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Misaki Rina
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Posted - 2006.10.22 00:58:00 -
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How can i deal with player drones when i fly a slow cruiser and how can i faster/easily target them? |
Sandeep
Trojan industries
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Posted - 2006.10.22 01:20:00 -
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 Originally by: Misaki Rina
How can i deal with player drones when i fly a slow cruiser and how can i faster/easily target them?
Web and hit them. Start targeting them when they become available for targeting. Sort Overview by Name might help too.
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Misaki Rina
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Posted - 2006.10.22 01:22:00 -
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But web works only on one target and in meantime if the gallente has many drones they will rip me apart  |
Dei
Crystaline Green
Order of the Khanid Crown
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Posted - 2006.10.22 01:29:00 -
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You can try leaving the drones and going for main target, or you can fly away from the player ship so that the drones go out of control range, or you can set your own drones on them. If you're in a cruiser you should be able to tank them unless you're severely being out-damaged by something bigger than a cruiser.
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Sandeep
Trojan industries
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Posted - 2006.10.22 01:50:00 -
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You can also web the main target so he can't get his guns on you, and shoot the drones in the mean time. The only problem I had when doing this is the main target keeps recycling the drones.
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Rumbaar
Solitary Forsaken
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Posted - 2006.10.22 05:18:00 -
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Yeah kill the head and the body dies...
I'd worry about the ship more than the drones.
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Matae
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Posted - 2006.10.22 08:34:00 -
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More info would be good like what you are flying and what is the target, but I will give this a shot anyway.
(I'm guessing you already have added drones to your overview?)
First thing would be the size guns you are using. Take projectiles for example. Artillary will have a much harder time tracking and killing drones then autocannons would.
Next would be a sensor booster for faster targeting.
Use tracking enhancers instead of damage enhancers.
I am also going to guess you are up against a vexor with 90% or so damage coming from the drones. In this case just try to stay out of medium nos range (10500). If you can do this, by webs or just a ab, you will make short work of the drones while tanking the damage.
lastly, if you have low skill points and you see 5 medium t-2 drones coming out of a drone bonus ship, be a good idea to just run. After flying one for a few months I can say there are a only a few ships which can tank the damage and deal enough back to win. None with having very low skills and a poor setup.
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Misaki Rina
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Posted - 2006.10.22 11:54:00 -
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Situation is this: I use BC ferox active shield tanked but not full couse i use a ECM slot also i use ECCM (-2 skots) only way how to beat pirates. So i cannot get outside of range couse ferox is slow (orbit dont helps). I have two mmedium NOS to retake my energy back if he he uses NOS too. I use havies to deal more damge in combat so no rails. So shooting donw drones is not good idea. Smart bombing would be good but i could hit a friendly or neutral target.
Is not some device that cna block drones? What about ECM burst? But what will happen if we are for exapmle 3 each locks the pirate and i will enable burst. Wil they also loose the target? |
Sandeep
Trojan industries
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Posted - 2006.10.22 15:39:00 -
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Originally by: Misaki Rina
Situation is this: I use BC ferox active shield tanked but not full couse i use a ECM slot also i use ECCM (-2 skots) only way how to beat pirates. So i cannot get outside of range couse ferox is slow (orbit dont helps). I have two mmedium NOS to retake my energy back if he he uses NOS too. I use havies to deal more damge in combat so no rails. So shooting donw drones is not good idea. Smart bombing would be good but i could hit a friendly or neutral target.
Is not some device that cna block drones? What about ECM burst? But what will happen if we are for exapmle 3 each locks the pirate and i will enable burst. Wil they also loose the target?
That completely changes the situation from your OP. If you load a lot of electronic modules, you might as well armor tank (not designed for a ferox). ECM is still chance based so I suggest moving ECCM to low slots and build a solid tank for yourself.
To defend against jamming, you could also try to train F.O.F. Missiles to level 4 or 5. They become as good as standard missiles. Launch them in single burst so they home in on one single target (i.e. one of the drones) each shot. You can also use your own drones (25m3) against his.
Feel free to use heavies on drones. They work rather well on medium drones. I once popped five medium T2 drones before the main target in thorax could recycle them. For light drones, what do you have to worry about?
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General Meridus
ISS Navy Task Force
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.10.22 19:57:00 -
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ECM burst works like a smart bomb, and breaks hostile target locks. (Chance based like everything else.) However, there is no timer. This means targets can immediately relock. Drones relock instantly. Conclusion: ECM burst useless against drones.
Speaking of smartbombs, unless fitted with several large, don't bother. Waste of high slots on a cruiser class ship.
Frankly if you see tech II anything shaped like a drone, and there are five of them, take out the deploying ship or leave. With high skills, 5 tech II lights will eat a cruiser. This is especially true of ships with drone bonus. IE Arbitrators, Domi's etc...
I think its an overall waste of time setting up a ship to knock drones down. It will gimp you for everything else.
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Misaki Rina
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Posted - 2006.10.22 20:17:00 -
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When drones are so cool why is not everbody use them or play gallente? But more people play caldari. What are the drawabacks to have ship wiht drones. There must be some minuses. Or else there would be not so much caldari. |
Ka Mi
Thanos and Killjoy Productions
Chorus of Dawn
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Posted - 2006.10.22 21:06:00 -
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Originally by: Misaki Rina
When drones are so cool why is not everbody use them or play gallente? But more people play caldari. What are the drawabacks to have ship wiht drones. There must be some minuses. Or else there would be not so much caldari.
There are some drawbacks with drones in pve. They can agro too much at once in a mission so you have to keep an eye on them all the time... If you disconnect you lose control of them... I really hate that  But you will love them for pvp. Fast, good dmg, no cap
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