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Malcanis
RuffRyders
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.09.05 06:35:00 -
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Edited by: Malcanis on 05/09/2008 06:35:13
I think these would be cool. There's even room for T2 salvage drones, to allow for varying levels of salvage skill;
T1 Light: Salvage 1 5m^3 cargo
T1 Medium: Salvage 2 15m^3 cargo
T1 Heavy: Salvage 3 50m^3 cargo
T2 Light: Salvage 2 10m^3 cargo
T2 Medium: Salvage 3 25m^3 cargo
Tw heavy: Salvage 4 75m^3 cargo
Speed/hitpoints as per Gallente drones.
The cargo bays may seem over-large, but you need a certain amount purely because of the dreaded METAL SCRAPS.
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Hugh Ruka
Exploratio et Industria Morispatia
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Posted - 2008.09.05 07:31:00 -
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Edited by: Hugh Ruka on 05/09/2008 07:32:08
Edited by: Hugh Ruka on 05/09/2008 07:31:09
 Originally by: Malcanis
Edited by: Malcanis on 05/09/2008 06:35:13
I think these would be cool. There's even room for T2 salvage drones, to allow for varying levels of salvage skill;
T1 Light: Salvage 1 5m^3 cargo
T1 Medium: Salvage 2 15m^3 cargo
T1 Heavy: Salvage 3 50m^3 cargo
T2 Light: Salvage 2 10m^3 cargo
T2 Medium: Salvage 3 25m^3 cargo
Tw heavy: Salvage 4 75m^3 cargo
Speed/hitpoints as per Gallente drones.
The cargo bays may seem over-large, but you need a certain amount purely because of the dreaded METAL SCRAPS.
While I do support the concept of salvage drones, there is one problem.
How do they report a salvage failure ? ATM if you don't have enough free cargo space, the salvager ends a successful salvage cycle with an error and does nothing to the wreck. However drones do never report ANYTHING. So if the same situation happens to a salvage drone, what should it do ? Also in the case we make the heavy salvage drones have enough cargo for the worst case scenarion (so they can salvage a wreck always) then the smaller ones will have no use at all and are redundant for all practical purposes (other than if heavies are slower than normal tractor speed).
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Daelin Blackleaf
Aliastra
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Posted - 2008.09.05 19:02:00 -
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Medium drones: Separate tractor and salvage drones, low cargo space.
Heavy drone: tractor and salvage capable variant, high cargo space.
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SencneS
Rebellion Against big Irreversible Dinks
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Posted - 2008.09.05 20:13:00 -
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Yes to Tractorbeam Drones, No to Salvage Drones.
For a couple of reasons.
1) You can't Tractor in wreaks that do not belong to you. So if you're raiding people's missions you still have to jet over to the can and do it. This is much better then just showing up in a big bad ass tank Battleship and unleashing drones on peoples wreaks. There is already too much Mission Salvaging going on and it's very easy to do. I know because I do it often, a Salvager Drone would make life ungodly simply if I had Salvager Drones.
2) Tractorbeam Drones would have more usefulness for everyone. Where as Salvage Drone has pretty much a singular usage. In missions sometimes you are 75km away from a can that drops that has your objective in it. With Salvager Drones you STILL need to move to the can. Tractorbeam drones will go and collect it for you.
The simple fact is, Salvager Drones are way too easy mode. However making life a little easier for EVERYONE and not just a select group of people would be a bonus. Tractorbeam Drones would have much much much more functionality for almost everyone.
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Malcanis
RuffRyders
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.09.05 22:27:00 -
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Originally by: Hugh Ruka
Edited by: Hugh Ruka on 05/09/2008 07:32:08
Edited by: Hugh Ruka on 05/09/2008 07:31:09
Originally by: Malcanis
Edited by: Malcanis on 05/09/2008 06:35:13
I think these would be cool. There's even room for T2 salvage drones, to allow for varying levels of salvage skill;
T1 Light: Salvage 1 5m^3 cargo
T1 Medium: Salvage 2 15m^3 cargo
T1 Heavy: Salvage 3 50m^3 cargo
T2 Light: Salvage 2 10m^3 cargo
T2 Medium: Salvage 3 25m^3 cargo
Tw heavy: Salvage 4 75m^3 cargo
Speed/hitpoints as per Gallente drones.
The cargo bays may seem over-large, but you need a certain amount purely because of the dreaded METAL SCRAPS.
While I do support the concept of salvage drones, there is one problem.
How do they report a salvage failure ? ATM if you don't have enough free cargo space, the salvager ends a successful salvage cycle with an error and does nothing to the wreck. However drones do never report ANYTHING. So if the same situation happens to a salvage drone, what should it do ? Also in the case we make the heavy salvage drones have enough cargo for the worst case scenarion (so they can salvage a wreck always) then the smaller ones will have no use at all and are redundant for all practical purposes (other than if heavies are slower than normal tractor speed).
Not all wrecks produce scraps. Drones simply return to the ship when they're full, as do mining drones.
CONCORD provide consequences, not safety; only you can do that. |
Somealt Ofmine
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Posted - 2008.09.06 01:13:00 -
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Since I already have the "Salvage Drones" skill on my main, I'm guessing they already thought of this, and just haven't implemented it yet
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