Kahega Amielden
Minmatar
Suddenly Ninjas
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Posted - 2008.08.25 22:53:00 -
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Afterall your argument "you need to sacrifice a high-slot for tractor/salvager" doesn't hold, since salvager drones would be the same, I need to sacrifice that extra DPS they do for salvager/pulling drones.
Except a lot of ships have more drone bay than drone bandwidth, ESPECIALLY gallente ships. They could easily be able to have enough drones to maximize damage AND salvage on the go
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1) Salvage IS another form of loot. That's why you get better stuff from L4 wrecks than you do L1. But you are right that it's easy enough if you fit Salvage/Tractor instead of guns.
2) From the point above, we see that "sacrifice combat capability" has thus far meant "guns -> salvage gear". But what would adding drones do, except lead to the same thing.
Who's said yet, how large a Salvage Drone would have to be? Why not make a single variant, that's Medium or even Heavy sized. Then small Frigates won't be using them very often (which is fine), and even larger Cruisers will have to make room for them (room that could be given to Scouts instead).
That way... you could fit regular guns for combat, and carry 1-2 Salvage Drones for cleanup after. You'd be causing just as much damage as you would with 2x Salvagers, 2x Tractors, and 5x Hammer II. Only now you're using your own guns and ammo, and letting the drones clean up for you... instead of letting the drones kill and you clean up after them.
1) No, it's not. Salvaging is supposed to take effort. L4 wrecks don't give more salvage than L1 wrecks, battleship wrecks give better salvage than frigate wrecks, though. Looting is supposed to be kind of a "no-brainer" (at least in ratting and such, although if speedrunning missions for LPs/standing not quite so), killing the rats gives you the loot. There's a reason you need special modules for it, it's an OPTION for people who want to spend additional time and effort.
2) Again, many ships have larger drone bays than they do drone bandwidth
3) Your idea is flawed. With a gun ship, you sacrifice WAY MORE DPS by getting tractors/salvagers than you do by sacrificing drones. With drone ships, there's enough drone bay to fit for max damage AND have a full drone compliment out.
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