Aerasia wrote:Tippia wrote:The only one on that list that might be worth pushing to V early is Drones and even then only because of the massive 25% boost in drone effectiveness this allows.
Drones V might be one of the worst "V" requirements in the game right now. Combine that boost with the Interfacing III that invariably comes right after getting Drones V, and you end up with a 1.625x difference. And that's ignoring the T2 access that comes along with Drones V.
I'm actually not really looking forward to the weapon Tiericide for that reason. At least right now you can get spendy and go Meta 4 to keep on par with a module's stats, but drones don't catch up on DPS until Meta 8 and those costs get out of hand really quickly. Whether it's by giving the skill by default, or just reworking the 'unlock' - having a level V that is a 25% performance boost itself, unlocks a further 50% boost skill, and grants access to a 20% boost module/equip ... that's a bit nuts.
Tippia wrote:V:s are only ever required to unlock T2 equipment, and by very definition, that stuff isn't basic.
I'd disagree with this, at least for combat. Drones aren't the only system to have that kind of snowballing bonus, and having the ability to T2-fit a combat frigate is pretty much cost of entry for PvP (the advice of 'go suicide tackle' aside).
Errr what? Drones does not boost damage, but boosts the number of drones you can control. Many drone skills got nerfed in the summer of 2014.
Edit:
From my version of Evemon:
For the skill Drones:
--Skill at remote controlling drones. Can operate 1 drone per skill level.
Logging in to check the description in game (don't rely on Evelopedia, it can be dated).
Copied directly from the game:
--Skill at remote controlling drones. Can operate 1 drone per skill level.
Drone interfacing:
--Allows a captain to better maintain his drones. 10% bonus to drone damage and drone mining yield per level.
Edit II:
Not even sure how this 1.625x multiplier worked pre-Drone change? So, I have drones 5 which gives a 25% boost. I have drone interfacing III which gives a 60% boost...so...how do we get to a 165% boost? Looks to me that it is an 85% boost or 0.85. Or by 1.65 do you mean a 65% boost?