of shots fired in PvP by combat drones ... from each of the four races in the last year Yet, the logs still show nothing...
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 12:45:00 -
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Can we haz a Drone Micro Jump Launcher? A module that jumps (teleports) all drones orbiting your ship X distance forward or towards a specific target? Apply that DPS sooner rather than later.
Or sentry drones with a MJD. Given the long range that Wardens have, it would be peachy if you could jump them 60km away from your ship (and then back again for pickup.) The enemy would then have to decide whether to stay at the long range of your sentry drones or the long range of your railguns (i.e. low range == low transversal.)
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 15:48:00 -
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CCP Fozzie wrote: 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. [/list] What about letting the guinea pigs (players) figure it out by providing them with multiple versions of each racial drone? For example, provide artillery and autocannon versions of Minmatar drones, which would let players figure out whether longer ranged, lower tracking, high alpha drones are more useful than short-ranged, high tracking, fast cycling drones.
I'm pretty sure that Wardens/Wasps that come in railgun and blaster variants would be interesting.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 17:26:00 -
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Promiscuous Female wrote:CCP Fozzie wrote:One more quick update before I go home. I'll do another more comprehensive pass on the thread tomorrow.
For the racial Drone Specialization skill requirements, we're going to be reducing the requirements for all T2 drones to level 1 of the skill.
That means for example Gallente Drone Spec level 1 will unlock Hobgoblin IIs, Hammerhead IIs, Ogre IIs, and Garde IIs (assuming you have the requisite T1 drone skills at level 5). This brings the drone spec skills more in line with the rest of our T2 weapon specialization skills. Training the skill beyond level 1 will still be advisable in order to get the extra damage boost, of course. So, e.g., to unlock Garde IIs I'd need sentry drone op to 5 and gallente spec to 1? And Light Drone Operation V for Hobgoblin IIs, Medium Drone Operaton V for Hammerhead IIs, and Heavy Drone Operation V for Ogre IIs.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 18:22:00 -
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mkint wrote: wtf CCP? Is it getting changed? What % of drone users have this at lvl 5? How many people are going to lose access to the simplest of the T2 drones? And it's a higher rank skill, driving up the SP requirements by 50%. You're just screwing over everyone with the summer expansion, aren't you CCP? One bad announcement after another.
It's intentional, justified by the closure in gap between T1/Faction and T2 performance.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 19:02:00 -
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mkint wrote:stoicfaux wrote:mkint wrote: wtf CCP? Is it getting changed? What % of drone users have this at lvl 5? How many people are going to lose access to the simplest of the T2 drones? And it's a higher rank skill, driving up the SP requirements by 50%. You're just screwing over everyone with the summer expansion, aren't you CCP? One bad announcement after another.
It's intentional, and seemingly justified by the closure in gap between T1/Faction and T2 performance. Come again? Are you saying it makes sense that it takes 50% extra SP (combat drone operation is a rank 2 skill, scout drone operation is a rank 1 skill) for just one drone size and you get even LESS out of training it? It currently takes 2 ranks of level 5 skills to unlock T2 lights and mediums. It will now take 5 ranks of level 5 skills. For even LESS benefit. And that somehow makes sense to you? I'm not saying it's a good idea. I'm just saying that the dev blog made a big deal of intentionally closing the performance and skill gap between T1/Faction and T2 drones, and if Fozzie isn't worried about people losing access to their sentries over the racial drone skills, well then I, for one, get the fuzzy impression that CCP won't be handing out free skills.
The only possible reason for this being a bad idea is the people who didn't get the memo, e.g. the mission runner who is scram'd by NPCs only to realize that he can no longer use his T2 drones, or all the folks who rely on T2 drones in PvP.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 19:25:00 -
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Erasmus Phoenix wrote:stoicfaux wrote:mkint wrote: wtf CCP? Is it getting changed? What % of drone users have this at lvl 5? How many people are going to lose access to the simplest of the T2 drones? And it's a higher rank skill, driving up the SP requirements by 50%. You're just screwing over everyone with the summer expansion, aren't you CCP? One bad announcement after another.
It's intentional, and seemingly justified by the closure in gap between T1/Faction and T2 performance. The racial drone skills being required for T2 sentries is an entirely different matter. Read my post a few comments up about the contradictory language in the post. So the fix is to change * "We are also splitting the current Combat Drone Operation skill into two new skills, Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation" to * "We are also splitting the current Combat Drone Operation "Scout Drone Operation (to be renamed to Drone Avionics)" skill into two new skills, Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation"
edit: bleh. still not clear.
