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mr smiler
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Posted - 2006.10.29 10:12:00 -
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Just wandering if drones are any good for pvp? I have decent drone skills but am a bit cautious of using them for pvp what do you think.
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Tommy Vercetti
Minmatar Custodes Valhallae
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Posted - 2006.10.29 10:14:00 -
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Lol they don't call the domi the solo pwnmobile for its looks.....
Originally by: Pestillence
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Draugz
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.10.29 10:14:00 -
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Drones are excellent weapons for pvp.
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Xori Ruscuv
1911 ftw
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Posted - 2006.10.29 10:50:00 -
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Drones are good in PVP if you can send wave after wave of them at your opponent (as with the Dominix).
Drones aren't "i win"... the drone+nos+ECM combo is "i win". However, ECM is getting nerfed in Kali. This should bring the Domi in line with other ships.
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Shin Jai
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:02:00 -
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They are good for pvp, IF you have a large dronebay .
If your dronebay is limited to 1 set of drones then I wouldnt rely on drones to deal the damage for you, as they will be an easy target for your opponent.
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James Lyrus
Lyrus Associates Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.10.29 11:15:00 -
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Drones are essential for PvP.
Unless you're flying a drone ship, they won't be your primary damage. However, what they do is allow you to 'deal with' smaller ships more easily. An interceptor or AF will often be able to evade fire from a larger ship (especially BS) where a back of light or medium drones will ruin their day.
They allow you different damage types to your 'primary' - especially relevaent on laser/hybrid ships.
Webber drones let you web stuff at longer ranges.
Logistics drones are just totally excellent. Try flying an AF with some medium/large shield or armour transfer drones assigned, and watch it be almost completely unkillable. (OK, that does need a BS to assign them, but an invulnerable tackler is pretty handy) .
And if nothing else, 5 medium T2 drones are around 100dps more on your ship. (5 lights about 60-70, and heavies up to 200).
Oh, and they still work when you're being jammed/damped if you set 'em going in time.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2006.10.29 12:17:00 -
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Drones suck in PvE (compared to the other weapons). They are a PvP dream, though.
They don't always get jammed by ECM (because they auto-attack), they soak up FoF missiles (by being dummy targets for them), don't take up fitting slots (allowing you to fit other things) and (n a drone ship, atleast) do decent damage and can carry different types for different targets.
Of course their downsides are that they have pitiful alpha-strike potential (they have to travel to the target first, and essentially are low-damage with high RoF), they can be destroyed (in non-drone ships it can cripple you if you rely on them, and T2s are painfully expensive to have blown up on you), they can't snipe (sentries can just about, but not well) and flying them in a confusing and laggy PvP battle can be a nightmare with their tendency to be like herding cats.
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reaTh
Minmatar Reikoku Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2006.10.29 13:06:00 -
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Originally by: Tommy Vercetti Lol they don't call the domi the solo pwnmobile for its looks.....
nor is it for its drones its ecm + nos 4tw ______________________________________________
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DarkElf
Caldari Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2006.10.29 14:45:00 -
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Originally by: reaTh
Originally by: Tommy Vercetti Lol they don't call the domi the solo pwnmobile for its looks.....
nor is it for its drones its ecm + nos 4tw
Drones are a big reason why the domi is the solo ship to fly atm. it is one of the few ships that can easily kill rooks, falcons and scorps because as long as u hit that launch button before u r jammed u will still do max dmg to the target. what other weapons other than drones can say that?
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Samirol
Ore Mongers
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Posted - 2006.10.29 15:04:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86 Drones suck in PvE (compared to the other weapons). They are a PvP dream, though.
They are great on a domi for running level 4s, sentries ftw
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Instagib
Amarr Reykjavik University Corpus Maximus
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Posted - 2006.10.29 17:27:00 -
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Drones by them self are crap, but combined with nos or even primary weapons in the highs they start to shine. Then either the nos makes up for their not so hot dps (domi, phoon) or they the strawberry on top of a ice cream for an already high dps ship (mega, geddon).
Also the fact they can't be instantly shut down by ew or neut/nosing is a quite popular side effect.
On the bad side they can be: killed, your often forced to leave them behind, poor for even med range engagement (two way travel time), limited spares, limited speed, somewhat limited damage types (natural and space limited)
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Taram Caldar
Caldari Acheron Vanguard Armada The Shadow Ascension
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Posted - 2006.10.29 17:56:00 -
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I primarily use them in PvP for the combat support roles they fill. Webber and Nos drones are sweet and allow you to fit other things instead.
For PVE (ratting, not missions) they are an excellent source of additional DPS as well. I haven't tried ECM drones, they don't look like they'd be all that useful.
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