A drone overhaul

[Stalking_Cougar_Austrene]

I had a similar thought the other day. A set of rigs that would expand the drone bay and bandwidth would make for some interesting options.

T1/T2 Drone Bay Expander provides 5/10m3 worth of drone bay respectively.
T1/T2 Drone Bandwidth Expander provides 5/10ms worth of bandwidth respectively.

The limit of 5 drones still applies per the skill level. So you could put 4 heavies in a Vexor if you wanted, or 5 in a Myrm, but an Ishtar won’t benefit with the exception of the Drone Bay Expander. A ship with no drones could have a nominal 15m3/10ms worth of drones, all at the cost of valuable lost rig space.

It would also be nice to see a small buff on the EWAR drones. Just enough to make them useable. They don’t get much use as is.

Edit: Maybe to build on the OP, one of the rig downsides could include lost cargo hold space as it was converted to a drone bay. And increased signature because of the bandwidth output.

[Nujenif_Talvanen]

I would prefer something more drastic, like a speed penalty or penalty to repair amount, especially armor.

[Stalking_Cougar_Austrene]

That seems reasonable too. Maybe a hit to all repair modules so that it doesn’t matter how it’s tanked, you lose some effectiveness.

[Ikshuki]

this is eve, not wow, drones don’t need customization features, just need to follow commands