sbreach
Gallente
PezCo - Ice Services
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2007.12.01 01:16:00 -
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Assuming the drone AI really is improved, Drones which are recalled are recalled and the many glitches and fun features drones unexpectedly had are improved upon / removed, I can live with these things,
As a drone user myself, i got bare minimal gunnery skills whilst specialising in drones. BW sounded like a good idea until drone bays were increased or so. The domi already had waves of drones  . Though i do feel gallente are getting the short straw for a change, the NOS nerf (albeit balancing a overpowered module) and now drone kinda nerf but with some buffs. Amarr seem to of got some love if i understand right so good to them.
When ever i think of waves of drones, id assume waves are into the 5-10 set (with the largest drone they can use) since the domi can easily do waves and waves of light drones  . I dont know the full effects of the BW change, what drones can the ishtar now field? can it still do heavies or stuck to meds? Before people were grumbling about the mymr being to good for heavies since before it was only the ishtar which could use heavies and the domi and the mymr, whilst losing the ability to nano could tank quite effectively and not move like a giant potato in mud.
Also im not to sure on why people hated the recall = recharged shield thing. You would expect some kind of internal system to do things and maybe not instantly youd expect a better regen rate, crappy analogy being, sleeping off a illness for 1 night then having the illness and staying active for 2 days. And as a gallente ship pilot, sure take power from shield regen or so to boost my drones shield, thats the buffer line, it lets me know when my armour repairers should be turned on.
You hail the end of drone ships, well granted there not going to be as useful, but the Dominix, Ishtar, Vexor and arbitrator and so are still going to be good ships. The Dominix will always be fill the role of a cheap, varied and semi decent tank to isk input. The Nos Domi was only 1 variant. The myrm was overpowered, all i hope for now is the drakes passive tank gets nerfed to hell! BC should be not able to tank a battle BS let alone watching videos on youtube of one tanking 4 BS's. but least the damage is pitiful.
Also, the changes arent ingame yet, with ever great nerf before the change people spell doom and gloom, im going to quit can i have your stuff, adapt or die and the changes arent even in full swing. i mean how many people would let multiple MWDS be fit on a ship, WCS with NO penalties or Battleships being faster and out manoeuvring interceptors? all great whines of the past! While of course people would prefer the older ways since it benefit them, generally after the nerf people see sense to it. emphasis on the WCS nerf. While drones may not be regarded as overpowered as these were, maybe the balancing wont be to bad. i mean Drones should return to the drone bay now! that will save me more drones then the shield regen thing itself!
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