1. Combat Drone Operation skill is being removed. 2. Light Drone Operation (LDO) and Medium Drone Operation (MDO) are being added. 3. You will receive LDO and MDO for free with a skill level of your current Combat Drone Operation or Scout Drone Operation, whichever is higher. 4. Scout Drone Operation is being renamed to Drone Avionics. WASABI: Warp Acceleration System Ancillary Boost Injected(Gäó)
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.02 19:46:00 -
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Erasmus Phoenix wrote:stoicfaux wrote:Erasmus Phoenix wrote:stoicfaux wrote:mkint wrote: wtf CCP? Is it getting changed? What % of drone users have this at lvl 5? How many people are going to lose access to the simplest of the T2 drones? And it's a higher rank skill, driving up the SP requirements by 50%. You're just screwing over everyone with the summer expansion, aren't you CCP? One bad announcement after another.
It's intentional, and seemingly justified by the closure in gap between T1/Faction and T2 performance. The racial drone skills being required for T2 sentries is an entirely different matter. Read my post a few comments up about the contradictory language in the post. So the fix is to change * "We are also splitting the current Combat Drone Operation skill into two new skills, Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation" to * "We are also splitting the current Combat Drone Operation "Scout Drone Operation (to be renamed to Drone Avionics)" skill into two new skills, Light Drone Operation and Medium Drone Operation" edit: bleh. still not clear. The skill that they are splitting really makes sense to be the one that is split, there isn't really an easy way to go about fixing this.... Light/Medium Drone Operation (LDO/MDO) should be split from Scout Drone Operation (SDO) to ensure that folks don't lose their existing access to T2 light and medium drones. Combat Drone Operation (CDO) is removed and skill points refunded.
Optionally, if CCP is feeling generous, Light/Medium Drone Operation can then be raised to your current Combat Drone Operation (CDO) skill if it happens to be higher. Meaning, LDO and MDO are split from the higher of CDO or SDO. (CDO skillpoints would not be refunded.)
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.03 13:53:00 -
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In other words, by making Faction drones just as good as, if not better, than T2 drones in terms of accessibility (i.e. skill training time,) CCP has indirectly nerfed the null-sec cartels' shadow CSM's moon goo income by reducing the market for T2 sentry drones.
Who wants to give Dinsdale the good news that CCP is on the side of high-sec?
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.04.04 12:25:00 -
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Fozzie's post trumps the dev blog because otherwise people would suddenly lose their ability to fly T2 light and medium drones in the expansion.
Currently: SDO V is required for T2 light/med drones. Summer: T2 light/medium drones will require LDO or MDO respectively.
If LDO/MDO were to be split from CDO, and your CDO was only at IV, you would no longer be able to fly T2 light/med drones in the summer expansion. Hence, why CCP Fozzie's comment trumps the dev blog.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.11 14:54:00 -
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYl-QUgm_JqySf3e7o7CkbfYYcM3rQcE6RexpXVtkS0/edit?usp=sharing
Google docs spreadsheet for summer drones (using the spreadsheet from the blog as a base.) It includes skills and lets you add modules/rig effects while accounting for stacking penalties. Click the tabs for a preview of a Domi, Rattlesnake, and Gila. You will need to make a copy if you want to play with it (either download or copy it to your googledrive.)
You can make up your own module/effects numbers for hypothetical faction drone modules and/or new drone modules such as the low slot TE for drones.
Does not include fighters and bombers.
Apologies if someone has already beaten me to it or if the data has otherwise been made available.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.17 11:25:00 -
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Erehwon Rorschach wrote:When can we expect more information on the new faction drone modules?
Has there been any hints on this.
So far on Sisi: DDAs : 25.8% (Amarr Navy, Federation Navy, Dread Guristas, Sentient Drone) Drone Nav: 32% (Federation Navy, Sentient Drone) Omni TE (low slot): 10% / 20% / 10% for optimal/falloff/tracking (Amarr Navy, Dread Guristas, Sentient) Omni Link (med slot): 8% / 16% / 17.5% for optimal/falloff/tracking (Fed Navy, Sentient)
How to get onto Sisi test server and get a preview and maybe even actually help test. Also test forum.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.30 15:59:00 -
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CCP Fozzie wrote:Destoya wrote:Quote:Tracking speed values are decreasing to compensate, but all drones will track better than before when at their optimal ranges. Numbers, please The numbers are all available in the spreadsheet linked at the end of the blog. Where's the Gecko?
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.30 16:16:00 -
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EW Drones? Pretty please? You have three days until Kronos, if you work the weekend? No?
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.30 16:26:00 -
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stoicfaux wrote:EW Drones? Pretty please? You have three days until Kronos, if you work the weekend? No?
Serpentis Stasis Drones...?
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.30 16:29:00 -
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stoicfaux wrote:stoicfaux wrote:EW Drones? Pretty please? You have three days until Kronos, if you work the weekend? No?
Serpentis Stasis Drones...? Sentry EW Drones? Imagine a Dominix full of ECM Sentry Drones. Or a kiting Mach with four Sentry Stasis Drones.
Still no...?
/sniffle
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2014.05.30 17:42:00 -
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CCP Fozzie wrote:Gin Alley wrote:Can I still control half of 0.0 with a sentry carrier blob thats all I wanna know.. You can do anything if you work hard and believe in yourself friendship. And ponies. FTFY.
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