I mission level fours with drones, and no significant problems have me agonizing for change. True, the drone game is more challenging,and some do get lost, but that expense isn’t any more than gun ammo or missiles others must expend to run the same content. Honestly, before the changes it was shameful using the same five drones for months while others are paying running ammo expenses.
To find angst in using drones seems more the condition of someone who either wants to unleash them and go watch Family Guy reruns, or someone who couldn’t be bothered with training up the skills to V and being attentive, strategic and careful in their use.
So, as one who uses drones religiously to do lvl IVs I say there’s no problem here. This smacks of PEBCAK to me.