Upcoming Changes to Drone Aggression

[Nevyn_Auscent]

@Amegilla_Audeles

let’s make all modules be activated manually. We can disable the Auto-repeat feature for all modules across the board. Auto-repeat on modules will only work again players.

This is a total straw-man as has been explained many times in this thread.
Auto repeat on a module is not equivalent to aggressive mode on drones. Drones under the (now reverted) update still did auto repeat, they would continue to shoot their target till it died, not stop after a single shot.
Aggressive mode would be equivalent to parking your barge in a belt, and the lasers automatically target asteroids and mine them for you with just 1 key press for the entire belt. Or your guns automatically firing at the next target and the next etc.

Please stop coming up with stupid fallacies that are simply not comparable.

[Amegilla_Audeles]

@Nevyn_Auscent

Please stop coming up with stupid fallacies that are simply not comparable.

What make your ideas genius and others stupid? I respect your opinion, but I have my own voice. I’m sure other people do to.

[Nevyn_Auscent]

@Amegilla_Audeles

What make your ideas genius and others stupid?

1. I never said my ideas were genius
2. What makes your fallacy stupid is what I explained above. That it is not a comparable example you gave, because drones were being left with auto repeat. Just not auto aggression. Therefore to try and compare them like you did is a stupid idea.
3. If you want to propose serious ideas rather than stupid fallacies, I’ll actually discuss their merits. I respect opinions when they are based on facts &/or good logic.

[ZaxZax]

@Amegilla_Audeles

Oh no, what have you done!? When I saw this, my mind conjured up image of a big guy in black suit sitting in his high castle, reading our posts. When he comes across yours, he’d be like:

Before I go I got a last idea of improvement:

How come the majority of the ships can fly without having to refuel? You can literally be AFK in your ship or flying all day long. I suggest that ships have to refuel at stations the same way Tesla cars have to. And if you run out of fuel midway you have to pod yourself, fly to the station, get another ship, and fly back and refuel the old one.

Follow me for more bright ideas.

Edit: the CCP guy said yesterday he will tell us more today, but I cannot find it anywhere. Any tips where is “today’s” post?

[Scoots_Choco]

@ZaxZax

Edit: the CCP guy said yesterday he will tell us more today, but I cannot find it anywhere. Any tips where is “today’s” post?

it was a reference to not knowing when exactly the reversion would come, and that he’d have more information when this change would be reverted “tomorrow.”

But since the change ended up being reverted the day after he posted, he probably figured that was good enough of an indicator. I can understand why he didn’t bother to give an update since the main purpose of what the update would be about was already done.

[Abubakar_Abrafo]

I smoke and enjoy coffee and see the drones doing the job. Who wants to take my joy away from me?

[Ayx_Grey]

So, are they actually going to eventually change it again (ruin droneboats forever), once they figure out how to code?

[Ramona_McCandless]

If you think thats a blast, try Salvaging.

Find a nice big field of wrecks, put on some Ozric Tentacles, light a big one and hit “Salvage All”.

Magic.

[ZaxZax]

But thats only for drones, no? Is it even “worth” with their low % chance?

[Scoots_Choco]

@Ayx_Grey

So, are they actually going to eventually change it again

with how much salt there was this time, i sure hope so

[Pith_Hurdaa]

The autonomous component of the drone is also a balance factor. Travel times, destructibility and its lower DPS are downsides for that autonomy.

If this nerf to their autonomy is going back, the overall balance must be looked at, either increasing its damage, buffing its survival or so.

[Abubakar_Abrafo]

I don’t like Salvaging. I like coffee and Wagner and Valkyries, ma’am.

This is a game, not a job.

[Neo_Bladedrifter]

@Abubakar_Abrafo

Who wants to take my joy away from me?

CCP? Crowd Control Production

[Abubakar_Abrafo]

Summary

Soviet text on the poster: He who does not work does not eat.

[Nevyn_Auscent]

@Pith_Hurdaa

overall balance must be looked at

You are assuming that drones are currently considered by CCP to be in a balanced stat with your argument there.
If drones are considered OP when taking aggressive mode into account, there is no need to give them something back for its removal

[Ramona_McCandless]

@Pith_Hurdaa

Travel times, destructibility and its lower DPS are downsides for that autonomy.

So wheres the balance for Missiles?

Drones are faster and harder to destroy/mitigate, regardless of tge control method.

[Ramona_McCandless]

Salvaging is far less of a job than ratting, tbh. But each to their own

You should give it a try.

Also, give Tristan Und Isolde a try if you like RotV.

Very stirring.

[Goe_Rilla]

@Ramona_McCandless

Put together with your previous comments, you seem to be claiming playing (note: playing) EvE is on par with looking after your family over 2020.

So Eve doesn’t demand significant amounts of TIME and dedication to be played ? (making the isk to fly spaceships in a video game all about spaceships …)

Just like any other game/activity/hobby.

So, we optimize the time to do it in regards to our personal lives, and to have the means to do so ingame. Those changes messed the latter up, making many seriously reconsider whether to drop the ball.

Sorry to some people, time may not be a problem, but to many of us, it is.

And, goodthing CCP switched back on it.

[Abubakar_Abrafo]

Thank you ma’am, but I like Tengu 3x3 FoF. Will it not be either? And there will be no people.

I take a break after doing dangerous work.

[Fuliare_Cescada]

Thank you CCP, I should have checked the patch notes.
This means a great deal for me. I am SO relieved.

Thanks Black Pedro, for letting me know.
I wish you as much fun in game as I had yesterday night.