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Lord TMac
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Posted - 2006.05.25 17:58:00 -
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What happened to the drone limit - why was it reduced to 5? I know this is an old topic, but when I came into Eve the limit was 5. Others said it used to be much more awhile back.
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Samirol
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Posted - 2006.05.25 17:59:00 -
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It is because of database lag. They buffed the drones to make up for them though.
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Lord TMac
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:10:00 -
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Ok, so they used to be much poorer quality?
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Lisento Slaven
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:17:00 -
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You used to be able to control 10 drones at once with drone interfacing 5.
Drones did less damage but they had higher swarm abilities. They were so much cooler though back then with the swarms =(
I miss the swarms. But now my drones are uber and I don't need anywhere near as many out and about.
I've heard horror stories of ships launching 10 drones at gate camps...every ship launching 10 drones (the gatecampers), and then it would take the people jumping in way too long to load all the info on their PC. Crappy PC's/connections but still =P ---
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Tatiana JInMei
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:17:00 -
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Edited by: Tatiana JInMei on 25/05/2006 18:17:25 instead of +20% to X and X stats you would get +1 drone up to a max of 10 with drone interfacing 5. With a domi/vex 15 and the Galente dread would go to something like 30 ish
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Raj Whitehall
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:18:00 -
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Edited by: Raj Whitehall on 25/05/2006 18:18:01 ok above poster beat me to it
used be you could train drone interfacing to get 5 more drones. 1 for each lvl. then they changed it so you have have advanced drone interfacing to get those extra drones. so most lost the ability to have extra drones. but like was said above they have beefed up the drones and added more variety of drones
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Tatiana JInMei
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:19:00 -
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Originally by: Lisento Slaven You used to be able to control 10 drones at once with drone interfacing 5.
Drones did less damage but they had higher swarm abilities. They were so much cooler though back then with the swarms =(
I miss the swarms. But now my drones are uber and I don't need anywhere near as many out and about.
I've heard horror stories of ships launching 10 drones at gate camps...every ship launching 10 drones (the gatecampers), and then it would take the people jumping in way too long to load all the info on their PC. Crappy PC's/connections but still =P
Indeed fleets would get lagged to death when there where a bunch of drone users. 5 domi times 10 to 15 drones...
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Frezik
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:30:00 -
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Originally by: Lisento Slaven I've heard horror stories of ships launching 10 drones at gate camps...every ship launching 10 drones (the gatecampers), and then it would take the people jumping in way too long to load all the info on their PC. Crappy PC's/connections but still =P
A good computer could probably take that kind of client-side processing, but the servers can't. ---- "Well in this case, he's being flamed, and rightly so, for whinning about a game mechanic that doesn't actually exist." -Lorth |
Ooka
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:32:00 -
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Originally by: Raj Whitehall Edited by: Raj Whitehall on 25/05/2006 18:18:01 ok above poster beat me to it
used be you could train drone interfacing to get 5 more drones. 1 for each lvl. then they changed it so you have have advanced drone interfacing to get those extra drones. so most lost the ability to have extra drones. but like was said above they have beefed up the drones and added more variety of drones
Advanced Drone Interfacing allows the use of +1 Drone Control Modules per skill level, not drones. Those modules can only be fit onto Carriers. (Albeit they are not in game yet, skill or the mod)
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Sarmaul
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:35:00 -
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with maxed skills, 5 drones now have the same combined damage as 10 drones before the patch. there is also the drone durability skill which gives them even more hitpoints.
the bonuses on drone ships that originally allowed +1 drones have been changed to +10% damage and +10% hitpoints, so on those ships with maxed skills 5 drones have equal damage and hitpoints to 15 before.
they were changed as part of a lag-reducing plan and it seems to have worked wonders (in regards to drone lag anyway).
Originally by: General Apocalypse the game is very well balanced
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Eximius Josari
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:39:00 -
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The problem stems from the drones being controlled by the server, and the loading of each drone when loading the zone. 5 still creates lag, but 1/2 to 1/3 as much as before.
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Novarei
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:52:00 -
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I had to get used to this after a long period of being away from EVE, i will say that the new drone setup and the missile nerf have gone hand in hand with balancing ships much better :)
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Chucky
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Posted - 2006.05.25 18:52:00 -
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If only they hard a brain
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2006.05.25 19:44:00 -
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There is a module in the game for more drones but the skill to use it was seeded and then retracted with only a few having bought it as far as I know.
Question is when will we all be allowed to level the playing field here?
Remind me about The Maze.
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Sarmaul
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Posted - 2006.05.25 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: Danton Marcellus There is a module in the game for more drones but the skill to use it was seeded and then retracted with only a few having bought it as far as I know.
Question is when will we all be allowed to level the playing field here?
that module was originally going to be allowed for all ships. however, due to the way the drone bonuses are now applied fitting 5 of them would double the damage output of the ship, instead of increasing it 50%/33% with the old system.
They were then going to limit them to capital ships, before a bright spark inside CCP realised the exact same thing would happen with the moros. They were last seen being restricted to carriers who have no such silly bonuses, and we'll see them when someone gets around to adding a "99% cpu reduction to drone control units" bonus to the carriers and motherships.
Originally by: General Apocalypse the game is very well balanced
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Splagada
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Posted - 2006.05.25 20:03:00 -
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what if thye just removed drone graphics? just see a square, and go for it
dont get me wrong i totally LOVE the drones look. ogre and berserkers being my preferred
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Fortior
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Posted - 2006.05.25 20:24:00 -
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Originally by: Splagada what if thye just removed drone graphics? just see a square, and go for it
dont get me wrong i totally LOVE the drones look. ogre and berserkers being my preferred
I don't think it's the actual model in space that causes the lag. It's the strain on the servers calculating the position, AI and actions of the drones that do it.
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